i was watching television last night and saw a commercial for wipeout. this is the one reality show i would love to do. why? the big red balls. it is my only reason. sitting here thinking about wipeout makes me think of my frustration with television.
every year perfectly good television shows, every one i like, get canceled for pure crap. this may it was Life. it was a great show. there was humor, murders to figure out, hot people to look at and written well. yet, nbc throws it away for the utter shit they call a schedule. it has been a sad year overall. when Pushing Daisies was canceled, fucking abc, i was ready to give up on television but life was coming out in the winter so there was a glimmer of hope.
why do great, smart, quirky shows always get canceled? damn american people and their love of dumb "reality shows". "reality shows" belong in summer. start watching something that makes you think! i will miss you, Life. you will join Pushing Daisies and Arrested Development in my book.
- miss wolfe
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only caught two episodes of pushing daiseys before it was canceled, i was highly pissed
Ms Wolfe:
I find your writing to be so much fun to read. So expressive! What's been the hottest seduction to which you've been treated? What's gotten you the wettest? What's the most intellectual stimulation you've had? What do you like to talk about? Thanks.
Reality shows are cheap to produce. For many, you don't even need a set. And even when the talent is paid like Jon and Kate, they make a LOT less than "regular" actors. So, the networks make a lot of them because the investment is small, even if they end up being cancelled. They're like sitcoms with laugh tracks of the seventies. The will run their course and fall out of favor with the viewing public; but it's going to take some time and the networks will stubbornly hang on for as long as they can. Being truly creative is too much effort.
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