Firefly on hiatus, according to Electronic Media
POSTED BY: MollyBloom
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 23:16
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Quote:It presumably will, and Fox probably already knows that. A show that develops good ratings elsewhere and then moves to Friday retains some of its audience, and does better than one that was always there. Those stupendous Dark Angel ratings everyone's constantly holding Firefly up to are an example.
We can also cross our fingers and hope that FASTLANE doesn't draw better rating than FIREFLY did on Friday nights.
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This is so frustrating - all the games that are being played regarding this television show. It's like no one wants to take responsibility for making a decision on the future of Firefly: either cancel it or order a full seasons' episodes.
I've read a few of the other Firefly message boards and many of the posters think this hiatus is the "kiss of death" for Firefly. That Firefly will go in to hiatus and never come out, it just fades away. This is Fox's way of trying to "save-face," because no one at Fox wants to admit that they made a mistake by cancelling Dark Angel for Firefly. Hopefully this is not the case, as long as they continue production, there's a chance they'll bring Firefly back - at least this is what I keep telling myself. It would be interesting to know what the mood is on the set of Firefly, this must be doubly frustrating for the cast and crew (do I have a job or don't I). I wonder how all of this is being presented to them.
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Hiatus doesn't really mean anything. Both Buffy and Angel are presently on "hiatus" until January. Production continues (Firefly has fifteen episodes ordered into production.. we've seen only eight so far)
The important news is... NEW TIME SLOT!!!
That is great news. Hopefully Fox will find a BETTER slot and not sweep Firefly into some other death slot.
So... all postcards to Fox ( www.fireflysupport.com) from now on should include your ideas on what timeslot to move into.
mattro
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Zap2it has an article on Firefly's hiatus, with some additional information from Berman. Although we already knew this, it looks like December's ratings will be very important.
http://tv.zap2it.com/news/tvnewsdaily.html?29147
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Originally posted by thefutoncritic:
Hiatus doesn't halt production, it should continue.
This is a perfect Futon Critic question. Statistically, how many series actually come back from hiatus and survive?
Most series that go on hiatus return eventually however the survival rate isn't that high in the long run.
In the case of FOX, last season "Pasadena" was placed on hiatus only to never return.
The season before that "Freakylinks" was put on hiatus at the start of November sweeps, returned in January, and was quickly axed. (The remaining eps were burned off during the summer.)
"Grounded for Life" was put on hiatus after two airings this season only to be axed (but subsequently picked up by the WB). A handful of episodes will starting being burned off starting this Tuesday.
"Titus" was placed on hiatus last March and was canceled in May but had its remaining episodes burned off during the summer.
"Family Guy" missed huge segments of its three season run. FOX even ordered 13 additional episodes while it was on hiatus during its second season. It went on to be canceled the following season however.
That's all that jump to mind as far as FOX is concerned. Shows like "Roswell" went on hiatus for at least six weeks during its runs on the WB and UPN. "Angel" was on hiatus for about a month last season on the WB. "Once & Again" was on hiatus probably a half-dozen times during its three year run.
Anyway hope that helps.
Brian Ford Sullivan
Editor-In-Chief
The Futon Critic
http://www.thefutoncritic.com
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Originally posted by Hjermsted:
Hiatus doesn't really mean anything. Both Buffy and Angel are presently on "hiatus" until January. Production continues (Firefly has fifteen episodes ordered into production.. we've seen only eight so far)
The important news is... NEW TIME SLOT!!!
That is great news. Hopefully Fox will find a BETTER slot and not sweep Firefly into some other death slot.
So... all postcards to Fox ( www.fireflysupport.com) from now on should include your ideas on what timeslot to move into.
mattro
Actually "Buffy" and "Angel" aren't on hiatus. They just aren't airing new episodes until January. There's a big difference between that and hiatus. Hiatus means the show is no longer broadcast however production continues.
And again I hate to be a wet blanket but FOX says it's considering a new time slot. There's no guarantee.
Brian Ford Sullivan
Editor-In-Chief
The Futon Critic
http://www.thefutoncritic.com
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Well, for now I'm being hopeful. I think it could be a good sign because it could mean a new timeslot. I think fox knows that they've made some mistakes and that's why they're so hesitant. They know Firefly is good, but they don't know what to do with it.
I'm going to send another round of postcards. I've got a sign in the car window. I'm having a party to get people into itHell, I'm working on Melee's website, and yesterday,we went to the video store and met a guy who loves firefly!
I think there's still hope.
~*Saint of Cheese*~
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Actually "Buffy" and "Angel" aren't on hiatus. They just aren't airing new episodes until January. There's a big difference between that and hiatus. Hiatus means the show is no longer broadcast however production continues.
And again I hate to be a wet blanket but FOX says it's considering a new time slot. There's no guarantee.
Brian Ford Sullivan
Editor-In-Chief
The Futon Critic
http://www.thefutoncritic.com
Still, given the announcement that Oliver Beene and Keen Eddie won't be seen until at least March... and the fact that there's a big hole on Monday nights and only one remaining show in production to fill it... and Gail Berman's stressing that Firefly is definitely *not* cancelled... don't those things all tend to point towards Monday nights at 9pm? Maybe they wait to start airing them after Monday Night Football is over?
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