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I like both shows and watch them, but I won't be upset if their runs are over. Some shows have 5-6 years and that's enough. Nothing wrong with that. These procedurals have been entertaining, but CBS seems to know when it's time to switch out, i.e. goodbye to The Guardian, hello to The Mentalist (with a few years lag in between). If their going opens the door to something new and different for CBS -- a Pushing Daisies with ratings? -- I'm all for it.

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I don't watch either show. I will not miss either one.

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I've watched a few episodes of Cold Case but never got into it enough to watch more than that. I used to love Without a Trace, but the last couple of seasons they really went overboard on focusing on the lives of the main characters rather than telling interesting stories, and it got old fast. I still record it on my DVR, but about half the time I end up deleting the episode without watching it. So I guess that means it's time for the show to go.

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I'm afraid they're going to cancel The Unit after screwing around with it on the schedule for no reason.

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I actually used to watch 'Without a Trace' and enjoyed it. For some odd reason I lost contact with it. I kept wondering if it was still on, as CBS hasn't hyped it (as in days of yore or even half the of NCIS) - I couldn't even tell you what night/time it's on (which might correlate to its decrease in audience) -

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I think it's time for both to go. I was an avid WaT watcher the first 2 seasons and then it just got kinda boring. I didn't really care about the characters enough to want to delve more into their backgrounds. Same with Cold Case ... I wish they'd do more with going further back in time for cases. An unsolved case from 1998 doesn't seem far enough back for me to really seem cold. I loved the ones from the '40s or '50s. I imagine that's hard on the pocketbook, though, doing period piece flashbacks.

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"It's not a bad show, it's just that I decided to watch it one night and the episode ended with them finding the body of the kid who was missing the whole episode. What a downer. So I didn't watch it again." Seems like a shallow reason to not watch a show. Would you expect every case to end happily? That wouldn't be realistic. I don't watch CC, but I'm a big fan of WAT and the characters. Give them one more season so I can get my weekly Anthony LaPaglia fix.

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Good shows, but they've run their course. Time for some new blood.

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I love both shows - Without a Trace has had a rough few years, but it's really getting better about balancing good cases with character development this season, and Cold Case still brings unique, quality, compelling stories for me every week. I'll be upset if either one goes, but I especially think that CC has more to give.

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I like 'em both but wouldn't miss them if they finished up.

I would, however, miss Cold Case's ability to piss off the American Taliban on a weekly basis by empowering female characters, acknowledging that gays and lesbians have always been a part of society, and always a target of violence, and solving crimes that reveal the cruelty and domestic abuse and oppression that existed (and still exists) underneath the facade of the "Good Old Days" that they want us all to return to....

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I could ride that LOLercoaster all day....

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I never got into either show although they are my favorite type of show. For me, the characters were just not interesting enough.

On CC, I like the older cases too. The 1990's and 2000's are just not that old.
On WaT, I really don't like any of the main characters and I have the opposite reaction to the cases-there are too many happy endings (found persons). It is also too unrealistic, they start searching within hours of someone missing, even adults?

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While we're at it, can we get rid of Criminal Minds and the non-Vegas CSI's too?

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I love cold case but the music hasn't been as good lately - I honestly used to watch without a trace to help me fall asleep during a rough insomnia patch a few years back

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I was never able to enjoy "Cold Case" that much. This might seem petty, but I hated that they had to portray scenes in black and white, even though I suppose it was necessary for viewers to distinguish between the past and present. Now, "Without A Trace" has potential to stay...if some changes are made.
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"Cold Case" is FABULOUS - how can that even be CONSDIDERED for the chopping block! It is well written, professional and most interesting, scientifically! There's plenty else that should go before "Cold Case"!!

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I am not much on comedy and I love the mystery show. I would deeply miss these to shows if they are canceled. I don't watch CSI LV much since Grissom left the show.

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Cold Case please keep..... one of my weekly dramas that can't do without. Save the show............

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