i watch an inordinate amount of shows on the Science Channel and Discovery network. Shows like Mythbusters, Dirty Jobs, How It's Made, and various astronomy shows generally always wind up on my watch list. There are lots of shows they offer that i don't watch, however, and those generally tend not to stick around very long. So, naturally, yes i heard about Good Ms. Palin's potential offering.
Frankly, i'm not terribly concerned.
From what i've been able to tell, the focal point of Ms. Palin is "Get Money". She's proven oddly good at it. She seems more than happy to continue to milk her 15 minutes for additional revenue as she jumps from well paid gig to the next better paying one, without the normal concern of actually finishing anything. She, much like Ms. Hilton, is a celebrity because she's famous. If she gets the series, i expect the first few episodes will be normally tolerable and things to degrade quickly as she pursues additional interests. While i have little intention of watching any of the early episodes, i figure about 8 or so in, the show will consist of a camera held by the last assistant producer attempting to focus on the pursuing bear. That, or possibly the episode will be cut short by the network once they realize that it's nothing but a 30 second loop of Mt. Shasta.
i also expect the ratings to be huge for the first show, followed by a logarithmic descent with the final episodes going straight to download. Possibly with some sort of payment option.
In other words, i have no intention of boycotting Discovery, or any of their networks because they bought a night or two of high ratings for $3 million. If i were the network, i'd make sure that there was a clause that they only pay for what gets higher ratings than "Destroyed in Seconds", but that's not my call to make.
Plus, i'm always a sucker for accidental comedy.
