If they create a show of What If Norton Really Became Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico, would that make you chance your opinion?
My opinion is that they suck. Which they do. And they are and will fuck up alternate history because they suck. Which they did and will do. So an episode after my namesake will be made of half assed suck and he'll probably fight back a Nazi invasion to boot. As I have already fought back said invasion (and have yet to receive a thank you), I'm convinced whatever they touch turns to brown doo doo.
Considering how poor the ratings were for the show, the message to other networks is that "alternate history" is "ratings poison". The fact that it has been put on hiatus after one episode, sends that message to all networks...
Consider how The Misfits of Science starring Courtney Cox, "poisoned the well" for prime-time live-action superhero series until Buffy the Vampire Slayer ....
Well, it was a half-assed special that was very limitedly advertised. The only advertising I remember for it was that one like 30 second commercial, which I don't remember seeing much except on Spike shortly before the special. And lack of advertising equates to a lot of the lack of viewership and popularity in TV.
Either way, I don't care. It's not like we're just waiting for the day we make it big and become popular. We're always gonna be at the level we are now, adjusted for inflation as the general population level fluctuates, and we'll have the same recognition we have now. We aren't gonna have multiple TV series' and or a whole channel to us or anything. This is the mountain top. Sit down and have a picnic.