Pop Culture Curmudgeon

Quarterlife is gone almost before it started

I’m a little sad that the first experiment of bringing Internet television to standard television failed so miserably: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29/arts/television/29arts-NBCPULLSTHEP_BRF.html?ref=television

But, the interesting thing to note is that the ratings of 3.1 million are similar to that of one of my favorite shows, Supernatural, which is considered a solid hit on its network. It just goes to show you how important it is to know your point of reference.

I wonder if the ratings for all shows will be down slightly once the new content starts up. There was so much doom and gloom that with nothing new on tv to watch, viewers would turn to other forms of entertainment, and they might not come back. I’ll be watching to see if they come back–I know I will!