Worse than Fox?

POSTED BY: farfly
UPDATED: Friday, August 8, 2008 23:17
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FARFLY

Monday, August 4, 2008 5:21 PM

Courtesy The Onion:

"Chinese TV Show Canceled After Drawing Only 180 Million Viewers

Onion News Network:
BEIJING—Hijinx Of The Masses, a Chinese sitcom about 16 twentysomethings who live above a tea shop, was canceled Monday after the series premiere was only able to draw a disappointing 180 million viewers. "We were aware that the show would be competing with dragon-boat races on ESPN Macau, but Hijinx Of The Masses still performed much worse than expected," China Central Television network executive Wei Xiang said. "Anything less than a quarter of a billion viewers is simply unacceptable." In order to fill the time slot left by the canceled program, the actors, producers, writers, camera operators, and everyone else associated with the show will be executed live on air next Thursday at 9 p.m."

JONGSSTRAW

Monday, August 4, 2008 7:03 PM

For the record....Dragon Boat races only came in second in the ratings. The perrenial winner, Unwanted Female Baby Pit Toss, dominated the time slot.

CHRISISALL

Monday, August 4, 2008 7:17 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Jongsstraw:
Unwanted Female Baby Pit Toss

That show sucks- and I read that they use shaved baby chimps sometimes.

isall

SICKDUDE

Tuesday, August 5, 2008 5:21 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by chrisisall:
That show sucks- and I read that they use shaved baby chimps sometimes.

Oh, thanks for spoiling it for me....

"Your gratuitous jello awaits." - Dr. Helen Magnus, Sanctuary

SHINYGOODGUY

Friday, August 8, 2008 6:59 AM

So that's where the Fox exec who cancelled FF went off to. Nice to know that China now has the same troubles as the rest of the world.

Unwanted Baby Pit Toss (call me sick, but that's funny)

"Do not disassemble Johnny 5!"

MSB

Friday, August 8, 2008 3:35 PM

OK wow ...China is the new hiding place of fired Fox execs

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TRAVELER

Friday, August 8, 2008 11:17 PM

The Chinese should learn from us and steal ideas from the BBC. Three's Company made millions.

It also helps if you actually have a quarter of a million televisions and an outlet to plug them in to.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler