I Was Right…”Cavemen” Is A Dud!

Just a little note on the ridiculous ABC sitcom, “Cavemen”. Over 60% of recently polled television viewers predict the moronic show will be cancelled soon. Hey, ABC, maybe you should have left “The George Lopez  Show” on instead of unceremoniously dropping it like you did. Someone should have clubbed the producers of “Cavemen” and dragged them out of the studio before they could tape this crap.

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Another Case Of Prejudice or Just Indifference?

The recent cancellation of the “George Lopez Show” has stirred up alot of controversy. Hispanic television shows are few and far between and now ABC has chosen to replace the popular Hispanic sit-com with a show based on a Geico commercial about cavemen. 

The  majority of people saying the “George Lopez Show” has had “a good run”, but has lost its following are probably not Hispanics. Most people who think it was time for the show to end were most likely not even regular viewers. “The George Lopez Show” consistently proved that Hispanics are productive members of American society and have the same problems, issues, emotions and lives as any other American culture. And, the way the show was cancelled was a blatant slap in the face to both George Lopez and the entire cast and crew. Steve McPherson, ABC Entertainment President chose to inform Lopez that his show was cancelled with a  telephone call, making a final episode impossible. I can’t think of one television show that was cancelled with no opportunity to televise a final espisode wrapping up the show.

George Lopez is proof that Mexican-Americans can come from a humble background and succeed with hard work and determination. Once upon a time the “Ellen” show was cancelled when Ellen DeGeneres announced she was gay. Now “The Ellen Show” is one of the most popular talk shows on television. Perhaps sometime in the near future television studios will realize that they continue to have the power to consistently show that the Hispanic community has much to offer our society.

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The Television Rerun And Its Evil Twin The Commercial.

Prior to the 1950′s, television shows were performed live, so since they weren’t recorded there were no reruns. The rerun has been credited to (or blamed on) Desi Arnez…thanks alot Desi. It seems everytime I decide to sit down to watch a tv show that I’ve only caught once it ends up being a rerun of the one I saw. And how about television networks that bore us with reruns all summer long? I know those poor overworked and underpaid television stars need a break, but reruns are still annoying. How come soap operas never have reruns? Don’t those actors ever need breaks? It must be exhausting to suffer daily through infidelty, brain tumors and amnesia.

Commercials are also out of control. For every hour of television there are 15 minutes of commercials. I want to watch the show, not know how pads with wings can make me want to frolic through a field. And on top of the 15 minutes of commercials, networks have taken to advertising upcoming shows in the corner of my screen. What a sneaky way to get in a plug for another show. I suspect this may be just a form of subliminal messaging anyway.

I guess television is just trying to keep up with movie theaters. I don’t even bother going into the theater until a half hour after showtime. Otherwise I know I’ll just end up sitting through 10 trailers and 20 commercials advertising soft drinks, men’s cologne and gym shoes. They charge me ten bucks to see a movie then they force me to watch commercials for products that they’ll profit from. Where’s my share of the profit? It’s certainly not in the 30lb. bucket of popcorn in melted lard that cost me eight bucks.