Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-184.147.8.162-20160313232622/@comment-178.59.137.247-20160316172929

Skyzy wrote: Yes, but there is a tipping point where bad publicity actually does affect the celebrity or the show. Ratings have already dropped and will probably continue dropping if the season continues in the way it has been (terrible all around). Two weeks later and articles are still being written pointing out all the negatives while supporting the fandom whereas the showrunner and the CW remain silent, leading to even more bad press.

This show was never big enough to withstand this kind of storm and this storm has grown even bigger than the show itself. The backlash has started a movement with this show becoming a symbol of how viewers have continuously been abused and ignored for ratings for too long and usually at the expense of minorities.

Yes, sure there is backlash, but I haven't seen anyone say "Cancel the show". There are people who said, they can see the CW cancelling it or that without Lexa it will, but then again, no one began saying "Just cancel the damn thing" and the CW renewed it either way, despite the backlash while the network is still hesitant to cancel other shows like Crazy Ex-Girlfriend with very low ratings and viewers. No matter how badly the Lexa issue was handled, many people still watch the show because they hope for something better and even more people become curious of what happened in it that caused such a rage.

And yeah, it isn't Grey's Anatomy or NCIS popular, but the 100 did get a lot of fans over the summer and the LGBT fanatics still have Miller and Bryan to work through. If that is also handled as badly as it has up until this point, then there probably won't be a season 5 and definitely not 6. But I do thing JR has realized he screwed up ROYALY especially after promising that the wait through fall when the show should have aired like last year, would be worth it. Also, it's again his bad decision on the number of episodes. 21-24 episodes are more than enough to develop 10+ characters, but JR has always said he finds 16 to be enough. I think after this grand fiasco he'll take some time to reconsider his opinions. If not, he has condemned the show.

Good news is, it's been a stepping stone for most of the actors. ADC goes to Fear of the Walking Dead as a regular, Ricky is the lead in American Gods, Bob has hit the hottest men on TV list and will definitely find a new show to move if The 100 gets cancelled, not to mention Eliza, Lindsey, Marie and every other member of this joke. I mean, Henry used to be in Scandal and even made a guest star appearance last season. So, no matter how badly this goes, at least we have high chances of seeing those actors in better shows where the producers don't screw with the fandoms!