Fox has canceled DRIVE
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UPDATED: Friday, June 8, 2007 15:09
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Originally posted by FlyVote:
Mark my words: Fox will now start a new reality program "Racing with the Stars". Does Gary Coleman drive?
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The sad truth is that will probably happen.
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I missed the premier of Drive. Realized it first thing Monday morning (when I logged on here and saw folks chatting about it, and watched it online while at work (shhhhh, don't tell). Watched every episode since (all both of them (that's usually a joke line)), and was really getting into it.
It doesn't matter how heavily promoted a show is if it's on a network that I'm not watching. I wanted to see Nathan, I found out (here) when & where to watch him.
24's numbers fell? Huh. Maybe folks are tired of watching 'the good guy' torture people and really wanted to see folks "Save the Cheerleader. Save the World." I didn't forget to watch 24; I changed the channel as soon as Drive was over.
Want folks to tune in to your show? Make a good one. I get to tell my TV "Tune to this channel at this time, then over here, then this one, etc."
I don't often miss shows I WANT to see.
I'll be substituting fox'd for f**ked from now on.
Getting peoples hopes up like that...
I just... and then they... but... ARGH!
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Ok browncoats, here in multiple choice form are the real reasons DRIVE was dropped by F*><
Reason:
A) All of the contestants stopped at Wafflehouse and never made it to the rally point at which time the mysterious middle man disqualified everyone, then went into the nearest public bathroom and committed suicide by gutting himself (traditional death by blade of ninjas)
B) After the bank job the “Tully Gang”, (as they would have come to be known in a later eps) found that they had stolen the wrong safe deposit box. The one in their possession contained 217 million $$$ so the entire foursome said “Screw this. We don’t need no stinkin race.”
C) The death of the actress in the terrible car wreck at the end had ppl so turned off and disgusted that they became physically ill and turned off their tv sets. Resulting in lower network numbers.
D) Add your own reason…..
Z
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Originally posted by zzetta13:
Reason:
A) All of the contestants stopped at Wafflehouse and never made it to the rally point at which time the mysterious middle man disqualified everyone....
Disclaimer: I don't spend much time watching television, so I'm poorly informed in regards to how many fine quality shows are produced amongst all of the networks and are quickly cancelled.
What I don't grok is why Whedon, Minear, et. al., don't seem to be able to sell their entertainment concepts to television broadcasters other that Fox. Yeah, I know that Buffy extended it's run on WB, but it didn't start there.
I'm essentially down to drawing a couple of conclusions. First is that Fox has two out of synch divisions, such that their development side has an good knack for finding entertaining and, dare I say it, intelligent shows, but the marketing side panics quickly on the cash numbers and squashes such shows at the first hint of low ratings. Second is the conspiracy theory angle, which runs to something like: "Here's a quality entertainment, but the television viewing audience is, in general, not formatted to appreciate it (and now we're getting into RWED territory
), and we're just proving that as fact by putting the shows out there and having them fail"; such that Fox is the network willing to fund such experiments.Really, I've no idea if either concept has anything to do with truth. Still, what I'm getting at is the, um, stupidification of America, though I'm not gonna suggest it's a deliberate trend or happenstance.
Impaledonthefencecoz
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Originally posted by SergeantX:
Originally posted by Legolas813:
The science of marketing art is abysmal and really has only figured out how to pander to titillation and stupidity.
I agree 100%. It's a fast food nation we live in and the majority of TV watchers want instant gratification. Minear's shows require a bit of commitment to fully grasp the depth of the characters and premise of the show as a whole. But, once you're in....... he's one of the best out there.
Cable TV is where the quality programing is today. Let the drones have the free stuff. I'll gladly pay a monthly fee for quality programing.
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Originally posted by EmpireX:Quote:
Originally posted by Tinadoll:
IhateFOXIhateFOX
FUCK U FOX
My sentiments exactly, Tina! I knew this was going to happen! Why, oh why did Nathan sign a talent deal with Fox?!? He and Tim should be working with a network that actually respects talent and doesn't cater toward the lowest common denominator (i.e. people with IQs of 70).
I'm sorry, but 24 doesn't interest me. Oh look. Jack Bauer's saving the country. Again. Oh look, House figured out what was killing that man/woman/child at the last minute. Again. He's so smart. And let's be honest. Bones and Booth are mediocre copies of Mulder and Scully.
OK, so I like Hugh Laurie and I like Bones. But that's my 2 cents.
HAHA My sentiments as well. I never liked Prison *supposed to last a season* break either.
But i will watch Bones and House-Just cuz i love Hugh Laurie (Jeeves and wooster-huzzah!) and Bones( Yea mediocre Mulder and Scully- I miss them :()
But why would they hype a show and just kill it. I don't get it! I was reading that 24's ratings started to slip-perhaps they needed a scapegoat
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(sigh) I'm tired of liking things. Intelligent storytelling has no place on network TV. I wonder if the series can find a home somewhere else? USA, FX, SCIFI, perhaps HBO. It would be interesting to see what they could do without the FCC restrictions. Considering the show was given a total of 8 days to generate an audience. Why not give it a chance to redeem itself against weaker competition this summer? and find people who might be turned from their normal monday night drudgery.
Have Nathan or Tim commented yet?
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I really liked Drive, more than I thought I would. I thought the effects were really cool and Minear did a great job.
With that said, if it hadn't been for our lovely captain, I probably never would have tuned in to watch it in the first place. I did it out of loyalty and expected to be disappointed. I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was.
I can understand that people didn't tune in. The premise seemed really cheesy. I wish Fox would have let it run a little longer until the buzz had a chance to spread. How many times have shows picked up after TV Guide runs their "The Best Shows You Aren't Watching"? I don't blame Fox for cancelling shows that don't get ratings. I do blame them for jumping the gun way too much. Cancelling Drive? Stupid! Cancelling Firefly? UNFORGIVEABLE!!!!
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What the hell kinda stupid are they?!?
I just wish to Hell I could say I was surprised. This sucks for Nathan, Tim, Amy, and all the rest.
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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
I completely agree SergeantX and to that end I give you:
http://www.sanctuaryforall.com/
Certainly many of you have heard of this concept. Sanctuary is a web-based science fiction series that will star Amanda Tappan of Stargate SG1 fame. No networks, no execs, no Nielson boxes to pull the plug. I am thinking this would be a good fit for Firefly or even Drive.
Wow, thanks for the link. I've never heard of that type of thing before. It might be a good idea.
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Originally posted by bluemoonstuff:Quote:
Originally posted by SergeantX:
Originally posted by Legolas813:
The science of marketing art is abysmal and really has only figured out how to pander to titillation and stupidity.
I agree 100%. It's a fast food nation we live in and the majority of TV watchers want instant gratification.
I just wanted to point out that I did not make that quote, even though my name is up there.
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