So much for a great show. Firefly gets the axe.

POSTED BY: JCWang
UPDATED: Friday, December 13, 2002 23:41
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JCWANG

Thursday, December 12, 2002 10:21 PM

USA Today is reporting that the end has come. I had the opportunity to hear Joss Whedon promote this show in San Diego in August and I know I winced audibly when he said it would be on Fox. I never believed for a second that they'd give it a fair shot. I can only hope that another network will step in (SciFi?) because it was the best 3-month-old show I've ever seen. Ugh.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2002-12-11-shows-santa_x.
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KURUKAMI

Thursday, December 12, 2002 10:55 PM

Do we have a source other than that little table on USA Today's site? No offense, but I'll wait until I hear from either Joss or one of the Fox execs -- my guess is that USA Today heard about the potential hiatus and is calling it dead before the coffin is closed.

"I'm not dead yet!"

History doesn't always repeat itself. Sometimes it merely shouts "Weren't you listening the first time?!?" and lets fly with a club.

GAHERIS

Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:08 PM

Now I'm very sure that firefly isn't axed... yet. I agree with Kurukami that it might be a jump to conclusions because I heard that Firefly will be moving to a different timeslot. I did not get this news from the press, but rather somewhere closer to the source. I'll wait until Fox says Firefly is axed before I'll believe its gone. Keep up hope and let's stay posted.

-Gaheris

NOVAGRASS

Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:11 PM

Sorry to say, USA Today isn't exactly the most reliable of news sources... though, it becomes clearer and clearer that the show won't be going forward... this is just the first bit of info, and it may be the first nail in the coffin... though, I'm not going to say it's a sure thing.

--Dylan Palmer, Pretentious Bastard at Large--

"Oh my god, I'm a hack!" - Joss Whedon

RHEA

Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Gaheris:
Now I'm very sure that firefly isn't axed... yet. I agree with Kurukami that it might be a jump to conclusions because I heard that Firefly will be moving to a different timeslot. I did not get this news from the press, but rather somewhere closer to the source. I'll wait until Fox says Firefly is axed before I'll believe its gone. Keep up hope and let's stay posted.

-Gaheris

Agreed. When Fox says it's gone, I'll believe it. And not until.

(the smilie is for USA Today)

HJERMSTED

Friday, December 13, 2002 12:13 AM

I saw that article in USA Today and laughed. There's no way they'd have that information before the main Fox board or this one.

Many reporters are confusing "hiatus" with "cancelled". Gary Levin, the USA Today reporter responsible for today's article has confused the two words. Let's each send him a dictionary with the two words highlighted, shall we?

Last rumor out of Fox (via AICN -- www.aint-it-cool-news.com) was the network is awaiting the returns on December's episodes of Firefly and is discussing moving the show to Thursdays at 8pm. They seem to like the show but can't de-program themselves from the old Nielson way of thinking.

mattro

SNOWSPINNER

Friday, December 13, 2002 12:43 AM

Also, note that they list "Fastlane" as teetering, despite the fact that it was picked up for the season...

AABH

Friday, December 13, 2002 8:03 AM

It's up on the boards over at fox... And Adam Baldwin posted a very sad post... Some of the reliable folks on the fox board are confirming it...

It's sad to say, but I think it's over for Firefly and Fox

So now it's time to rally at the flag and get Sci-Fi to pick it up!

---Aabh

TIMMINEARNET

Friday, December 13, 2002 8:28 AM

Sadly, Tim confirmed the news this evening. FBC has not picked up the show. They have committed to running all of the episodes that have been shot (including the one Tim is currently directing).

SILVERADO

Friday, December 13, 2002 8:50 AM

http://www.timminear.net

I don't have words.

Silverado.

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