No way will they axe the show

POSTED BY: SadGeezer
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 19:09
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LIVINGIMPAIRED

Monday, November 25, 2002 4:44 AM

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Originally posted by Allronix:
Yet, even though it's probably got a short lifespan, I can't tear myself away from it the way I probably should. It's like a really tasty snack that is bad for you.

Don't want the show cancelled? Do something about it! Write a letter to fox. There are sections of this very site that will tell you how.

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So I'm an idiot. What are you? Perfect?

ALLRONIX

Monday, November 25, 2002 4:57 AM

Already did that AND called my affiliate, and bought postcards for sis and brother in law for them to send off.

But, I don't think I can top sending the network my old TV. Did THAT when Lone Gunmen was cancelled

Co-founder of the Evil Writing Crew - causing hell, one hero at a time!

CHRISSY

Monday, November 25, 2002 3:25 PM

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Originally posted by Allronix:
Now, I gotta prep for cancellation like I did with Lone Gunmen/Alien Nation/ BUMMER!!

Yes! Entertaining shows that suffered premature demises.

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And Survivor? American Idol? The Bachelor? Look, if I wanted to see 9 people snipe at each other, I'd get roomies. If I wanted to see a bunch of young things sing Celene Dion, there's a kareoke bar across the street from my apartment. And that last one...(Socilist/Feminist rant )

Sometimes I thing they must just flip a coin or throw darts at a wall chart to determine what stays and what goes if they'll show trash like that instead of enjoyable shows like Lone Gunmen and Firefly.

IDEFIX

Monday, November 25, 2002 4:53 PM

are any of you by chance Farscape fans?
another show about people. not so different from Firefly. SciFi with aliens but no Star Trek. it was about a band of misfits thrown together by chance on one ship and trying to stay alife.
it got cancelled by the end of it's forth season, in the middle of the story, with a cliffhanger hanging and no resolution.

seems normal to them to kill off all the good (scifi) shows, the ones about people and not about space battles.

or look at Andromeda. they made it into a farce. all it got now is a sexy captain and lots of great fights with lots of great special effects. no stories, no people, they all are just ship-decoration to stand around and look sexy or something. no problems allowed, no characters allowed. take one look at Tyr and you see what I mean.

I just hope no one does it to Jayne. let Mal kill him first, please. I really really like characters with a character of their own. and I like them to stay that way. they may grow and change but they may never be reduced to decoration.

I'm quite sad about all of this. we really don't need any more dumb-people TV. there's enough of that already. they can show it in reruns again, no one will notice the difference anyway. maybe they can spruce up old ones with new special effects, would be cheaper.

I really hope this Joss guy or yours (I'm no Buffy or Angel fan, so I don't know him like most of you seem to) can pull this off and keep the show the way it is meant to be without getting it canceled because of poor ratings. seems the majority of people are dumb or like their TV dumb or something, or they put the ratings boxes in the wrong houses.

and I can't do nothing about it at all. I'm german and I get TV via the internet. all they show here is syncronised stuff and 90% of it is so badly syncronised you simply can't watch it. they make every interesting show sound boring and 20% of the meaning is left out and most of the jokes are left out or are simply not translatable and it all just feels wrong. I wouldn't want to know what they would make out of Firefly. I know now, that they will totally screw it if they ever try to sync it.

do you guys think it would help if I wrote an email to Fox telling them not to cancel Firefly because all the good TV I get is illegal internet copies of unsyncronised versions of mostly american TV? I think I better not do it...

Idefix

LIVINGIMPAIRED

Monday, November 25, 2002 5:41 PM

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Originally posted by Idefix:
are any of you by chance Farscape fans?

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=8&t=544

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=8&t=574

http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=8&t=594

just to name a few

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Instead of us hanging around playing art critic till I get pinched by the Man, how's about we move away from this eerie-ass piece of work and get on with our increasingly eerie-ass day?

RHEA

Monday, November 25, 2002 6:36 PM

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Originally posted by PsionTen:
Yes, but you're talking about credibility and that wasn't the point of my post. The point was that there ARE rumors of Firefly's cancellation... whether you think they are credible or not is your business.

Actually, your facts/rumors are off. Joss Whedon issued a statement last week saying they're not going anywhere - yet. Apparently the December ratings will be crucial. The link to the interview was posted elsewhere on this site (can't find it at the moment).

And there have been rumors of Firefly's cancellation since before the 1st episode aired. I'm content to wait from week to week and see what happens.

BOBKNAPTOR

Monday, November 25, 2002 6:57 PM

I think the point is who the rumors come from. Of course there are rumors of the cancelation. That's why this thread is even happening. But there haven't been any rumors from Fox or ME that the show is going away. Maybe there are rumors from other really reliable sources, but until I hear Fox saying ... "gee, we're not sure..." or Joss saying "well, we're doing our best but it doesn't look good...." .... until then, I'll just keep thinking that the show is staying on for now, and I'll keep telling my friends to watch.

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One week without firefly and I'm already having major withdrawals.... I'm about to start trying The chant that George's father on Seinfeld used to do... "SERENITY NOW!"

TINYTIMM

Monday, November 25, 2002 9:58 PM

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Originally posted by CHRISSY:
[BSometimes I thing they must just flip a coin or throw darts at a wall chart to determine what stays and what goes if they'll show trash like that instead of enjoyable shows like Lone Gunmen and Firefly.

Lone Gunmen was a victim of network tampering.

I hope Firefly doesn't go the same way.

Jeff
Who thought LG would have been better served finding nothing but fake situations, and losing the beautiful people clones tossed in for ratings demographics they never got.

BENTON

Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:14 AM

ALLRONIX says:
"And Survivor? American Idol? The Bachelor? Look, if I wanted to see 9 people snipe at each other, I'd get roomies. If I wanted to see a bunch of young things sing Celene Dion, there's a kareoke bar across the street from my apartment. And that last one...(Socilist/Feminist rant )"

Damn Right!

"The Bachelor" makes me cringe.

And what's up with relentless cream-puff poorly acted tripe like "yes, Dear" - lord how do these shows survive - I mean obviously there's plently of viewers but I mean - it must be torture for the actors.

One great thing about the Bachelor for men - take those twenty or thirty women willing to do that to themselves for some jack-ass Ralph-Lauren wonder boy and just cross them right off the maybe list - ewwww. Who could spend their life with some gold-digger?

Ughh!

Be well, Keep Flying,

-Benton

RHEA

Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:15 PM

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Originally posted by benton:
Damn Right!

"The Bachelor" makes me cringe.

Bleach! Ptooey! I refuse to watch "reality" shows on principle. And now they're going to have "The Bachelorette" next season. God, how I hate that word. Anything with an "-ette" on the end of it tends to raise my hackles anyway.

Hey, I finally have a good reason to use the vomit icon.!

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