STUPID WWAY
Every Monday morning, I sit down and check my DVR to make sure everything is going to record properly over the next week. Today I encountered a HUGE problem. Our local ABC-affiliate WWAY has committed the ultimate sin: it is not showing LOST tomorrow at its regularly scheduled time. The episode is now airing at 1:06 AM Wednesday morning directly following Jimmy Kimmel. I am so pissed. Here is the full text of an email I sent to WWAY:
Dear WWAY,
Good morning! My name is Greg Johnson and I am writing to tell you that I am very upset with your decision to push Tuesday February 16th’s episode of LOST to a later time slot. You have chosen to replace LOST with a basketball game between UNC and Georgia Tech, both of whom have less-than-favorable records this year. This game does not represent an important milestone for anyone and I will most certainly not tune in and will encourage ALL of my friends (most of whom are between the ages of 18 and 49) not to tune in.
To be quite honest, you have hurt my feelings. LOST is a cultural phenomenon and is the highest-watched show on ABC in the key 18-49 demographic (to which I belong). It is now in its final season and there are only a dozen or so episodes left. Each episode represents a bittersweet moment for me as I come to terms with the fact that I will soon have to say goodbye to all of the characters that I have come to love over the years. I just want to thank you for ruining this moment for me and all of my friends, and for the thousands of LOST viewers in this area.
In my opinion, the only thing you can do to make it right would be to reverse your ridiculous decision to show the basketball game and instead show LOST at its regularly scheduled time. I hope you will take all of this into consideration.
