Looks like possibly no season 3 for Chuck...snif

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 19:26
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DUN

Saturday, March 28, 2009 9:01 AM

What a great way to start the day,grrrrrrr.... Season 2 had gone abit mtv but it still retained the elements of the first series and at the end of the day if you looked forward to the next show ,then job well done.

SIMONWHO

Sunday, March 29, 2009 1:11 PM

Well, still hope...

http://www.thrfeed.com/2009/03/feedbag-the-pacific-chuck-glee-dollhous
e-.html

WHOZIT

Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:53 PM

Umm...good news?

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/03/28/james-hibberd-on-chuck-if-nbc-can
-save-it-it-will/15380

This is what's called a "definate maybe".

CHRISISALL

Sunday, March 29, 2009 4:57 PM

Thanks for finding that guys. Gives me hope.

The laughing Chrisisall

RIPWASH

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:44 PM

This is certainly good news. I was starting to worry. I wrote on my blog about this because I partly see the writer's strike to blame. In my opinion, you can't take a show that only had 9-11 episodes, take it away for 9 months or so and then expect people to come back for more unless they were die-hard fans to begin with. I think Chuck was still in the "Have you seen this show yet?" phase when it was stopped because of the strike. I'm definately glad they brought it back for season 2 and I certainly want MORE! Adam Baldwin is awesome in it as is Zach Levi. He's a lovable geek and I absolutely LOVE the Big Trouble in Little China references that have been made throughout the series.

Zoe: "Get it running again."
Mal: "Yeah"
Zoe: "So not running now"
Mal: "Not so much"
- Out of Gas

STORYMARK

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:36 PM

It'll be ineresting to see what NBC does to try and survive. Right now, they are by far the lowest rated network, currently even loosing out to Univision. So, a show that is 6th among NBC's line-up is still waaaaaaay down in the overall charts. And, with NBC putting Leno on at 9:00 every weeknight next year, that's 5 hours a week less room for programming original shows. That leaves only 10 hours a week for all of their other shows.

They are going to be looking very closely at ratings in relation to budget, I'm sure. f it does come back, they may have less cash to make it with.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

KWICKO

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 5:50 PM

What I'm wondering is whether NBC could shop the show around. The ratings that NBC finds too low to generate revenue on its network might constitute a hit on another network. I mean, Dollhouse doesn't currently draw enough interest for Fox to keep it around, most likely - but if it were on, say, USA or TNT, it would be considered a standout on their network with the same number of viewers.

Friday Night Lights didn't do worth a damn on NBC - twice. So they shifted it over to subscription-only Universal HD, and it picked up, enough so that they brought it BACK to NBC's main network again. Where it's floundering, again.

Chuck might not be a hit for NBC, but it would damn sure qualify as a hit on that crappy junior network, SyFy. Am I right?

Mike

just lying smiling in the dark
shooting stars around your heart
dreams come bouncing in your head
pure and simple everytime
now you're crying in your sleep
i wish you'd never learnt to weep
don't sell the dreams you should be keeping
pure and simple everytime

STORYMARK

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 6:53 PM

Yeah, but USA or another cable outlet wouldn't be able to front the cost for Dollhouse, as it currently stands. Cable shows get by with lower ratings, because they, generally speaking, are a lot cheaper to make.

Friday Night Lights doesn't really fit the mold, just because the nature of the show doesn't require a lot of FX, stunts, sets and whatnot, that even something like Chuck does need.

So, yeah, it may flourish on another channel, but it'd have to be done at a lower cost, which is probably inevitable anyway.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

ECGORDON

Tuesday, March 31, 2009 7:26 PM

The problem with the cable channels is that they don't get the same viewership numbers as the major networks. Even The CW has such low numbers because it does not have as many affiliate stations as the other four networks. Yes, the numbers for Chuck would look great on USA or Sci-Fi, but would they be the same or less there? Even if it could attract the same number of viewers, could those channels afford it?

I really hate to say this, but the way things are going I get the impression that any positive spin anyone tries to put on this situation is just so much wishful thinking. Last night's Chuck had its lowest rating ever.

Rather than be upset at NBC if they cancel it, my anger is towards the stupid general public that refuses to watch great shows like Chuck and instead waste their time on "reality" shows and recycled procedural plots.

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Looks like possibly no season 3 for Chuck...*snif*

Looks like possibly no season 3 for Chuck...snif