This is a post specifically meant to make fun of shows that had potential and failed miserably. The moment that i give up a the show is when I stop the recording (while watching), delete it and then goto series recordings on my DVR and remove it completely. This is what i call Stop-Delete-Cancel Recording. These posts are an homage to the specific point that i gave up on the show.
This particular blog is all about the new show Alcatraz.
Alcatraz
I really tried hard to like this show and almost did. That is, until, all the bad writing and character development overshadowed my interest. I think i made it to the 4th episode, the one with the landmines, when i gave up.
My moment of Stop - Delete - Cancel Recording (click here for prior posts) came when Sam O'Niel's character, Hauser, gets a lead that the 102 yr old land mine killer is loose in a park plotting his next move. Hauser shows up at the park in his loud gas guzzling super huge SUV; one that is so loud that it would scare the fish away in the nearby lake. It just so happens that he pulls up at the exact time that the killer is standing behind a rock. As he looks over, he sees the killer walking non-chalantly away behind the rock. The killer didnt even notice him, but of course, Hauser did and the chase is on. The killer would have certainly been on the lookout. The car approaching, as well as the car door shutting would have certainly sent this land mine killer dude running far far away; but he did not hear a thing! This type of cliche scene has been done soooo many times. Its an easy out for the writers to sum up their cat/mouse chase. For me, this was my Stop-Delete-Cancel Recording. There was just already too much wrong with the show that i had to give up forever on it.
