Post by mlm828 on Dec 12, 2006 1:43:19 GMT -5
carl1951 said:
the critics were relentless. Not one good word said. It never was advertised.Um, I have to disagree. It may have been different in different parts of the country, but where I live, Blind Justice was heavily promoted in the weeks leading up to its premiere and for at least the first half of its run. It was only the last two or three episodes that weren't promoted at all. I think the problem was more the content of the promotion than the quantity. Because it was promoted as a cop show and the successor to NYPD Blue, some people tuned in expecting to see the new NYPD Blue and were disappointed when they didn't.
As for the critics, there were some favorable reviews. And even the critics who had a hard time accepting the premise of the show praised RE's performance. In any event, I'm not sure that critics have all that much influence on which shows make it. As I recall, Eyes, which began shortly after Blind Justice, was very well reviewed but only lasted a few episodes.
?? Like mlm, where I live it was on every train, subway station, bus, poster over Times Square, ABC with its 40 minute promotions about the show.....