Fans Are Protesting the Cancellation of a Show That Doesn’t Deserve to Be Saved

Last week, to protest the cancellation of MTV’s “I Just Want My Pants Back,” fans of the show went to the Viacom buildings in New York and Los Angeles, and left their pants there. Five hundred pairs of pants, all told, because taking off and ditching their pants “represent the impact the show has had on them,” which makes me both confused and aroused. Also, it begs use of one of my favorite “Simpsons” quotes: “Don’t you hate pants?”

I appreciate the efforts of these “Pants”-less fans, but couldn’t they have picked a better show to campaign for? (the Deadline article ends with, “Among its supporters is MTV’s…Snooki.”) Here’s a brief ranking of other notable fan protests, listed by how much the show deserved to be saved.

1. “Arrested Development” – banana crates

2. “Community” – Rockefeller Center flash mob

3. “Friday Night Lights” – light bulbs and eye drops

4. “Veronica Mars” – 10,000 Mars Bars

5. “Better Off Ted” – 500 Veridian Dynamics key chains

6. “Jericho” – 20 tons of peanuts

7. “Chuck” – eating at Subway

8. “Roswell” – 6,000 bottles of Tabasco sauce (so low because Tabasco’s terrible)

9. “Entourage” – douches

That last one didn’t actually happen, but it could have.