JustLiam
05-06-2007, 11:32 AM
Other then CBS, I dont know if anyone has noticed but not one new show on any other network made it this year. Drive, Smith, and my favorite Black Donnellys were all cancelled. Last yr we had surface, threshold, and invasion all cancelled. Alot of these shows were great! The biggest problem seems to be "the ratings". But truthfully, how are ratings determined? By 1960s Neilson boxes from Random people in the midwest with one tv channel on all night?
My point is this. Its a new time... Nowadays, the majority of people are watching/tivo'ing/recording 2 shows at the least at the same time. So just because my tv is tuned to Fox News on Monday night at 10pm because I just got done watching prison break then 24, I am tivo'ing Black Donnellys on a different channel. We need tivo to save our shows. Smith had a lineup of stars yet was given 3 weeks. Donnellys had the writers from 2 academy award movie directors and was given 6 weeks. If tivo offered a choice to there customers where if the client is willing to be "big brothered" on the shows they watch, the networks could truly find out what shows are being watched. And I got news for the networks, I enjoy watching my favorite shows later in the night then the scheduled time. If tivo could generate reports to the network on whats being recorded or who has a season pass to what, the networks might finally learn when they have a hit. Jericho, thankfully was saved bc I like to think it was given a chance on CBS. It has turned out to be one of the best shows on network tv this season. I just which the networks could change with the times to figure out whos watching what. And tivo has the power to provide that info. Lets make this happen and maybe we could avoid losing all the shows we get hooked on after 3 wks only to be yanked off the air.
Its seriously gotten to the point where its not worth watching a show until its hit 7 episodes. And even then be careful!
Step up Tivo, we need you. Neilson got old the second we were able to record 2 episodes at once.
Thanks for your time.
If anyone agrees just add your thoughts or type agree. Maybe we can get this thread enough replies where tivo will give it a shot.
My point is this. Its a new time... Nowadays, the majority of people are watching/tivo'ing/recording 2 shows at the least at the same time. So just because my tv is tuned to Fox News on Monday night at 10pm because I just got done watching prison break then 24, I am tivo'ing Black Donnellys on a different channel. We need tivo to save our shows. Smith had a lineup of stars yet was given 3 weeks. Donnellys had the writers from 2 academy award movie directors and was given 6 weeks. If tivo offered a choice to there customers where if the client is willing to be "big brothered" on the shows they watch, the networks could truly find out what shows are being watched. And I got news for the networks, I enjoy watching my favorite shows later in the night then the scheduled time. If tivo could generate reports to the network on whats being recorded or who has a season pass to what, the networks might finally learn when they have a hit. Jericho, thankfully was saved bc I like to think it was given a chance on CBS. It has turned out to be one of the best shows on network tv this season. I just which the networks could change with the times to figure out whos watching what. And tivo has the power to provide that info. Lets make this happen and maybe we could avoid losing all the shows we get hooked on after 3 wks only to be yanked off the air.
Its seriously gotten to the point where its not worth watching a show until its hit 7 episodes. And even then be careful!
Step up Tivo, we need you. Neilson got old the second we were able to record 2 episodes at once.
Thanks for your time.
If anyone agrees just add your thoughts or type agree. Maybe we can get this thread enough replies where tivo will give it a shot.