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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 6147324" data-attributes="member: 7808">This is breaking from the original purpose of the thread a bit, but this is a severely misguided statement.  99% of the time, ratings determine the course of a show.  Ratings when the show airs.  By waiting, you are telling the executives in charge of programming that the shows you like don't matter.  Meanwhile, the "impatient" ones who watch TV live are using their time to vote for the shows they like and ensure they stay on the air.If every person who takes pride in not watching TV live and also bought Firefly on DVD had watched Firefly when it was live TV, we'd have at least a hundred more episodes.  Its an unfortunate fact that waiting can, in fact, make things worse.</blockquote>