Arrested Development being cancelled? Oh Fox...
POSTED BY: AcesAndEights
UPDATED: Sunday, December 4, 2005 23:48
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Newbie here.
Much as I love to bash the dillholes presiding over FOX, I can't blame 'em for this. This is not a Firefly situation. They took a ratings bath on Arrested Development for two year and half years. Two and half years! It was a fantastic, critically acclaimed show, fiercely loved by its fan base, and they gave it two and half years to catch on.
If there is blame to be passed around, it belongs to the frickin' Americans. FOX did right by Arrested Development. It just never caught on. Maybe it was the intelligent humor, sight gags, or multi-episode payoffs. Personally, I think America couldn't figure out the funny and there was no laugh track to point them to it. 2 and half years and they hardly topped 4 million viewers. Either it was just too quirky and oddball, or America is filled with knuckle dragging neanderthals. I'm really pissed right now, so I'm leaning towards the latter, but give me time. Supposedly it heals wounds and stuff.
But gah! Two and a half years! It's like FOX learned their lesson from Firefly, or something.
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Originally posted by auntychris:
And don't forget Futurama. It's like Fox has a split personality, they take a risk on an off-the-wall idea, and then they chicken out and cancel it. But then, when have TV execs ever had a half a brain amongst them. I'm just glad the SciFi channel took up the gauntlet and started showing Firefly. Hey, maybe they'll get the rights to Futurama too...
To those Futurama fans out there, TBS shows it late at night I believe. I know I've caught it a few times on the weekend when I'm up late and have nothing else to watch. Family Guy comes on around 12am and Futurama comes on right after it. I guess it could depend on who your cable provider is...but I know I see it here.
Psolaris
Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'
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