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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Laswell wrote:
> In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys wrote:
> > I'll never know why television studios cancel great shows--NBC cancelled
> > Star Trek--yeah, as if that show went nowhere...
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> Actually, from the way I hear it, NBC cancelled ST:TOS, the fans
> complained, NBC relented and produced another season, and the fans regretted it.
> Why? Two words: Spock's Brain.
On the contrary! Although that is indeed one of the worst episodes (of any
series, ever), the third season had some real high points in the Star Trek
chronology. Specifically:
The Day of the Dove
The Cloud Minders
Turnabout Intruder
Is There in Truth no Beauty?
The Enterprise Incident
You can't dismiss the whole season because of a single clinker!
> > ABC canned Sports Night
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> I suspect this one had something to do with the fact that most of the
> target audience would rather be watching _actual_ sports coverage, and most
> of the secondary audience (i.e. those who don't live and breathe based on
> who won what games last night) would skip over it as being just another
> sports talk show.
That, and Robert Guillaume suffered a stroke. He's made a remarkable recovery,
and they could have replaced him, but it was still a blow to the cast and show.
Dave!
What am I doing in Canada, eh?
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| In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, Dave Schuler wrote: <snip> (...) Of course, if you know htat about Robert Guillaume, then you probably know that htey wrote the stroke right into the show. He was back for the last ep of season 1 and all of season 2. (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| (...) Actually, from the way I hear it, NBC cancelled ST:TOS, the fans complained, NBC relented and produced another season, and the fans regretted it. Why? Two words: Spock's Brain. (...) Too young to care when it aired, can't comment. (...) I (...) (21 years ago, 22-Aug-03, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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