 It is bad when the viewer knows that a character moving toward a door is going to pause on the threshold and utter a Significant Statement before he or she exits.As for the significant shotgun blast off set, followed by a re-entry, and the question, “Is he dead?” what could be more pitiful?One can only remark that ABC Television producers are the world's most stubborn in refusing to learn anything from other producers and directors in their own medium.