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<\/p>I\u00a0originally\u00a0intended to write regularly about TV. Then I got cast in a play and my general laziness just crept up, and that plan kind of went by the wayside.\u00a0That doesn\u2019t mean I don\u2019t have strong opinions about the state of my favorite entertainment medium so I\u2019m going to try and get back on the horse with this post.\n

$\"\"$ <\/a>A few weeks ago, news came out that the sitcom \u201cNext Caller\u201d starring Dane Cook would not air in the spring<\/a> as scheduled. NBC had previously ordered six episodes of the show.<\/p>\n

Normally, the removal of the threat of Dane Cook appearing on my television would rank as good news, but a smallish detail gives me a different outlook. They had actually filmed four episodes before pulling the plug.<\/p>\n

With the growth of online viewing, these four episodes shouldn\u2019t just disappear into the ether. A lot of time, money and effort went into filming those 90 or so minutes of \u201ccomedy.\u201d Why not throw them up on Hulu and see what happens? The show obviously has some redeeming qualities (at least as many or more than shows currently on the air) if it made it through the development process and filmed four episodes. Let us see it, even if it\u2019s just to laugh at how bad it is. Jeffrey Tambor is involved. He at least has to provide some funny moments.<\/p>\n

I feel the same way about pilots which are produced, but never make it to the schedule. Those scripts and ideas just die on the vine because they didn\u2019t fit into the network\u2019s plans or have part of the formula right, but just need a few tweaks. Who\u2019s to say that these shows won\u2019t improve if viewers and critics begin a conversation which leads the people in charge onto the path with the right changes?<\/p>\n

Maybe these shows and pilots might not bring in millions in advertising or burn up the ratings chart, but at least let us judge them on their merits. Otherwise, we\u2019re at the mercy of people who thought actually putting episodes of \u201cAnimal Practice\u201d on the air.<\/p>\n

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