Friday, December 05, 2003
What were you thinking!
The BBC has admitted the collapse of negotiations with Fox to buy the third series of '24' for the BBC is a "very hard pill to swallow" for both sides ... "They think it's at the high point, so they were saying 'we want this much for it'. It's a great show, but we believe it's just past its peak. We're a public service broadcaster and we can't be held to ransom over something like this." Mr McGhee said.
Who hires these nimrods? Seriously. How can a show barely into it's third season be past its peak? That is such bullshit. 24 was fighting to make it past 13 or so episodes in Season One, then it caught on like wildfire and went nonstop until just last August (in the UK). It's a cult hit, inspired loads of fansites, generates huge amounts of speculation and interest in the characters and plot, and is just now getting into it's third year. I believe the BBC eejits are genuinely talking out their ass on this one. I think they just didn't want to pay FOX's asking price for a hit show.
Sure the ratings here are down some from last year. But ratings are down on nearly every show on every network so I don't consider that a deciding factor. I actually don't know why I'm so irked by this news about the BBC since I don't live in the UK, but I do think things like that ultimately will affect viewers in the states, especially after comments like 'past its peak'. That can only hurt the show and possibly affect how FOX carries on with it in the future, and it's simply not true at all. So a big 'Boooo' to the BBC for their monumentally stupid decision.
Who hires these nimrods? Seriously. How can a show barely into it's third season be past its peak? That is such bullshit. 24 was fighting to make it past 13 or so episodes in Season One, then it caught on like wildfire and went nonstop until just last August (in the UK). It's a cult hit, inspired loads of fansites, generates huge amounts of speculation and interest in the characters and plot, and is just now getting into it's third year. I believe the BBC eejits are genuinely talking out their ass on this one. I think they just didn't want to pay FOX's asking price for a hit show.
Sure the ratings here are down some from last year. But ratings are down on nearly every show on every network so I don't consider that a deciding factor. I actually don't know why I'm so irked by this news about the BBC since I don't live in the UK, but I do think things like that ultimately will affect viewers in the states, especially after comments like 'past its peak'. That can only hurt the show and possibly affect how FOX carries on with it in the future, and it's simply not true at all. So a big 'Boooo' to the BBC for their monumentally stupid decision.
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