Franzengroin, Brad Garrett, and the Fate of Quality TV

I've come to the conclusion that my wife and I are series killers.

No, not serial killers, series killers--as in, TV series.  As soon as we start enjoying a show--really plunging into it, getting involved with the characters, looking forward to visiting the TiVo queue every night like it was a trip to Paris--as soon as we make a heavy emotional investment in a program, that's when the TV executives decide to cancel it.  It happened with Better Off Ted , Southland (though that was res...