Letters

I received many email from people very upset about the outcome of "Situation: Comedy".  Here are a few:

Hello Mark and Shoe,

My friends and I are so disappointed that "Sperm Donor" was not chosen the winner from "Situation: Comedy."  Your pilot was so superior to "Stephen's Life" that there really was not a contest. Blame the voting (more about that below).  You should both be very happy with the results and I am sure that TV executives out there will take notice of your efforts.

I am really unhappy with how the voting was handled.  I am sure there were many people watching tonight who had no idea that the voting had closed the previous week.  Although I voted on AOL, many people seemed to be under the impression that there would be a chance to vote after your pilots were shown on BRAVO.  After all, who wants to watch a postage-stamp window for 15 minutes?  Furthermore, not everyone has a broadband connection to make the streaming video even viable.  Nowhere that I saw in last week's episode did BRAVO state that voting was closing after episode 7.  The voting procedures were mishandled and misguided by BRAVO, AOL and the producers.  The pilots should have been screened last week with an announcement that voting was closing.  This week's episode should have been a wrap-up and should have included comments/interviews with the directors, actors and NBC executives.  I am shocked by the amateur way in which "Situation: Comedy" was produced.