I knew the network was not ...
Question: I knew the network was not going to keep
3 LBS on the air, but not because it's not a good show. I think it was interesting, but it was a bit morbid. I especially enjoyed the pilot episode when the young violinist had had a seizure. Do you think its realistic morbidity may have been why it did not pull in as many viewers? Maybe people need or want to see "lighter" shows. Even though
ER and
House are medical dramas, they have many light moments, but
3 LBS seemed to be a darker show. It made one feel that what happened to the fictional patient could so easily happen to anyone. What do you think?
Answer: I'm not sure enough people even gave the show a chance to decide if it was too morbid for them. I think it was one medical drama too many, and that if CBS cynically thought it could attract the
House viewer by airing such a transparent clone an hour later on the same night, it should have expended more effort toward making a better clone. There were elements of
3 LBS with humor — the sexy female neurologist character, for instance — but I still think the main problem with this show was its lack of originality.
