Comments on: What to Watch…Friday, November 9, 2007

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:16:31 +0000

FNL is easily the best show on television. It would be absolutely devastating if it got cancelled!

By: mg714

mg714 — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:03:09 +0000

Yay FNL Fridays, second only to Office Thursdays! Love that Jenna loves FNL – yes, let’s end the strike for Riggins. I really hope the strike won’t mean the end of shows that aren’t getting huge ratings. It would be such an incredible shame for the wonderful writers of FNL (and other shows) to lose their current jobs because they had to fight for an important cause to benefit them in the long run.

By: What to Watch…Friday, November 9, 2007 — All This Nonsense

What to Watch…Friday, November 9, 2007 — All This Nonsense — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:27:52 +0000

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By: Billiam

Billiam — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:18:59 +0000

Since there aren’t much in the way of breakout hits this season, I’m very much afraid that networks will just call the season a bust, scrap nearly all their new shows (and also underperformers like FNL and 30 Rock), and figure they’ll start over fresh next season. I don’t want Chuck and Journeyman to be canceled (although I also wish they got better ratings; who are these people with Nielsen boxes? Because there taste in TV is often pretty sucky).
That would have to be pretty painful for some of these writers, (moreso for showrunners) to watch shows that you worked so hard on, and that have developed at least some sort of a fan base, die due to the strike.
I don’t know why the execs can’t even attempt to throw them a bone. There’s no way the writers will give in unless they get at least a small cut of the new media. And yet, it’s hard to deny that low-talent shows like Deal or No Deal or reality shows often get better ratings than the high-input scripted shows (seriously, why can’t I have a Nielsen box?).