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Is Your Favorite Network
Show Headed For Cancellation??
Most of the fall shows have premiered, so it's not a terrible time to see how things are going ratings-wise.
(18-49 finals; repeats in grey; earlier weeks in parentheses, shows I suspect are vulnerable to cancellation are in red; shows I don't believe vulnerable in green; non-school-night shows in brown)
--- (5.5) (1.6) (1.3) (1.3) (1.3) Modern Family
3.9 (---) (---) (0.7) (0.3) (0.8) Once Upon A Time
3.8 (4.4) (1.1) (0.7) (---) (---) Grey's Anatomy
3.2 (---) (0.6) (---) (---) (---) Revenge
2.2 (2.9) (1.1) (0.9) (1.0) (0.9) The Middle
2.1 (2.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Dancing With The Stars (Mo)
2.1 (2.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Dancing With The Stars (Tu)
2.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 666 Park Avenue
2.0 (2.1) (0.9) (0.6) (---) (---) Scandal
1.9 (2.1) (---) (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) Castle
1.9 (2.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) Last Resort
1.9 (3.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Neighbors
1.6 (1.9) (---) (0.5) (---) (---) Private Practice
--- (1.5) (1.7) (---) (---) (---) Primetime
1.5 (1.6) (1.8) (---) (0.9) (1.0) Shark Tank
1.3 (1.4) (1.8) (1.3) (1.0) (1.2) 20/20
1.2 (1.7) (1.5) (---) (3.0) (---) College Football
ABC only ordered 13 episodes of Shonda Rhimes' "Private Practice" this season. My suspicion is it will order no more
"Revenge" rattled around between a 2.0 and 2.5 on Wednesdays this year and looked to me like it might not be back this fall. It's obviously doing much better on Sundays after ABC's top-rated drama "Once Upon A Time."
So far "Last Resort" is doing better than "Charlie's Angels," which premiered at 2.1 in that 8 p.m. Thursday slot, then fell to 1.5 its second week, then 1.2 its third. "Angels" lasted seven episodes.
--- (8.7) (7.4) (---) (---) (---) NFL Sunday
4.9 (5.0) (2.3) (1.9) (2.0) (1.6) Big Bang Theory
3.6 (3.5) (1.8) (1.5) (1.8) (1.3) 2½ Men
3.5 (3.7) (1.6) (0.8) (1.5) (2.1) 2 Broke Girls
3.3 (3.6) (1.4) (0.8) (1.4) (1.5) How/Your Mother
--- (3.1) (---) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) Criminal Minds
3.0 (2.9) (1.3) (1.0) (---) (---) Person of Interest
3.0 (3.1) (3.2) (---) (---) (---) Survivor
2.9 (3.1) (---) (---) (1.2) (1.6) Mike & Molly
2.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Amazing Race
2.5 (3.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Elementary
2.1 (1.1) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (1.0) The Mentalist
2.1 (2.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Partners
2.0 (1.8) (0.9) (---) (0.8) (1.1) Hawaii Five-0
2.0 (2.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Vegas
1.8 (---) (0.7) (0.6) (0.4) (0.8) The Good Wife
1.7 (2.7) (2.8) (2.1) (0.8) (1.2) 60 Minutes
1.5 (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (---) Blue Bloods
1.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Made In Jersey
Last season "Hawaii Five-0" premiered with a 3.4 and never fell below a 2.3. It's been getting clobbered by "Revolution."
"The Mentalist" is not thriving with its move from Thursdays to Sundays. Last season it never fell below 2.2 and once went as high as 3.0.
Last season "The Good Wife" ranged between 1.7 and 2.7.
"Vegas" lost a lot of the "NCIS LA" audience and lost to "Sons of Anarchy" last week, but it still beat "Parenthood" and "Private Practice."
"Partners" is doing a poor job of retaining the "How I Met Your Mother" audience, which could hurt "2 Broke Girls."
9.0 (8.7) (8.9)(11.0) (---) (3.3) NFL Sunday
4.6 (4.4) (4.7) (4.2) (---) (---) The Voice (Mo)
3.0 (4.2) (4.7) (4.0) (---) (---) The Voice (Tu)
3.2 (3.4) (4.1) (---) (---) (---) Revolution
2.2 (2.1) (2.1) (---) (---) (0.6) The Office
2.1 (2.7) (3.4) (3.4) (---) (---) Go On
--- (2.1) (1.2) (---) (---) (---) Law & Order SVU
1.9 (1.6) (1.7) (---) (---) (0.5) Parks and Recreation
1.7 (2.0) (2.2) (2.5) (---) (---) The New Normal
1.6 (0.6) (0.6) (0.4) (0.5) (0.5) Grimm
1.6 (1.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) Guys With Kids
1.6 (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) (---) (---) Parenthood
1.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 30 Rock
1.4 (1.4) (1.3) (---) (---) (---) Up All Night
1.3 (1.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Animal Practice
1.3 (1.0) (0.9) (0.9) (0.8) (0.9) Dateline
1.0 (0.8) (1.1) (1.4) (---) (---) Rock Center
"Revolution," "Go On" and "New Normal" all got full first-season orders this week. Unfortunately "New Normal" seems to be a ratings roadblock preventing the "Go On" audience from making it all the way to "Parenthood."
"Guys With Kids," "Animal Practice," "Parenthood" and "Up All Night" all look really vulnerable to my eyes. Will any of them outlast the outgoing "30 Rock"?
With "Go On" hobbled by a "Voice" recap show, "The Office" reasserted itself this week as NBC's biggest sitcom.
"Grimm" was Friday's top show a week ago, so it looks plenty safe.
"Rock Center" isn't doing appreciably worse in the old "ER" timeslot than "Prime Suspect," "The Firm" or "Awake" did last season.
"Community" starts its Friday journey in two weeks.
8.5 (---) (---)(10.6) (---) (2.6) NFL Sunday
3.8 (1.5) (1.9) (2.2) (1.1) (1.8) The Simpsons
3.5 (3.4) (3.6) (3.3) (---) (---) The X Factor (We)
3.3 (1.9) (2.0) (2.2) (1.5) (2.0) Family Guy
3.2 (3.2) (3.5) (3.1) (---) (---) The X Factor (Th)
2.8 (2.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) New Girl
2.6 (2.4) (2.9) (3.1) (0.6) (0.8) Glee
2.5 (0.6) (1.1) (---) (0.6) (---) American Dad
2.5 (1.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Bob's Burgers
2.1 (2.3) (2.3) (---) (---) (---) Bones
1.9 (2.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Mindy Project
1.7 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Raising Hope
1.6 (2.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Ben & Kate
1.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Fringe
1.1 (0.8) (0.9) (1.2) (0.5) (---) College Football
1.0 (1.3) (1.5) (---) (---) (---) Mob Doctor
"New Girl" remains strong as Fox's top live-action sitcom, but "The Mindy Project" and "Ben & Kate" started weak and are already bleeding viewers.
"Raising Hope" premiered with a 3.1 last season.
"Mob Doctor" could be the first casualty of the new season.
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Oct. 7, 2012, 3:21 a.m. CST
I like both the Mindy Project and Ben & Kate
by hst666
I hope they improve.
Oct. 7, 2012, 3:21 a.m. CST
And I can't believe how bad the New Normal pilot was.
by hst666
Oct. 7, 2012, 3:58 a.m. CST
Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles season 3 motherfuckers
by Xen11
Television has been banned from my life since that cancellation.
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:46 a.m. CST
by Tony
Can I make a quick comment on the way these ratings are colour-coded? Like 10% of men I am pretty severely colourblind and so the use of red/green/brown as a means of differentiation is completely meaningless!! Can't you try, for example, red/blue/yellow, where the differences are actually stark enough for the remaining 10% of us to see!?! Not that this particular coloumn is of much interest to me - my spelling of colour rather than color should give that away!! - but, you know, for future reference...
Oct. 7, 2012, 6:08 a.m. CST
Funny live action tv shows are dead to me until The League returns w/ new episodes.
by Xenodistortion
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:13 a.m. CST
by mascan42
These columns are written for the 90%. Now go back to staring bewildered at that traffic light.
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:52 a.m. CST
Ben & Kate
by hspahr
Huh, I've really been enjoying Ben & Kate. And Don Johnson's daughter is a serious hotty.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:03 a.m. CST
how is Big Bang Theory's ratings so high?
by professorjack
What the hell man. People just like shit. Thats gotta be the answer. All these quality comedies that we think "if only people gave it a chance", they probably did and didnt like it because they wanted to watch shit.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:19 a.m. CST
it's so relaxing to read these tv numbers stories and not have to worry about fringe anymore
by Halibut
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:24 a.m. CST
Tankin' it.
by Metroid_Fetish
All of the networks are doing it, not just NBC.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:39 a.m. CST
by dengreg31
you wrote: ""Revenge" rattled around between a 2.0 and 2.5 on Wednesdays this year and looked to me like it might not be back this fall. It's obviously doing much better on Sundays after ABC's top-rated drama "Once Upon A Time."" Are you nuts? "Revenge" was NEVER in line for cancellation.. its been labelled as a guilty pleasure for ABC since it launched last year and only picked up buzz and ratings as it went.. that was a ridiculous statement...
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:43 a.m. CST
I was curious about the CW as well
by Ricardo
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:50 a.m. CST
Impractial Jokers on Current - Anyone Seen?
by KentButabi
I have not laughed so hard at a show in YEARS.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:56 a.m. CST
As long as Once Upon a Time is safe. All is okay. AND YES: Impractical Jokers is a fucking RIOT
by Dharma4
My belly was aching -Namaste-
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
Last Resort
by Grendel745
Man I hate when quality shows get shitty ratings because no one wants to watch a non-reality, non-laugh track aided, well acted show. I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it while its on though and hope that its this year's "Fringe". The show that the network keeps on because of its quality, despite ratings.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
who the f cares about the CW?
by nora inu
all the shows on that network only cater to tweenage douchers...
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:50 a.m. CST
I miss the good old days when we kept seeing Scrubs survive.
by Darth_Nader
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:56 a.m. CST
I think it's been a really poor crop of new shows this year...
by dj_bollocks
And with a lot of quality shows reaching the end of their lifespan Network telly must be shitting themselves...
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:59 a.m. CST
I like the NEW NORM
by KevinMuller
It isn't perfect but the cast gels great together and the little girl is a find
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:12 a.m. CST
Community's journey
by PDepew2181
Is there any kind of a chance it gets more than 13 episodes? I mean, the NBC suits were saying, "Well, we have to give these other shows a chance," and most of them have already proven to be shit, so...just do the right thing and give Community a full 22 episodes. Of course, if the show has been totally ruined by the behind the scenes changes......shit, can't think like that. Stay positive.
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:28 a.m. CST
The Mentalist - my favorite 'Sherlock Holmes' show.
by Raptor Jesus
The move to Sundays was a dumb idea.
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:33 a.m. CST
by Greg
Seems the vast majority of Americans like TV comfort food. Something they can watch in the background and not have to think about. They don't want a challenge. I think the don't like to think part could be key.
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:46 a.m. CST
txtphile - Totally agree about Fringe
by Paul
So glad that they get to go out on their terms and so far its awesome!
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:48 a.m. CST
dharma4 - Don't think that you have to worry about OUAT
by Paul
Its near the top of the ratings, as a OUAT fan myself I'm really glad about it. I think that possibly its the new Lost.
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:49 a.m. CST
Big Bang Theory is popular because its great writing and theres something that everyone can relate to.
by Paul
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:50 a.m. CST
Really hope that Ben and Kate improves in ratings because its a great show
by Paul
I hope that The Mindy Project dies a horrible death though.
Oct. 7, 2012, 11:57 a.m. CST
Should The Office be in green since it's the final season?
by SifoDyasJr
I know it's doing decent (at least by NBC's standards), but it is being put out to pasture at the end of the season along with 30 Rock--which, I want to point out, has been getting terrible numbers compared to Community in that same time period. Except NBC treats 30 Rock like a favorite child and Community like a red-headed step-child...
Oct. 7, 2012, 12:03 p.m. CST
Hawaii Five-O" getting clobbered by "Revolution
by Toe Jam
That's awesome. Haven't yet had a chance yet to watch "Revolution," but the reviews have been pretty mixed. Regardless, I'm all for any half-interesting show that beats a show from CBS' assembly line of nearly indistinguishable crime dramas.
Oct. 7, 2012, 12:16 p.m. CST
I haven't picked up any new shows this season.
by MovieManStill
Watched a few, but nothing that I'm sticking with, for sure. Actually, I may "join" "American Horror Story" - skipped the first season.
Oct. 7, 2012, 12:50 p.m. CST
How do people stomach these awful shows? I can't understand.
by A. Garcia
Oct. 7, 2012, 12:54 p.m. CST
I am afraid to invest time and effort into REVOLUTION.
by Chris Moody
Will it be the next V, FLASHFORWARD, THE EVENT, TERRA NOVA, etc...? Also, I suspect that HAWAII FIVE-0 will survive but at a different day/time. I also suspect that both preachy homosexual shows (Partners, New "Normal") will be cancelled. I liked THE MINDY PROJECT. However, I suspect that it will be cancelled too. I think that it would probably work with someone other than Mindy Kaling in the lead role. She's a great actress...but she just doesn't "look" the part anymore than I would look the part of Abraham Lincoln.
Oct. 7, 2012, 12:55 p.m. CST
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS is hilarious...
by Chris Moody
...but it isn't on CURRENT TV. It is on Tru TV.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:10 p.m. CST
the new shows premiered? Really? I didn't even notice.
by cozy
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:14 p.m. CST
Big Bang Theory does NOT have great writing
by jarhead_h
They were out of places to go with it last year, and getting renewed through year , what, eight(?), really isn't helping. Sons of Anarchy is in the same situation. It needed to end this year with Jax and Ope burning everything down, and instead it's been renewed through year six and seven is apparently very likely. And that's on top of year three, which was honestly bad enough that is should have gotten SoA canceled outright.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:27 p.m. CST
Supernatural did a 0.8 on Wednesday
by Hercules
That's precisely where it premiered last year. I didn't do the CW this time because most of its shows premiere later, over the next two weeks.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:31 p.m. CST
if raising hope gets canceled I will be sad
by Batmangelo
That shows hilarious
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:31 p.m. CST
Charlie's Angels
by Spinninmarty
I totally forgot that was a show from last year.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:34 p.m. CST
BIG BANG THEORY usually makes me laugh...
by chaburchak
...but the latest episode, where Penny tried to break up with Leonard AGAIN for no apparent reason, was pretty worrisome. Looks like they really are starting to run out of ideas. On the other hand, I find the success of HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER inexplicable, so there you go. Everyone's different.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:42 p.m. CST
BBT is my guilty pleasure
by Beebop
It's not groundbreaking, or all that funny, but I do find it fitfully amusing. The humor is obvious, forced, pandering, and based off of caricatures and not actual people. I do watch it, but I justify viewing it by also watching actual, quality shows - New Girl, Ben & Kate, for example, both of which I've really enjoyed so far (New Girl's my favorite network comedy). I will agree with this nonsense that Penny is "bored" with Leonard and wants to break up with him is idiotic. Let's just look at her character for a second: a midwestern megaslut who isn't terribly bright and is a waitress, and she wants to dump a brilliant, likable guy who is an admitted nerd but seems to be pretty damn good at the bedroom antics, given her reactions previously. She's bored? She's friggin' BORING. I find a show like 2 Broke Girls MUCH more offensive and disgusting than Big Bang Theory.
Oct. 7, 2012, 1:48 p.m. CST
by jsfithaca
sutter has been vocal about a seven season plan for the show for awhile now. and while i agree about the third season ive really liked the 4th and what we've seen so far of the 5th.
Oct. 7, 2012, 2:23 p.m. CST
Are ratings even accurate anymore?
by Topher4801
With PVRing, streaming and downloading?
Oct. 7, 2012, 2:51 p.m. CST
Ratings aren't accurate, but it's how advertising rates are set so...
by SifoDyasJr
...if you like a show that the senior citizens that are in possession of Nielsen boxes don't watch, you're pretty much fucked. But hey, you get five versions of CSI out of it...
Oct. 7, 2012, 3:35 p.m. CST
To me BBT and Parenthood have the same problem
by lowpassat
First off I am glad that thinks Penny dumping Leonard (again) seems really lame and a sign that they are trying to "strain" their relationship just to fill time. I really wish that they would give Raj more to do that just be the pathetic lonely guy. They gave Sheldon a love interest but Raj cant get a girl? That being said I think I think both shows suffer the same problem, none of the characters ever seem to get anywhere. Penny is still the slut that gets a good guy and cant commit, Leonard is the puppy eyed dork that cant keep a girlfriend, Sheldon is the dork that doenst know what to do with a girl even when she throws herself at him repeatedly, Raj is the loney guy thats just alone for no apparent reason other than to be the lonely guy. Howard is the lone exception, atleast his character is getting somwhere. Parenthood is the same way, I'll spare the details this time but all the characters are spinnning their wheels with the one lone exception being Crosby. I dont want to see the same charactrers stuck in the same ruts season after season.
Oct. 7, 2012, 3:47 p.m. CST
I`m glad Fringe is in Red. Should`ve been cancelled a while ago.
by higgledyhiggles
An entire episode about finding a video tape which tells them to go find video tapes. Fuck me. Kill it now. Why am i even watching. The future is shit.
Oct. 7, 2012, 3:52 p.m. CST
Herc, seriously, now, it's time to give up on just the 18-49 ratings block. Just give the overall ratings. The numbers you're giving are so small that it's hard to differentiate the shows numbers.
by Coughlins Laws
It really doesn't make sense to me why you only show the 18-49 demographic. I know this is what advertisers pay the most attention to, but what the Hell do you care? Just show the overall ratings, please.
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:13 p.m. CST
Will Last Resort last all season?
by palpster
Will it?
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:27 p.m. CST
community got a b+ in entertainment weekly
by KevinMuller
They say you can feel the slight slide in value but it still remains true to itself
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:29 p.m. CST
Mindy Kaling is the ugliest woman on the planet...
by Punisherthunder
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:37 p.m. CST
punisherthunder is absolutely right...
by palpster
How she ever got her show is beyond me.
Oct. 7, 2012, 4:48 p.m. CST
Big Bang Theory is the worst "comedy" on network since...
by SenatorJeffersonSmith
According To Jim
Oct. 7, 2012, 5:29 p.m. CST
Seriously enjoyed Revenge here in the UK ... Hows it going down over there??
by GINGE_MUPPET
Oct. 7, 2012, 5:41 p.m. CST
Revolution sucks.
by Jackson
I honestly can't believe why so many people like it.
Oct. 7, 2012, 6:20 p.m. CST
Vegas will get cancelled, it had a great premise, but...
by Shermdawg
...it's too much of the same (at probably a high cost), and not nearly as interesting as it could've been. That and the Chiklis/Quaid dynamic will basically drag on like that of Clark and Lex on Smallville as my buddy pointed out with Quaid busting in on his office every episode with nothing coming from it but fingers being pointed. CBS should've aimed for a Justified, not just another run of the mill procedural with a cool setting. Last Resort. Going down. Wrong timeslot. Terrible network. Story with limited scope. It's not bad, but not nearly as engaging as similar shows have been or are and looks to likely fall into the same trappings as Lost if it continues on. If it gets canned, Cinemax should pick it up, ramp up the action a bit, let Andre drop some f-bombs, and have the loevely Autumn Reeser get nekkid every episode. Or at least have her come back to Hawaii Five-O which will probably be moved to Tuesdays after Vegas gets yanked. It'd fit in better with the NCIS shows anyway. As far as Revolution is concerned, I could only stomach two episodes. Sorry Eric. And regarding Supernatural, please fucking put it out of it's misery.
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:01 p.m. CST
Hercs still bitter with the CW
by FrodoFraggins
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:02 p.m. CST
The fact that those CBS shows are the most watched is really depressing
by FrodoFraggins
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:09 p.m. CST
People like Revolution simply because.....
by kenisgod1
The world is going to end in 75 days.....duh.....
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:18 p.m. CST
Mindy Kaling and BJ Novak
by Carmen A
I really don't understand how Kaling and Novak succeeded. The American Office was a low budget affair from the start, using all new talent, so I get that they were there first, and came cheap. But they so quickly became fixtures, and their work was routinely the worst. We all know that Office scripts are written by committee (a typical episode has EIGHTEEN writers, credited as some form of "producer"), so it's tough for any single person to shine. But the Kaling and Novak episodes were almost always self-serving, emphasizing their characters to get themselves more on-screen time, and their characters were always annoying and completely unrealistic. (Compare to Dwight, who is annoying but in a realistic enough manner to be funny.) They got in fast, met with the right people, and because Hollywood furniture. I am sure that like Jimmy Fallon, we will NEVER be rid of Kaling or Novak, no matter how badly their shows do, and how much money they cost the network.
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:33 p.m. CST
I, too, am not fond of Mindy Kaling or BJ Novak
by Toe Jam
I still remember my first exposure to Kaling: It was "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," when she shows up as the ex over whom Paul Rudd's character has been pining the entire movie. I thought to myself, "No fucking way a good-looking dude like Paul Rudd pines over a chick that un-pretty." Totally took me out of the movie. Yeah, I know it's shallow. I wouldn't call her fat, though, or even unattractive. She's quite plain-looking, which is fine, but her comedic "voice" is rather annoying, and that's what makes her unappealing. BJ Novak is either great at pretending to be a douche bag or really is a douche bag playing himself on TV. I can't decide which, but either way I don't like him.
Oct. 7, 2012, 7:55 p.m. CST
Mindy Kaling
by vuvuzela
I thinks she's gorgeous - just shows there are different tastes. Although I admit, she'd find me hideous.
Oct. 7, 2012, 8:16 p.m. CST
New Girl': Because this generation of lame assholes needs their own version of 'Friends
by AzulTool
Oct. 7, 2012, 8:34 p.m. CST
New Girl can't be this generations friends.
by Baked
The cast is only 60% white. That's 40% less white than friends.
Oct. 7, 2012, 8:39 p.m. CST
New GIrl is nothing LIKE Friends
by Beebop
Where do people come up with this stuff? Friends was a traditional, trite sitcom with characters who had no depth whatsoever. New Girl has ratatat banter and characters who are actually more than cardboard cutouts (see Schmidt, for example). Don't get me wrong - some of the "youthful" lingo is tiresome and just as trite as Friends was on the whole, but I would much rather hang out with the characters on New Girl than the characters on Friends.
Lack of options is how. If you had to sit at a table and eat shit, you are going to choose to eat the least shitty shit.
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:05 p.m. CST
by la te ral us
yaaaaayyy Community!
Oct. 7, 2012, 9:41 p.m. CST
I can't believe people on this site give a shit about sitcoms and reality shows
by Mugato5150
There are TV shows (not many of them but they exist) that rival theatrical films and people still give a shit about The Big Bang Theory?
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:01 p.m. CST
I gave up on watching new shows when According to Jim got its 500th season. The only shows I watch now are already wrapped ones that show up on Netflix. Im halfway into the 2nd season of scrubs. great show.
by Arcadian
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:29 p.m. CST
W/o having seen eps, I picked "Revolution" to flop and "Mob Doctor" to win.
by kabong
I'm hoping for "Arrow." But with my record . . .
Oct. 7, 2012, 10:34 p.m. CST
There are TV shows (not many of them but they exist) that rival theatrical films and people still give a shit about The Big Bang Theory?
by Beebop
You do realize that people can watch both crappy TV and realize that it's not great, and at the same time watch the transcendant stuff and know how good it is? Really, the only network TV i watch is Fox's Tuesday comedies, Fringe, The Office/Parks and Rec, and the Big Bang Theory. Everything else is the high-quality cable dramas. I won't bother with the network TV crap.
Oct. 8, 2012, 12:14 a.m. CST
The New Girl" IS the newer generation's "Friends
by Toe Jam
And I say that as a fan of both series.
Oct. 8, 2012, 1:17 a.m. CST
BBT has its moments, but you are better off watching
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
the IT Crowd, the show that BBT wishes it were.
Oct. 8, 2012, 2:39 a.m. CST
Life is way too short to watch mediocre television.
by brokentusk
I watched the pilot for both REVOLUTION and LAST RESORT. Both had moments that made me engage, but for the most part just came across as a desperate attempt to re-create the magic that LOST somehow captured from its first episode. I'm not sticking with either of them. I don't know, I've just come to a point where I've realized that there's more shows that I can handle and I have to be selective with my time. Why would I want to waste my life watching THE BIG BANG THEORY and THE NEW GIRL, when I could be watching BOARDWALK EMPIRE and THE NEWSROOM, you know? That's just an example, BOARDWALK and NEWSROOM aren't for everyone, but what I mean is: I'm happy to spend the rest of my days watching stories that interest me and make me think, instead of just consuming season after season of brain-numbing mediocrity just so I can feel satisfied that I'm "caught up" with all the shows.
Oct. 8, 2012, 3:27 a.m. CST
CW can't get Superman in a Superman show.
by UltimaRex
Fuck 'em. Fuck 'em.
Oct. 8, 2012, 3:40 a.m. CST
Nothing has been really gripping so far
by Truxton Spangler
I like Last Resort most of the new bunch, but it looks expensive for the ratings it gets. And I don't really care for/about the chick Lt or her anguish. Revolution got the back nine picked up, so it will get a full season, but I hope the twists end up somewhere meaningful. Feisty is-she-jaiilbait niece needs to tone down the acting. And the geek dude reminds me too much of Harry Crane, which bugs me for some unknown reason. Vegas seems to be doing pretty well, but isn't my cup of tea, nor is CBS' other stuff. I stay away from most network comedies. And I don't get the remark about Revenge, either. It was a pleasant surprise for ABC last season, but then, this isn't the place for any kind of insightful analysis, either.
Oct. 8, 2012, 6:27 a.m. CST
Revolution = Revolting
by Frank
This show's entire premise is ridiculous. There is no way the laws of physics could be changed that electricity's basic properties could be altered and not kill every living being on Earth. All animals regardless of intelligence level require electricity to manage basic life functions. Even if you put aside this fact, we are to believe that the Governments of the world forgot how to use steam power or hydrolic power to move objects or that you can make bullets making basic smelting technology. How is a country who has more ammunition to supply every rifle in this country ammunition for 20 years no longer have ammo.
Oct. 8, 2012, 8:21 a.m. CST
revolution is simple no power=no computers= no clue
by j2talk
jesus, the premise is simple, no power things fall apart...how many clueless motherfuckers are there that cant go a minute with updating there twitter or facebook what happens when it stops working? now powers goes out how you gona figure out whats wrong with a car without the diagnostic computer?build steam power plants how? no one knows HOW to do anything anymore at least not with looking up directions online......
Oct. 8, 2012, 8:52 a.m. CST
@ latinoliontamer:
by Leto III
The electromagnetic principle at work in the show *isn't* necessarily flawed, per se -- the lack of free current-flow through a conductor is not the same thing as the lack of electricity. Yes, if there were no potential differences or exchange of charge, chemical processes, guns, and life itself would not function. However, if the Macguffin is that current no longer flows freely through semiconductors or conductors, due to quantum-eddy currents or some other handwavium, you'd get all these effects without ending life, lightning, or the mighty power of the gun (which is what S.M. Stirling's novels dealt with). I'm waiting for the show to address this more concretely, but it is doable, at least in theory. We'll have to see what the next few weeks bring us.
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:14 a.m. CST
Big Bang Theory
by ShoreGrey
I HATE that fucking show. The most broad, dumbed down humor for the masses...in fact that pretty much describes every network sitcom.
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:20 a.m. CST
Looking forward to the return of Nikita
by Nasty In The Pasty
It's the best show you're not watching (apparently).
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:31 a.m. CST
Hercules - Can you explain how the US viewing figures thing works?
by Lord Albion
As a Brit, I am always confused by these figures and 'Sweeps week,' etc. Over here in Blighty, viewing figures are simply measured in millions of viewers, (from the 80's when 20 million was good, down now to 12-13 million being considered excellent!) It is very unusual here for a programme to be dropped mid-run, but not unusual for a programme to be dropped even though its viewing figures were pretty good.
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:37 a.m. CST
leto iii
by warren bishop
True, but that still doesn't explain how we'd just 'forget' about steam power. Electricity has only been in most major cities for about 100 years. If we lost it, we'd regress back to the 19th century - not the Middle Ages. The premise for the show is ridiculous. I could go on to list the other problems - but why bother.
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:53 a.m. CST
The only difference between Friends and New Girl
by SergeantStedenko
is I'd let the New Girl do a sit and spin on my face and I could never say the same of any of the female Friends.
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:02 a.m. CST
Could give a rats ass about ANY of the new series...just give me the return of Community (its likely farewell) and Its Always Sunny..
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:08 a.m. CST
2 Broke Girls is a guilty pleasure for me, for the same reason Schindler's List was
by 2for2true
...I just got a think for skinny jewish girls...
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:09 a.m. CST
@ warrenbishop:
by Leto III
To be sure, it's not quite as simple and clear-cut as that -- the people alive back during the nineteenth century at least had a low-tech, knowledge-based infrastructure in place, which we no longer possess. For example: agricultural/food production on an individual family-basis, steam-powered industrial equipment, folk remedies and chemistry formulas, etc. It would be a long, long time (on the order of decades, experts say) before such knowledge could get disseminated again on a widespread basis amongst the survivors, and we'd be looking at having to ransack libraries for old bound copies of Mother Earth News, Popular Mechanics (from the 1800s to the early 1900s), the old Foxfire books, et al, for old-fashioned, forgotten technological data, as well as folk medicine cures to fill the void caused by a sudden lack of modern pharmaceuticals and painkillers. While certain pieces of technology would be easily retrofittable in the aftermath of this type of disaster (including gas lamps), the majority of it would be years away from such conversion. Also, while we didn't see things like printing presses in the pilot, they may still show up in later episodes -- it's too early to say, yet.
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:09 a.m. CST
I just have a feeling Revolution will never lead anywhere and there will never be any real answers.
by Drew
That is one thing I like about AHS the one season one story theme means things won't be dragged on and on...like Lost, ...Battlestar Galatica.
Oct. 8, 2012, 11:19 a.m. CST
Fringe ratings are abysmal
by SergeantStedenko
I used to watch it almost every Thursday.
Oct. 8, 2012, 11:20 a.m. CST
Mob Doctor would be great on F/X
by annie_michael_hall
They would need to amp up the violence and make the lead character more of a true anti-hero and less of a wet blanket but the overall structure is there.
Oct. 8, 2012, 11:24 a.m. CST
Also, love these Herc - network "cancellations" are so old school
by annie_michael_hall
Now with most cable series getting at least a full season to prove themselves and seeing netflix dropping a full season in one day for "House of Cards," I just wonder how long this network model will stand. Maybe forever. But the idea of investing 2-13 episodes and seeing if the ratings are good and then cancelling or renewing somewhere in that initial order could be a model that might be phased out in the next few decades. Or not. I know their economic model is different from cable and netflix of course.
Oct. 8, 2012, 11:27 a.m. CST
Why isn't Castle gaining traction?
by Snake Foreskin
It's dropping off sharply in its 2nd episode of the season? Am I seeing that right? How did that happen, and why doesn't that mean it should be on the chopping block? I love Castle and don't want to see it go, but they better start to get better ratings soon!
Oct. 8, 2012, 1:34 p.m. CST
leto iii
by warren bishop
I have to respectfully disagree with you. Alot of century old technology is still used in parts of the world (and this country) - and it wasn't so far in our distant past - that people wouldn't remember steam power etc; if for no other reason that simple necessity. I don't think that Western culture would automatically regress 500-600 years (bypassing the interim periods) without electricity - that's too much of a leap. The only way determine with any certainty which one of us is right - is to actually lose electricity - so let's hope we never find out for certain. Haha. As I mentioned in my previous post - the premise is only one of a long list of problems with the show - so my response is to simply not watch it. The premise did annoy me - so I felt compelled to comment on it. Other than that, I've stopped watching. On an unrelated note - is your screen name a "Dune" reference? One of my all-time favorite works of fiction (the first novel that is). I recently tried reading one of the prequel novels written by his son and Kevin Anderson and it was abysmal. I read "Hyperion" instead and it was very interesting. If you haven't read it - I recommend it.
Oct. 8, 2012, 1:53 p.m. CST
by emteem
I am not actually watching Revolution... too busy at the moment, but if it survives the season I plan to catch up over the summer. I just wanted to comment on your fear of the show not going anywhere. The five season arc that Kripke developed for Supernatural is about the most satisfying 5 year storyline I've seen on television since it stuck the landing unlike Lost or BSG. Supernatural has a somewhat uneven first season, but by the end of the first year found it's footing and told about the most consistent multi-year arc ever. I am hoping for Kripke to repeat that history with Revolution. But, that's just my personal opinion on a different show and hopes for the future so take it for what you will.
Oct. 8, 2012, 2:03 p.m. CST
Stopped watching BBT - Sheldon is just grating on me
by cromulent
Love Fringe, love PoI, enjoying "NBC Thursdays", enjoying Supernatural, liking Elementary, and my God, that's all I'm watching these days. Network TV is sucking
Oct. 8, 2012, 2:50 p.m. CST
The Good Wife = 45-yo women with $$$ to spend
by agnes
Granted, CBS would never tolerate an entire slate of shows with TGW's ratings, but that specific show pulls in one of the highest income audiences in network TV. There's nowhere else for Cartier and Chanel to buy ad time that guarantees that kind of access. For that alone, CBS is going to keep TGW on the air for as long as possible.
Oct. 8, 2012, 3:22 p.m. CST
With The Office leaving, safe to say 30 Rock, P&R, and Up All Night will go too.
by CCon99
That entire Thursday NBC line up is just a total ratings disaster. The Office only getting a 2.2 as a high, used to be unthinkable. With shows like Sons of Anarchy and Walking Dead getting monster ratings on cable only networks, it just proves people are still watching their TV, they're just getting sick of the same old safe Network garbage that the big networks continue to produce.
Oct. 8, 2012, 4:22 p.m. CST
lord_albion: ratings
by MGTHEDJ
In the US, a nation of 300+ million, the broadcast networks of NBC, ABC, CBS, Fox, and CW do not run new episodes between the 4th week of May and the first week of September. Half the nation, mostly people in the southern and the western parts of the country schedule their holiday during the weeks from May 25th-July 7. July 4th is a national holiday because that was the day the Declaration of Independence (from Britain) was signed in 1776. The 4th Monday in May in Memorial Day. The other half of the US schedules their holiday during the weeks from July 1-September 7. Mainly the northeast, Great Lakes region (Pittsburgh to Minnesota, and throw in Iowa), and the states of California, Oregon, and Washington. The first Monday in September in Labor Day. In the US, first run episodes air from September to May. After 6 weeks of first run shows, local stations use the ratings in November to get a sense of what their audience is and set their advertising rates for the Christmas Season. The term coined in the "Mad Men" era for November was Sweeps. The 4th Thursday in November is the national holiday Thanksgiving. It is the biggest travel day of all the US holidays, even bigger than Christmas. With so many people on the road that Tuesday and Wednesday, and not returning home until the following Saturday and Sunday, the 5 networks run one-off holiday specials or reruns. During the 6 weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day usually only 1 new episode airs, and usually it is the second week in December and it's the Christmas themed episode. This quirk is due to the amount of after-work Christmas shopping, children's Christmas plays at schools, and company parties going on the 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day. The week between Christmas and New Year's has more reruns as well. First run episodes return after New Years Day, and run through the first week in March. When the winter sets in and it's too cold to go anywhere, TV watching patterns stabilize from the Christmas fluctuations. In February, the local TV station have another sense of what their audience is and use that data to set advertising rates for the spring. This is February Sweeps. Since the 1970's the Broadcast networks, because of production costs, only order 22-26 episodes in what you in the UK call a series. This means there are too many days and not enough episodes from March 1 to the fourth week of May. The 5 networks go into reruns for a 3-4 weeks, or sometimes start running another new show they did not start in September. If the new show is successful they will bring it back in the summer. If it remains a hit, the show's Series 2 will usually air beginning in September. The final 4-6 episodes of a show on the 5 broadcast networks air in April and May. Local stations, knowing that the network shows are wrapping up for the spring, use the ratings data of May to set advertising rates for the summer and the following September and October. This May Sweeps. The idea of the overall audience versus just 18-49 year olds is a holdover from the 1970's because of the post-war baby-boom population. Car companies wanted a stat on just the younger viewers because younger viewers would buy Cameros, VWs, Hondas, Toyotas , and such. Their thinking was why run a Camero or VW ad on Gunsmoke when more 22-25 year olds were watching Sanford and Son. I hope this helps.-----later-----m
Oct. 8, 2012, 5:30 p.m. CST
Last Resort...
by _Maltheus_
...is the only new show I care for. But only barely. Network shows all have that cheesy stupid feel that always keep me from calling them "good" shows. Still, I dig the premise (for now). I waste a little time on Revolution, but I don't think I actually like it. Will probably give up on it soon enough.
Oct. 8, 2012, 5:54 p.m. CST
New Girl's only saving grace is Schmidt
by cromulent
He's hilarious in my book. And my book is made of baby tears. Everyone else seems just not into it. Oh, that Indian chick is super hot, so there's that.
Oct. 8, 2012, 6:48 p.m. CST
Gina Carano as She-Hulk!
by cromulent
They don't even need CGI! Just paint her green! OK that would look weird!
Oct. 8, 2012, 6:49 p.m. CST
wrong talkback!
by cromulent
Oct. 8, 2012, 8:57 p.m. CST
I hope The New Normal goes tra-la-la, hippity hop
by FeralAngel
...off into the sunset. Crap idea for a sitcom.
Oct. 8, 2012, 9:04 p.m. CST
Some stuff...
by DougMcKenzie
Won't NBC take Community to 100 eps to get the extra syndication fees? Revolution just might save 1) NBC 2) Ambitious big budget Sci-fi on network TV. CBS is starting to show some age. They dominated the last decade through their procedurals, but all of them outside of NCIS are bleeding viewers fast. Other than NCIS, CSI-LV, and POI the rest could be on their last year. Revenge seems to have soaked up the desperate housewives viewers. They also seem unable to pair anything up with Modern Family either. That show is alone in the wilderness. It was already announced that this is 30 rock's last season to go with the Office. P&R will stay for stability. Up all night will be gone in 3 weeks. NBC suits must be desperate that The Farm hits big. Animation Domination is still doing that dominating. Here's to five more years of the Simpson's and Family Guy.
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:32 p.m. CST
Schmidt's the best character on NG, but not its only saving grace
by Beebop
I like Nick a lot, because he's an irrationally angry, unemployed curmudgeon. Basically, he's me with a beard, in California.
Oct. 8, 2012, 10:51 p.m. CST
by Dr. Hfuhruhurr
"Life is too short to watch mediocre television". Wow. Just wow.
Oct. 9, 2012, 1:50 a.m. CST
by brokentusk
Haha, come now dude, you know what I mean. I love watching movies and TV shows and I don't consider spending my free time watching either to be a waste of that time, but I have a wife and six-year-old son. What little "free" time I have means I have to be very selective with what I watch. Regardless of my personal life, I just don't understand why someone would rather watch TWO AND A HALF MEN than do, I don't know, just about anything else.
Oct. 9, 2012, 11:06 a.m. CST
Ratings are pretty much lies...
by Andrew Coleman
Not many people watch TBBT... I don't know anyone who does. Why I love it so much that it gets great "ratings" though is that there are so many assholes out there hating on "gay" shows. New Normal, Glee, a lot of shows get this label as pushing some imaginary Gay agenda... Yet TBBT is like the gayest show on TV. The leads don't act like geeks, they act like gay geeky guys who have female beards. So I find that very funny. Revolution gained some weight for having the balls to kill characters. So I'm in. They better lay a deeper plot though. I'm already kind of tired of this good guys vs. Militia story already. Just start explaining the mystical devices that shut the power off. Cannot believe "Go On" is doing so well. I'm seriously confused by this. Why hasn't American networks moved to Mini-series yet? Develop a show to span only 13 to 22 episodes. Then end it. If it does well do a second mini-series etc. This would kill off all these shows having stories or mysteries that are never explained.
Oct. 9, 2012, 11:39 a.m. CST
re: "Not many people watch TBBT... I don't know anyone who does."
by jim
In a country of over 300 million people you talk TV with, what, a few dozen people? And that makes you think your sampling of friends and family and colleagues better represents the viewing habits of the entire country better than Nielsen's? Not saying the Nielsen system isn't flawed, but I have to believe it's still better than the shallow pool of one guy and the people he grew up with and hangs out with (who would generally have similar tastes).
Oct. 9, 2012, 11:53 a.m. CST
big jim...
by Andrew Coleman
I'm not saying me personally is a better indicator than Nielsen. I'm just saying not one of my friends, family members or the various people I work with watch this show. I'm not very shy either and have never been in convo where this show is even mentioned. Have you ever watched it? It's fucking terrible. I mean there is no real way to defend it. Five minutes of it and I felt like I got brain cancer. Nielsen is flawed though. It's just not a good system. I know advertisers dislike downloads and DVR but I feel like this represents at least what people are actually watching. Just putting a couple boxes on TV's around the country and then doing "math" putting a number on what people are watching. Look I'd say triple that number when it comes to sports. But just because two old retards watch TBBT doesn't mean everyone does. That's all I'm saying.
Oct. 9, 2012, 12:34 p.m. CST
by jim
If viewers aren't watching live, actually watching the commercials, what do advertisers and networks care how many are actually watching the show? Ratings are supposed to represent how many are watching a show as it airs. It tells the advertisers how many people are seeing their commercials, and gives the networks the justification for whatever amount they set to charge the advertisers. 99% of the country could be watching, but if no one is watching live, as far as advertisers are concerned, no one is watching. On the other side, if a show only has 20,000 viewers, yet every single one is a Nielsen viewer, it looks like the entire country is watching. So, yeah, I agree the system is flawed. Even so, not everyone is watching TBBT. According to the ratings, last week's episode, in the 18-49 category, got 4.9 rating, 16 share, viewers 15 million. That means 4.9% of all US TV households were tuned to that episode. 16% of US TV households that were watching TV at that time were watching that show. In other words, 95.1% of all US TV households were not tuned into that show (either off or watching something else). 84% of all TV households that were watching TV at that time were on another channel. Yes, I know that I'm not accounting for everyone outside the 18-49 age group, so those watching is higher, and those not watching is lower. But still, the majority of TV viewers didn't watch, and probably don't ever watch. In a country of over 300 million people, 15 million watching really isn't that many. TBBT may be the most popular show of the evening, but the majority of viewers opted to watch something else (or nothing at all). It's not that surprising you don't know any.
Oct. 9, 2012, 12:48 p.m. CST
And, for the record, I do watch it
by jim
Have since it started. I don't find it as funny as it was back then, but still get a laugh out of it now and again. If it were to be cancelled tomorrow I wouldn't lament; if it were to go on for another 5 years I could see myself not seeing it through to the end. But for now I'm enjoying it. That said, I don't see it as a "geek" show. I'm not a "it's a show about us" defender. It does pander to the perceived notion of "what is a nerd/geek" and often goes for the easy jokes over character (what I would expect from someone like that). Just had a thought - since you've never been in a conversation where this show has been brought up, why not do it yourself? You might find you do know people who watch it but have never brought it up because you all always have better, more interesting shows to talk about. It being absent from your conversations isn't proof it is absent from your circle's TV viewing habits.
Oct. 9, 2012, 12:51 p.m. CST
One more thing
by jim
What I watch has absolutely no bearings on ratings in any way. I don't affect them, nor am I reflected in them. At least, I assume not. After all, what would US networks and US advertisers care what I watch up here in Canada?
Oct. 9, 2012, 1:36 p.m. CST
mgthedj, thanks for that!
by Lord Albion
It clears a lot up. US television is a strange beast compared to what we are used to here in the UK. Most drama or comedy series/seasons run for anything from 3 episodes (eg. Sherlock) to around 12. The complete run is usually in the can prior to broadcast and as I mentioned it is unusual for a show to be cancelled mid-run. I can only think of a couple of examples. (Even the appalling 'Outcasts' from the BBC which cost a fortune and was a ratings stinker, was still shown completely, although shifted to a graveyard slot.) Other than that we have 'serial drama,' as soaps are politely known. For UK broadcasters, the Christmas period is a massively important time as many programmes have their season finales at around this time, along with Christmas specials, moves, etc. and is advertisers heaven. I can't begin to imagine what the population would make of reruns for the best art of seven weeks!
Oct. 9, 2012, 1:39 p.m. CST
mgthedj, thanks for that! (*)
by Lord Albion
*best part of seven weeks
Oct. 9, 2012, 2:01 p.m. CST
lord_albion: you're welcome
by MGTHEDJ
The UK model of scheduling TV shows is what our "cable stations" use. They are 10-13 episode runs (a few get up to 15-19) and they usually go straight through, no stops for reruns, and the whole batch will air no matter what the ratings are.-----later-----m
Oct. 9, 2012, 8:52 p.m. CST
by malpaso
Revolution is boring, poorly acted, atrociously lit and the production values mirror syfy channel flicks. 5-0 features Grace Park in a bikini fairly often. 5-0 wins.
Oct. 10, 2012, 2:19 p.m. CST
The Good Wife
by Speedbumped
It would be a real shame if it were cancelled. A lot of people are put off by the name and their perception of what the show is about (weepy lady stands by her man), but it is consistently smart and tightly written. My wife got me to start watching, and she was right -- it's great. It's the only network hour-long I watch that I wish was longer every week. Excellent character work in that show, Alan Cumming in particular. I know I'm posting late on this TB and even if I got in on time I would persuade anybody who wasn't already interested in it, but for anybody who reads this, give it a shot.
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"It takes around three months for us to prepare a house for this type of exercise," said NWFR chief Joe Noonchester. "It's really beneficial when we are able to do this, because it's the most hands-on kind of training we can give our firefighters, and it gives our new volunteers a chance to get in there and work on a real house fire."
NWFR firefighter Andrew Martin said it was a good opportunity to study the way fire moves, and demonstrated that by pointing out how smoke was escaping the house during one of the fire evolutions. "The smoke is all leaving the right side of the house," he said. "That's because the doors to the bedrooms on the left side are closed. It's keeping the smoke out and slowing the fire down, which could be a real advantage at night. I always close my kids' doors."
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- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 (10-ounce) Italian bread shell*
- 1 (8-ounce) package feta cheese, crumbled
- 3 plum tomatoes, sliced
- 1/4 cup pitted kalamata or ripe olives, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Process first 7 ingredients in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.
- Spread chickpea mixture over bread shell. Top with feta cheese and remaining ingredients.
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Why Syria scares the market
The specter of a military intervention in a volatile region is bad enough. But the aftermath could hit the economy right where it's most vulnerable.
The market has been preoccupied with the situation in Syria -- and the surge in crude oil prices that has resulted from fears that an American strike, in retaliation for an alleged chemical weapons attack by the Assad regime in Damascus, could open a Pandora's box.
President Obama, after much saber rattling last week, appears well on his way to securing congressional support for strike authorization with prominent Republicans lining up behind him. The French are still with us. The Israelis are flexing their muscles. But the Chinese and the Russians remain steadfast in their opposition to action, Syria has threatened to retaliate, Iran is a wild card, and global oil output is already constrained because of supply disruptions in Libya.
The result: Benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude oil is pushing towards $110 a barrel, a level that's been breached only briefly over the last five years. If the tomahawks start flying, we could easily see a retest of the 2008 highs near $145 a barrel and a surge of inflationary pressure.
Here's the kicker: Higher inflation is this economy's kryptonite. It would undermine a rebound in consumer confidence and threaten the ability of central banks to bolster markets with their cheap-money stimulus. Without that support, things would get messy fast.
Here's what investors need to watch and a couple of ways to play oil.
A frantic fall
Even before the Syria situation blew up, the autumn was always going to be messy, as big unresolved catalysts from which investors had enjoyed a reprieve were set to return.
We've got another round of budget fights in Washington as the Treasury is set to hits its debt limit in early October. The political catfight over taxes and spending will resume within just days. The threat of a possible government shutdown, credit downgrade and/or default on the nation's debt will keep investors worried.
We've also got that long-awaited decision from the Federal Reserve, which has been hinted at since May, on whether or not it will taper its ongoing $85 billion-a-month bond purchase stimulus program. Clearly, the economic data is getting better, with a reacceleration in global manufacturing activity and U.S. GDP growth, which might lead the Fed to dial back stimulus.
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But nagging concerns over a surge in interest rates (caused by all the taper talk), the budget fight, Syria and some softness in the housing market has led many to believe the Fed will hold off until December.
The way the market has freaked out, and the way the bond market has been roiled, shows how important the Fed is these days.
There are other catalysts to worry about, too, including an upcoming election in Germany and the possible need for another Greek bailout.
All about the black stuff
Head-and-shoulders above all that now is the specter of open war in the Middle East, as a possible U.S. strike threatens retaliatory attacks by pro-Syrian forces allied with Hezbollah and Iran and armed with Russian anti-ship missiles and long-range rockets.
The problem is that these tensions are happening at a time when oil prices are already high because of the rebound underway in the global economy (shown by the gains in the manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index data gathered in the chart below, taken from an analysts' report), some recent weakness in the U.S. dollar and a shuttering of output in Libya and elsewhere. There's currently a global supply shortfall of around 4 million barrels per day, according to Societe Generale analysts. (That's how far below full potential output we actually are.)
Libyan production is down to around 400,000 barrels per day, well below the postwar highs of 1.5 million barrels. Iranian production is at 2.7 million barrels per day, down from 4 million barrels in 2007 as economic sanctions against Tehran's nuclear program bite. Iraqi production is below 3 million barrels from 3.2 million in April.
Maintenance at Iraq's southern Basra export terminal this month is expected to knock out another 500,000 barrels per day of supply. And what's worse is that North Sea production, which could've provided some relief to supply disruptions in the Middle East, is running at nearly one-half the level of production seen in 2008 due to maintenance stoppages.
If the attack on Syria goes forward, the only hope for run-rate relief in the oil market will have to come from Saudi Arabia, which maintains the vast majority of the world's spare oil production capacity. Production there is already up around 800,000 barrels per day from late last year. It's an open question how quickly additional supply could be brought online.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch analysts estimate that the Saudis maintain a spare capacity cushion of around 2.4 million barrels per day. Societe Generale puts it at 1.7 million barrels. Whatever the number, much of it will take time to bring back online as idled fields are restarted. It's not like flipping a switch.
Another option would be a release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which holds 1.6 billion barrels of oil and was tapped for 30 million barrels during the Libyan conflict in 2011. And we also have the benefit of steadily increasing U.S. production: Thanks to fracking technology, production has been growing at a year-over-year rate of around 1 million barrels per day since the middle of 2012.
The real risk is inflation
The reason the S&P 500 ($INX) was able to surge above 1,700 in August, and the reason the economy has been slowly gaining momentum, is that inflation has remained docile enough for the Fed to keep pumping cheap money into the system -- at a pace that exceeds what was happening in the depths of the financial crisis -- despite the fact the recovery is now in its fifth year.
You can see that in the way the Fed's preferred inflation gauge has indicated an annual inflation rate below 2% since early 2012, as shown below.
The risk here is that an attack on Syria would throw gasoline on the sectarian civil war there, which could spill over into Iraq and heighten tensions between the Shiite and Sunni Muslims. Syria isn't a major oil exporter -- it produces only about 50,000 barrels per day -- so the severity of the impact will depend on what happens elsewhere in the region and the severity of any retaliatory attacks.
If sectarian tensions crimp Iraqi oil output, Societe Generale analyst Michael Wittner believes oil prices could hit $150 a barrel -- which would represent new all-time highs. Merrill Lynch believes a $160 per barrel level would be in play if U.S. ground troops get involved.
Any sustained increase would force the Fed to taper sooner, as inflationary pressures spiked. Consumers would likely retrench in response and suck the wind out of the economy, while financial markets would fall into turmoil as the promise of easy money -- which has bolstered stocks since 2009 -- is suddenly and violently removed.
Consumer and transportation stocks would take the brunt of the damage while oil and gas producers could remain relatively buoyant.
How to invest for the uncertainty
The situation is obviously quite dynamic, so my advice to investors is to remain cautious, raise cash where possible, and avoid exposure to areas such as airlines that would be directly affected by a rise in oil prices and a loss of consumer confidence.
The market is at a key technical decision point, as it rests right at its June low. A breakdown here would quickly put the February trading range -- around 14,000 on the Dow ($INDU) -- back in play. That would be another 5% decline from current levels.
Yet the market is also quite oversold and poised for a relief rebound driven by, for example, a "no" vote on military intervention in Syria by Congress. You can see this in the way the relationship of new highs and new lows on the NYSE has fallen to levels associated with past turnarounds, as shown below.
Investors face a tricky situation as kids go back to school, a chill returns to the air, and the warmth of summer fades away. With so many hurdles to clear, a mixed technical outlook and a market vulnerable to a 5% move in either direction, a neutral positioning is the best bet here with a focus on preserving your portfolio, not scoring big profits.
If you're determined to make a trade, consider exchange-traded funds such as the Market Vectors Oil Services (OIH) and the Oil & Gas Exploration & Production SPDR (XOP) on an upside breakout.
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Waterboy you are dead on....... I've been screaming at the radio for someone to bring up that very irony.
The screwballs who are all for going into syria because of chemical weapons are the SAME ones that wanted Bush brought to the Haig for war crimes because they didn't find chemcail weapons.
Every nation's intelligence confirmed weapons in IRAQ but we gave 'em what, 6 or 8 weeks of warning that we were coming. During that time there were convoys observed headed for syria. Their airforce tried to escape to syria, There were cargo ships mentioned in the news that went to syria. What the hell do people think was being transported???
The worst part of this is the publics short memery and the inability to connect the dots.
The real question, how many new Schools could be built here instead of feeding money to those that profit off of Wars? The risks in Syria are simply not worth any future rewards. Those that vote to get involved, should be voted out in 2014. That's the only thing, DC truly understands.
Big Oil and those same players in the Middle-East, make out like Bandits, each and every time, the War Mongers play their games. Anthony again points out the obvious, after the fact. Rising Crude Prices will have a far bigger impact on the economy than what we currently expect in the near term for interest rates. In the end, it's the working poor and Middle-Class that will get hurt the most. Same old same old.
The American people are tired of unsubstantiated claims by this administration on the facts of world events ! Benghazi was a terrorist attack- Kerry, H. Clinton, Obama still won't admit this. 'Fast & Furious' put heavy arms into the hands of the drug cartels- A.G. Holder still will not admit this.
I could point out others, but the point I'm making here is:
Even though Russia has the veto powers in the UN, I think that they'll go along with the security counsels decisions to go into Syria-Putin has already said as much. But they need to verify WHO USED chemical weapons- I'm suspecting Al-Qaida elements within the resistance did this to draw us into a conflict that can better be addressed if the whole world (UN) is involved.
I know it may be harsh, but lets keep the fighting contained inside Syria- let them kill each other- less problems for us down the road- do we really want to send our sons & daughters into harms way to intervene in what brand of Islam they want to practice? I could care less about that reason- in fact, that being the main cause of this civil war, all the more reason for UN support. If the UN fails to act- dissolve the UN-make our case to our allies and then go after Assad.
Saudi Arabia has Obama in their pockets. They want Syria taken care of and are using their puppet to push to make sure it gets done.
All the while working class gets screwed more by high gas prices and Saudi and puppet politicians get rich. Let the middle east pay the politicians since they work for them!!! When is the last time a politician got in this big of an uproar about anything in the UNITED STATES?!!!!!!!!!
One article says Libya will not affect gas prices and every other article states that the reason for high oil prices is Libya and as always the word "IF" is involved.
Brings the meaning of "BAFFLE THEM WITH BULL$HIT" to a whole new level.
Nice try but we know the truth.........WORKING CLASS IS SCREWED!!!!!!!!
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John Martino argues that if we don't transform the classroom with the available technology, we risk it becoming irrelevant as a place to educate children.
Let's start with a vignette. Imagine you are observing a surgical operation and a medical team is engaged in the process of inserting a stent into the heart of a patient. This is a complex procedure made possible by a myriad of medical advances over the past century. Into the midst of this scenario appears a time traveller from the late 19th century. This visitor is a doctor…not the doctor but a doctor. The visitor looks around the operating theatre attempting to comprehend what it is that he is observing. The visitor can vaguely work out some the things he is seeing…the surgical smocks look familiar, the face masks, some of the scalpels and of course the blood. However, that is the extent of his understanding. The most our visitor could contribute to the situation is perhaps to make some tea. Now let's change the setting of our story. The setting is no longer in an operating theatre; it is now a classroom. In place of a time-travelling doctor, let's make our protagonist a time-travelling school teacher.
Our visitor materialises in a classroom, looks around and almost immediately comprehends the setting and what is happening around him. The 21st century classroom is not so different to the one he just left in the 19th century. In many ways, schooling today is still teacher centred, it has a batch production approach to learning, it is exam driven and parochial. You might have heard the scenario described above in one form or another. The point I am making is that in many ways our classrooms have not changed that much from those of the late 19th century when mass schooling took off. The world on the other hand has not remained unchanged.
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Our current century is characterised by the emergence of innovations in micro-electronics, information and communication technologies and genetic engineering. Underpinning these innovations has been an exponential growth in our capacity to gather and process information. It is also defined by the expansion of globalisation into almost every facet of the economy and of society. Many writers have described these developments as signs that indicate the emergence of a new type of society. Manuel Castells was the first analyst to give it a name; in the late 1990s, he coined the phrase the 'Information Society' and more recently he has come to describe it as the 'Network Society'. According to Castells and others, the industrial age has been and gone. Such a transformation has significant meaning for what we do with and in schools. This new society requires a new approach to teaching and learning.
Web 2.0: Tools for collaboration
Social software refers to the use of new technology to enhance and build connectedness between individuals and groups. Social software is also at the core of what has been referred to as Web 2.0. A central element within this type of technology is its openness and the ability for groups and individuals to adapt it to their specific needs. Social software can be described as a set of tools, which enhance our ability to communicate and to collaborate. These tools facilitate social connection and the exchange of information and also help to build an ecological framework (that is an open, complex, and adaptive system containing features which are dynamic and interdependent) within which knowledge creation and new forms of teaching and learning can emerge. Examples of Web 2.0 technologies, which enhance social connection, include:
- blogs: personal web publishing systems
- wikis: collaborative content management systems that allow any user to create or edit pages instantaneously
- distributed classification systems: software that allows individual users to classify items by associating them with any number of keywords known as tags, which are then aggregated by the software for the benefit of the whole community
- Rich Site Summary (RSS) feeds: a subscription system that alerts the user when new content is available, for example, in a blog, a wiki page, or a particular tag in a distributed classification system.
Sites such as MySpace, YouTube, Second Life and Flickr (to name but a few) help bolster this new open form of web interaction, communication and knowledge creation. Schools are yet to fully realise the far reaching potential these new tools have for how we teach and how our students learn. In particular the potential for bolstering teamwork and collaborative 'peer' production opens up the possibility of students constructing their own picture of the world and how it works through the use of wikis and other Web 2.0 technologies. If we focus on the use of a wiki in a classroom setting it provides us with a publishing tool which allows anyone to edit, change, delete any page or piece of text with complete freedom. Instead of relying on one teacher for introduction into a topic, a global collaboration on any issue is possible. The traditional textbook is replaced by a living document, which is online, accessible to everyone and which is constantly updated and open to peer review and editing.
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Marc Prensky has coined a phrase to describe the existing dichotomy in schools between our students, 'Digital Natives', and most adults, the 'Digital Immigrants'. It is this division which motivated a group of academics at Victoria University to pose the question: 'But who will teach these Digital Natives?' This has been the starting point for our attempt to bring Web 2.0 technology through a subject in our Graduate Diploma in Secondary Education called 'New Learning' into the mainstream teacher education curriculum.
An agreed definition of New Learning has yet to emerge in the literature, however, for our purposes we used the following definition as a starting point:
New Learning is a term that can be used to describe a range of learning outcomes, learning processes, educational and psychological theories. New Learning emphasises active rather than passive learning, collaboration rather than individualism and utilises advances in media and technology (e.g. social software) to enhance educational outcomes and experiences.
New Learning uses an inquiry approach to get student teachers to explore the development and implementation of new learning in different educational settings. We ask our student teachers to identify and document evidence of innovative pedagogical practices being utilised within schools and other settings. In particular our students examine and critique new curriculum developments such as the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) as well as notions of productive pedagogy, deep learning, multiliteracies, lifelong learning, new social technologies (podding, blogging, smart mobs, wikis and virtual learning environments) and emergent socio-cultural practices.
Students are asked to not only investigate how this technology is being used elsewhere, but they are also expected to use collaborative tools such as Google groups, a blog and a wiki to document their understanding of aspects of New Learning. The students are also asked to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in the production of a VELs unit of work which incorporates elements of Web 2.0 technology. This task challenges the class to put into practice the range of pedagogical ideas and Web 2.0 technologies that they have encountered over the year. New Learning places the new social technologies firmly at the centre of what we do in the university classroom, and it is hoped that this will lead our graduates to do the same when they teach their own classes.
New Learning is our attempt to bridge the gap between Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants. It is clear that if we do not move beyond the safety zone of traditional modes of teaching then our schools face the possibility of being seen as irrelevant. Working with Web 2.0 and other forms of social software is not about 'entertaining' our students, or as Neil Postman puts it 'amusing ourselves to death'.
Looking seriously at how these new forms of media and technology might be harnessed to enhance education is critical. The ability of young people to succeed in the emergent global Network society will depend on how competent they are in working with new technology; new media, social software and technologies yet to emerge. Our children are already moving on mass into this digital environment, to ignore this emerging trend would be doing them a disservice and would perpetuate Prensky's digital divide.
Castells, M (2000). 'Materials for an Exploratory Theory of the Network Society' in British Journal of Sociology, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 5–24.
Prensky, M (2001). 'Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants' in On the Horizon, Vol. 9, No. 5, pp. 1–6.
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It's not raw numbers that is the problem, it's getting everyone to follow directions. Do you use vent in BG with non-guildies? How do you threaten/cajol these people to listen.
Who leads it?
Look, I started in 2005. I did everything up to AQ40 (I couldn't be bothered to gather the mats to do Naxx). There are great memories from our first time downing Rags, or executus, or Osirian, but many, many canceled raid nights when tanks 3 and 4 couldn't make it. Many, Many frustrations when someone blew up my group because they couldn't be bothered to see that they were the bomb.
The problem with nostalgia is that it's like taking a seive to your memories. you strain out all the junk and bad and all you're left with is the warm memeories. 40 mans were just as much, if not more, frustrating and hard as BC was. Maybe it was for different reasons --LOOT THE CORE HOUND, Go get the fire buff, Where's the next spire??--but just because it happened first, doesn't mean it was best.
Me? I love 10 mans. There's a true sense of comradre in there. I run with the same 10 people each week (my guild is big enough for 3 10 naxxes a week). We do the 25 mans too, but there approached with more seriousness than the 10 mans.
I guess, for me, the more people you add, the more likely you can't be yourself. Raiding in the 40 mans was like a career: either you did only that and spent your entire week getting ready for it (if you did it casually, then you were part of the 15 everyone else was carrying) or you didn't raid. 25 mans are like a job. You get paid for that effort, but sometimes it's effort.
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Traditional Caplugs CE/PC* Series Pipe Caps - These heavy wall polyethylene plastic pipe caps offer protection for threaded pipe ends. The added length of the CE series caps provide a positive seal on the pipe surface beyond last thread. Designed to secure NPT threads from damage and contamination during transit, handling and storage, CE series are easy to install and remove. The protection they provide will save you time and money. No more time wasted reworking damaged threads, faster installations and more time available for other projects are some of the benefits that Caplugs pipe caps provide.
Caplugs is excited to offer a new patent pending pipe cap design. This design was developed to make installation quick and easy. The skirt of the cap was designed with ribs that create an elasticity allowing the cap to be easily pushed onto the pipe end. The number and size of the ribs makes certain it will retain its shape and adhere to the pipe end. These caps have the durability of traditional pipe caps with an elasticity that ensures they will stay on the pipe until you intentionally remove it.
This new patent pending design (shown at left in photo #1) is available in the industry's most common sizes under the following Caplugs part numbers:
*Note: Niagara CE Series and Caplugs PC Series have been combined into the CE/PC Series.
Material: Low-Density PolyethyleneColor: See chart
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Philipp Lenssen reports that you can upload your videos to Google's Picasa web albums if you wanted to. Philipp links to this sample video of a kid doing chin ups. As an FYI, you can now upload videos to Google Video, YouTube (soon to be owned by Google) and now Google's Picasa. Options, options and more options -- too much?
The Original Search Marketing Event is Back!
SES Denver (Oct 16) offers an intense day of learning all the critical aspects of search engine optimization (SEO) and paid search advertising (PPC). The mission of SES remains the same as it did from the start - to help you master being found on search engines. Register today!


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Linda Beale at ataxingmatter notes and demolishes the amazing and imaginary confluence of thought as advanced by a possibly-only-suitable-for-fish-wrap major newspaper on how to reduce the deficit and plunge the US middle class back into indentured servitude at the same time. Beale says it better and more comprehensively than I can.
Obama doesn't seem willing to fight any fight. He quits before he starts, disgusting liberals who understand that a democracy cannot survive based on the kind of "free market capitalism" espoused by the oligarchs who benefit from it. So there is already talk of extending the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, which have nothing at all to do with jobs, entrepreneurship, innovation, or growth of the US economy and everything imaginable to do with elitism, power, and hording of productivity gains for the G.W. Bush fan club of have-mores.
So it is perhaps not so surprising that the WaPo is already declaring that a "consensus is forming on what steps to take in cutting the deficit." Story by Lori Montgomery, WaPo, Nov. 22, 2010. Ms. Montgomery takes the pundits and neo-con/neo-lib descriptions as god's truth as she describes "a surprising consensus" around "the sacrifices necessary to achieve those goals [of less debt and smaller government]" being "Big cuts at the Pentagon. Higher taxes, including those on home ownership and health care. Smaller Social Security checks and higher Medicare premiums." Once again, the neo-con faction has used its corporate-owned media to hone its message that there is no choice (false note of sadness) but to cut those deficit-causing "entitlements" like Social Security and Medicare.
Please read all of Beale's post. She provides a comprehensive and true analysis of the issues and an invaluable list of the Bowles-Simpson Committee members' a priori tax and economic predilections that resulted in (surprise!) recommendations to gut the middle class and the elderly.
hat tip, rjs.


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The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage is looking for volunteers to read student essays submitted to their annual contest, Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out, now in its sixth year.
The Museum created the contest to encourage middle and high school students to focus attention on the corrosive effects of hatred, discrimination, and intolerance while developing critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills. This year, students are being asked to write about, in 500 words or less, one of the following themes:
- A time you witnessed an act of discrimination or hate toward yourself or someone else
- If you responded, why did you decide to stand up? How can you encourage your peers to do the same?
- If you didn't respond, why not and what changes might you make to your behavior next time?
The contest is open to all students, grades 6 – 12 in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage, and Summit counties.
Reading is done online in the comfort of one's home. Contact Director of Education & Programming Jill Rembrandt at 216.593.0577 or firstname.lastname@example.com to register. Volunteer opportunity open to everyone except teachers/educators from schools within the contest eligible counties.
The junior or senior with the winning essay will receive a $40,000 Grand Scholarship Prize. First and second runners-up will receive a $15,000 and $10,000 scholarship respectively; seven honorable mentions will receive a $500 cash prize. Winning students in grades 6 – 10 also receive cash prizes. In addition to student scholarships, three schools will be eligible to win $10,000 for their schools to be used specifically toward anti-bias education. Finalists in grades 6-10 will be honored along with ten junior and senior finalists (who compete for their scholarships by giving oral presentations) at an awards ceremony on March 13, 2014 at Severance Hall.
This year's contest sponsored by Cleveland Clinic, Dealer Tire, KeyBank, and Nordson


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DIY Kitchen Project Inspiration: Leather-Embellished Wood Cutting Boards
Livet Hemma
If a jigsaw or a wood-burner is not in your repertoire for crafting, you can still add a classy hand-crafted touch to a basic wood cutting board: try some leather loops and cords!
IKEA's inspiration blog, Livet Hemma, gives this great idea for embellishing the company's line of sleek and simple PROPPMÄTT chopping boards (starting at just $2.99). Of course, you can use any wooden board you might already have around, but this idea works best with boards that have handles or hanging holes.
For a fancier look, add some metal studs with a rivet punch (found in any craft or hobby store), or make a braided strap using thin leather cord (the kind used for friendship bracelets).
See more at the Swedish-language blog Livet Hemma (and be sure your browser's translation feature is enabled)!
(Image credits: Livet Hemma)
5 Comments
Food goo, stuck around the leather!
I am worried that the leather will cause the cutting board to not lie flat. Maybe recess the wood around that area so you don't literally have a rocking board!
These are attractive, but I think they'd function better as bread boards or cheese boards.
Soo, same immediate concerns as realcalm, PastaAMT, jiiji. I assume this is for boards used as DECOR?
I remember this being The thing with cuttin boards back in the 70's. Id see them hung up on walls as decoration, or at parties bearing cheese and bread. I've never seen one used to actually cut food, just hold it.
The wrapped leather handles would give one a better grip if one is using the cutting board as a Board of Education on a stubborn offspring.