Fox apologizes for Idol finale running long - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-26-2007, 10:33 AM

Live TV has this way of being, well live. And that means hard to schedule. As any DVR owner who's tried to record The Simpsons after a football game can tell you, that sometimes means your shows will be cut off.

So on the one hand, it shouldn't be that surprising that this week's American Idol finale ran about 9 minutes long. On the other hand, it's not like the producers aren't used to putting together a live program every week. Anyway, thousands of viewers missed the big finish where Jordin Sparks was crowned miss... err.. the next idol.
Now Fox has issued an apology to those viewers, saying "it was always our intention to bring the show in on time." Well, I don't know about you, but that makes me feel better.

Anyway, I guess you can always hit up YouTube if you missed the finale.

EmoJoe · 06-01-2007, 08:46 PM

they should apologize for it being a SUCKFEST, not for it running long.

Cactus Jack · 06-01-2007, 09:01 PM

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they should apologize for it being a SUCKFEST, not for it running long.

platinumblondelife · 06-02-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe®

they should apologize for it being a SUCKFEST, not for it running long.

Seriously that was one of the worst finales ever. I can't believe I even watched it...the only thing that helped was watching while being on the ONTD disscussion of it lol. Prince >>>>>> Beatles songs medley.

catlover79 · 06-02-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe®

they should apologize for it being a SUCKFEST, not for it running long.

EmoJoe · 06-02-2007, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by platinumblondelife

Seriously that was one of the worst finales ever. I can't believe I even watched it...the only thing that helped was watching while being on the ONTD disscussion of it lol. Prince >>>>>> Beatles songs medley.

yeah, it sucked, but then again so did the season it was closing !

05-26-2007, 10:33 AM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Fox apologizes for Idol finale running long Live TV has this way of being, well live. And that means hard to schedule. As any DVR owner who's tried to record The Simpsons after a football game can tell you, that sometimes means your shows will be cut off. So on the one hand, it shouldn't be that surprising that this week's American Idol finale ran about 9 minutes long. On the other hand, it's not like the producers aren't used to putting together a live program every week. Anyway, thousands of viewers missed the big finish where Jordin Sparks was crowned miss... err.. the next idol. Now Fox has issued an apology to those viewers, saying "it was always our intention to bring the show in on time." Well, I don't know about you, but that makes me feel better. Anyway, I guess you can always hit up YouTube if you missed the finale.
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06-01-2007, 08:46 PM	#2
EmoJoe Cool cool cool Forum Addict Join Date: Apr 23, 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 71,478	they should apologize for it being a SUCKFEST, not for it running long.
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