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02/9 2011

DL522: Did NFL Do Enough For The Seatless 400? A Debate. Plus: Superhero TV Failures

Posted by Dan Levy.

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I got a comment that was complaining about a post I wrote that suggested the NFL did a lot for those who were totally screwed by the Dallas seat debacle. I wanted to mention it before moving on to some conversations about TV and other non-sports stuff.

Then Nick disagreed. So welcome to the rabbit hole show.

We do talk some TV and try to figure out why the biggest movies every year seem to be Superhero flicks, yet no superhero TV show seems to work (other than Smallville, which had a modest audience on CW and likely would have failed if put on a network that needed better ratings).

Why can’t we get the old Batman or Hulk TV or Wonder Woman shows that would get a good rating? Or even lesser known original characters like NBC tried (and is failing) with The Cape? Wasn’t The Greatest American Hero a great show? Believe or not, it was.

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  1. Hank
    02/9 2011

    In regards to superhero shows, “Lois and Clark” fell off almost as precipitously as Heroes. Both can partially blame disastrous season finales for the first season (Heroes for a finale that offered no surprises and questionable effects, Lois and Clark when they had to seemingly kill off Lex Luthor in a contract dispute with the actor). The success of Smallville, even on the CW, shows that you can work around small budgets if you can string together stories based both in mythology and enough male/female entanglements to satisfy the ‘shippers. Eventually, a teen superhero show like an adaptation of the Runaways comic series will appear on TV and prove successful … if the right creators are involved

  2. kirk
    02/9 2011

    As for the people that lost the seats that are trying to take legal action for missing the Super Bowl, it is a very easy defense for the NFL. They are going to claim which from what I understand is true that an “act of God” caused those seats to be out of commission. It was the ice storm that damaged the seats on Monday and the NFL worked on getting the seats back to working condition. If you can prove that the NFL knew that there was going to be an ice storm that damaged the stadium the week of the Super Bowl then you have a case. I think these guys that lost their seats got a great deal and should move on. What happens when you buy an expensive airline ticket and they over sell it? They put you on the next flight, which is what the NFL did, the are getting you to the next Super Bowl.