Another burning....question

[xlivvielockex]

Okay list, I've got a little bit of a strange question for you. I know a lot of people (myself included) will watch a show because their favorite actor/actress is in it. That's how I got hooked on Greek because of Charisma's guest starring role.

My question is...does anyone else watch a show simply for the producer/writer/director/creator instead of the actors?



I know I do. I'm fiercely loyal to the producers/writers/creators that I like.

I started watching Veronica Mars, Big Shots, and Party Down because Rob Thomas did probably one of the best shows ever on television, Cupid. (Too bad the remake was SO bad)

I started watching Nip/Tuck, Pretty Handsome, and Glee because Ryan Murphy did one of my fave shows, Popular.

I got really into Buffy and Angel, Jake 2.0. and Miracles because of David Greenwalt who did Profit, the only show I have EVER campaigned for to keep on the air. (And this is probably why I still can't get into Firefly and Dollhouse (a sin, I know) because no Greenwalt)

I started watching True Blood simply because I loved Alan Ball's Six Feet Under and Cybill.

I got hooked on Grosse Pointe, Miss Match, and Sex and the City because I loved Melrose Place that Darren Star created.

Love Javier Grillo-Marxuach's The Middleman because while I was loving Greenwalt, I got addicted to Jake 2.0.

And the thing is, I'm more likely to stay with a show that I have problems with if the producer/writer/creator is involved with it. If an actor I like is in a show, like for instance, Bones or Smallville, but I don't like the premise and/or other actors, I can't watch it. But if a creator does a show, even if I can't stand the lead actors (True Blood) I will still watch it and get into it. (Sorry Anna Paquin!)

And every TV season, I check listings to see if my favorite creators have new shows coming out. And more often than not, I get hooked on those shows too.

So I'm just wondering, fandom friends, am the odd man out because I'd rather watch a show because a creator I like is making it than an actor I like being in it?

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[xlivvielockex.livejournal.com]

I was saying to afrocurl above, I wonder if "we" like shows by the same showrunners because showrunners tend to do the same thing. Same style, writing, etc. So if you like one, you'll like the rest. But I'm with you there, all new shows get 3 episodes by me, regardless of actor/producer/etc.