Dear TV viewers (yes, all of you),
I don’t ask a lot of you. Really, I don’t. For the most part, I’m perfectly happy to let you watch whatever you like. For some reason you seem to be obsessed with watching “stars” ball room dance. That’s cool with me. I don’t have a problem with it. Apparently, you’re not a huge fan of superior comedies, like 30 Rock. I understand it’s not for everyone, and as long as it keeps winning awards and getting renewed by NBC, I don’t really care. I wish you’d give Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles another try, but I realize that it’s a genre show and will never be a hit.
With all that said, I do have a little favor to ask you: please watch Reaper when it returns this Tuesday.
If you completely missed the show during it’s first season last year, and judging from the ratings you probably did, let me fill you in. The show follows Sam, a young slacker who discovers that his parents sold his soul to the devil. As part of the deal, Sam acts as a reaper, hunting down and returning escaped souls to hell. It’s a smart, funny, romp, and I think you’ll like it if you give it a chance. It features the totally awesome Ray Wise, who brings the perfect amount of creepiness and charm to his role of the Devil. He hasn’t been this electric since Twin Peaks.
Now, here comes the tricky part. If you’d like to give Reaper a chance, head on over to the CW at 8:00 on Tuesdays. You see the issue, don’t you? Indeed, the suits at the CW have been kind enough to put Reaper on opposite… American Idol. Haven’t you had enough American Idol, though? I mean, how many seasons can you watch super (and not-so-super) talented young people sing and get berated by Simon Cowell?
I will admit that I’ve watched the previous few seasons of Idol, so I get the draw. This year, however, I have yet to tune in to the ratings juggernaut, and you know what? I haven’t missed it. It’s almost been a little refreshing not watching Idol. I know the bandwagon is enormous, but jump off it with me! Even if you can’t bring yourself to turn your back on the monster that is AI, you can still give Reaper a chance. Set your DVR or watch it online at the CW website.
This charming little show needs your help, and if you like adventure, funny characters, and Ray Wise, you’re going to love this show.
See you on Tuesday,
Bob
Clacked by Bob Degon
on Mar 01, 2009 @ 14:00 EST5EDT
I’ll do better. I promise to watch all three, 30 Rock, TSCC, AND Reaper.
I loved Reaper last year, and I’ve been anxiously awaiting the new season! Can’t wait. And if you must watch Idol, then just record it for later. Reaper NEEDS real-time viewers!!!!
Thanks for reminding me. I had to reprogram my DVR for my HD CW channel. Duh – of course I’m watching! Reaper is so damned funny – some great lines from this little gem. Can’t wait!
I’d LOVE to watch Reaper, except that it’s been pre-empted for college basketball in my city—with no indication of when the new episode will air. The affiliate did the same thing last season; it’s no wonder people aren’t watching, they can’t find it.
Sadly the only viewers that matter are the Nielsen families. If they aren’t watching Reaper then we’re screwed. If anybody knows a Nielsen family go to their house and make them watch it. Good luck finding a Nielsen family though. There aren’t but 10-12 thousand in all of America. Those select few are the ones who decide what we get to watch. Pathetic.
If you get someone to review Life you’ve got a deal.
We’ve been reviewing Life… I guess not too regularly lately, but check it out: https://www.cliqueclack.com/tv/category/tv-shows/tv-shows-life/
Awesome, opposite American Idol and NCIS. That’s not so good.
You should make your plea specifically to Neilson families. My group of friends watch it but it doesn’t make any difference if we watch it Tuesday or later on DVD.
*POST AUTHOR*
I know I should, but I’m choosing to ignore the existence of the insanely out of date and ridiculous ratings system. I’m hoping people will watch it because it’s a great show!
I say it’s already dead.
If Smallvile ended they most likely would have stuck it with Supernatural for a “guy’s night” in season 3, but I doubt The CW wants a third show that isn’t a 12 year old soap opera.
I hate The CW.
If the medioctacular “30 Rock” is your example of superior, then I’m not holding out much faith in Reaper. It is indeed the best of its dying genre (well, close tie with Big Bang Theory) — but this isn’t saying much. Laugh track sitcoms all suck because the genre itself sucks… being the best at something crappy isn’t much of a accomplishment even if they rack up trophies.
Good comedy does exist: Sunny in Philly, Office, Metalocalypse, Venture Bros… minus the stupid-ass laugh tracks and retreaded situation comedy. 30 Rock is just another example of the pattern “When the Whistle Blows”…
I’m out of the country and shelling out $2 for the iTunes version, doesn’t that mean something? I don’t even know how the imaginary system works. Maybe I’ll sneak down to the 24-hour computer lab and run the cwtv.com version of the premier on all the machines to try and bump up the website views.
It means more than anyone not a Nielsen-family watching it.
To be honest Bob should ask for all of us to go buy it on iTunes (which I can’t because I’m not allowed to being an evil foreigner having to wait for the DVD version to then pop it into my Region 1 DVD-Player and illegally watching it although I’m living in Region 2 – bad boy that I am).
I don’t like Reaper, sorry. I started watching Smallville again after what I thought was a bad 6th season and I love it at the moment and feel great that it got renewed.
If watching Reaper would result in the renewal of Life though I would watch it :-)
Last weeks episode was insanely great. Go watch Life! :-)
Unfortunately, Baltimore, MD is anti-reaper and decided not to show it in lieu of college basketball… does anyone watch college basketball? Enough to preempt a network show?
Doesn’t look like they’ll be showing the first episode either, since next week the second one is on. :(