Re: So, is the "replacement" show -- Ghost Whisperer -- up to snuff?

On Mon, 26 Sep 2005 00:59:22 -0700, William George Ferguson
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> wrote:

>On 26 Sep 2005 00:40:43 -0700, "WQ" <wq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
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>>Michael Alden wrote:
>>> The fact that this replaced Joan just to appeal to younger viewers was
>>> reason enough for me to pass. Let the "younger viewers" tune in. You
>>> don't want my patronage CBS, then **** off, I won't give it to you.
>>
>>--- By younger, you mean what?  12?  And you won't tune in because
>>you're what?  17?  Wasn't Amber Tamblyn supposed to be playing a teen?
>>And isn't Jennifer Love-Hewitt playing someone in her mid-20s or so?  I
>>don't get where you see "younger" with "Ghost Whisperer."  Apparently,
>>"younger" didn't work with "Joan of Arcadia," so it looks like they're
>>actually going for "older" with "GW."  Which means you should be
>>watching "GW" if "older" is what you're looking for.
>
>You are aware that the 'Ghost Whisperer should appeal to younger viewers
>than Joan of Arcadia' bit came directly from Les Moonves in the CBS
>upfrongs last may, right?

Whether or not that's actually true, he was making a joke. Seriously.
This is like the fourth time I'm pointing it out.