Usually, big fan of brevity. Don't like using 12 words when four will do. But after I read the article this comment is about, I think I had a moment of insanity and the sincere need to vent.
Sadly, I think Ms. Wong should change her name to Ms. Wrong. A cliche, you say? An obvious play on words? Yes, it was, but we've been fighting for Blood Ties renewal for quite some time now, and I'm tired. The bon mots don't come quite as easily as they once did.
Rather than spending her budget on a cheesey promotion, buying a used plane, airing WIP movies, and commissioning scripts for pilots, I would think she'd listen to the very viewers that have been inundating her for months with requests for the renewal of Blood Ties.
They want to jazz up their image, The Unnamed 'Media Buyer' says. Stop throwing away the gold you have for the gold plated.
Ms. Wong has named new heads of research, scheduling and movie development? Were there brains attached to those heads?
Research has shown that WE WANT MORE BLOOD TIES.
They scheduled this show's "second season" at 11 pm on a Friday night, a night called the dead zone for a reason. They didn't even bother to show the last two episodes on the network, making them available only on their website. This was a blatant disrespect to viewers who are hearing impaired (or are they not a big enough demographic for them?) or people whose escape is watching this show, but don't always have the means to buy the high speed equipment necessary to download. I was lucky, I had the equipment and got to see them.
They didn't advertise, they didn't show previews.
That is not promotion, that is sabotage. Then said 'oh, numbers are down.' Well, I'm considered fairly intelligent as are the other people who watch this show, and the message could not possibly have been clearer.
Then, adding insult to injury, they began to air the show on their sister network, Lifetime for Real Women, carried by almost no one. Yes, that would certainly bring in tons of new viewers.
In spite of all their tactics, there is not a day that goes by that fails to bring new fans to BLOOD TIES.
We are working women, looking for an escape all right. Unfortunately, it seems we'll have to be escaping from Lifetime.
Mr. Goldstein says they noticed they had no one speaking directly to their audience with their programming? Perhaps if they'd answered email, phone calls and postcards with something other than canned responses, they'd know what we're thinking. If they keep up the attitude they've taken, it won't matter, because there won't be any viewers to address.
Way to pay attention SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
While now, it is my sincere hope that another network will pick up this innovative show, I would still watch it if it were on Lifetime. Until the day a little show called BLOOD TIES premiered, before, I'd never watched that network after finding it, because I found most of their programming stale, and a little offensive.
Of late, it has been cheesey reality shows like 'Psychic Challenge' and 'Your Mama Don't Dance' along with old sitcoms and the typical WIP movies. They say they want to change to scripted programs? They've got a head start with BT.
In a time when programming is cut throat and keeping the viewers you already have is essential, that network is throwing away what could not only be a massive fan base, but a lucrative income source. There is not a one of us who wouldn't buy related BT merchandise.
Thank you, TVGuide, for the article, it certainly clarifies how out of touch they truly are with their core audience. I say again, they're looking for scripted shows? They got a great one staring them in the face. If only they'd open their eyes and see.
My sincere wishes of good luck to Ms. Wong, clearly she'll need it.
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Sadly, I think Ms. Wong should change her name to Ms. Wrong. A cliche, you say? An obvious play on words? Yes, it was, but we've been fighting for Blood Ties renewal for quite some time now, and I'm tired. The bon mots don't come quite as easily as they once did.
Rather than spending her budget on a cheesey promotion, buying a used plane, airing WIP movies, and commissioning scripts for pilots, I would think she'd listen to the very viewers that have been inundating her for months with requests for the renewal of Blood Ties.
They want to jazz up their image, The Unnamed 'Media Buyer' says. Stop throwing away the gold you have for the gold plated.
Ms. Wong has named new heads of research, scheduling and movie development? Were there brains attached to those heads?
Research has shown that WE WANT MORE BLOOD TIES.
They scheduled this show's "second season" at 11 pm on a Friday night, a night called the dead zone for a reason. They didn't even bother to show the last two episodes on the network, making them available only on their website. This was a blatant disrespect to viewers who are hearing impaired (or are they not a big enough demographic for them?) or people whose escape is watching this show, but don't always have the means to buy the high speed equipment necessary to download. I was lucky, I had the equipment and got to see them.
They didn't advertise, they didn't show previews.
That is not promotion, that is sabotage. Then said 'oh, numbers are down.' Well, I'm considered fairly intelligent as are the other people who watch this show, and the message could not possibly have been clearer.
Then, adding insult to injury, they began to air the show on their sister network, Lifetime for Real Women, carried by almost no one. Yes, that would certainly bring in tons of new viewers.
In spite of all their tactics, there is not a day that goes by that fails to bring new fans to BLOOD TIES.
We are working women, looking for an escape all right. Unfortunately, it seems we'll have to be escaping from Lifetime.
Mr. Goldstein says they noticed they had no one speaking directly to their audience with their programming? Perhaps if they'd answered email, phone calls and postcards with something other than canned responses, they'd know what we're thinking. If they keep up the attitude they've taken, it won't matter, because there won't be any viewers to address.
Way to pay attention SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE FACT THAT WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION.
While now, it is my sincere hope that another network will pick up this innovative show, I would still watch it if it were on Lifetime. Until the day a little show called BLOOD TIES premiered, before, I'd never watched that network after finding it, because I found most of their programming stale, and a little offensive.
Of late, it has been cheesey reality shows like 'Psychic Challenge' and 'Your Mama Don't Dance' along with old sitcoms and the typical WIP movies. They say they want to change to scripted programs? They've got a head start with BT.
In a time when programming is cut throat and keeping the viewers you already have is essential, that network is throwing away what could not only be a massive fan base, but a lucrative income source. There is not a one of us who wouldn't buy related BT merchandise.
Thank you, TVGuide, for the article, it certainly clarifies how out of touch they truly are with their core audience. I say again, they're looking for scripted shows? They got a great one staring them in the face. If only they'd open their eyes and see.
My sincere wishes of good luck to Ms. Wong, clearly she'll need it.