Re: Full Seasons Ordered for Five CBS Hits

The show was a major letdown after seeing what Shatner could do on Boston Legal.  Nothing he does could ever top Denny Crain.  His latest is the type of show that you’ll either love or hate, depending on your personal tastes.  I view most sitcoms with a grain of salt as the writing generally tends to be forced in a vain attempt at providing something only meagerly humorous.  It’s darn near impossible to come up with something new and fresh these days in the way of TV programming.  After about 55+ years of TV viewing, there’s very little I haven’t seen before on network TV.  It’s one of the main reasons why I like the cable shows better.  They’re not locked into the same restraints that the FCC imposes on the major networks.  They’re also not as quick to drop the axe on a show because of poor ratings.

Of the five shows mentioned, The Defenders is the only one I’m still watching.  I actually liked the pilot of Hawaii Five-O, but I already had far too many shows being recorded so I had to make some cuts to regain what semblance of a life I have left.  I cut Blue Bloods for the same reason.  That plus I have been limiting the number of cop shows I watch as they are mostly just a rehash of the same old crap with a slightly different twist.  The same goes for doctor and lawyer shows. 

The funny thing is, once I stop watching a show, it isn’t usually all that long before it gets canceled.  OTOH, a lot of shows that are quite good get dropped after only a few shows because the network execs get nervous if the ratings aren’t as expected.  It just shows me that the general public is more intetested in crap programming than a show that’s of a higher quality than they’re used to.