Blog From The Bench

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051111/en_nm/shows_dc

Not that this was a complete shock, but upon reading this news (thanks Adam), two things come to mind.

First, what the hell is wrong with you people at Fox? Emmys, a Golden Globe, Writers' Guild awards, SAG nominations. First, you give it a half-assed Friday July and August recap so that people can watch it. Brilliant move. If I'm a shut-in with no family, that what I might watch. It's pulled off Sundays (why?) and put on Mondays against football, another brilliant move. Then it goes on hiatus for baseball (all due respect to the White Sox, no one watched that series, and I hate Boston and New York), comes back, and the plug is promptly yanked on it. Bravo. I'm assuming that you've gotta put on another series of little substance with a bunch of pretty people, or have to steal another network's idea for a reality show. If Grey's Anatomy can sustain Top 10 ratings with a strong, edgy lead-in (sorry Simpsons, your time is past), then any show can.

Second, what the hell is wrong with you, the TV viewer? Do you really need to watch every friggin' TV show about forensic science, regardless of its content or quality? Good Lord, if there was a CSI: Dubuque, I'm sure it would have a Top 20 following. Here comes a smart, funny sitcom, with plotlines you will remember, and continuity that lends the show some rewatching, and it's tpssed away in favor of Teri Hatcher, v2.0? Congratulations, you've tossed Arrested Development into a sadly growing pile of critically acclaimed shows that are commercially neglected. Hope you're proud of yourselves.