David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Bravo's tribute to failure
Good thing whoever's running brilliantbutcancelled.com's fall-series deathwatch isn't actually taking cash bets on the odds they've tossed up. Because the website lays odds for "Friday Night Lights"' getting an early ax at 137:1. "Friday Night Lights" debuted to spectacularly poor numbers.
Likewise, "Ugly Betty" has relatively low 19:1 odds of getting a quick cancellation; it's the season's breakout hit. "Jericho" follows at 22:1; behind it are shows doing far worse than it: "Standoff," "Justice," "Brothers & Sisters," "Runaway," "'Til Death," "Six Degrees," etc.
Brilliant but Cancelled comes courtesy Bravo, which is owned by NBC-Universal, which explains why no NBC shows are listed amongst those most expected to tank soon. (The closest: "30 Rock," at 110:1 odds. Touchingly delusionally, "20 Good Years" is given some of the best odds for success, with its cancellation given spectacularly unrealistic 251:1 odds.)
(And yes, I know the sweepstakes were for the first show to be cancelled, and that "Smith" has already taken home the prize. But still: Someone just cooked up the idea, then put forward no effort on the actual execution, kind of like NBC's "Defaker" site plugging "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip." And "Friday Night Lights" could still get cancelled after fewer episodes than "Smith," which got yanked after three airings.)
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Ugh. The ass-kissing nepotism of these people makes me sick!
Posted by: Suzy Q | October 9, 2006 5:36 PM