11/03/2006
CBS can ruin anything.
Jericho. I don't want to watch it, but I can't help it.
CBS exec 1: "Hey, did you read this script about the end of the world?"
CBS exec 2: "You know I can't read, just tell me about it."
CBS exec 1: "Well, I can't read either, but the guy who wrote it plays golf with my dentist, so it must be good."
CBS exec 2: "OK, let's green light it. Order 12 episodes."
CBS exec 1: "Great idea, we'll only probably show five and then cancel it anyway, so what can it hurt?"
CBS exec 2: "I'll take care of it... one more thing, let's take that script and give the team from Judging Amy for a rewrite. Make it more family friendly, you know?"
CBS exec 1: "But it's about hydrogen bombs destroying every major city in America."
CBS exec 2: "Yeah, but that doesn't mean it can't still be heartwarming."
CBS exec 1: "Fair enough."