More Network Bashing
This letter is in regards to James Erdnst’s commentary (Nov. 8, Teleview, TV Times) about “Failure-Shy Networks Don’t Hesitate to Give the Kiss-Off.â€
Boy, did he hit the nail right on the head. It seems after a show premieres, and if it’s not an instant Top 10 hit--it’s gone! This practice of the networks has been a thorn in my side for many a television season.
Never mind if it’s a quality show different from others with veteran and new actors alike and fast-paced writing. (Example: The Fifth Corner,†with Alex McArthur and James Coburn, from earlier this year. It never had a chance to build up any kind of audience.)
It seems if a show doesn’t have a hip, hairy teen-age cast with trendy clothes and problems it’s not given a fair chance.
Barbara Medina, Baldwin Park
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