Brilliant but Cancelled on Trio
Posted: Dec 30th 2002, 11:16 pm
(was starting this over, because it is a different topic than the list. Also, unsure if this is the right forum. If not Im sure our kindly moderator will help me out)
Just watched Brilliant but Cancelled on Trio. I'd encourage everyone to see this show, it discusses great TV that was cancelled before its time (if it ever aired).
They do profile My So Called Life. There is an interview with Marshall Herskovitz. Also, interestingly there was a brief shot of the filming of the show, and of Claire receiving makeup. (HELLO??!! BONUS DISC MATERIAL?? Where is this footage from? Why can't we have this, exactly the behind the scenes stuff we deserved. I'm mad knowing this exists). And, Wilson Cruz is on.
Marshall discusses the poor promotion. He claims it was promo'd as a teen show, when in reality it was an adult show about adolescence. I found myself very much in agreement with his assessment.
Next, in a poignant moment Marshall states that when the show was being discussed for cancellation, he went to the execs directly and told them not to cancel the show "because its the right thing to do." Its "corporate goodwill" to give the small group of disaffected, who don't have an outlet otherwise, a show they deserve. ABC was non-plussed. Marshall made the point the show was profitable.
What I find odd, is that right after that, the narrators state that Claire Danes was not going to come back, because she wanted to do films. It doesnt make her look very good, frankly. Though, this seems to contradict directly what Marshall had just said. Perhaps Marshall wanted to continue without Claire? (unlikely). Perhaps the narrators were wrong? I don't know. Of note, Marshall did not mention Claire wanted out, though that doesnt mean its not true of course.
Lastly Wilson Cruz thanked MTV, stating that is the forum where the love for the show took off.
During another segment, someone made the following observation - which is very telling, and perhaps sums up the whole "programming for lowest common denominator think".
"People ask where the intelligent TV is. But the fact is, the more intelligent you are, the less TV you watch".
Anyway, sorry about the length. I hope everyone gets to see the show.
Just watched Brilliant but Cancelled on Trio. I'd encourage everyone to see this show, it discusses great TV that was cancelled before its time (if it ever aired).
They do profile My So Called Life. There is an interview with Marshall Herskovitz. Also, interestingly there was a brief shot of the filming of the show, and of Claire receiving makeup. (HELLO??!! BONUS DISC MATERIAL?? Where is this footage from? Why can't we have this, exactly the behind the scenes stuff we deserved. I'm mad knowing this exists). And, Wilson Cruz is on.
Marshall discusses the poor promotion. He claims it was promo'd as a teen show, when in reality it was an adult show about adolescence. I found myself very much in agreement with his assessment.
Next, in a poignant moment Marshall states that when the show was being discussed for cancellation, he went to the execs directly and told them not to cancel the show "because its the right thing to do." Its "corporate goodwill" to give the small group of disaffected, who don't have an outlet otherwise, a show they deserve. ABC was non-plussed. Marshall made the point the show was profitable.
What I find odd, is that right after that, the narrators state that Claire Danes was not going to come back, because she wanted to do films. It doesnt make her look very good, frankly. Though, this seems to contradict directly what Marshall had just said. Perhaps Marshall wanted to continue without Claire? (unlikely). Perhaps the narrators were wrong? I don't know. Of note, Marshall did not mention Claire wanted out, though that doesnt mean its not true of course.
Lastly Wilson Cruz thanked MTV, stating that is the forum where the love for the show took off.
During another segment, someone made the following observation - which is very telling, and perhaps sums up the whole "programming for lowest common denominator think".
"People ask where the intelligent TV is. But the fact is, the more intelligent you are, the less TV you watch".
Anyway, sorry about the length. I hope everyone gets to see the show.