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It is strange to see you write that given that my comments directly mirrored your own, just with a different, indeterminate set of people as the target. You have a double-standard: The people you want to insult, it is okay to insult them, but the people you like, it isn't okay to insult them.
I think you should take your advice to heart: Recognize and acknowledge that large companies don't regularly act like idiots. Recognize and acknowledge that the needs of consumerists need to be balanced with the needs of investors, and the needs of taxpayers, and the needs of employees, and the needs of communities, etc. The extremism you've put forward against the networks is the root of the problem.
I think you may be reading something into what I'm saying. All of us here, in every thread, criticize and chastise television programs which we don't like, we comment when a show seems to be going downhill. That is the nature of being a consumer. And, you can disagree with everything we think. And, you've been a good advocate of the point of view of the network, though it's one many here disagree with.
But no one in this thread, to my following, has ever referred to you personally in negative tones or used ad hominem directed against you. We've addressed an argument we don't agree with.
As far as insulting NBC, we don't have to, media buyers are doing that for us. Law & Order SVU went down from a 3.8/share last year to a 2.6 last night. If it was losing money at 10PM with a 3.8, then I don't see how it's doing any better where it is now.
But while I chastise NBC for what I feel is a short sighted plan that in the longterm hurts - far more then if they just ran Dateline 3 nights a week and some reality program 2 (JMHO),
As is pointed out above, large business make errors. We make errors. Everyone makes errors. But the expression of what we think about the judgement of a company is something everyone can voice their own thoughts about.
But no one on this side of the argument is calling individuals who we know here as anything for expressing their opinion. I'm glad you have your opinion. I just think you're wrong. And I say this not as someone who hates the networks. Hell, I have GE stock, I hope they do well.
I'm saying this not as someone crabby and bitchy about my viewpoint.
I believe companies don't regularly act like idiots. I think in the bevy of programming available on cable and networks, you're seeing several networks who are being absolute genious in their programming choices and making splashes which have helped them be far more profitable. Bravo has turned cheap reality shows into drama that draws advertisers and eyeballs, while putting forward reality-game shows that get big (for cable) ratings. SyFy has been the king of developing incredibly cheap serialized drama like "Warehouse 13" and "Eureka" both of which, per episode, are less then $1M, which is breakthrough dollar range for their worth.
There are several networks even under the Universal header that are trying unique things and making a go at it.
I just don't buy into NBC's strategy. Sorry. But that doesn't make me a self centered idiot. And it doesn't mean I'm not thinking of it as an investment strategy, or how the network can see it.
Zucker made it clear last year that he thinks NBC is done "trying to be #1" and he wants to be profitable on the ground. And that's fine. Only time will tell longterm how this plays out. But if NBC finds things going the same direction - Jay profitable while the Tonight Show loses ground and it's previous network programming has big drops in rating #s while other networks see ratings hold steady, then I don't know how he can call it a "success", from any measuring stick.