It is apparent that it is untrue that “there was no need for him to know,” because his request to Katie means that there was a need for him to not know. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have mentioned it. He’s deliberately trying to shield himself from that information.
As I say, it is clear that Britt clearly needs not to know. That’s not the same thing as not needing to know. He hopes to permanently hold open the question of biological parentage. That’s what makes him a wuss.
I think that the standard resolution for this – at least, if the desired result is to indicate the child is someone else’s – is for the child to be severely injured so that the father learns that he can’t donate blood and/or his organs are not a match.
Damn it. I really think that a less esoteric name and advertising that actually showed the leads would have dramatically improved their ratings. Even a crappy-yet-traditional title like Ocean Beach P.I. would have been an improvement. I only got into Terriers because I’m going without TV and just using Hulu. The title should somewhat clue the viewer into the category of show. Having seen nothing about it, I figured it was a drama/dramedy ala Six Feet Under or Weeds. God, even Terriers PI would’ve been something.
I read a few weeks back that Sons of Anarchy draws about 3 million viewers a week for FX, so Terriers was bringing in roughly a sixth of that audience. Damn it.
At least it was great start to finish. I will be buying the DVD.
drastic_quench, I agree, titles are important. I’ve watched some shows just because of the title – like Sons of Anarchy (didn’t like it) – and avoided some for the same reason – The Wire sounded scientific and technical and boring (ha!).
But Damages was successful, and that’s not such a great title either.
I’m gonna blame it on marketing. Why couldn’t FX honchos have arranged guest spots on talk shows, sent episodes to reviewers at Entertainment Weekly, or aired promos on other networks? They had to know they had a good product. Why didn’t they do more to keep it alive?
If you want to know what Britt decided and would’ve happened in the first episode of Season 2, read this interview.
Wow. Thanks for that link.
Well, shit. I liked that show.
Here’s an article from The A.V. Club in which the president of FX explains the cancellation and says that it was not because of the name or the dog-themed marketing campaign.