So they cancelled this show because...

POSTED BY: cmagoun
UPDATED: Saturday, February 19, 2005 21:06
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CMAGOUN

Saturday, February 19, 2005 4:51 AM

... it was brilliant?

I just checked out the first couple episodes on DVD. Why is this not still on the air? Makes no sense whatsoever.

Oh well, onto the rest of the episodes,

Chris Magoun
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JADEHAND

Saturday, February 19, 2005 4:56 AM

Yeah our thoughts exactly.

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SAMWIBATT

Saturday, February 19, 2005 5:20 AM

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Originally posted by cmagoun:
because ... it was brilliant?

Close: because it was anti-anti-brilliant. There's a subtle but crucial distinction there. That is, not only is it terrific TV, as you rightly point out, but there's the corollary: Good TV, with strong fan support puts the lie to the idea that people only want Bad TV, and Fox was/is totally committed to that idea.

Welcome!

NYWOE

Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:10 AM

Sigh. I wish people would stop confirming that Fox was stupid for cancelling Firefly. It's easier to think that I'm just crazy...

And welcome!

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CALHOUN

Saturday, February 19, 2005 7:16 AM

Quote:
cmagoun wrote:
Friday, February 18, 2005 18:51

I just checked out the first couple episodes on DVD

You been in a coma pal?

CMAGOUN

Saturday, February 19, 2005 1:28 PM

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Originally posted by Calhoun:
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cmagoun wrote:
Friday, February 18, 2005 18:51

I just checked out the first couple episodes on DVD

You been in a coma pal?

Heh... I suppose. I just don't watch much TV or catch many movies. A friend of mine loaned me the DVDs and told me I would really like them. So logically, they sat on a shelf for a year or so :)

Good Stuff Though,

Chris Magoun
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AURAPTOR

Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:59 PM

Firefly didn't fit into F*X's long term plans, which included wall to wall 'Reality' shows, where viewers would be asked to check their brains at the door. So, because Firefly was brilliant, it clashed w/ the rest of their line up. (Same goes for John Doe, but that's for another thread )

I think basically that the suits at F*X wanted more of a campy, not too complicated type of script that was easy for the veiwers to follow along and not feel completely lost even if they missed an episode or 2. It appears that F*X wanted The Dukes of Hazzard , but in outter space. You know, for the 21st century, and all that.

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MYNAMEISJONAS

Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:08 PM

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So they cancelled this show because

Low ratings, its really not that hard to understand.

and before you start with the fox didn't give it a chance, friday deathslot, its to good for them.

The very first episode got terrible ratings and as ratings only ever go down as the season goes on, it was no suprise they stopped it mid season.

They are a business not your personel jester.

SAMWIBATT

Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:38 PM

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Originally posted by MynameisJonas:
ratings only ever go down as the season goes on, it was no suprise they stopped it mid season.

They are a business not your personel jester.

Tell 'em! Ratings have never improved for any show ever, as Arrested Development, Cheers, Seinfeld, The X-Files, and Star Trek plainly prove. Where would we be if anyone had given those shows a chance? Sheesh. And where on earth did you get the idea that ratings would be better than on a Friday night slot?

One quibble: They're not called personnel jesters any more, they're human resources jesters.

TETHYS

Saturday, February 19, 2005 6:55 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by MynameisJonas:
Quote:
...
So they cancelled this show because

Low ratings, its really not that hard to understand.

and before you start with the fox didn't give it a chance, friday deathslot, its to good for them.

The very first episode got terrible ratings and as ratings only ever go down as the season goes on, it was no suprise they stopped it mid season.

They are a business not your personel jester.

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