Watching The 4400

You have no clue what I’m talking about, right? Well, there’s this big little thing happening over in Hollywood Land that has the Networks scrambling, and that’s the likely possibility of the Writers’ Guild Strike happening by November 1, 2007. Al Norton over at Boston Now.com posits that NBC will start “poaching” shows from its stable of cable channels to help “fill the gap” while the networks and the Guild sort out their differences, and in particular he mentions the 4400, along with most of USA Network other popular shows such as Monk, Psych and The Dead Zone. (USA Network is part of the NBC - Universal family).

While I read the word “Poach” and think of it in negative connotations, I really do think that this is a wonderful thing for the 4400 in particular. The threat of not getting a fifth season seems more and more real each day that we hear nothing from USA Networks, and if NBC starts showing the 4400 in a decent time slot, they’ll garner more interest and more viewers which might not have watched it when it is exclusively on USA Network.

Think about that, NBC - Universal, when you’re making us wait on pins and needles to say whether or not the 4400 is getting renewed.

Maybe it’s just that I’m all riled up still from the Save Jericho Nuts Campaign, but more viewers means even less of a chance that the 4400 will go gentle into the good night, at least, less of a chance of disappearing without a fight.

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