Wonderfalls - Second Season conundrum

POSTED BY: Zoot
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ZOOT

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:18 AM

Ok so it’s not really a sci-fi series unless talking animals counts (and Tim Minear), but following a recommendation from someone on this site (possibly the voracious Chrisisall), I bought the first season on R1 DVD …

I watched it over the last couple of weeks.

I thought it started slowly, but was totally hooked by midseason and loved the ending (including our own Ms Staite playing an evil bitch with a heart) and now, due to my horrendously addictive personality – I WANT MORE!!

So you Americans out there, can you tell me, is there a second season or what??

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FRAY101

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:30 AM

Doesn't need an American to answer that!

I'm a recent convert myself - and no, that is it. I believe only 4 episodes were actually aired before Fox pulled the plug.

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SIMONWHO

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:36 AM

Or what is the answer I'm afraid. Like The Inside, like Firefly, in fact, like rather a lot of Fox shows, this was destined to be cancelled from the off (and the makers knew it too).

Which, when you consider how much TV costs to make, is very weird. If you go through the DVDs and listen to the commentaries, you can get a pretty good idea of where they were going to go over the next two seasons. Not that that's as good as having them to watch but at least you know they were thinking that far ahead.

ZOOT

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:37 AM

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Originally posted by fray101:
Doesn't need an American to answer that!

I'm a recent convert myself - and no, that is it. I believe only 4 episodes were actually aired before Fox pulled the plug.

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Only 4 episodes??? -That’s ridiculous!! - they just don't give things long enough for people to decide whether they like them or not ...

Programmes that are immediately arresting are good for a couple of episodes and then get boring as hell (e.g. Desperate Housewives) … why can’t they give us a chance to get over the travails of childbirth and appreciate the growing child???

Still, at least it ends with a resolution of sorts …

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PURPLEBELLY

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:39 AM

If having only one (half-?) season hurts too much, you could make believe that it's two seasons of a BBC show

ZOOT

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:41 AM

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Originally posted by PurpleBelly:
If having only one (half-?) season hurts too much, you could make believe that it's two seasons of a BBC show

I guess - you mean like Spooks and its measly 3, or was it 5 episode runs ...

I think Wonderfalls must be a whole season as it ends with a sort of finale ... It's very good, if you haven't seen it ...

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SIMONWHO

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:49 AM

Actually the first series of Spooks had 6 episodes, the next two series had 10 each.

But things like Jonathan Creek have had 3 episode runs recently.

And isn't Caroline fabulous? She needs to be in more stuff.

FRAY101

Monday, July 25, 2005 9:51 AM

I think the only thing we CAN be grateful for is that they knew they'd been axed so could wrap up the story. Couldn't have handled being left with a cliff-hanger!

Years (and years) ago, there was this thing on TV at Christmas called "Stainless Steel & the Star Spies." Ended with a cliff-hanger and a "to be continued" - was never heard of again. My brother & I are still haunted by that....

Sorry, just wanted to reminisce!

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ZOOT

Monday, July 25, 2005 10:00 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by SimonWho:
Actually the first series of Spooks had 6 episodes, the next two series had 10 each.

But things like Jonathan Creek have had 3 episode runs recently.

And isn't Caroline fabulous? She needs to be in more stuff.

Ok so I was exaggerating with the Spooks thing but really, (and I agree with Fray here) do you recall the bloody awful cliff-hanger at the end of Spooks 1 :–

Is he dead? Is his family dead?? Is EVERYONE dead???

Find out NEXT YEAR!!! AgghhhhH!!!

Haunted?? Don’t talk to me about haunted …

Oh and "Stainless Steel & the Star Spies" sounds fanbloodytastic!!!

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FRAY101

Monday, July 25, 2005 10:04 AM

I was going to say "are there worse words in the English language than X will return next year" but then reaslised that of course there are: "X will never be returning, sorry - that's your lot."

I just googled for Stainless Steel & drew a blank. Maybe I imagined it....

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