Well, here comes a fatal blow...
POSTED BY: Novagrass
UPDATED: Sunday, November 3, 2002 23:38
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Firefly got a 2.7/5 in overnights.
I'm still holding onto my hopes... but I think I might be grasping at straws.
--Dylan Palmer, Pretentious Bastard at Large--
"Oh my god, I'm a hack!" - Joss Whedon
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Fox really has no choice with a number like that. Unfortunately, buzz of impending cancellation becomes self-fulfilling prophecy by dissuading people from watching.
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RIP
I blame Fox for Firefly's probable demise, though. Namely poor promotion, poor timeslot, and the descision to not air the pilot first.
...but considering how terrible Haunted is doing in the post Buffy slot, there may be a shot that UPN picks it up. It would probably be able to hold Buffy's numbers pretty well. It'll probably come down to production costs,though, becuase the 3.5 to 4 that it might be able to pick up after Buffy, would have to be enough to offset reportadly high production costs.
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We all must remember to never say die. All indications, save the speculations based on past history, is that Fox has faith in this show's promise and will give it some leeway in finding its audience.
However, we loyal fans mustn't sit around and simply hope, but must show Fox that they're doing the right thing by not simply basing a show's worth on the opinions of a mere 1000 people. Doing otherwise would be unfair, and in fact downright unAmerican.
--
Funny and/or insightful quote coming soon.
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The only positive twist I could put on this is that all of Fox's shows did crappy this week, due to the fact that nobody knew they were on because of baseball. Even with that, I think the show is most likely doomed, but perhaps the network will wait one more week to see what happens. Next Friday is an off-day in the middle of the World Series, so they should be able to promote the show to a lot of people during the first few games if they choose to do so. But off of this number, they most likely will not.
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Originally posted by Reaver:
...but considering how terrible Haunted is doing in the post Buffy slot, there may be a shot that UPN picks it up. It would probably be able to hold Buffy's numbers pretty well.
I'd have to disagree with you on that one. Haunted is getting killed by Smallville, not necessarily because it's a bad show. I love Firefly, but my wife would be watching Smallville, so Firefly would lose in my household...
Just my dos pesos,
Rex!
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I encourage everyone to write a letter to Fox, telling them why you like the show and that it is worth saving. I think I read somewhere that it is assumed that one handwritten letter is worth a thousand people.
Fox's address is on the www.fox.com webpage.
If letters can save a preachy crappy show like Doctor Quinn, maybe it will work for FF.
-skipup
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*bashes head against wall* I will cry very hard if it dies. I can't do without firefly and farscape!! It would be awful! Firefly has renewed my high levels of sci-fi obsession (okay.. a drop in it for me is still far higher than most people's highest levels of obsession).
I couldn't deal if i got canceled!
~*Saint of Cheese*~
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Okay.. i'm stupid.. can someone post who we write to?
~*Saint of Cheese*~
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