FOX Orders Two More Epsidoes Of Firefly
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FOX has ordered 2 more episodes of 'Firefly' from the 3 scripts previously ordered. Looks like FOX is going to take another look at Firefly's pickup in another month or so.
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BTW, I've confirmed this. As weired as this may sound, it's legit.
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This is torture. It's better than the series being cancelled, but why doesn't Fox just make a decision. I want this show to survive, but this is crazy. What does commissioning two more episodes get them? Unless Fox makes the decision to move Firefly out of its graveyard time slot, I don't think the ratings are going to improve.
I have no understanding of how television production works, so if someone understands the logic of Fox's decision to order two more episodes, please clue me in - I'm going nuts trying to make some sense of this!!
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I think FOX doesn't really know what they want to do with Firefly yet, and this is just a way to delay the decision.
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*twitch**twitch*
ARRRRG! I can't stand it! Is Fox TRYING to kill off the fan's they have with all this suspense? 
In a way, I almost think the not knowing is worse than it being cancelled. If it's cancelled, I can just cry for weeks... but the not knowing is driving me up the wall!
I'd offer to sell fox my soul for Firefly... but I sold my soul for a dime last year... and I'm not entirely sure who has it now 
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Originally posted by leebee:
What does commissioning two more episodes get them? Unless Fox makes the decision to move Firefly out of its graveyard time slot, I don't think the ratings are going to improve.
It buys FOX some time. What they don't want to do is to have production stop for the series. Once that happens, it becomes a scheduling nightmare to get the rest of the season produced if FOX decides to pick up the rest of the season.
The additional episodes will also allow FOX to better guage the rating trend for the series. Again, while the ratings may not have fallen with the past few episodes, they haven't been stellar either in terms of showing any kind of upward trend that 'Firefly' is picking up new viewers.
My bet is FOX is hoping to see a 'John Doe' in 'Firefly.'
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From a pure business standpoint, the logical thing for Fox to do is cancel the show, so the fact they ordered any more episodes at all can only be a good thing.
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There is a "hey you're missing a great show" buzz about Firefly. Critics who 'ho-hummed' it (or out right panned it) are now writing positive reviews/blurbs about specific episodes. Most recent case in point Robert Bianco of USA Today. Fox may be waiting around to see if this buzz goes anywhere.
I also believe that the "save Firefly" campaign is helping keep the show around by demonstrating to Fox that more people are watching Firefly than the pontiffic Nielsons let on.
All this means is that we the fans have to keep up the pressure AND the buzz ourselves until the show gets over the hump in Fox's mind.
I do encourage Fox to play Firefly repeats instead of pre-empting the program. This way people can catch up with the stories and get more familiar with the characters.
We already suspect almost any night of the week would be better for the show, so I won't go into that.
But how about this... if Fox won't commit to fully moving Firefly to a better prime time slot, why not experiment by having an encore showing of it 6PM Sundays just before Futurama? WB is experimenting with such encore showcases starting every Sunday at 5PM (they call it 'Big Sunday' I believe...) perhaps they're on to something.
Encore showcases (yes I'm aware) are reserved for popular shows --Fox even does it with 24. But my contention has always been this show will build itself into a popular show if allowed to show itself off outside of the Friday graveyard.
mattro
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Help me out; what's the tally?
FOX ordered three scripts... and two episodes? If memory serves, ordering a script is cheap, and electing to roll production on it is expensive, and the two are different things.
So what ARE we getting now? (How many episodes, how many scripts... is there even a difference?)
Still, though; it is good, if wearisome news.
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we're getting 2 more ep that the original 13
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?28977
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