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Three Reasons Why No One's Watching TV Dramas

judithvansteppes — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:34:03 EDT

One thing I don't understand is how the writers of Grey's Anatomy were included in that industry contract. Someone should be punished for making Sandra Oh voice such drivel.
I have read better short stories written by sentimental 7th graders. To have a roommate who watches is to be endlessly exposed to really bad surgery/relationship metaphors.

judithvansteppes

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steveholtsmother — Fri, 02 May 2008 11:28:44 EDT

@WackoJacko: I loved it when Mike told Susan "Your making me want to use."

steveholtsmother

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lizzybennett — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:37:44 EDT

Rescue Me, an awesome series, is only on in the summer and I have completely forgotten what the fuck is going on.

lizzybennett

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BlatherU — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:16:53 EDT

America is eating its own.

BlatherU

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CrankYank — Fri, 02 May 2008 00:04:15 EDT

8. Gawker
9. Masturbation

Not together. Usually.

CrankYank

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sansraisins — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:21:42 EDT

I watch most of the drama most of the time and none of the reality shows ever, yet I still like the TV coverage here very much, but I hope you're just feverish and forecasting a sort of small-r recession in TV-drama viewership so that the brave move to play drama in the spring/summer months will continue. I'm sort of outraged that you (ambivalent drama watching audience) would so easily give it up. I still gets dark and late in summer you know!

sansraisins

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SeaBassTian — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:13:30 EDT

I actually prefer the offbeat rain check entertainment that they were showing during the strike... Call me crazy, but I developed a fondness for Men In Trees!

SeaBassTian

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LoveHandles — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:49:16 EDT

@PaisleyPajamas: In an upcoming episode, they have to solve a murder by identifying the specific scent of AXE Body Spray (tm) they wear. What's your problem? That's subtle.

LoveHandles

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Carol Gardens — Thu, 01 May 2008 18:23:12 EDT

The problem is that a lot of the high-profile scripted series become cartoon versions of themselves after a few seasons. House sucked me in with great characters and then they decided to completely screw things up with a gang of new recruits that aren't very interesting. Monk had gone downhill a bit but is still pretty entertaining. I'm glad Flight of the Concords is only up to Season Two--it could possible start sucking after that.

Carol Gardens

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Greasy Thumb Guzik — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:45:41 EDT

#1 for me!
I had no idea 'House' had been moved to Monday & I missed the show!
That'll teach the idiots at Fox for screwing around with the schedule!

Greasy Thumb Guzik

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PaisleyPajamas — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:38:42 EDT

@FitnessMadeSimple: @seejanewrite: Yes, indeed. No one should ever watch Desperate Housewives without proper ventilation and a Haz-Mat suit.

PaisleyPajamas

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fuzzymuffins — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:06 EDT

network tv is dying... almost as fast as 'mission accomplished'

there are far too many other entertainment options ... the interwebs being the single biggest tv killer.

fuzzymuffins

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erinsonb — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:02:08 EDT

4) rock of love 2 with bret michaels

erinsonb

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coodlebump — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:01:49 EDT

@transomist: Whoa. That explains why Monday's episode seemed to be the product of a collegiate all-nighter and a couple packs of Red Bull. Mostly a mess with an occasional moment of nifty insight...only to be gone again in like, poop jokes.

coodlebump

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seejanewrite — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:57:56 EDT

@FitnessMadeSimple: like dangerous cleaning chemicals that cause syph.

seejanewrite

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it takes a lot to laugh — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:57:23 EDT

4) Worker solidarity.

it takes a lot to laugh

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AirforceAmy — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:11 EDT

4) The 90210: The Complete Fourth Season DVD came in the mail.

AirforceAmy

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sassypants — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:36:31 EDT

@CopyofBlueboy: @transomist: @mathnet: @Sarcastro:
Ditto. They suck. I'm fairly certain that watching many of these (especially Desperate Housewives) makes you stupid. Seriously, I mean they evaporate your IQ points.

sassypants

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SneakingThroughTheAlleyWithLalley — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:21:48 EDT

@nonpareil: So what then of the tricky advertising issue?

SneakingThroughTheAlleyWithLalley

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JohnQPublic — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:19:45 EDT

@FitnessMadeSimple:
What House MD needs is more skinny white chicks with bisexual story arcs.

JohnQPublic

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JohnQPublic — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:18:56 EDT

@MyMuffinTop: It can't be Wegener's because it doesn't normally present with large numbers of viewers leaving in droves.

JohnQPublic

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PaisleyPajamas — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:18:53 EDT

#1) Sounds like the TV-viewing audience is suffering from abandonment issues.

Also...#7) We are sick and tired of really good shows getting the corporate shaft, i.e., Friday Night Lights, in which commercials for automobiles, etc., are worked into the freakin' storylines. WTF??? Really, NBC, are you so broke that you have to sell Chevy SUVs as part of the character's arc?

PaisleyPajamas

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MyCubeHas3Sides — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:08:08 EDT

I got hooked on sorority house breaking and enterings.
Panty Raid!

MyCubeHas3Sides

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MyCubeHas3Sides — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:07:24 EDT

@CopyofBlueboy: But tastes great on Biscuit!

'sop it up!

MyCubeHas3Sides

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FitnessMadeSimple — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:05:05 EDT

If there's one thing I've learded from House, it's that instead of speculating about why no one is watching TV dramas, we should be sending a black (prized for their burglary skills, apparently) to break into everyone's homes and look for clues.

FitnessMadeSimple

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DonPardoCalrissian — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:03:07 EDT

Internet subway and puppy porn.

DonPardoCalrissian

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FitnessMadeSimple — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:55:53 EDT

@JohnQPublic: It's never lupus.

FitnessMadeSimple

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McCheeburger — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:55:24 EDT

@transomist: As for House, I don't think anyone has told the writers the strike is over.

That earns a commie, from me.

McCheeburger

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CopyofBlueboy — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:55:09 EDT

I know I'm not watching much TV because it sucks on toast.

CopyofBlueboy

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LoveHandles — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:52:02 EDT

@Knucklehead Babylon: I rekindled my love of coaxing underage individuals into doing drugs and having sex with me. So glad I kicked that tv habit.

LoveHandles

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Colonel Mustard — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:50:21 EDT

@tunamelt: But remember how it didn't star James Van Der Beek? That really made up for the pseudo-incest. Good times.

Colonel Mustard

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MyMuffinTop — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:47:59 EDT

@JohnQPublic: My theory is Wegener's. It's always a possibility, until House realizes it was because of the pigeon shit.

MyMuffinTop

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arguablythemostfamous — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:46:36 EDT

Reason #6. Duh, The Hills is on.

arguablythemostfamous

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Juancho — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:44:30 EDT

When Iron Man does $80mil this weekend*, let the experts boldly explain why it did.

*Should said film, not, in fact, earn $80mil- blame GTA

Juancho

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TedSez — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:44:01 EDT

Let's see... On last night's "Law & Order, they totally ripped this story from (last year's) headlines...
[gawker.com]
...And did a far worse job of it than the journalists who covered the situation in the first place.

On "Boston Legal," David E. Kelley -- in the voices of his "wacky" characters -- lectured us about the presidential elections, and how we don't live in a real democracy, for what seemed like three hours. Candice Bergen barely got a word in edgewise.

Actually, the best moment of all last night was this one (I know it's a common name, but come on): When Howie Mandel said, "Richard Ramirez, deal or no deal?"

TedSez

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fiveinchtaint — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:43:51 EDT

#3 is why I'm really tired today. Damnit.

fiveinchtaint

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MyCubeHas3Sides — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:42:48 EDT

@hortense: I agree, that is pretty annoying.
My Lord! I mean even Chronic Couch Potatos like me have/need our routines!

MyCubeHas3Sides

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Mr. Kim Gordons Panties — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:42:09 EDT

#4: Everyone's spending their time trying desperately to get momentarily high on Salvia divinorum?

That or the porn one. Yeah, maybe it's the porn.

Mr. Kim Gordons Panties

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Lonesome_George — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:41:39 EDT

5) Netflix

Lonesome_George

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transomist — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:41:05 EDT

What everyone else said: the shows just stopped being good. In most cases, this happened years ago. As for House, I don't think anyone has told the writers the strike is over.

transomist

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idratherbesailing — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:40:46 EDT

ZOMG new episode of LOST tonight time to spend the rest of the day on Lostpedia.com investigating the Charles Widmore = Magnus Hanso theory I just read!!1!

idratherbesailing

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EleanorRigby — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:39:24 EDT

@tunamelt: That's where we first met Kate Bosworth and Ian Somerhalder! I thought I was the only one who watched!! I'm way too excited about this!!!

EleanorRigby

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McCheeburger — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:38:36 EDT

House remains the only scripted program I regularly watch. The story arc with the new recruits has not worked, for me, but still I hang on.

I would guess the writer's strike toll is still one that's reverberating in TV land, but frankly TV has not only cannibalized itself with clone after clone, and ever more granular cable offerings (Looks, it's the Golf Tee channel!), it has also served up a lot of insipid and just plain awful programming.

McCheeburger

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mathnet — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:38:12 EDT

@hortense: That too!

mathnet

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PickleTitsTurner — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:38:01 EDT

Six Feet Under was great.

Then again, that wasn't TV, that was...

I should be executed.

PickleTitsTurner

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mathnet — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:37:53 EDT

@Sarcastro: Yes.

Is Brothers and Sisters a drama? Because if so? It exemplifies my theory: They start to suck after a pretty short while. And then that once-hopeful part of you on the inside stops believing that there are any new ideas and/or that there are TVshowmakers who know when and how to end things before they begin blowing.

mathnet

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hortense — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:36:23 EDT

Also: stop moving the programming times around. It's hard enough to follow LOST. I don't need a new day and time every season to add to the confusion.

hortense

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WackoJacko — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:33:56 EDT

In Desperate Housewives' offense, they had like a million and a half more interesting storylines going from Season 1/2 that they dropped to have basically nothing, nothing, nothing going on. What happened to the days of Bree dumping her gay son off at the side of the road because she couldn't stomach having him in her house? Harsh but must-watch-TV. Reason #5. The shit is not good anymore.

WackoJacko

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arguablythemostfamous — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:32:49 EDT

@tunamelt: well that's a buzzkill. Or... the opposite of a buzzkill? if you like to live on the edge.

arguablythemostfamous

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Botswana Meat Commission FC — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:30:08 EDT

I blame the jenkem.

Botswana Meat Commission FC

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tunamelt — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:29:22 EDT

Young Americans, I always felt dirty watching that show. And now I associate Coke with psuedo-incest.

tunamelt

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Knucklehead Babylon — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:28:18 EDT

@Knucklehead Babylon: I did.

Knucklehead Babylon

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Sarcastro — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:28:15 EDT

There is but one answer: The suck.

Sarcastro

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JohnQPublic — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:28:03 EDT

If people have stopped watching House MD, it could be auto-immune. Or lupus.

JohnQPublic

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Knucklehead Babylon — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:27:56 EDT

4.) People rekindled their love affair with pornography during the strike.

Knucklehead Babylon

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nonpareil — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:27:54 EDT

People want to watch TV when convenient and without commercial interruption. I long ago stopped watching TV on TV - I "obtain" copies of whatever shows I like, stream them through my Xbox, and watch them, commercial-free and in HD. Within 5 years, this will be the model everyone is using: home entertainment hub, TV shows on demand and commercial free. There won't be a multitude of channels to chose from, just one "On Demand" channel that offers everything - for a price.

nonpareil

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TheHonJudgeSmails — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:25:48 EDT

I knew #3 was coming.

Doesn't make it any less true, though.

TheHonJudgeSmails