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So here's a light question....
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Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:30:37 GMT
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Why is it that the shows I really like get cancelled?
I loved 'Sports Night'--gone after 2 seasons.
''KRP'? Like the wind...
And now 'Firefly'. Grr!!!
At least Babylon 5 eeked out the 5 seasons that jms wanted, and MASH got its 11.
But it seems as if these TV execs have a very short attention span and are
not in it for the 'long run', like TV used to be.
For example, Cheers and Night Court were both shows that did very poorly in
the ratings for the first few seasons, yet alone episodes. Seinfeld was
virtually unheard of during its first season.
But no, the execs at Fox, in their infinite wisdom, cancelled Firefly after
10 eps. (I know I'm not including the pilot--they just aired that as
filler--wasn't part of the regular sched.)
Gene Roddenberry teach you execs anything? JMS? Sci fi takes a while to
get established, then becomes part of the 'history' of television--Firefly
didn't get a chance to catch on.
Stick with stuff that works--Firefly worked.
Well, 'nuff ranting for one day--At least I saw the show.
Dave K
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| (...) Yeah!! And what about 'Other World'? I never did find out how they got back. 'Automan'? Always loved those 90 degree turns. 'Sledgehammer'? Now there was a classic police show if I ever saw one. :) -H. (22 years ago, 22-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Ok, yes I agree some good shows got cancelled. But I have to ask ya'll, I'm trying to remember an old 80s scifi series. It had a guy who could be digitized, like tron. He had a car that looked wire traced and his 'sidekick' was a dot. It was a (...) (22 years ago, 27-Jan-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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