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I really liked Pushing Daisies and it’s gone. It was quirky and fun. It had me from the first episode. Coble tells the bigwigs who make decisions by taking quality television off the air a bit of financial advice.

But give us something GOOD–something we want to think about and laugh with and watch and rewatch–and we will pay for it. We will even pay twice and thrice, as with the cases of some wonderful things like Arrested Development (Got it on DVD AND the iPod) and The Wire(Rented them all twice from Netflix and will buy them ASAP). I’ve asked for Season 1 of Pushing Daisies for Christmas and when I get it I’ll watch it again and again and again. In fact, I think I like the recent episodes of PD more than anything I’ve seen at the movies in the last six months. That includes the poor raped Indiana Jones. What does that mean to you? That means that I’d pay to see episodes of Pushing Daisies. I’d pay to see them in the same way I’d pay to rent a movie.

The strike might have killed this show but there really isn’t a commitment to TV like this. It’s one reason I’m quite enamored with the BBC right now. We get a few episodes in seasons that are not set up with preconceived notions from Hollywood. Cable has gotten the memo. Burn Notice, which I like a lot but Bruce Campbell could pull a Divine from Pink Flamingos and I watch it, Battlestar Galactica and other shows think outside the box and keep fans wanting more.

And, yes, I’d pay for those shows.

Then there is talk of another strike from the SAG.

Also remember, if the younger generation opts for a laptop over a television, which I’m seeing happening more and more, network television is going to have to look at new ad revenue structures.

Just something to keep in mind.