To the person who says that no big name actors will appear on niche channels, take a look around, it happens all the time. I see them popping up on shows like Children’s Hospital all the time. Plus realistically the only “big name” actors you see in full time roles on network Tv are usually in the twilight of their career/popularity. There are exceptions, but they usually are people who prefer the network shooting schedule and being able to stay close to family.

Also who are these big name actors? Look at their history and you’ll probably find they got their start on no name shows. Tom Hanks, who does cameos on SNL and other comedies all the time, got his start in “Bosom Buddies” with Peter Scolari.
George Clooney, Facts of Life.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Santa Barbara, Parenthood (the 1990’s one), Growing pains.

That list goes on and on. Plus without successful network shows the pool of “big name” actors would be much smaller. It gives them a place to hone their talents and timing before the big screen microscope.

I would also like to see a return to longer initial commitments to shows. This would allow them to, as the blogger here says, work out the kinks.
A couple prime examples of that were Seinfeld which got DISMAL ratings in the beginning. If that show came on today it would have been cancelled by week 3. Another is The X Files. Again dismal ratings for probably the whole first season. Luckily Fox was so young at the time they really didn’t have anything to replace it with.