Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

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Raduque

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt

Which again begs the questions: Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? This childish ranting about somebodys favorite show getting axed while supposed crap gets renewed does nothing but illustrate how truly ignorant the ranter is. The networks DO NOT decide which shows get canceled and which shows come back for another season, the viewers do that. Life or death on TV is ratings and budget, the simple equation of "does the show make money"? Perceived quality has NOTHING to do with it and the tastes of whiny children on internet forums has NOTHING to do with it. Whether you think AI is great or awful has NOTHING to do with it. AI is consistently the #1 ratings performer and will continue ad infinitum until that changes. The Sarah Connor Chronicles was bleeding money and had to go.

I know how networks decide what shows are kept and which are axed.

However, you completely missed my point, so let me re-iterate it - just because a lot of people like something, doesn't make it good. Be it a tv show, movie, song, car, or even a food item.

For the record, the only thing that would annoy me about T:SCC getting actually canceled (nobody except the suits know one way or the other for sure) is that it's basically mid-season with a killer cliffhanger.
 

DaTT

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I have a friend in the media business. I will get a hold of her and find out if she has heard anything about the cancellation or continuation of the show.
 

0roo0roo

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Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: Raduque
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Originally posted by: wetcat007
I got an idea for Fox. Please for the sake of humanity cancel American Idol, it is so so so terrible, yet you have canceled excellent shows like Firefly and Futurama.

Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? Check the ratings for American Idol and compare them to the ratings for Firefly and Futurama so that you might someday look slightly less foolish.

Just because because it gets good ratings doesn't mean it's not terrible (which it is).

Which again begs the questions: Do you have the vaguest shred of a clue about how TV works? This childish ranting about somebodys favorite show getting axed while supposed crap gets renewed does nothing but illustrate how truly ignorant the ranter is. The networks DO NOT decide which shows get canceled and which shows come back for another season, the viewers do that. Life or death on TV is ratings and budget, the simple equation of "does the show make money"? Perceived quality has NOTHING to do with it and the tastes of whiny children on internet forums has NOTHING to do with it. Whether you think AI is great or awful has NOTHING to do with it. AI is consistently the #1 ratings performer and will continue ad infinitum until that changes. The Sarah Connor Chronicles was bleeding money and had to go.

well the problem is they assume their ratings system holds water:p
 

n7

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Good news, & on that link, other shows i watch are returning, also good news :)
 

boomhower

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I liked it but apparently my taste sucks as every show I like seems to get cancelled after the first season or before. Take last summer for example. Both Drive and the other show about the museum that was blown up(I can't remember the name of it) were canceled.
 

Brovane

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I am interested to find out why Cromartie let James Ellison live in the last episode. This usually means that he is important to Skynet.