That 70's show and Malcolm in the Middle cancelled

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UPDATED: Friday, January 20, 2006 16:20
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BOWIE

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 7:30 PM

Malcom and King o' the hill were not bad. :(

But yes, it is time to put up hell to fox and demand Firefly's reserection!

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ASHBURNBROWNCOAT

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:06 PM

If they're cancelling old show nobody likes how about bringing one that everyone already likes -cough-Firefly-cough-.

REGINAROADIE

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:25 PM

THAT 70'S SHOW, I am certainly glad to see the back end of. In the 8 years that was on, it was never that funny to begin with.

But MALCOLM I actually liked and enjoyed on a regular basis. I also dug it because Lois reminds me so much of my own mom that it's almost scary. And Hal has to be in the top ten or top five funniest sit-com dad's ever created. He actually puts Homer to shame. Admittedly, the last few years has shown some signs of aging, but they are still capable of cranking out incredibly funny and highly memorable episodes, like this years season premiere "Burning Man". There's nothing like a camper exploding into flames to get you in a good mood.

I had heard that this was going to be the last year for it anyways, but still. Kinda sad to see a show that started out as their biggest sitcom since THE SIMPSONS become their lowest rated show, I think.

With this, as well as the demise of ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, the only reason I'll be watching FOX now is for 24. And for laughs, only MY NAME IS EARL and THE OFFICE.

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GRIMJACK21502

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:27 PM

...meanwhile in a Fox Exec's office

Fox Exec: Alright we cancelled Punked and Too Old to be in the Middle. Now what to put in their place.

(notices latest DVD sales report lying open on desk)

Fox Exec: Wow look at those FIREFLY unit numbers!

(a glazed look crosses over his eyes)

Fox Exec: ...wait a minute.

Could it be that easy?

"And once you're gone, you can never come back
When you're out of the blue and into the black"
-Neil Young

MUIRGHEAL

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:34 PM

Wow, Im surprised both shows lasted this long anyways. Both shows jumped the shark a while back.

When your MAIN CHARACTER leaves and you continue, I mean good grief talk about flogging a horse. I said Surely they wont continue always being in the Foremans house with the Foreman's parents with both Foreman children, one of whom was the shows main focus, gone!! but they did!! OMG! The show was already on a downward spiral and officially jumped the shark when Topher Grace left. . .Hrm like killing off your title character . . . Oh wait, sorry, Bitter much?

AND

Malcom in the Middle. Everyone knows its a ratings gimic to introduce a new child ala the Brady Bunch, or Growing Pains or Family Ties. Nope, doesnt work. So MitM officially Jumped Shark when they brought on Jamie. How can you be the middle kid of 4 anyways? Malcom didnt officially become the middle kid until Jamie was born.

*Sigh*

But yea, any possibility to bring Firefly back cant be bad. But frankly I think Firefly is a bad bad bad fit at Fox. Why SciFi keeps passing just confirms my opinion of their Execs . .Why take up a Great show with a built in fanbase when we can keep putting out cutrate Made for SciFi movies with has been stars in it??

Oooo got long. Mea Culpa guys. Didnt mean to run on.

*blush*

Muirgheal
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QUEENOFTHENORTH

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 8:41 PM

That's kind of sad. I liked both shows. Oh well, they had good long runs and I've lost track of them by now anyways. I'm prolly gonna pick up both shows on DVD.

King of the Hill I've never really liked. It has the occasional good moment, usually when Hank's dad shows up or Hank says he's gonna kick somebody's ass, but other than that, it sucked. It felt like it was trying to be a too-serious Simpsons and just fell flat.

If they bring back Futurama and Firefly to replace Malcolm and '70's show I will be completely happy with TV again.

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LISSA

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:29 PM

king of the hill is a wonderful show.

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~lissa, retired spwhore

REGINAROADIE

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:32 PM

Actually, the introduction of Jamie didn't really bother me. I know that the addition of a baby is usually a show-killer moment. But in this case, it wasn't arbitrary. Jane Kaczmarek was actually pregnant, so instead of hiding it, they decided to write it into the show. Jamie himself hasn't made the show too cutesy. If anything, Jamie gives the show the opportunity to show how vastly irresponsible they are towards Jamie.

"And the moral of the story is, I'll screw you over in a heartbeat, just like they screw me over. It's jus the way it is around here."

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KILLERBANANA

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 9:55 PM

Its a shame about the cancelling of Malcolm in the middle, that show was awesome (though it won't make a huge differance to me since I have a basic 4 channels thing of uk tv and they have barely showed any of it). But the possibility of more Firefly (or even Futurama) is shiny ^^

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QUIXOTIC

Wednesday, January 18, 2006 10:18 PM

If Fox is re-eevaluating cancelled shows, would it be too much to ask for them to bring back Brisco County, Jr. as well as Firefly?

I loved that show, even if it did go downhill after they killed off Bly.

This is not to say that I'm saddened by the notion of more Futurama. "Friends! Help! A guinea pig tricked me!"

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