Pulling a page from the Fox playbook, ABC has not only canceled Pushing Daisies but may not even air the last three episodes. I could go on at length about greedy douchebag executives, or idiot suits more concerned about add revenue than content or lament the artless shit that will no doubt fill the time slot. And while all these are legitimate gripes, what really pisses me off is the lack of artistic integrity. I don’t expect the salami for brains at ABC to get the show but they could at least have the common decency to let those of us who do have some bit of closure. But no. They are, yet again, going to try and leverage more money out of our pockets by forcing us to wait for the DVDs to find out how one of the most inventive, and creative shows on Television ends.
Of course, this wouldn’t be a problem if we already had an alternative media distribution network on the interent, which it being 2009 already we should have had by now. But since the execs haven’t figured out how to put a pay wall between your computer screen and eyeballs yet, no dice. So, let’s put our heads together and try and fix this problem. I’m not asking for world peace or even a long term resolution to the Isral/Palistine problem. Just make it so I don’t have to give gormless idiots my entertainment dollar if they aren’t even going to give me content.
