How horribly predictable

Just like clockwork another brilliant show that Ben Edlund was working on has been cancelled. The WB has axed Angel, even though it has seen stronger ratings this year and has ranked consistently in the top half of all WB programs. If anyone is to blame, let’s lay the finger on Edlund, the creative genius that gave us “The Tick”. And while I really enjoyed the animated Tick and adored the short lived “Firefly” (Edlund’s first TV collaboration with Buffy & Angel creator and hella funny guy in his own right, Joss Whedon.) the guy’s like some sort of bad omen. He either creates or joins a show and injects it with his great humor - which now, considering the DVD sales and reviews of “The Tick” and “Firefly” must be considered ahead of his time – and then the show is deemed too funny or generates a cult following and the networks have to cancel it.

Hey, TV executives, you’re wondering why my demographic is disappearing from all TV ratings? Maybe it’s because of your insistence to cancel anything that shows any promise, or your insistence on cramming one poorly conceived reality show after another down my throat. I could start a new network with all of the great shows TV’s canceled recently: The Tick, Greg the Bunny, Firefly, now Angel. That would be a hell of a line up.