I super believe in you, Tad Cooper.

If a show/movie doesn't have chart topping numbers in its first week, it's not because the quality of the show is lacking; it's due to poor promotion.

Obviously most people aren't going to watch something that they don't know exists or don't know anything about.

If you're relying on word of mouth promotion to spread interest, you can't also judge success by the first week or two on tv, or the opening weekend at the box office, or one month on stage for an expensive ticket that needs to be planned out and bought in advance.

(ok, I understand that the stage situation is a little different; they're not massive, rich entertainment companies that are just choosing to pull the plug on something because it didn't return within the first few days: they're small new shows that literally can't afford to keep renting the theater - that's a whole OTHER problem with the system that we're not diverting to talk about right now -)

Most people aren't seeing something and immediately getting on the horn to tell all their friends and family to drop everything and go see this thing right now, and most people receiving a recommendation aren't rushing to check it out that same day.

Recommendations get brought up the next time you're catching up with someone. People hear about something and go "wow, that does sound right up my alley: I'll have to check it out at my next convenience."

The amount of times I have barely even known about something until some time after it debuted, loved it, recommended it in every conversation I had, and found out less than a month later that it was being pulled -

These things take time, guys.

Possible pros include:

1. Not feeling like you're wasting food/money if you don't finish your meal

A. Not overeating and making yourself miserable in order to avoid waste

(1) Cutting down overeating habits and forming the habit of instead always feeling secure to take leftovers with you would probably also help with health

2. People might start ordering more than they can eat in one sitting on purpose, with the intention of taking some home later.

A. A way for people to secure themselves a future meal that they also won't need to cook for themselves

B. A way for people to not have to choose between two dishes that they think look good

C. Bringing home food for loved ones

D. Might also benefit restaurants if they're selling more?