In a msg on , Jay P. Hailey of 1:346/49
writes to Zorch Frezberg:
ZF>>Good animation w/story, Trek, B5, NYPD BLUE, HIGH INCIDENT, 
ZF>>MILLENIUM, X- FILES, SIMPSONS, SOUTH PARK.  Other than that, 
ZF>>it's either the news or a film I missed in the theatres (not 
ZF>>many of those).
 JPH>         Is High Incident still in production?  I couldn't find it 
 JPH> after  the one episode I caught.  Lovely show.  Interesting 
 JPH> writing.  Nothing  at all to do with Trek, except in so far 
 JPH> as both seem to be ensemble  cast dramas.
Networks cancel programs which fall below a certain level in ratings, but 
there is a 'grey area' where shows that are promising are placed "in 
hiatus"...they may re-appear, when a new show 'fails', possibly re-tooled, or 
unaired episodes held back and dropped into the schedule to 'sample' the 
demographics.
HIGH INCIDENT was one of those placed into hiatus, with ratings high enough 
to not allow it to be cancelled outright...the press announcement from ABC 
was that it was to be a mid-season replacement (again) in this season, but 
I've not seen anything as yet.
HI was re-tooled after the first three episodes, the writers apparently 
flogged, and the directors sent to film school...the improvement in the 
episodes was marked and dramatic.
Ratings were flaccid through the third, then had a steady increase each week 
after that...until the last episode, which was high enough to beat the 
comedies it was up against...and why ABC didn't outright cancel it at the 
season end.
Topic?  Uh, er...it's an example of how ratings will determine the future of 
any show, especially the TREK franchise, since it is both syndicated and 
network broadcast materials...
Yeah, that's the ticket...
-zf-  Foob.
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