bloody executives

yes yes it's a rant again .... this time against tv executives who are more concerned with the ratings numbers then actual quality content of the show.

Tis the time of the year when some shows wind down, and reach the end of their respective journeys, while some need to be actually pushed out the proverbial studio doors. Some however, get the rug pulled out from under them, get shoved into a small packing box, and get shipped to some smaller channel for syndication!

We've seen some great shows run it's course :
ER - 15 seasons,
Boston Legal - 5 seasons,
My Name is Earl - 4 seasons,
Without A Trace - 7 seasons
Prison Break had a good run of 4 seasons,
while Terminator : Sarah Connor Chronicles was done after 2 seasons.

But the biggest shockers were some of the shows i actually enjoyed watching cos they were damn good!
> Eleventh Hour (1season!)
> Reaper (2 seasons! but this one i saw coming...)
> Life (2 seasons!)
> Life on Mars (1 bloody good season!!)

sigh.... when will these idiots realise that Nielsen ratings is not the only way to judge the shows they have....
now we look towards the fall lineup to see what kind of replacements they have.

back in action...

woo hoo hooo..... woah... what a last few weeks.... my wifey and i covered 6 cities in 4 countries over 18 days.... had some great times with some old friends in both Amsterdam and Hamburg, made some cool friends in Amsterdam, while in the process met up some old friends in London and Liverpool.... ooh ooh speaking of Liverpool......

i went there....

yup ... u be ur bottom dollar i was there ... oops sorry honey .. WE were there hehe.... ;) met a couple of legends... literally! woohoohooooo

waah ... it was a good holiday... pricey cos of the dang exchange rate, but worth the experiences and time sent...so lots of pics to go thru and delete / censor ... bills to settle....etc... life is back to normal .. for now.

oh there's also the small matter of waiting a few more days for our health to be given a clean bill due to a certain global influenza pandemic which started the day we reached in London.

so in summary >
London seems very busy, but it's nice too
Liverpool was nice, need to go back for a proper longer visit of the city and maybe catch a game (!)
Amsterdam was my favorite! nice city, great blend or greens , water and the ancient city itself.
Berlin was historical, but interesting
Hamburg is nice. i'd definitely recommend it to all
Paris is overated. i mean the cuture and history is nice... but i didn't get the vibe there.

Cheus for now..