Tuesday, April 24, 2007

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is this??

I am pissed off!

Seething, seeing red, ready to kill, MAD.

NBC has crossed the line one too many times. It is time for them to read the memo- It is about ME and what I want to watch.

Cancel Friends? Ok, fair enough, it was time to go. Make Carter move to the Congo? Ok, he lost his boyish charm as he aged anyway. Cancel Joey? It had Matt LeBlanc AND Drea DeMateo- but ok, everyone makes mistakes.

But remove my new favorite show without warning? Are you out of your ever loving minds???

It is no secret to those that have been reading my blogs that I LOVE The Sopranos. It is my favorite show, hands down.

There are only six episodes left of the whole series and this was very saddening news for me. I spent three days crying myself to sleep when it was announced that Tony and the gang were about to eat their final plate of veal parmigiana.

But like all lovers cast aside, I found comfort in the arms of another.

The Black Donnellys (TBD) was waiting for me. Slowly, my tears were wiped away and I held hope for the future.

I spent six glorious weeks enjoying the thrill of a new love. I had butterflies in my stomach and giggled all the details to my friends. I was able to let down my walls and love again.

My therapist said that I would love again, I didn't believe her at the time, but she was right.

Then BAM! Without warning, the ass-scratching execs at NBC decided to pull TBD off the air without even so much as a goodbye.

No note. No flowers. Not even a 'let's just be friend's' talk.

I went to sleep and it was there, I woke up and it was gone.

After the shock wore off, I was able to see through my tear filled eyes and headed over to NBC.com. It would seem that NBC is offering fans of the show a chance to see the final few episodes that were already filmed with the caveat that we must watch them online.

Although there has been no 'official' word from the ass-scratchers on the fate of the show, I am pretty sure that the beat around the bush attitude they have when answering questions is a pre-cursor to the let's be friends talk.

It's kind of like a guy that breaks up with you, but still sleeps with you for a few weeks, to make sure he REALLY wants to break up with you.

Whatever!

The Black Donnellys is, in my opinion (MY opinion is the only one that counts) the BEST show NBC has purchased since ER.

TBD is about Tommy Donnelly and his three brothers living in Queens, NY. They grew up surrounded by the Irish Mafia and now are all involved in one way or the other. When Boss Huey was murdered,(by Tommy himself) the neighborhood looked to Tommy to take over the role. But, Huey's brother Derek (Dokey) wants the reigns for himself. Tommy is ok with that because he would rather be an artist and sleep with Jenny- his childhood crush. The brother's fight, commit crimes and live like modern day thugs, all while their mother turns a blind eye and looks at them through rose-colored glasses.

Take crime, drama, comedy, romance and horror. Put it all in the blender, and you have TBD.

I for one am writing a very strongly worded letter to NBC and letting them know that while I KNOW their target demographic is 18-34 females and reality shows are the wave of the future; this 18-34 female is pissed the hell off.

That is all.