Defying Gravity cancelled

POSTED BY: Mangolo
UPDATED: Saturday, November 14, 2009 17:31
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MANGOLO

Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:13 PM

Feelings either way?

ECGORDON

Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:17 PM

Nope. I knew it wouldn't last when they waited so late into the summer to start it.

CYBERSNARK

Monday, September 28, 2009 1:54 AM

As folks on ExIsle have been saying; it was too sci-fi for the "Grey's Anatomy" people it was marketed to, but not sci-fi enough for the sci-fi people.

Pity, because the last episode (the one that only aired in Canada) was one of the best eps they've done.

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CALHOUN

Monday, September 28, 2009 4:31 AM

what was the last episode you refer to? episode 9?

TRAVELER

Monday, September 28, 2009 7:08 AM

The problem I had with this show is its focus on one mission. They spend episode after episode focusing on the personal issues of the crew and occasionally we get a long shot of the ship to remind us they are in space. Half the scenes are flashbacks of their experiences on Earth. This is not a science fiction show, but a soap opera. I don't have a problem with crew members having personal problems, but to drag it out week after week does not make for exciting viewing.

A series that wants to create a feel for space travel in the near future has to keep moving. Cut out the time it takes to travel to Mars or Venus and simply state, "six months later", and keep the story moving. Have a personal issue and deal with it in a single episode. Personal issues make situations more interesting if combined with a conflict with the mission. Both the mission and personal crisis can be resolved together and keep the pace of the series moving. Next week you have a new mission and new crewmember with a problem and it makes the episode fresh.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

MANGOLO

Monday, September 28, 2009 9:04 AM

Traveler, you hit the nail on the head....if you're not a story editor in Hollywood, they should hire you.

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CLJOHNSTON108

Thursday, October 1, 2009 2:06 PM

It's actually "not quite" cancelled...
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=8293
http://www.airlockalpha.com/node/6696
http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2009/09/15/update-gravity-not-cancelled/

And since it's a co-production between CTV, BBC, and a German network, with ABC only distributing it in the U.S., the show could continue.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defying_Gravity_%28TV_series%29

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Scheduling

On June 30, 2009, ABC announced that it had ordered the program for a summer 2009 broadcast in the United States. It was aired on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom, ProSieben in Germany, and both CTV and SPACE in Canada.
CTV moved the scheduled airing of the show from Sunday to Friday nights on August 26, 2009, and speculation began about the possibility of the show being canceled. On September 14, 2009, online sources noted ABC's apparent cancellation of the series, with most having reported the eighth episode as the "series finale", while others reported it as the "season finale". The show's publicist, Nicole Marostica, issued a statement on September 14, 2009 that ABC is not in fact canceling the show but that management is deciding on a time slot to air the remaining 5 episodes of season 1.
CTV aired episode 9 "Eve Ate the Apple" on September 18, 2009, but did not have Defying Gravity on its schedule for the following week. Episode 10, "Deja Vu", will air on October 2, 2009.

SUASOR

Thursday, October 1, 2009 5:34 PM

Agreed, Ep 9 really advanced the story, and was quite good at it (even the flashbacks). But, as LOST learned, you get too tied up with the flashbacks, and don't keep the plot moving, people get bored. I got bored during the first eight eps, and I otherwise liked the cast and production values. But what I really wanted was some plot movement.

Ep 10 is being broadcast in Canada tomorrow. Should be available as a Torrent, for all us non-Canadian criminals.

TRAVELER

Friday, October 2, 2009 12:03 AM

I don't see "Defying Gravity" on HuLu, and Fancast has a few episodes, but not #9. I guess we are not worthy.

http://www.imdb.com/mymovies/list?l=28764731
Traveler

CLJOHNSTON108

Sunday, October 4, 2009 11:59 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Suasor:
Ep 10 is being broadcast in Canada tomorrow. Should be available as a Torrent, for all us non-Canadian criminals.

I was gonna say that it's not been posted as a torrent, 'cause I was checking all day yesterday, but I just took another look, and a single solitary file was posted about 7 hours ago.

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