frustration with schedule - careful: rant ahead

[brabbel.livejournal.com]

I'm extremely frustrated, now that I've examined the CBS-schedule for CM - after today's episode there's another 3-week hiatus planned. How do they expect people to keep interest in a series when they keep interrupting the season for 3 weeks after just 2 episodes. And why does this season only have 22 episodes (my guess, since a season generally runs just to the middle of May)? Okay, we had the Olympic Games which account for 2 weeks without CM - but 24 episodes would still have been possible...

It seems as if they spent all their efforts on one mediocre episode (The Fight), respectively on the hype around 100 - and don't know quite how to continue from there... which is majorly disappointing, especially the non-follow up so far to the events of the first half of the season. If that's a spectre of what this series has still to offer in coming seasons, I'm seriously underwhelmed.

Sorry, I had to get that out of my system. Let's just hope the last 4 episodes of season 5 at least reflect some of what makes CM such a good programme, so that I'm inclined to switch on my TV again next season... right now, I'm very ambivalent about this series unfortunately.

Comments

[aratama.livejournal.com]

You're not the only one, it's a constant and steady complaint made about US TV show. As such I just don't see why it's so interesting that it needs a whole new entry, since I don't feel it adds much to the fandom or community (granted, I'm not the fandom police so my judgement is just that, my judgement; I'm not saying you can't post, I'm just saying my only reaction to this is "Okay. So what's new?").

[westmoon.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't have a problem with people voicing their frustrations/concerns.

I'm fairly new to the show, and after mainlining and loving almost every minute of seasons 1-4, I've been enjoying the thrill of actually looking forward to new episodes. But to be honest, I've found the quality this season to be hit and miss (don't get me started on The Fight), with a fair degree of inconsistent characterization, which I personally find very disappointing.

And I wasn't aware there was another break coming up again so soon, so yes, colour me a bit ticked off as well. Though I guess it makes sense if they're saving the final episodes for May.