I wasn't sure where to post this, but I thought I'd put it here. This article was posted yesterday. Now, I don't think it would be overly optimistic to say this pretty much counts as early confirmation of renewal. Why would CW spend money and time on this for a show they weren't going to renew? Also, the winners get announced in June. By then all decisions will be made. It would be kind of useless to do all this for a show they cancelled.
So this is definitely a good sign
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Originally posted by kimends: I wasn't sure where to post this, but I thought I'd put it here. This article was posted yesterday. Now, I don't think it would be overly optimistic to say this pretty much counts as early confirmation of renewal. Why would CW spend money and time on this for a show they weren't going to renew? Also, the winners get announced in June. By then all decisions will be made. It would be kind of useless to do all this for a show they cancelled.
So this is definitely a good sign
Sounds... so... desperate.
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I don't think it is desperate - I think it is actually a really good idea. College students are their target demo. A promo made by college students may actually attract more college students to the show and potentially other shows on the network. Older people who are out of touch with what college students like and are attracted to, don't know how to design promos to attract them.
I don't think it is desperate - I think it is actually a really good idea. College students are their target demo. A promo made by college students may actually attract more college students to the show and potentially other shows on the network. Older people who are out of touch with what college students like and are attracted to, don't know how to design promos to attract them.
I don't think it is desperate - I think it is actually a really good idea. College students are their target demo. A promo made by college students may actually attract more college students to the show and potentially other shows on the network. Older people who are out of touch with what college students like and are attracted to, don't know how to design promos to attract them.
Really? They don't? But, interesting that you think inexperienced college students who might not even be majoring in advirtising/marketing can do it better. And can people stop with this whole "out of touch" crap. Do you think older people don't pay attention to younger people at all? Do people think that it was college students who invented or even marketed the ipod? Or speaking of tv shows that were/are popular with younger people: Buffy, 7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls, Dawson's Creek, LOST, Heroes. It's not exactly hard to figure out what younger people like/are attracted to. The CW just doesn't want to hire professionals; which by the way DON"T have to be older people and could simply be young people in the field, because then they will actually have to spend real money.
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I really think that they should leave it on after Smallville on the same time slot next season. Even though its losing more of the lead in than it did last year you have to look no further than the competition increase. I can't even fit all the shows I watch in my DVR schedule for this timeslot. I DVR Supernatural and Scrubs and wait for the Friday repeat of Grey's. I wonder how many more people would watch Grey's if they took that away, I know tons of people doing the same thing. And if all else fails and ABC doesn't repeat the same Grey's on friday like they did a couple weeks ago there is always ABC.com to stream it or just download it on the various sites around the internet or Itunes.
Smallville and Supernatural aren't going to find any other shows more compatible with them than each other at this point. Especially not a potential new series. Recent trends on the CW and previously on the WB and UPN would suggest that sticking with something that modestly works is better than trying something that you have to promote the hell out of as a new buzz show that usually end up DOA.
Ive said it before and ill say it again. The safest bet for the CW for next fall is to renew as many possible shows as they can rather than facing a total reboot after only one year as a new netlet. Gigantic question marks surrounding their two longest running dramas(7th Heaven, Gilmore Girls) and the end of one of its recent long running comedies(Reba) leaves you with too many potential holes to fill to be cancelling anything else. I dont doubt that one of the 3 lower rated shows(Veronica Mars, OTH, Supernatural) could be canned, but with the amount timeslot holes already needing to be filled its hard to see them creating more.
But, interesting that you think inexperienced college students who might not even be majoring in advirtising/marketing can do it better.
The prize is an internship at the CW - why enter if you aren't interested in the prize? That would be a giant waste of time, which means the people who enter and produce quality promos will most likely be majoring in tv and advertising. The contest is not about hiring people and getting cheap labor - it is about trying to create interest in the show and getting more viewers in their target demo. It's called a marketing ploy.
Originally posted by Gleebo: I really think that they should leave it on after Smallville on the same time slot next season. Even though its losing more of the lead in than it did last year you have to look no further than the competition increase. I can't even fit all the shows I watch in my DVR schedule for this timeslot.
I have to disagree with you there. I think if the CW redid their schedule, they could have made a much more successful launch. They are throwing the shows that have a chance to grow to the sharks, and they are giving failing shows that have no potential the easiest timeslots. Rather than hoping that their initial launch would be wonderful, it's better to take the safer route that would draw in lower ratings and lesser revenue, but allow for long term growth. Yeah right now Supernatural is doing moderately well in the timeslot, however if it were allowed to grow in an easier timeslot and gain core audiences, then moving it to a tougher timeslot later would be a much more viable monetary ploy and would create greater revenue for the network. The best example would be Grey's Anatomy for ABC, it was given the most ridiculously easy timeslot, and now they have a major hit show for Thursday that not only provides good lead in but generates a slight halo effect for the show before it.
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Originally posted by Gleebo: I really think that they should leave it on after Smallville on the same time slot next season. Even though its losing more of the lead in than it did last year you have to look no further than the competition increase. I can't even fit all the shows.
There is also another problem with that type of programming. By allowing shows that can potentially grow like Supernatural, which drew in between 4.5-5.5 million viewers, to be in an easy timeslot would allow the show to grow, eventually the show can be big enough to become a lead in for the night. Right now with their schedule, Smallville will end next year, and they would have lost a good lead in for the night. What happens then? Veronica Mars has failed miserably in holding Gilmore Girl audience or even gain an audience, so it can't possibly even try to become a lead in for another show. Supernatural is thrown to the Unholy Trinity of CSI, Grey's and Scrubs/Idol, so they have effectively killed off almost any potential for growth for Supernatural. Seriously what would happen to the CW when almost all the lead in shows are gone? If Gilmore Girls are gone next season, then their entire Tuesday line-up is gone, there is no way Veronica Mars can lead in off the night and they have to hope that one of their pilots would become cult buzzes. Reba is already gone and 7th Heaven is steadily declining in viewers. Personally I think the CW has made a lot of mistakes in their initial launch in the season.
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