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posted 15 years ago by Anonymous46
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I know I am quite late on the uptake here, but I can't comprehend a reason why this show wouldn't go beyond one season. I just started watching last night and am currently on the 11th episode, so i'm trying to avoid reading all the threads on here, but I have read some and I see some things that people gave for reasons why they don't like it. However, these reasons are insignificant in relation to the greatness that clearly outweighs any minor flaws. I find myself smiling or laughing in many scenes, so far I haven't seen one *beep* actor, I am not a liberal, and I am really dumbfounded as to how this show was cancelled. Unless it went utterly downhill from where i'm at now, I can't see any logical reasons. Anyone care to enlighten me????

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[–] dmgreer 15 years ago

I came here just now because Amanda Peet was on Letterman and my daughter wanted to know something about her. I liked The West Wing, so I thought I'd give Sorkin's new show a shot when that was over. I didn't expect to like it, didn't want to like it because I wanted to have that hour free for other things.

But man, what a gem of a show! To be able to make that whole world really compelling, and the characters people you really wanted to get to know.

I think it was the right show at the wrong time. You had the similarly named 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Ugly Betty all debuting in 2006. Then from 2005 you had Medium, Ghost Whisperer, NUMB3RS, Prison Break, So You Think You Can Dance, My Name Is Earl, and Grey's Anatomy.

So the field was pretty crowded judging by the shows that have survived until now. Studio 60 wasn't flashy enough? Too thoughtful? Just not what people wanted right then? I don't know. Didn't even make the critics' top ten lists, even though it got 5 Emmy nominations. But the quality never suffered, so I would definitely recommend watching all 22 episodes.

Seems like the same thing is happening with Trauma. The writing, acting, directing, cinematography, everything is excellent in that show, but it's not the time for it.

[–] anne0 15 years ago

In addition, there was another NBC problem - they have a recent history of really poor leadership & management. This show was very expensive to make. With the roster of high-priced stars and Aaron Sorkin, they had one of the best drama series ever produced. But it was necessarty to make a commitment to quality over profit margin. The business model is that eventually ad rates go up for a proven success, but the weasels weren't willing to wait for that.

[–] Rooney72 14 years ago

I just finished watching the entire season over a one-week span (I know, no life, but I watched one ep and was hooked.) I wonder if part of the problem wasn't the 'inside baseball' nature of the show--while the stakes were high for the characters, they just weren't stakes that most of the audience could relate to. Doctor shows, cop shows, people have interaction with those people, and can relate to their problems and challenges. Most people couldn't care less about the challenges of getting a TV show made. Now me, I have a son who's a writer/producer so I understand the lingo and find it endlessly fascinating. But I appreciate that not everyone is in that boat and maybe that turned some people off.

[–] eagle_eyed 14 years ago

The biggest problem with this show was how it was advertised. When it first aired everyone kept saying 30 Rock is funnier. Well 30 rock is a comedy and if it was not funnier then it would be a real problem. This show is a drama with comedy in some of the writing. NBC tried to advertise it as a comedy, and as we can probably all agree now, they failed miserably.

[–] AcidGlazier 14 years ago

i think you make a good point here. after a while, the matt/harriet stuff just got too tiring. when the episodes had a broader scope (pilot, katrina musicians, jack and the chinese/fcc, k&r, etc), it brought up serious issues which affected more than just the two lovebirds not being able to get over themselves. sorkin openly mocks the sensationalist writing in k&r, but its undeniably entertaining.