Smith is first Fall TV show to get the ax

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RossMAN

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Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I'm still pissed that Surface and Invasion were cancelled last season :(

Ditto. These people just don't know good sh1t. I'm so sick of "reality" TV. They stick a show on for a few episodes and then AX it because it's not freaking survivor. In the end, we're stuck with these idiotic shows with no substance or story.

Yep :(
 

NEWKILLA

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kinda knew that was gonna happen, it was a made for TV version of HEAT

but it sure beat out all the reality BS thats on now a days, oh welp,

thank god for football:beer::D:beer:



***killllaaaa****
 

LikeLinus

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: LikeLinus
Originally posted by: RossMAN
I'm still pissed that Surface and Invasion were cancelled last season :(

Ditto. These people just don't know good sh1t. I'm so sick of "reality" TV. They stick a show on for a few episodes and then AX it because it's not freaking survivor. In the end, we're stuck with these idiotic shows with no substance or story.

you're in the minority. your kind doesn't make them the money, reality does

http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,272%7C%7C%7Cweekly,00.html

Here's what gets me -

"Smith" drew only 8.4 million viewers."

20/20 only had 13 million! E.R. only had 14!

Heros only had 13.5 Rating

The first problem is that Smith was up against Law & Order (#13) and Boston Legal. How do they really expect a show to show it's potential in 3 shows.

If you look, Dancing with the Stars and Survivor are the only "reality" TV shows on that list. The majority are plot driven.

Studio 60 delivered a 6.0 rating. That's much lower.

Deal or No Deal pulled an 8.0

All said, Smith isn't the bomb they are making it out to be. I think the production cost were probably the biggest problem.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Tried one episode of Smith, hated it, it's gone. Good
Tried one episode of Kidnapped, hated it, it's gone. Good.
Tried 2 episodes of Justice, neutral on #1, hated #2. It's in trouble already and probably doomed. Good.
Tried 3 episodes of Vanished, wanted to like it, couldn't get into it, it's in trouble already and unlikely to last the season. No big loss.
Tried Jericho, it hooked me. It's doing well and will likely survive. Good.
Tried Heroes. Caught my interest enough to keep watching. Is doing great and was picked up for the whole season. Good.
Tried Studio 60. Loved it. Getting hammered in the ratings. They won't write it off so easily, so they'll do something to give it a chance. It's kind of smart and too "inside" for a big audience. Too expensive to live as a cult hit, so it's probably in deep trouble. Bad. That's my favorite of the new shows.


 

SmoochyTX

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Tried one episode of Smith, hated it, it's gone. Good
Tried one episode of Kidnapped, hated it, it's gone. Good.
Tried 2 episodes of Justice, neutral on #1, hated #2. It's in trouble already and probably doomed. Good.
Tried 3 episodes of Vanished, wanted to like it, couldn't get into it, it's in trouble already and unlikely to last the season. No big loss.
Tried Jericho, it hooked me. It's doing well and will likely survive. Good.
Tried Heroes. Caught my interest enough to keep watching. Is doing great and was picked up for the whole season. Good.
Tried Studio 60. Loved it. Getting hammered in the ratings. They won't write it off so easily, so they'll do something to give it a chance. It's kind of smart and too "inside" for a big audience. Too expensive to live as a cult hit, so it's probably in deep trouble. Bad. That's my favorite of the new shows.

I like you. :eek:
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: intogamer
do'h i've been waiting for 2 weeks now and I found this =/

It sucks doesn't it?

I wanted to see if the cops find the blonde girl.

Also does the Hawaiin dude find the surfer dude?