tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post1429160088126647769..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: Change of PlansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-83796575240487312612010-07-22T07:09:49.696-05:002010-07-22T07:09:49.696-05:00Yes, it really didn't seem like a CBS show, bu...Yes, it really didn't seem like a CBS show, but when the producers had the chance to see it on a major network, they took it.<br /><br />It's interesting that we can see the effect the network choice would have on the content - I wonder if that's true with publishers, too?<br /><br />I've decided to no longer try and chase a big NY publisher (well, I say itlike that but the truth is after two publishers and three flops it isn't exactly <i>my</i> choice ;) but I'm happy with it.<br /><br />I don't think we've gotten to the point in publishing were the big ones aren't willing to take many chances (the way it seems it is with network TV vs. cable) but I wonder if we tailor our work a little bit for mainstream publshers more than we realize?John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-89768023349584125142010-07-21T13:33:04.719-05:002010-07-21T13:33:04.719-05:00I agree with Dana - sounds like the show needed a ...I agree with Dana - sounds like the show needed a different format - more HBO or FX. And ditto what the rest said - who expects a Summer Saturday Night new series to actually spike ratings? I hate when networks set new shows up to fail.Joelle Charbonneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13608552691748018256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-32368330638960806732010-07-21T11:08:46.663-05:002010-07-21T11:08:46.663-05:00Sorry to hear of the cancellation. Summer Saturday...Sorry to hear of the cancellation. Summer Saturdays is such a bad night for TV.<br />I'm sure you will make good use of the material and experience in a novel down the road. There are just so darn many similar shows on TV right now, it's hard to get people to watch.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-88944628810872703812010-07-21T08:56:33.584-05:002010-07-21T08:56:33.584-05:00I saw all the aired episodes (Thank God for DVRs; ...I saw all the aired episodes (Thank God for DVRs; as Ron said, who debuts a show on summer Saturdays), and it appears the changes requested by the networks were the show's undoing.<br /><br />I remember when John first told everyone about THE BRIDGE. I was jazzed. I'd read enough, and seen THE WIRE, to think a show that dealt more with police bureaucracy and politics than with crime would make a great show, especially if it showed things from the bottom up, and how the system supposedly devised to enhance police work too often inhibits it.<br /><br />The problem is, that doesn't lend itself well to an episodic format. From what I saw, the creators of THE BRIDGE needed to cram a a self-contained story as well as elements of the continuing story lines into each episode; the result seemed, to me, to be a sense of rushing. Frank Leo came to some conclusions quicker than seemed likely from how things were set up, but he had to, because that's <i>all the time they had.</i><br /><br />I still think it's a great show idea, but it might need someone like HBO, Showtime, FX, or AMC to do it justice.<br /><br />John, it seems from what I've read that you consider your time working on the show as good experience, and having read LET IT RID, it certainly didn't hurt your writing any. Let's all hope the exposure you got in the industry will lead to more oportunities.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-32628314119852320392010-07-21T08:50:23.361-05:002010-07-21T08:50:23.361-05:00phuckumphuckumjedidiah ayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14601451789918885612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-11478062135730045082010-07-21T08:48:04.440-05:002010-07-21T08:48:04.440-05:00Looks like you can buy three episodes on the iTune...Looks like you can buy three episodes on the iTunesSteve Weddlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03876211586767139613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-60921645899191045952010-07-21T07:55:47.344-05:002010-07-21T07:55:47.344-05:00I missed watching it Saturday. Sorry.
It seems th...I missed watching it Saturday. Sorry.<br /><br />It seems that CBS picked it up only to force it to fail. Probably a little network politicking going on, and THE BRIDGE was low show on the totum. Who debuts a show on a Saturday? During the Summer? Doomed from the start. That's sad.Ron Earl Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12170233782050167504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-27719932592148265072010-07-21T05:15:03.618-05:002010-07-21T05:15:03.618-05:00Sorry to hear THE BRIDGE has been cancelled. It se...Sorry to hear THE BRIDGE has been cancelled. It seems like networks just won't take a chance on edgy shows anymore. Three of my favorites of recent memory (FIREFLY, DEAD LIKE ME, and ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT) vanished long before their expiration date.<br /><br />My wife and I are big, big fans of THE CHURCH.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com