Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-184.147.8.162-20160313232622/@comment-178.59.137.247-20160316102936

Sparkstoaflame wrote: so...you're telling me they want bad press? because i don't think jroth wants articles in variety, huffington post, and bbc news talking about the negative backlash this show and himself have gotten. i don't think he wants people trending #CancelThe1OO regardless of whether or not it's been just renewed for a 4th season or not. doesn't matter if more people become aware of it if the show has such a notorious reputation, because that's exactly what people will get from it: it's got a notorious reputation. no one would want to watch it.

and if he does think that, and this was his intention? my respect for him, which has already hit rock bottom, has just tumbled down into the negatives. that'd just prove that everything he's doing is for ratings. (which we kinda already knew, but 100% confirmation stings.) Have you ever heard the quote "any press is good press"? This is the situation here. The easiest way to explain this is an example. Many stars, not all of them because there is some integrity left, get caught violating the law, having violent behaviors and getting arrested. Now, some of them are doing it on purpose. It's a classic publicity stunt. The media focus on them and it sheds light on the star's work. They become memorable for something and whether it's bad or good, it serves a purpose. So, in The 100, with Lexa's death and the extend of the "kill your gays" troupe accusations, the fact that JR hasn't pretty much stated anything specific about it trying to sweep it under the rug, it's the same thing. I don't know if it was intentional, but this is happening. When the show is mentioned next to the Xena Reboot which is a seriously big deal, since it was on of the biggest hit series in the 90s and it caused a blogger/writer to create a whole article about the dead lesbian/kill your gays troupe with lesbians that were killed off in shows, The 100 is getting spotlight. So, no matter how badly this caused a chained reaction of painful emotions for the fans, the show actually profits from it! #Lexadeservedbetter in twitter and #IStandWithLexa etc, is also giving the show attention. Think of that for a second. Dwelling too much into her death, makes the show more popular, not in the best way clearly but none the less it's still popularity!