Is There To Much TV to Watch?

I was taking inventory of the TV programs I watch, and even though I say I am going to cut back, I am still at 100 plus shows I keep up with through out the year. No matter how much I stop watching this or that program, I am still watching many TV shows. You know what I am not doing? I am not reading, which I think is sad because reading requires discipline and TV requires nothing but for you to sit on your favorite chair or couch and eat drink and watch TV and go to the bath room during commercial breaks. If your watching TV with Netflix then you may need to push the stop button to go to the bathroom.

On my twitter feed I have been posting a lot about pre-production of countless shows and TV projects coming to our TV screen soon, and they all sound great, but how would I even think about putting some of them on my watch list? My DVR is already over loaded with shows the family watches, and then the other two DVR's are getting full. I get upset when one of my favorites gets canceled. I should be grateful so that I can fit another one on my rotation. But no I join a fan protest on Twitter.

That's not the worst of it!

Many times you will find actors doing guest spots on different shows and their acting roles are very different and instead of just enjoying the story I become a over critical critic. I find my self of thinking about each role they play and forget about the story I am watching. I mean I am watching the TV story because of the story right?

Then there is the ratings, different networks have different standards. Numbers that are great for one network are a nightmare for another. AMC's The Walking Dead is the most popular show on TV with 17 Million + viewers per episode, if that program dropped to 10 million, I don't think they would cancel the show, but would they panic and start making stupid changes? How many people have to watch a TV show to make a TV executive happy with all the competition now on TV?  In 2013 TNT's Dallas season ratings where 4 million 2014 it dropped to 2 million but did not include delayed viewing and TNT canceled the show.

So if they are not considering delayed viewing, Are networks more worried about the sponsor then the viewer?  Viewers do not like commercials.

Bottom line is viewers will not watch TV when TV networks and sponsors want them to and not every great TV show is going to get high ratings, but that does not mean they are bad.

#SAVEDALLAS is worth the fight, but lets be real!

OK, like millions of other people I was upset when the TNT network canceled Dallas after three seasons, but I kinda laughed at the TNT hate and was shocked at the campaign to get a prime time network to pick up Dallas like CBS where Dallas originally premiered back in the 80's.

First of all, TNT is a business, if the numbers don't add up the show is canceled. bottom line! Yes I understand the numbers don't always add up the way the fans see it but I am not boycotting TNT, I like other shows on TNT. I liked Dallas on TNT, but it did not workout, bottom line.

And please stop requesting a prime time network like CBS to pick up the show. Dallas does not have the numbers to compete with other popular network shows. Sorry people but you need to face the facts. Dallas is not life and death unless your a actor out of a job. I love TV shows also, but if they get the ax I move on to the next one until that one is canceled, and if there is a campaign to save a favorite show, I will do what I can until I feel it is at a dead end. Dallas is not at a dead end yet and there is still a lot of support to bring it back to another network, and I can support that and will till I hear from the producers and actors that they have done all they can.

So lets keep it real and do our best to #SAVEDALLAS

TNT Should Not Cancel Dallas!, the "DALLAS TNT FAN GROUP" on Facebook Speaks out

On September 23rd 2014 I posted this on "Dallas TNT Fan Group



I just posted this on Dallas TNT and TNT Facebook page:

You know if you move Dallas to a better time slot like Friday night, it is possible it would get better ratings,Dallas is a great show, but why are you making it compete with Monday Night Football and other mainstream popular shows. TNT needs to build the audience not demand it. Come on TNT be fare!

It had a over whelming response from other Dallas Fans, they had this to say in the comments


Laure
yep that's right.they should've left it on Wednesdays instead of switching it to Mondays and I bet it would've been fine


Dianne
I agree all the way around Friday night would be a much better night


Cindy

These networks either need to pay attention to the fan base they want when scheduling to make sure the fan base isn't already claimed or accept the fact there's not going to be huge numbers when up against juggernauts. Last spring season I had 4 shows that were all on at 9 on Mondays. Dallas won out for watching live but still... Wednesday nights seem to be my slow TV nights. Or even Sunday nights after 9. Still ticked they put The Librarians against Once Upon a Time. Again, same fan base.

Lola

Now don't be silly puttin it on Friday would kill it for sure . That's when everyone gets paid n is out n about. They could move the time up like to seven n it would do a lot better.

Darrin

Friday night,,,just like the old Dallas shwos....well it didn't really compete with MNF as football season just started a few weeks ago

Beth

Yeah, Friday's would be good, that way I don't have to fight my husband over the remote every Monday. He likes to watch Fast and Loud, but of coarse I always WIN! I have to have my Dallas fix.

Bryant

I remember the "Dukes of Hazzard" came on at 9:00 and "Dallas" at 10:00 until 1981 when "Falcon Crest" got the 10:00 slot and the other two shows were moved an hour earlier. "Knots Landing" was on Thursday at 10:00 and "Dynasty" was on ABC on Wednesdays at 9:00. For awhile, "The Colby's" was on at 10:00 after "Dynasty. During the 80's, there was a primetime soap on every weeknight for many years and then we were left with "knots Landing." So, #DALLAS belongs on Friday nights

Brad

Now we're stuck with a bunch of crappy reality shows while great primetime dramas continue to get cancelled

Starla

Sadly ppl are watching the reality shows. It may work on Fridays now it may not. Bluebloods and that other cbs show have a nice following that night. With the dvr I dont see the day matters much.

There are plenty more comments you can read at the Dallas TNT Fan Group, But agree or disagree with Friday night, it is clear that TNT  needs to rethink what night to broadcast Dallas. TNT says it's about drama, then they need to be about Drama for people who like TV programs and less about how to compete with the other networks. TNT will have their fan base if they just stick to there audience. TNT has some great shows, and they are not afraid to stretch the imagination. For one final time I ask TNT

PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL DALLAS!

Will you help Josh Henderson get Dallas Renewed on TNT

Josh Henderson just posted this on Facebook:

"Okay everyone, now is the time. We need YOU! Let's show TNT how much we want a fourth season by making the Monday September 22nd two hour season finale the biggest that we can. Like/share/and comment on all the videos and pictures, change your covers and default pictures, end all your tweets and posts with ‪#‎DallasTNT‬, tell EVERYONE you know. And PLEASE watch live if you can! Let's show the world what we already know, that Dallas has the absolute best fans in the world! Thank you for all your support, it's up to us!"

Ok Dallas Fans, we need to make plans for Monday night, we need to Tweet, Tumble, Facebook, 

We don't want to get this wrong, or we will have to deal with John Ross, and I don't want to deal with John Ross.....

make sure you use the hash Tags #DallasTNT and Tag #the TNT network @TNTDrama 

WE CAN DO THIS!

Here is Facebook links to join the conversation.

https://www.facebook.com/JoshBHenderson

https://www.facebook.com/groups/196376237159243/

https://www.facebook.com/DallasTNT

TNT! Please Renew Dallas, Because it's All About The Drama

Sometimes there is a TV story that lives forever. It has hero's and villains. And sometimes the villains are the good guys but you still hate them. The plot can be twisted every direction. Some plot lines are a little far fetched and maybe just a little unbelievable. But you don't care this is your TV show and you need to know how the family is doing.

Dallas is that type of show. It has everything you could want in a drama. Some of the things that happen may be on the border line of unbelievable, but the writers keep it simple and we understand whats going on. Dallas is your show. it's about family, family feuds , sex, crime , back stabbing fun. no matter how unreal some critics think it might be, you can sit down for a hour and escape into other family problems.

It is my hope that the powers that be at the TNT networks will consider what Dallas means for a huge fan base. And know not everyone is a part of the Nielsen Family. I know Dallas can not go on forever, but just a few more years. However if the network executives decide to cancel Dallas, I ask them to at least give it a final episode that could be brought back for a network mini-series now and again. And maybe one day the we can give Dallas a final farewell for all the long dedicated fans.

However, to the fans use social media, to save your show. Talk about it on Twitter and Facebook. Hash tag it, tag the networks and the official show twitter pages. Do not relent, do not stop , Blog about it and put it out there for social media and for the world to see. If you watch a episode of Dallas, make sure the social media world knows it, not just your connections.

Official Twitter tag for Dallas TV Show
@Dallas-TNT

Official Twitter tag for the TNT TV Network
@tntdrama

Tweet if you watch Dallas on DVD, Netflix, etc

Hash Tags for Dallas in general

#DallasTNT

#Ewingswin

That is just a couple.

Bottom line is, watch Dallas and let the world know, talk about it on social media.