Why do you watch your favorite shows?

According to this article on all the highly praised new shows getting the axe, people watch shows with characters they want to be with...

"When it comes to television, viewers are looking for characters they want to be with," argues Tim Brooks, co author of The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. "You are inviting people into your home and you want to like them . . . You look at Smith and say, `I don't want to be with him.' Studio 60 is on another planet. It's too slick, too us vs. you."

THEY ARE TV CHARACTERS - THEY ARE FICTIONAL - THEY ARE NOT REAL - THEY ARE ON THE TELEVISION SCREEN - THEY ARE NOT IN YOUR HOME - THEY ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS.

I kinda thought the idea was for the character to be interesting - not my new BFF...