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BEATLESCHICK · 04-29-2005, 08:21 PM

I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, NBC. DESPITE OVER 20,000 SIGNATURES ON A PETITION, NUMEROUS POSTCARDS AND LETTERS, AND OUTCRIES FOR QUALITY TELEVISION, YOU CANCELLED THE BEST SHOW ON TV. AND FOR WHAT? ANOTHER REALITY TELEVISION SERIES?

"AMERICAN DREAMS" WAS THE ONLY SHOW ON YOUR NETWORK I TRULY LOOKED FORWARD TO WATCHING EVERY WEEK. SO, IT DIDN'T GET THE RATINGS THAT A SHOW LIKE "FRIENDS" DID. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE "JOEY" OR EVEN "THE CONTENDER" IS DOING ALL THAT GREAT. WHY CANCEL "AMERICAN DREAMS"?

YOU NOT ONLY GAVE UP ON A TERRIFICALLY WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND WELL-ACTED SERIES, YOU GAVE UP ON WHAT I DEEM AS THE LAST SHOW ON TV THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN ENJOY. YOU KILLED "FAMILY HOUR." CONGRATULATIONS. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

New AD fan · 04-29-2005, 09:20 PM

Quality does not matter to these people (network executives). If a quality show does get good ratings, then they will renew it, but all those little bean counting executives care about are those stupid (and inaccurate) Nielesn ratings, which are controlled by a few thousand extremely powerful (and apparently very stupid) American families.

Quanity does not necessarily equal quality. Was Warren Harding a great president because he won in a landslide in 1920?

In fact, there is a great market out there for someone to build a tv network that will only be concerned with quality programming, and make it an official policy to ignore Nielsen ratings.

Brent88 · 04-29-2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by New AD fan

In fact, there is a great market out there for someone to build a tv network that will only be concerned with quality programming, and make it an official policy to ignore Nielsen ratings.

TV doesn't work that way. ANY network with commericals gets ad rates to pay for the show based on the ratings. Even cable...

PrettyinPink55 · 04-29-2005, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BEATLESCHICK

I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, NBC. DESPITE OVER 20,000 SIGNATURES ON A PETITION, NUMEROUS POSTCARDS AND LETTERS, AND OUTCRIES FOR QUALITY TELEVISION, YOU CANCELLED THE BEST SHOW ON TV. AND FOR WHAT? ANOTHER REALITY TELEVISION SERIES?

"AMERICAN DREAMS" WAS THE ONLY SHOW ON YOUR NETWORK I TRULY LOOKED FORWARD TO WATCHING EVERY WEEK. SO, IT DIDN'T GET THE RATINGS THAT A SHOW LIKE "FRIENDS" DID. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE "JOEY" OR EVEN "THE CONTENDER" IS DOING ALL THAT GREAT. WHY CANCEL "AMERICAN DREAMS"?

YOU NOT ONLY GAVE UP ON A TERRIFICALLY WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND WELL-ACTED SERIES, YOU GAVE UP ON WHAT I DEEM AS THE LAST SHOW ON TV THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN ENJOY. YOU KILLED "FAMILY HOUR." CONGRATULATIONS. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.

I liked your letter Beatleschick! Good job on saying what was on my mind!

BEATLESCHICK · 04-30-2005, 05:41 PM

period care about is the all mighty dollar. Total bullsh*t.

04-29-2005, 08:21 PM	#1
BEATLESCHICK Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 65	My email (just now) to americandreams@nbcuni.com I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN YOU, NBC. DESPITE OVER 20,000 SIGNATURES ON A PETITION, NUMEROUS POSTCARDS AND LETTERS, AND OUTCRIES FOR QUALITY TELEVISION, YOU CANCELLED THE BEST SHOW ON TV. AND FOR WHAT? ANOTHER REALITY TELEVISION SERIES? "AMERICAN DREAMS" WAS THE ONLY SHOW ON YOUR NETWORK I TRULY LOOKED FORWARD TO WATCHING EVERY WEEK. SO, IT DIDN'T GET THE RATINGS THAT A SHOW LIKE "FRIENDS" DID. DOESN'T LOOK LIKE "JOEY" OR EVEN "THE CONTENDER" IS DOING ALL THAT GREAT. WHY CANCEL "AMERICAN DREAMS"? YOU NOT ONLY GAVE UP ON A TERRIFICALLY WRITTEN, PRODUCED AND WELL-ACTED SERIES, YOU GAVE UP ON WHAT I DEEM AS THE LAST SHOW ON TV THAT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES CAN ENJOY. YOU KILLED "FAMILY HOUR." CONGRATULATIONS. YOU SHOULD BE PROUD.
	__________________ And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make. John Lennon and Paul McCartney 1969

04-30-2005, 05:41 PM	#5
BEATLESCHICK Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 10, 2005 Location: VA Posts: 65	Thanks. I know all NBC and the other networks period care about is the all mighty dollar. Total bullsh*t.

04-29-2005, 09:20 PM	#2
New AD fan Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 79	Quality does not matter to these people (network executives). If a quality show does get good ratings, then they will renew it, but all those little bean counting executives care about are those stupid (and inaccurate) Nielesn ratings, which are controlled by a few thousand extremely powerful (and apparently very stupid) American families. Quanity does not necessarily equal quality. Was Warren Harding a great president because he won in a landslide in 1920? In fact, there is a great market out there for someone to build a tv network that will only be concerned with quality programming, and make it an official policy to ignore Nielsen ratings.