(VANCOUVER) A Canadian Television Producer was shocked, shocked! today to find out that shows occasionally get canceled. "I blame Baal," the remorseful Producer said. "Oh, and the lack of promotion, which is a real, really big problem. And faeries. Which are also real and seriously fuck things up, proper, too."
When reached for comment, the CBC stated unequivocably "as far as we know, faeries are no more real than all those extra J-Pod viewers who would have come out in droves if only we'd had more spots."
Sigh. Kids, you really, really don't do it like this. No wonder so much of the public doesn't care. Why can't more Producers do it like this?
Anybody else thinking that maybe it's time somebody set J.B. Sugar and Jeff Seymour up? I think those kids would really hit it off.
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My favorite quote about TV is attributed to David ("The Fugitive") Jansen when asked what the difference was between when your show gets picked up and when it gets canceled. His answer, "It's the same emotion -- a horrible relief".
The rules of etiquette for showrunners when your show gets shit-canned are really simple...
1. You break the news to your cast and crew and sometimes have to hold their hand when they cry.
2. You take every single person who works for you someplace where you can all get absolutely hammered and you pick up the tab and pay for the cabs.
3. You tell the folks at the network how much you enjoyed working with them, even if you both know you're lying.
4. You tell the media how much you enjoyed the series and how much potential you felt it had -- even if you both know you're lying.
There's no blaming the PR guys or some failing sports team across town. If those were the issues, it's your fault for not dealing with them long before cancelation loomed.
5. You go somewhere for a couple of weeks to clear your head.
You're allowed to make a list of what screwed up and who you feel didn't do their job. But you put that someplace where nobody else can see it and make sure you don't allow those issues to plague you next time.
6. You start something new.
It could be Baal. I'm quite sure the SG-1 writers left a few of those clones running loose. Handy scapegoat for anything. *nods sagely*
Unlike Baals, however, class has always been in short supply, whatever segment of the human race one cares to look at. :-/
Would Sugar like some cheese to go with that whine?
This is a win-lose business...you win some and you lose some. That's the game.
Period.
What counts, what people remember is whether or not you win or lose poorly.
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