Posted by Neil Juan Luis at 208.132.148.251 on February 22, 2000 at 13:25:17:
In Reply to: Re: Kevin: A REPLY FROM ABC!!! posted by Vincent on February 22, 2000 at 13:01:27:
: While the exec. below may have a point re: "Whose Line is it Anyway?" and "Millionaire", I think what seriously disturbed Kevin was the means by which he learned that ABC had shifted the premiere of the show- he read it in Variety. Think about it- the CREATOR of the show learned of it's premiere date by reading it in the trades. Then, he learned about the "test screenings" and the low scores- WEEKS after they had occured. It doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure out what was going on there. If ABC had the show's best interests in mind and was behind it, why sneak behind the creator of said show's back?
I cannot begin to argue with that. It is totally fucked up and inconsiderate for ABC not to talk to Kevin directly. To quote The Dude, "Now that I'm privy to this new shit", I have to assume that they are in fact 'dumping' it, rather than looking out for its best interests.
Damn shame.
Neil Juan Luis