Re: The Sad, Sad Legacy of UPN & WB

On 11 Jun 2006 12:10:30 -0700, "WQ" <wq@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:


akj...@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Sun, 11 Jun 2006 14:41:01 -0400, shawn <nanoflower@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

On 11 Jun 2006 09:33:25 -0700, "WQ" <wq@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Now that both UPN and WB are winding themselves
down into extinction, the question that should be
asked is: were they even worth being on the air over
the last 11 years? Going over all their lineups, I've
only been able to come across 7 UPN shows and 7
WB shows that were of any kind of worth or appeal
in creative or entertaining terms.

That's your choice, but I suspect that most readers of this newsgroup
will disagree with you. I see that you've left off many top shows for
both networks, as well the shows that made a hit with the critics. No
mention of "Nowhere Man" or "Veronica Mars" for UPN? I agree the
network hasn't had great luck with shows, but they did better than you
suggest. I can say that most of the shows that are on your list I
didn't even try to watch, while I suspect that many of my favorites
from those networks (things like "Charmed", "Angel", and "Veronica
Mars") wouldn't make it on your list of shows that you've watched even
a few times.

I started to come up with my own list but I couldn't find a good list
of shows that were aired by UPN and the WB.

Objectivity is not one of WQ's attributes.

WQ states an opinion on the networks, then justifies it with "his"
ratings.

--- Well, *whose* ratings am I going to justify it with?

I can't dispute his "findings" since the only show I watch on UPN or
WB is Smackdown. Since this show is expected to continue on The CW,
it must be watched by a sufficient number of viewers.

--- It's not about numbers or popularity, it's about which shows worked
best in realizing their premise without boring or sickening one to
tears.

So, why should anyone find your opinion "...about which shows worked
best in realizing their premise..." worthwhile? What qualifies you to
make those judgements.

I don't watch "boring or sickening" shows. Why should I care which
programs you don't find "boring or sickening"?

As other posters noted, you missed a few of the most watched
WB and UPN shows.

Your "opinion" was stated clearly in the subject of this thread.
The letter grades are redundant.
.

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