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For me it was the ending of Six Feet Under. But now that I have Battlestar Galactica, everything is okay...well, until that ends.

Two and a half men. Every episode of that show is just another sign of the apocalypse.

The loss of Arrested Development was a bit of a tragedy too.

Posted By: Mike BradyThe loss of Arrested Development was a bit of a tragedy too.

AGREED. I still get mad about that.

Posted By: FerrosTwo and a half men. Every episode of that show is just another sign of the apocalypse.

Jesus. I've seen maybe 4 min total of that show and it sent my bowels into full protonic reversal.

The rise of reality television. The rise of shitty gameshows in primetime slots. The fact that I find myself choosing American Movie Classics or Turner Classic Movies over Discovery Channel, Comedy Central or any network television. The absence of any currently airing Star Trek show. I could go on.

To take some inspiration from Nietzche, "Television is dead, and American Idol has killed it."

I hate to be the one to keep referencing Canadian content, but it seems like whenever we get a really good all Canadian show that has nothing to do with Mounties, Gas Stations, or Canadian political humor it gets canned after or mid way through the first season. The most recent example of this is jPod, the show based on the hilariously geeky book by Douglas Coupland. It was one of the only good shows produced by the CBC that has appealed to people in their twenties, but they served its death sentence when they changed it to friday nights at 9pm. Seriously what person in their twenties watches tv at that time on a friday night? Most people ended up catching the show on the cbc website which the CBC failed to account for.

Posted By: FlankedThe rise of reality television. The rise of shitty gameshows in primetime slots. The fact that I find myself choosing American Movie Classics or Turner Classic Movies over Discovery Channel, Comedy Central or any network television. The absence of any currently airing Star Trek show. I could go on.

To take some inspiration from Nietzche, "Television is dead, and American Idol has killed it."

Don't even get me started about reality TV. I will admit to a soft spot for The Amazing Race but the majority of it is such utter crap that it gives me eye cancer. Stuff like Big Brother and anything Idol related makes me physically wince especially considering that down here in Australia we can't even get shows like Deadwood, The Wire or The Shield on the air. Sure i can't see The Sarah Silverman program if i don't download it but i'll be damned if i can't see Australian Idol behind the scenes every night for an hour in prime time.

I can't totally hate reality TV, cause I've gotten more work from them than any other source of TV or film media. (Listen for an insolent laugh in the background of Last Comic Standing: San Francisco, Round One. And French Stewart? Totally the nicest guy ever.)

That being said, they are ruining TV.



But they do pay nice...

Reality TV encourages the capitalist, consumerist mentality we've been spoon-fed for 50+ years; doubtful it'll disappear soon. That said, I'm a whore for Bravo's reality shows.

The end of TV came for me when the old X-men animated series got canned. There went my childhood. :-(

It's kind of cool hearing all of these things, It's like we've aged decades and are fighting our lack of bowel control in the nursing home whilst damning society.

TV ended for me when the Geico cavemen got their own show. That's it. Game over.

The only shows I watch are:

Battlestar Galactica
Stargate Atlantis & SG-1
The Deadliest Catch
and Top Chef

Heroes had my interest for a while, but for some reason I stopped watching.

Posted By: Arcys
Heroes had my interest for a while, but for some reason I stopped watching.

Due to relevancy (the producer), we use a cry of disdain for what happened to Heroes that's commonly reserved for comics:

LOOOOOOOOOOEEEEEB!!!

I forgot! House! House is the reason every other show should go off air and all we watch is House.

House never grabbed me, i get that it's a really good show but it just didn't click for me. Give me Dexter, I watched all of Season 2 in one day. Got my butt kicked at work the next day because i was behind on my clients workout programs.

I blame Jeff Zucker, whose failure-ridden rise to the top at NBC Universal included a complete purge of anything good about NBC's prime time lineup. His Steinbrenneresque "I WANT IT ALL NOW" approach (in which climate shows like Cheers and Seinfeld would never have succeeded) helped pave the way for CBS' return to glory.

Posted By: FerrosHouse never grabbed me, i get that it's a really good show but it just didn't click for me. Give me Dexter, I watched all of Season 2 in one day. Got my butt kicked at work the next day because i was behind on my clients workout programs.

Oh god, anything Showtime puts out is gold. Dexter, Weeds, Californication, The Tudors...you name it, I've watched all of it.

The cancellation of Angel, which ushered in the horrible era that I have dubbed "Whedon-Free TV". There should be a law requiring him to have at least one running series at all times.

Posted By: Not MandatoryThe cancellation of Angel, which ushered in the horrible era that I have dubbed "Whedon-Free TV". There should be a law requiring him to have at least one running series at all times.Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

I agree strongly with this comment. Thank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

...to be cancelled?

Posted By: Eddie

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

...to be cancelled?MY NAME IS EDDIE ANDTHISIS MY STUFF

Awww, c'mon now, that ain't right!

It's been a long time--it was clear TV had failed when Action couldn't make it through a whole season.

^Was that the bleepfest with Jay Mohr on Fox? Circa 1999?

I don't know about Dollhouse. I'll watch it because Whedon's name is on it but nothing I've seen in the trailers really grabs me. I'm getting an Alias vibe from it and i really didn't like that show.

Posted By: Seandalf^Was that the bleepfest with Jay Mohr on Fox? Circa 1999?It's a linguistic irony that dogs a re more felicitous while cats are more cynical.

You bet. It was great!

Posted By: FerrosI don't know about Dollhouse. I'll watch it because Whedon's name is on it but nothing I've seen in the trailers really grabs me. I'm getting an Alias vibe from it and i really didn't like that show.

I wasn't a fan of Alias either, but this is Joss, so I doubt it will be derivative of anything so obvious. I'll admit to having seen a clip that made me a bit...skeptical, but the trailer made it make more sense.

anytime i see a shot of someone sitting at the bottom of a pool a la "the graduate" you can count me in. also joss whedon has his name on it.

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

It's not, it looks like it's coming out in early 09 or something. Gayyyyy.

Posted By: Dram

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

It's not, it looks like it's coming out in early 09 or something. Gayyyyy.

Actually I think the timing is pretty good. Its going to take over the Terminator:TSCC's time slot, and I do believe its a lead in for 24.

Posted By: Not Mandatory

Posted By: Eddie

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

...to be cancelled?MY NAME IS EDDIE ANDTHISIS MY STUFF

Awww, c'mon now, that ain't right!Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

But it's. I'll put money on the fact that, no matter how good it is, it's going to last a single season. Hollywood hates Joss, as shown recently by what happened with the Wonder Woman movie.

Joss: "Hey guys! Here's a script for a decent movie without all the origin bullshit, but is still accessible to everyone."
Hollywood: "WhoahoHO there, buddy! I'm gonna have to give that a big ol' 'Fuck no!' We want a piece of crap generic superhero movie for the 16-34 male demographic to sell action figures. Peace, motherfuckah!"

Posted By: Eddie

Posted By: Not Mandatory

Posted By: Eddie

Posted By: 15stepThank the gods Dollhouse is soon.

...to be cancelled?MY NAME IS EDDIE ANDTHISIS MY STUFF

Awww, c'mon now, that ain't right!Book: If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater.

But it's. I'll put money on the fact that, no matter how good it is, it's going to last a single season. Hollywood hates Joss, as shown recently by what happened with the Wonder Woman movie.

Joss: "Hey guys! Here's a script for a decent movie without all the origin bullshit, but is still accessible to everyone."
Hollywood: "WhoahoHO there, buddy! I'm gonna have to give that a big ol' 'Fuck no!' We want a piece of crap generic superhero movie for the 16-34 male demographic to sell action figures. Peace, motherfuckah!"MY NAME IS EDDIE ANDTHISIS MY STUFF

You know, I can almost believe that conversation actually took place. I'm really hoping that you are wrong though. I mean, no one gave Terminator:TSCC a chance in hell of lasting more than 3 episodes, and it got picked up for a second season.

I just saw the Cavemen show that i had heard nothing but terrible things about. How do things like this get ok'd, i'm truly baffled. There would have been a serious of people who heard the pitch and went "Yep super, lets spend money on that!" It's based on a commercial isn't it? The only redeeming feature is it's being shown at 11pm on a Sunday night, i should hopefully be asleep or completely hung over so it shouldn't be difficult to avoid.

Posted By: FerrosI just saw the Cavemen show that i had heard nothing but terrible things about. How do things like this get ok'd, i'm truly baffled. There would have been a serious of people who heard the pitch and went "Yep super, lets spend money on that!" It's based on a commercial isn't it? The only redeeming feature is it's being shown at 11pm on a Sunday night, i should hopefully be asleep or completely hung over so it shouldn't be difficult to avoid.Never go with a hippie to a second location.

It's shows like that that make me believe the mob is involved somehow, and that they're intricate money-laundering schemes.

OK, I almost lost it when both "Don't Forget The Lyrics" and "The Singing Bee" came out at the same time, on Fox and NBC I think. I know we have a lack of creativity in the land of television, but that was almost too much for me. I say "almost" because I have now seen the next step...ABC will be airing two new shows, "Wipeout" and "I Survived A Japanese Gameshow". Go watch the commercials and come back to read the rest of it.

Alone, I could stomach either one of these. Hell, I watch Ninja Warrior fairly often, and MXC on occasion too. But the fact that not only are these new shows a blatant rip-off, they are a rip-off of EACH OTHER!!!......ON THE SAME F-ING NETWORK!!! GGYYYAAAAHHHHHH!!!!



.....there, I feel better now.

@Sean, so i went and watched those previews... Reality TV executives seriously need to die in a ditch somewhere cold and dark.

Posted By: Ferros@Sean, so i went and watched those previews... Reality TV executives seriously need to die in a ditch somewhere cold and dark.Never go with a hippie to a second location.

Why can't the FBs arrange that?

Maybe Denise knows some Yakuza people we could contact.

Posted By: ArcysMaybe Denise knows some Yakuza people we could contact.

I thought she was Spanish.

Posted By: DramI thought she was Spanish.

We could use Colombian Drug Lords too, but I think Eli might be better at contacting them.

Posted By: ArcysMaybe Denise knows some Yakuza people we could contact.We were bareley seventeen and we were barely dressed!

Clearly Denise is closely linked to the Chinese triads folks.

Maybe she'd set aside all of her hate for other Asians to help us. Maybe.

Posted By: Locke Cole117Maybe she'd set aside all of her hate for other Asians to help us. Maybe.

What made her so hateful? It's sad to see that much vitriolic spite distilled into one individual.

Some people are just filled with a black abyss of hatred for all people i guess.

Posted By: Dram

Posted By: Locke Cole117Maybe she'd set aside all of her hate for other Asians to help us. Maybe.

What made her so hateful? It's sad to see that much vitriolic spite distilled into one individual.

Well you see, the other Asians thought it would be all fun and games to routinely raid her dirt village, just for the hell of it. Little did they know she would soon head to America, with visions of heated blankets and revenging her tribe, the Yjuh(Click-Pop).

[All in jest, of course]

Posted By: Locke Cole117
Well you see, the other Asians thought it would be all fun and games to routinely raid her dirt village, just for the hell of it. Little did they know she would soon head to America, with visions of heated blankets and revenging her tribe, the Yjuh(Click-Pop).

One day she will return with guns and firewater, and with these tools and a great knowledge garnered in the west, she will become high sultan over those lands, and rule with an iron fist among their broken dreams.

To the beat of drums and the melody of whips, they shall hail her as DENISE, QUEEN AND GOD.

When one thousand years have passed, then, and only then, will she give them their painful deaths. Too tired now to scream, their muted torture will fill her steady gaze.

Posted By: Dram

Posted By: Locke Cole117
Well you see, the other Asians thought it would be all fun and games to routinely raid her dirt village, just for the hell of it. Little did they know she would soon head to America, with visions of heated blankets and revenging her tribe, the Yjuh(Click-Pop).

One day she will return with guns and firewater, and with these tools and a great knowledge garnered in the west, she will become high sultan over those lands, and rule with an iron fist among their broken dreams.

To the beat of drums and the melody of whips, they shall hail her as DENISE, QUEEN AND GOD.

When one thousand years have passed, then, and only then, will she give them their painful deaths. Too tired now to scream, their muted torture will fill her steady gaze.

The countless starving will be forced to watch her eat as she indulges herself in her "delicacies." Those in power ranging from those who raided her village to international diplomats have suffered under her veiled assassinations by feasting, few know of this treachery, and fewer more have survived.

Posted By: Locke Cole117
The countless starving will be forced to watch her eat as she indulges herself in her "delicacies." Those in power ranging from those who raided her village to international diplomats have suffered under her veiled assassinations by feasting, few know of this treachery, and fewer more have survived.

Indeed, those who have looked into her adorable visage haloed by the black iron of her gourd hat will think her an angel in the fever dream of their agony, but even within their madness she will soon convince them otherwise. By her vicious design, the maddest man would know her for what she is: agony incarnate.

Indeed, those who have looked into her adorable visage haloed by the black iron of her gourd hat will think her an angel in the fever dream of their agony, but even within their madness she will soon convince them otherwise. By her vicious design, the maddest man would know her for what she is: agony incarnate.

I think you win the Internet. Congratulations.

Posted By: Locke Cole117I think you win the Internet. Congratulations.

Why, thank you.