The only show on TV that I am passionate about has been canceled. Now I’m not a TV guy – I get two channels … fuzzily. Yeah I’m one of those. So for *ME* to care about a TV show is pretty strange. But JPod hits it on all notes, Quirky yet somehow Relevant Plotlines, Interesting Characters that I actually care about, and was a TV hound I could quote>. Basically it’s the dog’s bollocks. And it’s being canceled by CBC. Great, so we have shows about a teen horse whisperer (HeartLand), another wanna be Ally McBeal (Sophie) and the one that’s interesting is being cancelled. Nice work guys.
Evidently the problem is that geeks are watching the show online and this doesn’t count towards the numbers. OK, so if you put a show aimed at geeks why the hell would you NOT update your counting system. We watch shows online -> get used to it. And we have spending bucks so figure a way to integrate product placement in there. We don’t mind – as long as it’s cool techie stuff, not a random McDonald’s plug.
Anyway, you can watch the shows here on the CBC website (or download it on a torrent)
http://www.cbc.ca/jpod/ –> click the “Watch Full Shows” on the top If you think the CBC’s antiquated metrics are leading them to BDZ (Butthead Decision Zone), then sign the petition here: http://www.savejpod.ca/petition/