12/1/07 Network shows on cable

BuddyDebbie · 12-01-2007, 08:42 AM

Which network show would you want to see on HBO or Showtime? Why?

ladytex01 · 12-01-2007, 12:21 PM

Honestly, none of them. I don't have HBO and I very seldom watch Showtime. I just know I'd forget to watch them. I wanted to watch Dexter, but I always forget because it doesn't show up in my guide with the rest of the network stations ...

Joshjb · 12-01-2007, 02:38 PM

Wow... well... That's a good question.

I generally like to watch network shows, because they're much more, should I say, free.

I'm happy with the way it is, because if I want to see shows like that, I watch cable shows like Weeds! (which is awesome, btw), Californication. If I want to see network shows I watch Lost, Prison Break, Heroes etc...

I wouldn't want to see any network show on cable.

bobbinrob · 12-01-2007, 03:37 PM

ah yeah no clue I dont know the US channels
but network can be harsh on some shows so cutey shows like Wonderfalls or something like Drive on cable might not have been cancellled as fast

BoSoxWorldChamps · 12-02-2007, 02:22 PM

I read in an interview with the creators of Arrested Development that it would be their dream for a cable channel to pick their show up to pick up where they left off. He said the first scene on the first episode would be the brother ****in some girl in the ass. Not that thats the reason I would like to see it but it would be interesting to see what dark ways they would go with it. Not to mention the fact that any network picking that show up would be good news.

lila · 12-02-2007, 02:37 PM

That reminds me of the rumors that Showtime supposedly wanted to pick up Arrested Development after it was cancelled by Fox. I would have liked to see AD on Showtime or any other cable network, and not even for the greater artistic freedom but just for it still being on the air.

BuddyDebbie · 12-02-2007, 09:44 PM

OMG, I would *love* to have Arrested Development on cable, and to totally parrot lila, because it would just be awesome to have it on air at all. And in the same vein, Freaks and Geeks would be awesome on cable, because then we can get all the crassness of Knocked Up and Superbad on TV every week.

Joshjb · 12-03-2007, 12:55 PM

Oh, I think Veronica Mars would've done really good on cable!

TheEditor · 12-04-2007, 11:43 AM

Honestly, shows like Lost and Heroes would be perfect on cable. Not for what they could get away with, but for scheduling. First, you condense each 22-episode season into 13 episodes, thus forcing the plot to constantly move forward. Then you get 13 straight weeks. Also, no commercials. Most people agree Lost season 2 is much better on DVD than it was on TV, and cable is the closest thing to getting that.

Other than those: I'd just like to see Dirty Sexy Money get the kind of budget and elaborate production values cable can afford.

12-01-2007, 08:42 AM	#1
BuddyDebbie Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,028,862	12/1/07 Network shows on cable Which network show would you want to see on HBO or Showtime? Why?

12-01-2007, 02:38 PM	#3
Joshjb Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,288	Wow... well... That's a good question. I generally like to watch network shows, because they're much more, should I say, free. I'm happy with the way it is, because if I want to see shows like that, I watch cable shows like Weeds! (which is awesome, btw), Californication. If I want to see network shows I watch Lost, Prison Break, Heroes etc... I wouldn't want to see any network show on cable. __________________

12-01-2007, 03:37 PM	#4
bobbinrob Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,479	ah yeah no clue I dont know the US channels but network can be harsh on some shows so cutey shows like Wonderfalls or something like Drive on cable might not have been cancellled as fast __________________

12-02-2007, 02:37 PM	#6
lila I heart Towel Day Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The 13th Colony Posts: 8,748	That reminds me of the rumors that Showtime supposedly wanted to pick up Arrested Development after it was cancelled by Fox. I would have liked to see AD on Showtime or any other cable network, and not even for the greater artistic freedom but just for it still being on the air. __________________

12-03-2007, 12:55 PM	#8
Joshjb Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,288	Oh, I think Veronica Mars would've done really good on cable! __________________

12-01-2007, 12:21 PM	#2
ladytex01 Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 57,565	Honestly, none of them. I don't have HBO and I very seldom watch Showtime. I just know I'd forget to watch them. I wanted to watch Dexter, but I always forget because it doesn't show up in my guide with the rest of the network stations ...

12-02-2007, 02:22 PM	#5
BoSoxWorldChamps Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 28	I read in an interview with the creators of Arrested Development that it would be their dream for a cable channel to pick their show up to pick up where they left off. He said the first scene on the first episode would be the brother ****in some girl in the ass. Not that thats the reason I would like to see it but it would be interesting to see what dark ways they would go with it. Not to mention the fact that any network picking that show up would be good news.

12-02-2007, 09:44 PM	#7
BuddyDebbie Administrator Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,028,862	OMG, I would love to have Arrested Development on cable, and to totally parrot lila, because it would just be awesome to have it on air at all. And in the same vein, Freaks and Geeks would be awesome on cable, because then we can get all the crassness of Knocked Up and Superbad on TV every week.

12-04-2007, 11:43 AM	#9
TheEditor Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,051,191	Honestly, shows like Lost and Heroes would be perfect on cable. Not for what they could get away with, but for scheduling. First, you condense each 22-episode season into 13 episodes, thus forcing the plot to constantly move forward. Then you get 13 straight weeks. Also, no commercials. Most people agree Lost season 2 is much better on DVD than it was on TV, and cable is the closest thing to getting that. Other than those: I'd just like to see Dirty Sexy Money get the kind of budget and elaborate production values cable can afford.

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