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Personally, I think that Tim said everything that I wanted to say: NO MORE REALITY SHOWS and if you’re going to cancel a show before the end of the season, at least let viewers watch the un-aired episodes on F/X instead of letting that channel show X-Men for the 100th time this year.
Also, make an effort to get some good comedies, not just ones with familiar faces. Fox had a great show in Undeclared, but got scared when it didn’t average 10+ million a show. Look where Judd Apatow is now. Good luck getting him to come back to TV.
Abandon sitcoms for good, mass appeal sitcoms get u no critical cred and actually funny/edgier comedies only work on cable because they don’t pull big enough numbers, sitcoms are dead. My advice is be as controversial as standards and practices will allow, start buying up the scripts being offered to FX, Shotime, etc. and throw something in for the urban market that actually has substance not the dreck upn used to peddle
As for 24, i think its kinda ridiculous after one bad season that everyone is in a panic, how many great shows were great every year? i read on critic that said it was time it was canceled are you serious?
STOP CANCELLING EXCELLENT TIM MINNEAR SHOWS!!!!!!
MICHELE FORBES AS PRESIDENT ON “24″.
JUST END “PRISON BREAK” BEFORE IT BECOMES MORE OF A JOKE THAN IT IS NOW.
TRY AN “ORIGINAL” IDEA FOR A SERIALIZED DRAMA THAT DOESN’T INVOLVE TANGLED, NO SENSE, GOVERNMENT CONSPIRICIES.
GIVE CAROLINE DHAVERNAS “WONDERFALLS” ANOTHER CHANCE ON A SHOW.
IF ITS STAR WASN’T ATTACHED TO “REAPER”, BRING BACK “THE LOOP”. THAT WAS A SHOW THAT DERSERVED A BETTER SHOT. THAT CAST ROCKED IT. THE LAST 3 EPISODES THAT AIRED JUST MADE ME MORE ANGRY.
Hey BHM, calm down with the caps lock.
As for 24, how about less CTU and less chloe..more Jack, maybe throw Aaron Pierce into the fire with him. Oh yeah, bring back Tony from the dead
The TV Neilson ratings system needs an overhaul in general. The products being advertised are not the same as ten years ago. They are more expensive and people are willing to buy over and over again. A show appealing to more technically inclined people should not need to get as many viewers as shows whose demograhics consider candy bars to be their major purchase.
Get rid of those pieces of crap otherwise known as “Family Guy” and “American Dad.”
Bring back “Futurama” (get down on your hands and knees to Cartoon Network if you have to.)
Stop messing with “King of the Hill.” Get it on, leave it on. Football isn’t everything.
Looking at these other ’24′ ideas. how about bring back Nina from season 1 and 2, who was the best villain 24 ever had, and team her up with Jack somehow? That would be so cool….
Get strict with the timeline (no cheating – Jack’s stuck in traffic? So be it – figure it out), dump any plot that has to do with presidential or CTU conspiracy (and no more “arrest Jack right now!”s), and focus on a more concentrated terrorist plot that takes place somewhere else like New York or even overseas. Borrow from Die Hard and have the terrorists running Jack and company on goose chases through the subway system. And focus as much on realism as possible – meaning realistic panic from the populace that interferes with CTU’s efforts. The writing on 24 has become too goofy and irresponsible. I want a tight-knit CTU team that is also imperfect and prone to weariness and mistakes as the long day wears on and the effects of staying awake take hold. I want a president that is fully supportive (perhaps the consipracy could be at the mayor or senator level). And I want the writers to rise to the challenge of true real time. Fox, promote the hell out of that and you’ll succeed.
BRING BACK ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTE THE CRAP OUT OF IT THIS TIME>
BEST SHOW EVER!!!
My main fix for 24: stop killing off the best characters! And enough with the repetitive storylines. How about this year someone tries to infiltrate CTU… and is taken down by the first security guard they encounter? Now THAT would be a shock!
Tony, you beat me to it! Bring back Arrested Development!
I also agree 900% with the answer “no more reality shows.”
Less reality TV. Give shows a chance–don’t cancel something after 3 episodes and 2 time slot changes. And bring back Standoff for another chance, with a chance for viewers to get hooked and a decent amount of publicity.
Stop killing off shows before they have time to gain popularity. Show the rest of Drive and apologize to Tim Minear. Get Joss Whedon or Rob Thomas to create a show for you. Woo Supernatural onto Fox and fill the programming gap left by the CW. Resurrect Veronica Mars. If you want to do reality TV, make it more like Project Runway. Promote Gordon Ramsay’s new show, it will be brilliant.
Stop prempting House willy nilly for American Idol! In January, February and March I think we saw all of 4 episodes. It’s annoying!
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