Thursday, November 09, 2006

ABC Loses Last Lost

Personally, I'm getting a little sick of the TV show Lost.

Last year they would show two or three new episodes and then a repeat. Or they would be off for four weeks then show a recap clip episode to catch you up. Then back to maybe three new ones and another break. And on, and on, and on.

This year they have listened to the fans. They have shown six episodes and are now taking a twelve week break while they show some other series and then they are coming back with sixteen weeks of new episodes. In the mean time, they jerk us around for three months with a cliff hanger episode to keep us wanting more.

Then ABC acts like they are having to make tough decisions on how to present their show. They say they have a 35 week season and only 22 episodes. What to do? What to do? So their great plan to eliminate endless repeats is to take a twelve week break in the middle of the season?

All they are trying to do is capitalize on a so-called hot time period to introduce another lame-o series to the schmucks who have been programmed to turn the TV on at 9:00 Wednesday nights.

If they really cared about their viewers and the fans of Lost they would run 22 episodes in a row, like 24 does. Then run their wannabe program for twelve weeks either before or after the Lost season.

TV programmers are gutless, drones in empty suits who could not care less about what is best for a show or it's fans. And that is why their office has a revolving door and why they are losing in the ratings to Criminal Minds.

We are starting a new ratings system here at Escape Velocity's ivory tower. It is called Blogboogers. And the more you get the worse you are. An example would be:

Tom Cruise -- ***** Blogboogers (out of ****)

So, in the spirit of fair play, and in light of the medication I'm on, and Kate does have a sweet ass, I am giving Lost -- *** Bloogboogers (out of ****).

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