Whatever happened to art?

I need to clarify a couple things right now. First, I hate Desperate Housewives. I watched 5 minutes of it last year and that was too much. Secondly, television destroys art. How can you possibly convey a message through film or television if you've got car salesman screaming at you between two powerful scenes? Okay.

I guess critics are starting to be a little more realistic with Desperate Housewives and writing average reviews for this season's episodes. Fans are pissed at the creator (Marc Cherry), who said he is just as involved with the show's writing now as he was last year. His totally non-corporate response is:

"I'm paying attention to my audience's response and am trying my darndest to please them. And I will continue to do so as long as I've got that executive producer credit above my name."

Who cares about trying to please your audience? It's art. Oh never mind. You can't spell "art" with lots of zeroes.