6 Months DOES NOT Equal a Full Season!
Given, TV today doesn’t involve as much of my life as it used to. But that’s not really saying a lot. Just that it went from like 90% to like 80%. - but even then, it’s mostly commercials and references to old TV. But, 80% is still a high number, despite the fact that I just don’t watch as much anymore. However, I remember when I was in my younger days watching episodes of “Perfect Strangers” in total bliss. Great television - not a flaw to the show itself. In fact, it was better than flawless - it was regular. I could watch for 10 straight months (weekly of course) and catch a brand new episode of our favorite odd-couply-cousins, or for that matter, “Mr. Belvedere,” or any other great shows. Thus, is the subject of this here rant!
Not only have sitcoms of late suffered horribly in recent years regarding plot/terribleness (with of course the exception of NewsRadio), it’s not even on long enough to build a momentum. New TV seasons literally last just 6 months (if that). I remember only a few short years ago - TV schedules were paralleled to that of school. Began in September, took occasional breaks for Christmas (though not always - there was a great Christmas on “NightCourt” I remember...), and ended in June. Now, if yer lucky, the show begins before Halloween - early November, and ends around April or May. It’s really saddening. It would be sadder if most of the TV nowadays didn’t suck, but oh well.
My other problem with the whole “scheduling” thing (I used quote signs to indicate that I use the word loosely, but now that I said it, I negated their actual sole purpose in life... sorry guys) is that it’s SUPPOSED (I used caps for “supposed” because it’s purely my opinion, which is more important than most things anyways, so I continue...) to be “the new fall schedule”! FALL being the operative word! But now! Now you’ve got ads saying things like, “coming this winter to NBC” or “There’s family-hijinks a-brewing on Fox this March” or, “Ever wonder what would happen if we put a life monkey in a mans pants and then sent him on blind dates in Space while the have to vote celebrities off an island made entirely out of turds? See how it goes down this May the WB,”... damn stupid WB. Hate it so bad. But this rant is not about the WB - though I’m sure there will be one in the future, now is not the time for it. Let’s get back to that TV scheduling thing.
It’s all messed up. I don’t like it. Bring Balki back. Thank you.