Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:28:00
Is NBC making a huge mistake pitting Heroes against 24
It kinda seems crazy.
Talk about a superhero showdown. In a risky counterprogramming move, NBC will begin pitting its fall hit, Heroes, tonight against Fox’s anti-terrorist thriller, 24, and its larger-than-life protagonist Jack Bauer
This doesn’t mean jack (get it!?!?) to people with DVRs, but to those viewers enslaved by a network’s programming schedule, how on earth do you make this decision? Is 24 that much of a juggernaut? If so, why even mess around? Why not completely own a timeslot that isn’t currently filled with a monster hit? I don’t see why you would force an audience to split like this. Half of a large number is not nearly as good as all of a large number. But what the hell do I know, I still think Arrested Development and Firefly never should have come close to cancellation. I’m no brilliant network executive.
Hey, is “brillant network executive” an oxymoron? It sure seems like it.
Seems like a smarter move would be to put Heroes up against Prison Break, which will be over for the season soon, and then that slot will be taken by Tim Minear’s new show Drive. Now, I love Minear. I love all his work, and I plan to watch Drive, especially since Nathan Filion is going to be the lead. However, I am also a realist, and I know that Heroes is too strong for a new show to beat unless that new show is the best show ever made. On top of that, you can probably pull some of Prison Break‘s audience away, whereas 24‘s audience is fiercely loyal. Seriously, Jack just watched a nuke go off like a half mile away from him and the wind didn’t even dry his man-tears. How can you not watch that? He’s like Superman, Jesus and Dick Cheney all rolled into one.
Jack Bauer can kick Hiro’s ass, I’m sorry. Sword or no sword, Jack Bauer has risen from the dead. End of discussion. ;)
Posted by JimK at 04:28 PM on January 22, 2007
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#2 Posted by JimK 
on 01/22 at 08:31 PM -
I suppose I left something out there...oops! ;)
I left out the part where I would delay Heroes a few weeks so Prison Break blows off a few episodes, then put Heroes against it so that the finish of Heroes is up against the first couple weeks of Drive.
I just don’t see going against 24 as a good idea.
#3 Posted by Harley W Daugherty on 01/22 at 09:12 PM -
I just don’t see going against 24 as a good idea.
of course it aint,
Im sure some Ex in NBC doesn’t like HERO’s, a delibertly put it against 24.
I seen this before with TV shows. , but now the DVR factor is gonna change that..
#4 Posted by ErikTheRed on 01/22 at 09:39 PM -
Who the hell has enough time and energy to watch, or indeed even care about this much television? I like the real world. It contains boobies I can play with as opposed to just look at two-dimensional pixellated representations of. Get out, guys!
#5 Posted by Sean Galbraith on 01/22 at 10:07 PM -
Up here, all three shows are on the same network.. so they just put air Prison Break then Heroes then 24 back-to-back. That’s good tv right there.
#7 Posted by JimK on 01/23 at 02:06 AM -
It contains boobies I can play with as opposed to just look at two-dimensional pixellated representations of. Get out, guys!
I got boobies here on tap, muh-fucka! You betta reck-o-nize a brotha’s skills up in this bitch.
#8 Posted by ErikTheRed on 01/23 at 03:26 PM -
I got boobies here on tap, muh-fucka! You betta reck-o-nize a brotha’s skills up in this bitch.
Yeah, but said boobies aren’t getting the attention they deserve when the boob tube is on. Plus the only thing better than a great pair of boobies is… more boobies!
#9 Posted by Rann Aridorn on 01/23 at 06:38 PM -
So, tell us Erik, how much boobie attention are you actually giving? And remember, porn doesn’t count!
Also remember, pics or it didn’t happen.
#10 Posted by jo-jo on 01/24 at 12:40 PM -
Who the hell has enough time and energy to watch, or indeed even care about this much television? I like the real world. It contains boobies I can play with as opposed to just look at two-dimensional pixellated representations of. Get out, guys!
we watch A LOT of tv. to the point where we’re often recording 2 things at once on the dvr, and a third on the tivo, while watching a fourth pre-recorded.
and i can play with my own big ol’ boobies the whole damn time ;)
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what makes you say prison break will be over for the season soon? the show is first coming back today from its winter recess (it’s not really a hiatus anymore now that all the big shows go on vacation together to like cabo or something)