Why does any TV show I actually like get canceled?
POSTED BY: Geni
UPDATED: Monday, July 31, 2006 16:11
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Originally posted by Geni:
What am I, like some kind of reverse TV mojo or something? I loved Farscape, they canceled it. I loved The Job, they canceled it. I'm almost afraid to watch Rescue Me now. But this...this...HOW THE HELL COULD THEY HAVE CANCELED FIREFLY AFTER ONE MEASLY SEASON?!!!
I think that people who have a certain kind of taste when it comes to movies and tv shows end up being disappointed more often. Firefly (and another personal favorite of mine, Brimstone) and a lot of the shows people have mentioned (Farscape, G v E) fit a certain kind of genre. They are highly unusual compared to the normal fare of police or lawyer shows, 20 something comedies or situation comedies. They tend to be less episodic in nature and depend more on hooking an audience from the first show. Back when Firefly came out, these kinds of shows seemed to be very rare and not very popular (likewise, many people feel that the X-Files went downhill when the whole government conspiracy stuff started and they went away from the monster of the week shows). These days, these kind of shows are popping up everywhere: Lost, Desperate Housewives are the best examples and many others that did not survive more than one season (Surface, Invasion), even some reality shows that have season long "stories" like American Idol, while it seems that the more stand alone weekly episode shows are faltering.
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Originally posted by est120:
I think that people who have a certain kind of taste when it comes to movies and tv shows end up being disappointed more often. Firefly (and another personal favorite of mine, Brimstone) and a lot of the shows people have mentioned (Farscape, G v E) fit a certain kind of genre.
Brimstone! I can't believe I forgot that one. I used to watch it all the time.
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Originally posted by Geni:
But this series is f***ing BRILLIANT. How could they cancel this? for WHAT, to air more episodes of Mommy Swap or Cheap Date or some other trash reality show?!
Totally agree with you i hate Big Brother its a load of crap but whereas FF is class they cancel it. Oh yea and welcome to the Verse'
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Wonderfalls...Angel....
don't blame yourself... we've all been there...
the question that still bugs me the most is... if programming is based on ratings and the programs that seem to rate the highest are all crap.... who the hell are the idiots that are watching this garbage while the great tv shows fall through the cracks...?
it's a puzzlin mystery is what it is.....
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They had a fantastic vampire show called "Ultraviolet" on a UK TV station. I think there were only about six episodes (UK shows normally have a lot less episodes since there are far fewer writers involved) but I happened to catch it and really enjoyed it.
The show was played very much as a cop show. Except it had vampires. Which of course were considered a terrorist threat since they were loosely organised and were dangerous to the public. It was completely unlike Buffy (which was my favourite show in the history of the 'verse 'till I saw Firefly) but it was smart, well written and had some genuinely heart stopping moments of suspense.
But it will never be renewed. Because the station that bought it thought it was a normal cop show. It was pitched by the writers as a normal cop show - one cop trying to uncover the secret "code 5". They just didn't mention to the TV show executives that code 5 meant vampires. And the show aired. And it was brilliant. And now it's never coming back.
It is sooo hard to live in a Democracy when the majority are idiots.
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SPACE: Above and Beyond, Farscape, Babylon 5, Firefly, etc...
Invisible Man, The Chronicle, First Wave, Good Vs. Evil...
Dark Angel, Adventures of Brisco County, Jr......
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I'll tell you what kind of an impact this show had on me...I rented the first two discs from Netflix (Episodes 1-7). I have the other two discs still in my Netflix queue, plus the movie. I'm going to cancel them, though - know why? Because I already ordered the box set and the movie! And the companion volume! I'd order the reproduction brown coat if I could afford it!
I haven't even watched episode 8 yet, and I've already joined the local Browncoats meetup group and started looking for conventions!
Hello, my name is Geni, and I am a Firefly addict.
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Dead Like Me and Carnivale were 2 show I rated right up there with FF and guess what......
Many shows now make alot of money through DVD sales (Angel/Buffy the best example) but sadly the studios don't have any system in place to take this into account when deciding to renew shows.
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Originally posted by Geni:
HOW THE HELL COULD THEY HAVE CANCELED FIREFLY AFTER ONE MEASLY SEASON?!!!
Point of interest, they didn't cancel it after one measly season, they cancelled it in the middle of a season, we didn't even get a whole season.
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Wonderfalls, Joan of Arcadia, My So-Called Life. Like FF, these weren't watched by the masses, but were critically acclaimed, had a dedicated fan base, and weren't given enough time to garner the ratings their networks expected.
An overload of Reality TV has ruined television.
There's really nothing now that I watch with FF passion.
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