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Originally posted by kli:
Just wanted to mention that if you tuned into the pilot and left in disgust at the plain-vanillaness of the show, you may wanna try again.

Between the pilot and the rest of the series, it looks like Jake 2.0 got David Greenwalt as showrunner, and while it didn't suddenly burst out into Greenwaltness and become Profit, it certainly took strides in a much more focused and unique direction than the pilot did.

Just saying, this might be worth a second glance, especially as it's the last week before Jake 2.0 and Angel run in the same timeslot.

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Originally posted by Ruxton:

Does anybody else see a connection here:

Jake 2.0 works for the NSA, so the first premise is, gov't is good. Show gets picked up.
Then the stories gradually reveal the evil associated with the black ops and negative thinking of the TV version of the NSA.
Jake brings that evil to light and essentially makes things right.
I.e., gov't is BAD.
Show gets cancelled.

fIREFLY: No one knows what gives at first with this odd show. Show gets picked up.
Then, show premise becomes obvious: gov't is BAD.
As soon as the TV powers realize this,
Show gets cancelled.


Coincidence? A trend? Does this apply to Angel, with Wolfram & Hart being the once-embraced but now dreaded "gov't?" Or is this a stretch?

Do any other cancelled shows reflect this anti-gov't bias? I watch little TV so don't know.

Please post if you know of any.

......Ruxton

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