Did anyone watch "Desperate Housewives" last night? I know that I didn't. I was going to, had my Direct TV primed to click to ABC at 9:00....but then I thought about it and decided not to. One of the biggest reason's? Marc Cherry. I was already debating watching it as I knew there was only going to be that one episode until the end of the writer's strike. Then I saw a brief Q & A with Marc Cherry and he said that fans would be really upset, too many things were still unresolved. That is exactly what I was afraid of. I love the show, but I knew that my frustration level would likely be very high so I opted out of watching.
This has been a frustrating season for TV with the strike going on. Just when you get into some shows they pull them because there are only a few episode's in the can. I know that "Lost", another of my favorite shows, is supposed to come back next month for about 8 un-aired episode's. Does anyone feel the same frustration that I do with "Lost" as it is. I mean, the network keeps moving the show around and for awhile they would air about 3 episode's and then be off for 2 or 3 months before airing anymore. With a show like this, you just can't do that. It breaks up the continuity and makes people lose interest when they can't remember what happened in the last episode that aired months ago. Critics were saying that the ratings were down....well of course they were, nobody new half the time when it was on and by then many fans were invested in other shows. The same thing happened with "Heroes" and I kept thinking, "Has NO ONE figured out the obvious reason?". Seriously it doesn't take a brain surgeon, bu then again it may take someone who has the pulse of the people watching the show. The executive's at the major networks do not seem to understand something as basic and as simple as, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." and "leave well enough alone". It isn't that hard to figure out why ratings on former hit shows are down. We, the viewer's, need consistency. We desire some respect. You cannot expect loyalty from us when you keep jacking our shows around. I mean, who wants to invest in a show that may or may not be where you last left it? We are creature's of habit, many of us schedule things around our favorite shows. God knows we are loyal, give us something we like and we will watch it until it's over....but don't make us think it's over by putting on the shelf for two months, expecting us to not find an alternate in the meantime. If you are not careful you will lose us to the alternate. I know that I got hooked on another network's show while waiting for "Lost" to come back and now I am not sure if I am going to be able to choose between the two if they are up against each other...The "other" show is a good one too, "Criminal Minds" anyone?
That being said, we need the Writer's back, doing what they do so well. Is losing THIS much money worth it? Obviously there are some shows, not to mention film studio's, that have been able to work out a deal with the writer's. It's time to stop being stubborn and start being practical. I can tell you that the last time there was a writer's strike it played a critical role in the downturn in the classic format of the Daytime drama, also know as the Soap Opera. Between the OJ Simpson trial and the Writer's strike, Daytime drama's have not recovered. Something that has become a tradition in many household's is about to go the way of the Dinosaur and I for one will be sad to see them go. They can't afford another hit like this. This strike is affecting a lot of people and it's just ridiculous. Give the writer's their due! They deserve it, without them what do you have.....
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