The Future of TV Makes a Guy Blue

摘要

Sitting through a week of network upfronts, that annual carnival of hot air and empty promises, is like watching my future flash before my eyes. It isn't pretty. Just pretty familiar. It's a future of bland sitcoms, formula franchise dramas, and wacky reality concepts, with a few intriguing exceptions tossed in just to get our hopes up that next season can be redeemed. To keep my head from exploding during this year's overamplified sideshow of hype, I kept a diary of first impressions and gut reactions.