The reality is, J&J probably doesn't care, ... It has the money to pay whatever breakup fee is involved. I don't see somebody else walking in here and picking up Guidant.

Therefore, investor objections of not owning the stock based on 'breakup' fears are no longer rooted in reality.

There was an inflight breakup of the aircraft,

He charmed rich women into giving him money and also ran a big racket trafficking in masses. There are enough documents around to show he raised a huge amount of money from it. He was just a bit of a rogue.

the reality is it costs a lot of money.

In recent years the networks have poured money into reality shows and that's what younger viewers are used to. Dramas are more demanding and require more attention by the viewer, but the rewards are greater if you stick with them. It's important for the networks not to have a kneejerk reaction and to keep topping up people's ability to digest drama.