Pookie (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} pwca) wrote,@ 2009-06-22 22:44:00 |
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The Monster Didn't Roar
This article in the Guardian discusses the background behind the recent cancellation of ITV's only home grown genre shows of the last ten years,* Demons and Primeval. There has been much discussion of late with regard to the falling revenues in commercial television, and this article highlights the effects of that. Essentially, the cancellation of the more expensive and probably the more interesting series, which will be replaced with less expensive series aimed at broader audiences.
I gave both series a shot -- Primeval was by far the better of the two, but not good enough to re-watch or to buy on DVD. Demons was tedious and derivative.
Looks like the number of genre shows will be shrinking once again. Time to stab that nostalgia button.
* I am hard pressed to think of any others.
This article in the Guardian discusses the background behind the recent cancellation of ITV's only home grown genre shows of the last ten years,* Demons and Primeval. There has been much discussion of late with regard to the falling revenues in commercial television, and this article highlights the effects of that. Essentially, the cancellation of the more expensive and probably the more interesting series, which will be replaced with less expensive series aimed at broader audiences.
I gave both series a shot -- Primeval was by far the better of the two, but not good enough to re-watch or to buy on DVD. Demons was tedious and derivative.
Looks like the number of genre shows will be shrinking once again. Time to stab that nostalgia button.
* I am hard pressed to think of any others.
