this is why we can't have nice things...

[rhivolution]

Per taraljc, Rubicon has been cancelled. Yes, in light of renewing The Walking Dead after two.episodes.

Sigh. Yes, I know, #firstworldproblem, niche programme, but I enjoyed that show. It was the US answer to early Spooks*--thoughtful, dangerous, intelligence agency drama, and a slow burner.

...which was probably why they tossed it. The US viewing public has no patience for slow burners.** Their loss.


* Should that remake happen, and I have no idea how it would be done (as the FBI is incredibly different culturally, and we have also had about ten million FBI shows), I will cry.
** Please tell me we are grown-up enough to know that I don't necessarily mean You Specifically when I say 'the US viewing public'. There IS a dominant sociocultural construct of television viewers, both perceived and actual, in every country, though.

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[rhivolution]

EDIT: Essentially, what the footnote was meant to signify was not that I have suddenly fallen into the OMG US SUCKS contingent. (I am of the mind that most of the television industry sucks everywhere, not that they let me run things.) I will have to reword next time.

[alchemy]

Well, to be fair, I think most reality TV is extremely dubious no matter where you go. The US is the country that spawned Jersey Shore, after all.

ETA: That's fair, but ultimately I don't think the footnote helped. If anything, it seemed kind of condescending, like I should obviously know that even though you're talking about a group I am a part of, you're not speaking about me, personally. Which doesn't quite work.

[rhivolution]

I think I see where we're coming at this differently; I was trying to express a distinction between the single viewer and the greater gestalt audience and how those POVs can be vastly different.

But I sounded wanky (still sound wanky?) and I do apologize.