Make It Bigger, Better, and Smellier
So UPN and WB are going to close down and turn into a new network... The CW. Like the O.C.? I dunno.
UPN and WB are probably the two worst channels on television. So who approved the business plan to take the two crap channels and merge them into one crap channel? The only group that'd benefit from that would be Dish Network and DirecTV... because it frees up a spot to broadcast something else on their satelites.
UPN was home of all the Star Trek shows... which were crap. I think the one with Picard and that turtle head guy was fun to watch drunk in college, but everything after that was weak. WB has, what? Moesha? I actually farted typing that. Maybe WB doesn't float my boat because I'm not black.
Not a racist comment, WB is self-described as targeting minorities with their programming. I always roll my eyes when I see various special interest groups that shout about the unfairness of Hollywood and the lack of roles for minority actors. Here's a station full of them... a failing station. Activists, take note... television... all television, is about making money through advertising... if your show doesn't draw people... it won't draw advertisers. Network executives would put turtles killing midgets on TV if they thought it'd sell ad space. If you want to see more minority actors given roles, you need to get people to watch the shows.
Anyway... I give the new channel 26 months. Then flushed.