Last Man Standing

[PILOON]

Last man standing!
Good memories.
Got a phone call 5 years ago that said I was one of last 10 drawn for an all expense vacation to Jamaica.
It was our anniversary dinner and there was a coupon for a draw.
I recall wife saying 'hang up, it is a scam' but I knew the voiceat the other end, he was our mayor that owned the restaurant.
Well I was the LAST MAN STANDING in that process of elimination.
Nice reward for taking the better half out to dinner!
Naturally all the local weekly papers picked up the event and I became a celebrity.

OK, getting along but have a lot of good memories LOL.

 

[ultrarunner]

Funny how anything and everything the conservatives don't like gets blamed on the "liberals". Even though the studio gave their own unrelated reason for cancelling, the conspiracy oriented right knows "the real reason". Does that sound familiar? And, of course, the "real" reason is always, the liberals. How convenient to always have a bogeyman to blame for everything and to know all about the inner decision making process at ABC.

Now, it seems, the petitioners think the studio will bow to pressure and re-instate the show. Because, you know, the petitioners have a lot of power over a private company and think they have the right to tell that company what to do. The petitioners want to tell the company what they must broadcast. Hmmm. So much for "free enterprise". Here's a suggestion if you don't like the programming, turn the TV off or change the station. Why try to be a nanny and dictate to the network? Or expect them to continue under pressure to entertain you? And here is another thought: they are in business to make money. That's the purpose of business. If they can make more money with another show, they will do it in a heartbeat. And why shouldn't they?

The so called conservatives are always playing the moral card or try to blame the liberals for everything, but at the same time talk about getting government off our backs, freedom, private property rights, etc. Oh wait, until their favorite TV show gets cancelled and then it's war and time to force private business to cater to them.

Maybe some of you guys can explain how you can force a company, one that you admittedly don't like, and is run by "liberals", to continue to entertain you, when they don't see profit in it. And while you continue to whine that they are morally wrong and that they are lying to you. I gotta see how this works out. :laughing::laughing:

Companies often bow to pressure... nothing new here.

Also, several shows have been resurrected strictly on the interest generated when cancellation was announced... Star Trek was one.

7 Television Shows Saved by Their Fans | Mental Floss

It costs nothing to express an opinion...

Top 1 Protests That Saved TV Shows from Cancellation | HowStuffWorks

 

[mopardude318]

I support the show, I support Tim Allen, and I signed the petition. Yes, the Liberals at ABC shut it down.

 

[dragoneggs]

I signed it... got to speak up with social media... even if we are old. Pretty much only sitcom we have enjoyed in recent years. Great writing regardless of persuasion. Funny and thought provoking. Refreshing alternative to the typical and tiring Hollywood slant.

 

[aeblank]

we don't have to have them to carry concealed in our state now.

Even better.

 

[aeblank]

Your state is seriously considering it. There is the usual fight of course. I believe there are 12 or 13 states now that don't require a permit.

Huh. I had no idea.
We went red this last election, so anything is possible.

 

[k0ua]

You mean nobody used the "wild, wild west" analogy? Around here, that's pretty much a standard line.

OH, yeah.. wild wild west... Dodge city.. yep all of that and more.

 

[flyerdan]

Production company actively seeking new home for LMS 20th Century Fox isn't waiting around for ABC to see their error, they're shopping it around to other networks.

 

[kf4uda]

I would like to thank each and every one of you guys that signed or hopefully will sign the petition. Thanks to people like you, so far there are over 372,000 supporters on that petition in just 9 days. Personally I am not looking to demand ABC saves the show but instead let them know that several of us agree with the show's viewpoint rather than theirs. I am happy to read that the show is looking for a new network. Hopefully they will find a new home and perhaps take a bunch of sponsors and their money with them :shocked:

 

[RobertBrown]

I have never seen the show, so I don't know what it stands for, so I did not vote.
I like Tim Allen, but the home improvement rif got old for me.
I thought his Star Trek knock off film "Galaxy Quest" was great.

 

[RobertBrown]

This is what I thought this thread was about....good wholesome entertainment!

 

[teejk]

I have read your posts and am impressed with your insight and maturity. I do not, however, share your degree of pessimism. I have seen evidence that we have some very bright, right thinking youngsters coming up and believe that there is hope. Ignorance seems to be the main problem; and as long as the liberals are in control of our education system, we do have a lot to overcome.

Interesting take on the situation...just imagine growing up in an era where your "competition" for a job refused to get their hands dirty or hated the idea that the employer might make a profit. Add to that now with legal weed where showing up for work is somehow optional...an observant kid would be able to sense/exploit the opportunities that I never had but I think a kid today does.