When bad things happen to good networks
Here are five bizarre decisions that have recently been made by our beloved television networks.
1. Top of the list has to be ITV's decision to 'skip' episode 2 of Pushing Daisies and go straight to episode 3. This they claim is so they can finish the series before Euro 2008. After the story getting loads of press attention, ITV could have scored a major PR victory by then re-instating episode 2. But no, they missed that opprtunity. Clearly other options like starting the series a week earlier, showing two episodes in one night or screening the second episode on one of their THREE digital channels were clearly far too difficult. Michael Grade recently said that ITV bought the show "as soon as they saw the pilot". And then decided to ruin it.
2. SKY One's decision to drop Rescue Me makes no sense. After three years of not so great numbers, they will not screen series 4. FX have also declined to pick up the show. Madness. Ranks alongside the Channel 5 decision to keep Dirt and ditch Big Love.
3. Do you want find out how The Dead Zone ends? Well good luck, Sci-Fi won't be showing the sixth and final series. Instead we get Flash Gordon. Thank goodness they lost Heroes.
4. How good was the third episide of the new series of the Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia? A great guest turn from Stephen Collins. But don't hold your breath for episode 4. Virgin have pulled the show and replaced it with repeats of Shooting Star. Show it properly or give it back to Bravo
5. And Kyle XY despite all his powers, could not have imagined been dropped by Trouble. They won't show the second half of season 2. Here's hoping BBC2 show it after they air series one in May
1. Top of the list has to be ITV's decision to 'skip' episode 2 of Pushing Daisies and go straight to episode 3. This they claim is so they can finish the series before Euro 2008. After the story getting loads of press attention, ITV could have scored a major PR victory by then re-instating episode 2. But no, they missed that opprtunity. Clearly other options like starting the series a week earlier, showing two episodes in one night or screening the second episode on one of their THREE digital channels were clearly far too difficult. Michael Grade recently said that ITV bought the show "as soon as they saw the pilot". And then decided to ruin it.
2. SKY One's decision to drop Rescue Me makes no sense. After three years of not so great numbers, they will not screen series 4. FX have also declined to pick up the show. Madness. Ranks alongside the Channel 5 decision to keep Dirt and ditch Big Love.
3. Do you want find out how The Dead Zone ends? Well good luck, Sci-Fi won't be showing the sixth and final series. Instead we get Flash Gordon. Thank goodness they lost Heroes.
4. How good was the third episide of the new series of the Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia? A great guest turn from Stephen Collins. But don't hold your breath for episode 4. Virgin have pulled the show and replaced it with repeats of Shooting Star. Show it properly or give it back to Bravo
5. And Kyle XY despite all his powers, could not have imagined been dropped by Trouble. They won't show the second half of season 2. Here's hoping BBC2 show it after they air series one in May
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