I find there are too many quality shows on TV and DVD to give a new show any more time than its pilot to grab me. If they can't pull it together enough for the pilot to be engaging, then I move on. It doesn't have to be perfect, or amazing, but it has to suggest a show worth watching. But I don't want to waste time waiting for a show to pull itself together.
And there's no risk today. If I prematurely mis-judged a show, at worst I can watch it a year later on DVD.
My wife is in your camp though; she'll give a mediocre show a full season (Bionic Woman, for example) just to see it through, and in the hope that it will pull itself together.
We'll see: I didn't bother with the first half of Lost because it seemed such a dopey idea, and since Alias had petered out at the end. That was a grand mistake, and I've since watched Lost with enthusiasm. I certainly hope for Abrams to bring more of his magic to TV.
And there's no risk today. If I prematurely mis-judged a show, at worst I can watch it a year later on DVD.
My wife is in your camp though; she'll give a mediocre show a full season (Bionic Woman, for example) just to see it through, and in the hope that it will pull itself together.
We'll see: I didn't bother with the first half of Lost because it seemed such a dopey idea, and since Alias had petered out at the end. That was a grand mistake, and I've since watched Lost with enthusiasm. I certainly hope for Abrams to bring more of his magic to TV.