Hi, Matt! I am one of those ...
Question: Hi, Matt! I am one of those very concerned fans who fears losing great shows such as
Everwood,
Gilmore Girls, etc., with the WB/UPN merge. I noticed the other day that ABC Family is sporting a show called
Beautiful People. What are your thoughts on the possibility of some of these shows being sold to ABC Family? They already rerun some of the WB shows, so why not take on new episodes? I know that it
looks like
Gilmore Girls will remain, but I can't lose
Everwood. I also like
One Tree Hill and was a fan of
Related. I know you hated it, but week after week it improved and became one of the shows I looked forward to watching. Anyway, I was watching the show
Beautiful People and wondered if there might be a place for some of the WB shows on ABC Family. Your thoughts? Also, is there
anything a desperate fan can do to save our favorite shows? Do networks really pay attention to petitions?
Answer: I'm not sure petitions, online or otherwise, will help the CW powers-that-be in making the tough calls as to what will or won't transfer. But jettisoning them to ABC Family, or to cable, probably isn't an option, especially for the long-established shows that would be prohibitively expensive to produce on a basic-cable budget. (For
Everwood, which is filmed on location in Utah, to slash its budget drastically in order to survive doesn't sound like a realistic game plan.) As for
Related: It wouldn't have made it to a new season even if WB were going to still be in business. It was a flop, critically and in the ratings.
