Why does any TV show I actually like get canceled?

POSTED BY: Geni
UPDATED: Monday, July 31, 2006 16:11
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CHRISTHECYNIC

Friday, June 9, 2006 12:42 AM

I almost forgot:

Welcome here, we're weird.

As you've no doubt noticed you've just come to a place where people will welcome you with open arms, lament with you, and other such stuff, they'll care about you and listen to you, talk with you, debate with you, support you, and so on because they're not just some random group of people, they're a family, and you're a part of it. As has been said, welcome home.

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Nowhere Man, Dark Skies, The Pretender, so on.

But the one that gets me is Enterprise. For three seasons I could care less about it and indeed disliked it quite a bit, and it stayed on the air. Season four, I catch a little, I like it for a change, start watching and that's when they decide to cancel it.

Why is it only worthy of cancellation after I like it?

LADYSERENITY

Friday, June 9, 2006 12:53 AM

Welcome! Glad to see another recruit and browncoat find the 'Verse and then find us. We are holding till Mal gets back. Welcome home.

I don't know why it is that those shows I like get cancelled. Firefly, Angel, Wonderfalls to name a few that others have already mentioned. I love Wonderfalls and I have the DVD. It was a quirky, twisted very funny sarcastic show. I still laugh at each and every episode.

The shows that are different, genius and GOOD get cancelled. I was looking forward to another season of Invasion to!

"Once you've been in Serenity you never leave. You find a way to live in it."

KWICKO

Friday, June 9, 2006 1:02 AM

Profit, Arrested Development, It's Like...You Know, Sports Night, Futurama... the list goes on.

But to cancel FF after just a HALF SEASON! That's the unkindest cut of all. :(

I'll miss other shows, too, of course. The West Wing, Buffy, Angel, and more; but those shows at least got to run for a decent amount of time, and although I loved them, I have to admit that it was probably time to wrap 'em up and let them go. Except Angel. I still wanna see if he slew that dragon!

Welcome to your new home, Geni. We share your angst; I'd wager that MOST of us here weren't watching when FF was originally aired (out of sequence, frequently pre-empted, and so on) on Fox. And the vast majority (dare I say "All"?) of us are still upset and disgusted that it was cancelled.

On the bright side, though, we DID get a shiny full-length major motion picture to gloat about. Not many half-season cancellations can make that claim. It's part of what makes us so damn special. Well, that and the fact that we're just too damn pretty to die. :)

Mike

"Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right."
- Laurens van der Post

CESARE

Friday, June 9, 2006 1:13 AM

I agree... Good shows always end too soon these days.
But cancelling such a brilliant series after just 14 eps - outrageous.

I'm new to this board and I'm new to Firefly as well.
It became one of my personal faves, got addicted to it after some 20 minutes of watching...:-)
Such a great concept.
I didn't even get to know shepherd's story...:-(
Haven't seen Serenity yet, though. Hope they at least drop some more hints in the movie.
Anyway - Firefly rocks.

CATHERA

Friday, June 9, 2006 10:50 AM

Quote:

Invisible Man, The Chronicle, First Wave, Good Vs. Evil...

I was so pissed when The Chronicle was cancelled. I quit watching SciFi shows after except for movies. And Brimstone was cool. I wanted to see all those tatoos of his disappear. Another one (not SciFi) Jack of All Trades. But then again I'm a Bruce Campbell fan (although I never got to see Brisco Country Jr but will when it comes out on DVD next month).

Welcome to our own personal bitching ground.

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One army of Browncoats.

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RIVERSGUY

Friday, June 9, 2006 12:27 PM

Clone High, Arrested Development, Action....

What do TV shows these days have to do to be respected enought to stay on air.

I think this whole site is a testament to how much one show can mean to a person, but the big channel execs rarely bring this into consideration.

Does anyone know if Sons & Daughters (2006) has been officially cancelled?

Wouldn't surprise if it was. A genuinely sweet & funny show, mainly improvised must just be too risqué !!!

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BROWNCOAT1

Friday, June 9, 2006 1:01 PM

Welcome to the site and the fandom Geni! Glad to have you here amongst the ranks of the browncoat faithful. Make yourself at home.

You are most definitely not the only one roped in immediately by Firefly. I think everyone here pretty much was from the start. Unfortunately, like you, not enough people watched it while it had it's short run. Fox being Fox, pulled the plug without giving the show, Joss, or our cast a fair shake.

Screw 'em! We don't need them. We got the BDM made, the comic series, and we're still flyin'. If we keep expanding the fanbase like this, the Powers That Be will have no choice but to sit up and take notice.

So, get out there and spread the word. Tell everyone you know about the series and the movie. Get them to buy the DVDs. Give DVDs as gifts (Father's Day is coming!).

Take care and keep flyin'!

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CYBERSNARK

Friday, June 9, 2006 2:30 PM

Has nobody mentioned The Others?

And we've already established that I was the only person on Earth who watched Veritas: The Quest.

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SERENYTY

Friday, June 9, 2006 2:52 PM

Oh. My. Gosh.

I feel EXACTLY the same way.

Firefly, Farscape,etc.

Plus, I LOVED Joan of Arcadia. I watched it before I knew about Firefly, and I adored it. I thought it was the greatest show ever, and it was close. But then CBS cancelled it after two awesome seasons....

~A message from Serenyty~

RUGBUG

Friday, June 9, 2006 3:00 PM

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Originally posted by spacecowgirl:
My So-Called Life.

Ah, one of my favorites.

At least with Firefly you can purchase the series. My So-Called Life DVD's sell for about $200 used. I found someone on Amazon Marketplace selling them for $60. I bought them right away...only to have the person never send them. I'm betting they realized the error of their ways and relisted them for the normal asking price. :grrrrrr:

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