The TV Addict 

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, DO NOT PUT ALEX O’LOUGHLIN IN A CSI PROGRAM!! That is most definitely NOT a match made in heaven!! Nina’s statement is utterly confusing — it seems she’s trying to say that people liked the actors on Moonlight but not the show itself — but she couldn’t be more wrong. People LOVED Moonlight once it got rolling, DESPITE the writer’s strike and DESPITE the fact that the stations airing Moonlight monkeyed with the schedule so much that only diehard fans, like myself, would be willing and able to follow the story. Alex O’Loughlin has leading man status and should not be relegated to a program that has passed its prime. I watched the original CSI until about 2 years ago when it started to get tired and dull, and now believe it should be allowed to fade into the sunset. It would make me sick to see Alex stuck in some dead-beat role on a dead-beat show. There is a much brighter future out there for him and I hope he and his managers and agents realized this. Nina Tassler may be an “Entertainment President,” but she is one misinformed woman who seems to only be after her own personal entertainment, that’s why we must tolerate shows like Swingtown. Alex, if they offer you CSI, RUN LIKE HELL! You can do better.

You have got to be kidding! What planet does Nina Tassler live on? She’s either got her head in an unspeakable place or she’s a flat out liar. No one is more passionate about the SHOW than Moonlight fans! And believe you me, the fans that wrote her loved BOTH the show AND the actors! Alex and Sophia and Jason had something magical going and apparently it’s only someone who could kill that who could say that the fans only liked the actors! We will follow Alex wherever he goes, of course, as well as Sophia and Jason, but CSI????? It’s TIRED. It’s OLD. Let’s pray to God Alex gets better offers than that.

I guess if you are an Entertainment President you think you can say anything and get away with it. Make up your mind Nina, what was it? Ratings? Advertizers? Now it’s comments aimed at the actors? Do you just make this up as you go along or what? You must wake up to a blank slate everyday because you haven’t stuck to one of your stories yet. Everytime you turn around it’s a different excuse. Well 8 million fans know better. they wrote nothng but words of praise for Moonlight and the actors via snail mail, email, blogs and phone calls. You are not fooling anybody and you don’t care about the viewers. It’s clear you think CBS is your own personal network to play with. Maybe that’s why your ratings have gone down since you canceled Moonlight. At least according to Nielson.

I can almost hear the crack of lightning waiting to strike Nina at such a lie. Everyone wrote to CBS about Moonlight - the show everyone loved for it’s originality, intrigue, action and above all romance. She doesn’t seem to know what to say anymore to justify her gaff for cancelling Moonlight. Moonlight was loved by all, young and old, male and female and won it’s very difficult timeslot week after week. Now that the Vampire theme is becoming hot, which I think was generated recently by Moonlight, she thinks she can cash in on our loyalty to the actors of Moonlight by putting Alex in one of her tired CSI shows. He’s worth more than that. Moonlight was his own show, he was the lead and she took that away from him and all of us. We want Moonlight back with Alex and the gang.

Move over Nina and give your job to someone who actually knows what they’re doing. Your flushing your network down the nearest toilet with your shortsighted narrowminded schemes.

This article really tears me up how can she say state horrible lies. You know CBS doesn’t care who we are or for it’s viewers because if they did they would put back on this great show. It is possible I know, I just read that Lifetime uncanceled Bloodties and plans to bring back this show. They seem to care more about their viewers. I can;t believe CBS won’t bring back Moolight.

Nina, Nina, Nina shame on you for trying to lie to everyone about Moonlight and for that matter Jericho. I was and still am a big fan of both shows. I love the theme of what both shows were dealing with. First what may someday happen with this country (Jericho) and the fantasy of vampires living among us. Especially with Moonlight was the forbidden love between Beth and Mick. Don’t sat there and tell us and all the reporters there that is just about the actors. Give me a break - 8 million of us was wrong. Maybe 8 million of us don’t matter to CBS. Thank goodness for the DVR (since Moonlight for some odd reason has not come out in DVD) and for the DVDS of Jericho. There really is no good shows left for us 8 million viewers to watch.

Hey Nina,,,watch for all the swingers that will be popping up everywhere thanks to your televison tastes!

Nina, you are the biggest flip flopper I’ve ever seen. You have blamed Moonlights cancellation on low ratings, too expensive to make, demographics and now the actors and its fans. Not sure what smail, email, blogs or whatever you were reading, but from all I’ve read and believe me it’s been alot, fans loved the show and all of the incredible actors/actresses in it. With all the vampire books and shows coming out, I think the PTB know they screwed up and are trying to place the blame on anyone or anything but them.. Hey Nina, take a look in the mirror you’ll see whose to blame.

I will continue to support Alex, Jason, Sophia, David, and everyone who gave us this great show. But I will also continue to fight to bring Moonlight and all the characters we loved back.

Sigh! Same-ole same-ole. Alex made it clear to his millions of loyal fans that CBS was pushing to turn MOONLIGHT into a CSI: Vampires type formula. He did everything he could to prevent a format change because MOONLIGHT was UNIQUE!!

I cringe at the thought of our beloved Alex as the “new” guy on CSI: Las Vegas - Alex deserves better!!! He deserves his OWN show back - MOONLIGHT - where he was knocking a broad base of fan’s socks off!!

IMO CBS executives didn’t notice the HUGE resurgence in the popularity of the vampire genre, and prematurely staked a show that had all the potential to keep them in the numero uno spot on TV for years! CBS didn’t even seem to notice the growing popularity of ALL the actors on MOONLIGHT - not just Alex, but Sophia, Jason, Shannyn, David…. and they will find themselves much poorer for their short-sightedness.

Nina, I truly wish you would stick to ONE story as your credibility decreases with each new excuse. Why not just swallow hard and admit that you made a mistake?? We ALL make mistakes….. now bring back MOONLIGHT and watch how much happier you (and we) will be!!

I admire you Moonlight fans dedication,i do,but to call MOONLIGHT UNIQUE or
original is crazy talk.Have you ever heard of a show called ANGEL…

Nick C, hon, Moonlight was NOTHING like Angel. Angel was a good show in it’s own right, but it was nothing but a bunch of high school crap. Moonlight, on the other fang, was WAY more mature. It had better writing, greater cast (again, nothing against Angel) but the actors and actresses that were in Moonlight were more real. The story lines were better, more creative, and the cast was way better. For Nina to say that the mail she’s been getting has been slow is ridiculous. For her to also state that it’s all about Alex, is also a load of BS. It wasn’t just Alex, it was Sophia, Jason, and Shannyn too. They ALL make the show what it is! Nina just needs to get off her broom stick and bring back Moonlight, because without it, CBS has nothing on friday nights.

Tassler doesn’t say she wants O’Loughlin for CSI - that’s Kevin Kelly’s suggestion. Whatever, I hope he can do better. Aren’t viewers bored with CSI?

“Angel was a good show in it’s own right, but it was nothing but a bunch of high school crap.”
Which one was it, Stormy Goddess - a good show or high school crap? Because I agree with the former, but certainly not the latter. Angel was meant as a darker, more adult take on Buffy, and on the whole I think it managed that just fine.

I enjoyed both Moonlight and Angel. On balance I think Angel was the better show, but then it had five seasons to prove itself. Who knows what Moonlight might have become, given anything like the same chance? It had a lot of potential, for sure. Assuming Tassler had left it alone to grow, that is, rather than messing with it. (Vampire CSI - pshaw!!)

I miss Josef…

Stormy Goddess, you’re flat-out nuts. ANGEL was ions better than Moonlight could ever hope to be, sweetie. This comes from a Moonlight fan. I recognized Alex & Co. for what they were: a pale imitation of Angel, but still the only vampire on free TV. (FYI, there were no high school plots on Angel.)

Any dissing of ANGEL or BUFFY just shows your ignorance or complete lack of TV taste. We get it, you like Moonlight. But c’mon girl, the stories were already “lacking” in season one.

I think Mrs.Tassler has seriously misinterpreted the many responses received regarding Moonlight. It seems to me that a person qualified in this position would be wise enough to see the underlining intent of the intense response to this decision and take appropriate action. I myself work in the TV entertainment industry and it is my position to research the reactions to these decisions and Although it is not often that I disagree with these decisions, I have to admit that judging from what I have experienced from the many reaction outlets regarding this series, Mrs. Tassler has “jumped the gun” so to speak on this one and I fear it could have serious bearing on CBS’s ratings. In my opinion, she would be wise to reconsider on this one.

Alot of Moonlight fans are highly intelligent and seemed to have voiced there opinions of the cancellation very clearly. From what I have read on tons of websites and various forums, Moonlight fans want the show back because it was a very unique bunch of (actors) individuals that when put together with a great story line made a fantastic show. Alex O’Loughlin is really something else…..whew!!…..but he is only as good as his counterparts. Everyone completmented each other so so well. The show was awesome …..let’s face it. There is a real reason why Nina Tassler let it go….personal or otherwise….I would love to know. My question is: Isn’t there anyone else at CBS that is even higher up than Nina that can see what a huge mistake this is. CBS is tanking itself. When they stop listening to what the viewers really really want to watch…….. then what is it really about? Clearly not us! Hmmmmmmm !!! Another station should surely pick up this show………you won’t believe your ratings. Bring Moonlight back to us!!! I fell in love with watching t.v. all over again. I have not felt that way toward a show in years.