Television shows have recently come to my attention that they are just like close friends. The audience develops a relationship to the shows, be it loyalty… watching every episode or religious praise… memorizing every detail and inside joke/reference.

So consider when your favorite show ends their season, with a season finale, a last hurrah .. some sort of celebration. What happens when a close friend leaves for an extended amount of time? A dinner party, a goodbye party.

During this separation there will always be some sort of contact between you and your friend. A weekly email about how different everything is and an update of their life. Television shows often use the web to shoot updates, just letting know how they are doing… when they are expected back.

The worst part, when a show gets canceled or if there is talk of canceling a show. Tears are shed. It almost seems as if a doctor has given a time frame … and you just sit there counting down how many more episodes till you never see them again. And im sure that i don’t need to draw out a comparison for this analogy.