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SCC bombed out and Dollhouse did not particularly impress, either. The overnights are here. Basically, the number for viewers ages 18-49 carries the weight.

SCC had 3.9 million total viewers and a 1.4 in the 18-49 group--that means that 1.4% of all people in the U.S. of ages 18-49 watched the show. A 1.4 is a low number.

Dollhouse had 4.7 million total viewers and a 2.0 in the 18-49 group. Most shows drop off from their pilots, so likely the numbers will be worse next week. Maybe not, though. We'll see. Friday has traditionally been a weak night for Fox, and I don't know what their expectations were.

Here are some opinions on Dollhouse. They run quite the range.

My Cherry Ames boxset from Amazon.com has arrived! Now I have something new to read. I started the first book, Cruise Nurse, today, but haven't had a chance to get too far into it. The weather is actually nice here (above freezing!) so I went out on my bike for a while.

Question for anyone who's watched Demons: I heard that it's really terrible. Is it the Twilight kind of terrible, where its very badness is fascinating? Or is it the boring kind of terrible, like Crusoe? Basically, will it entertain me?

Happy birthday, pimpmytardis!

Merged.
See previous listings:
Doctor/Doctor, Doctor/Master, Master/Master lists
Doctors One-Five pairings
Doctors Six-Ten (or later) pairings
Non-Doctor pairings A-G
Non-Doctor pairings H-L
Non-Doctor pairings M-Z, crossover stories
To see links to all lists on one page, go here.

Like seemingly half of my flist, I now have a backup journal over at Inksome. I probably won't use it much, but in case something does happen to LJ that's where I'll go. Also, Inksome allows 150 user pics. I'm going to store my current 110 there and then go find some more to add.

You need an invite code to join. Probably at this stage, any of you who want one already have it, but if you don't I apparently can give away an unlimited number of them. Just ask.

Here's my Inksome profile. If you'd like to friend me there, go for it.

I... actually have no great reaction to the casting news, seeing that it's too far soon to tell what the new Doctor will really be like. Mostly, I'm sitting back and watching with some amusement as portions of fandom implode.

X throws a fit and threatens to defriend people who didn't LJ-cut the casting news!

Y thinks the Eleventh Doctor isn't hawt enough!

Z decides to stop watching the show because the new Doctor isn't exactly who she wanted!

And the whole mess quickly made it onto Fandom Wank.

Frankly, I couldn't care less if anyone didn't (or doesn't) cut the news. I've already seen two major American outlets post it online in huge headlines, and that was just during a random browse around the Internet. It isn't feasible to expect to avoid the news for any real length of time.

As for the "hawtness" issue, those people sure must hate certain earlier Doctors.

I also had never heard of most of the frequently mentioned names in contention for the role. They meant virtually nothing to me, and I had no particular expectations. Knowing the outcome, I still have no specific expectations. I've ended up so laid-back about the matter, I'm practically reclining.

(And this fandom still isn't as insane as The X-Files fandom got during the Mulder vs. Doggett wars. NOT EVEN CLOSE.)

Happy birthday, ladymalchav!

Well, I've listened to almost all of the batch of audios I bought at auction a couple years ago, so I finally went and got a Big Finish subscription. Main Doctor Who line, six months, starting with the January release. I went for the CDs rather than just the downloads, although of course if you buy the CDs, you automatically get the downloads as well.

I was a little hesitant, since the Jan., Feb., and March releases are all "Key 2 Time" stories. I mean: Key 2 Time? I feel like I'm looking at a badfic title written by someone too lazy to type out to (or, worse, not knowing whether to use two, too, or to and copping out). Who came up with that one? You almost scared me off. Surely someone could have thought of a better way to differentiate these audios from the original Key to Time serials.

The presence of a new companion did not help, either. Plus, if I hate this Key 2 Time thing, my first three purchases are kind of wasted. I almost started the subscription in April instead, because at least I know I like the team of Seven/Ace/Hex, except I don't want to wait that long.

I'm just going to hope the Key 2 Time stories are good. Maybe I'll end up liking Amy as much as I do Charley, Erimem, and most of the other companions.


Speaking of Erimem: ficathon! I'm not really going to think about signing up until after Christmas, but then it's a possibility. Signups are open until January 7. Participants don't necessarily have to write Erimem, either. Other Big Finish characters are options.

If anyone missed seeing my previous post and would like a holiday card from me, go over here and let me know. I'm going to send the first batch out tomorrow, but I'll also be mailing more cards a little later in the month.

Did you all hear about how NBC is going to hand the 10pm (Eastern) timeslot to Jay Leno starting next season? And not just on one night. No, it's for every single weeknight. It's no secret that NBC is struggling this season. Their new shows are faltering badly, returning shows like Heroes and Law & Order have taken big hits, and ER is ending soon. But giving five hours of so-called "prime time" to a talkshow hosted by Jay Leno? Guarantees that I will not be watching NBC for those five hours. Numerous sources are reporting this story, unless of course NBC backtracks. Possible.

This announcement also means that the chances of renewal for current NBC shows have dropped substantially. Will Life, with its low numbers, be brought back for a third season? How about the struggling Chuck?

So, are Lipstick Jungle and Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone cancelled, or not? The actual phrasing has been "not picking up more episodes" but in effect that usually means "ratings were so crappy you are effectively cancelled even though we don't want to use the 'c' word." In other words, unless those shows miraculously sprout a few million more viewers or so, they're dead.

BTW, that rumor about Pushing Daisies coming back next fall for 13 episodes? Apparently it was a story started by a fansite that had nothing to back up its claim other than a supposed "unnamed source" that either never existed or was just plain wrong.