Last Resort was Awesome. - Page 13

Mr. Laser Beam · November 17 2012, 03:39 AM

So I take it there won't be a proper wrap-up then?

PsychoPere · November 17 2012, 04:19 AM

Shawn Ryan, via Twitter:

Shawn Ryan wrote:

News is true. No Back 9 for #LastResort. We will film and and air all 13 episodes. We're going to give you no-holds barred kick-ass ending.

Enterprise is Great · November 17 2012, 10:32 AM

So the series is still in production? YES! At least they'll have some time to at least give it an ending so we aren't left hanging.

Drago-Kazov · November 17 2012, 11:55 AM

I hope so.
The miniseries format is not bad, i just watched The Kill Point and it was queite fun and least it had a definitive ending.

Gary Mitchell · November 18 2012, 05:34 AM

Damn, I'm really tired of starting these shows and having them cancelled so fast. I guess I'll have to start doing what I did back when 24 premiered. Since it was on FOX and I had been burned before by FOX, I waited until the second season started to watch the dvds of the first season.

Mr. Laser Beam · November 18 2012, 04:32 PM

PsychoPere wrote:

Shawn Ryan, via Twitter:

Shawn Ryan wrote:

News is true. No Back 9 for #LastResort. We will film and and air all 13 episodes. We're going to give you no-holds barred kick-ass ending.

So did they always have a plan to wrap up the show even before it was cancelled? Or was it going to have a different story arc for Season 2 if it got one?

bigdaddy · November 18 2012, 05:51 PM

Mr. Laser Beam wrote:

PsychoPere wrote:

Shawn Ryan, via Twitter:

Shawn Ryan wrote:

News is true. No Back 9 for #LastResort. We will film and and air all 13 episodes. We're going to give you no-holds barred kick-ass ending.

So did they always have a plan to wrap up the show even before it was cancelled? Or was it going to have a different story arc for Season 2 if it got one?

It's not getting a real ending. It's getting the ending we would have gotten with episode 13. The actor who plays the captain was on The Chew, it's a cooking talk show, and he said that they were finishing up episode 13. Doesn't make it sound like we would have a lot of time to close everything up.

Drago-Kazov · November 18 2012, 06:39 PM

Maybe somebody could write a novel as an ending. I would read that.

Or a comic book...

Heck if i would have an influental blog i would try to start a campaing for a comic book wrapup. That seems the most realistic.

bigdaddy · November 18 2012, 06:52 PM

The ratings are bad, but not horribly bad for the bad time slot it is in. I wish ABC gave them 7 more episodes (total of 20) and just start calling it an "epic miniseries event". It seemed very close to a full season pick up, but for some reason a small downtick in the ratings of Thursday's horrible episode made them back off. If 9 episodes was too much why not just a few more?

Networks need to start making, producing their own shows. That way when something gets canceled they might give iffy shows a few more episodes to close up shop and make their money back on DVD sets.

Gary Mitchell · November 18 2012, 08:19 PM

I remember when the networks would sometimes change a show's time slot if it wasn't getting high enough ratings. I wish they had tried that. I watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursdays at 8 so I watch Last Resort on demand.

bigdaddy · November 18 2012, 11:03 PM

Gary Mitchell wrote:

I remember when the networks would sometimes change a show's time slot if it wasn't getting high enough ratings. I wish they had tried that. I watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursdays at 8 so I watch Last Resort on demand.

Yeah that would be nice, I think Wednesdays at 10 would have been a nice try.

Jimi_James · November 20 2012, 02:10 AM

I just read about this today. A shame. It was by no means ground breaking, but I've enjoyed it each week and was looking forward to seeing how it played out.

Danny99 · November 20 2012, 04:04 PM

The show had it's flaws, but every show does when they are starting up.

Is network television so competitive these days that if a series doesn't succeed right out of the gate, they're done?

137th Gebirg · November 20 2012, 04:14 PM

Seems to be that way now-a-days. Kind of sad. But to be fair, I was starting to lose interest in it myself, so I can understand why it was losing viewers. They've just kind of been spinning their tires for the past couple eps now and I think a lot of people have recognized that.

bigdaddy · November 20 2012, 06:40 PM

137th Gebirg wrote:

Seems to be that way now-a-days. Kind of sad. But to be fair, I was starting to lose interest in it myself, so I can understand why it was losing viewers. They've just kind of been spinning their tires for the past couple eps now and I think a lot of people have recognized that.

I certainly have.

They had 13 episodes, in those episodes t should have been leading to a show down. Instead it seems every week is a showdown, but then everyone comes together. It's no longer moving forward.

November 17 2012, 03:39 AM	#181
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November 17 2012, 10:32 AM	#183
Enterprise is Great Rear Admiral	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. So the series is still in production? YES! At least they'll have some time to at least give it an ending so we aren't left hanging. __________________ JJverse Star Trek...is gonna rock again! On May 17, 2013!

November 17 2012, 11:55 AM	#184
Drago-Kazov Fleet Captain	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. I hope so. The miniseries format is not bad, i just watched The Kill Point and it was queite fun and least it had a definitive ending.

November 18 2012, 05:34 AM	#185
Gary Mitchell Vice Admiral Location: Delta Vega ¯\_(°·O)_/¯	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. Damn, I'm really tired of starting these shows and having them cancelled so fast. I guess I'll have to start doing what I did back when 24 premiered. Since it was on FOX and I had been burned before by FOX, I waited until the second season started to watch the dvds of the first season. __________________ The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

November 18 2012, 06:39 PM	#188
Drago-Kazov Fleet Captain	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. Maybe somebody could write a novel as an ending. I would read that. Or a comic book... Heck if i would have an influental blog i would try to start a campaing for a comic book wrapup. That seems the most realistic.

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November 18 2012, 06:52 PM	#189
bigdaddy Vice Admiral Location: Space Massachusetts	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. The ratings are bad, but not horribly bad for the bad time slot it is in. I wish ABC gave them 7 more episodes (total of 20) and just start calling it an "epic miniseries event". It seemed very close to a full season pick up, but for some reason a small downtick in the ratings of Thursday's horrible episode made them back off. If 9 episodes was too much why not just a few more? Networks need to start making, producing their own shows. That way when something gets canceled they might give iffy shows a few more episodes to close up shop and make their money back on DVD sets. __________________ "Bqhatevwr" - Former Senator Scott Brown

November 18 2012, 08:19 PM	#190
Gary Mitchell Vice Admiral Location: Delta Vega ¯\_(°·O)_/¯	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. I remember when the networks would sometimes change a show's time slot if it wasn't getting high enough ratings. I wish they had tried that. I watch The Big Bang Theory on Thursdays at 8 so I watch Last Resort on demand. __________________ The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote.

November 20 2012, 02:10 AM	#192
Jimi_James Lieutenant Commander Location: Gettin' Lucky in Kentucky	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. I just read about this today. A shame. It was by no means ground breaking, but I've enjoyed it each week and was looking forward to seeing how it played out. __________________ “I was here,” says Man. “Prove it,” says the Universe.” Method of Life, a post apocalyptic sci-fi ebook available on Amazon.

November 20 2012, 04:04 PM	#193
Danny99 Vice Admiral Location: Cookstown, Ontario, Canada	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. The show had it's flaws, but every show does when they are starting up. Is network television so competitive these days that if a series doesn't succeed right out of the gate, they're done? __________________ The poster previously known as canadaboy_32

November 20 2012, 04:14 PM	#194
137th Gebirg Rear Admiral Location: Who is John Galt?	Re: Last Resort was Awesome. Seems to be that way now-a-days. Kind of sad. But to be fair, I was starting to lose interest in it myself, so I can understand why it was losing viewers. They've just kind of been spinning their tires for the past couple eps now and I think a lot of people have recognized that. __________________ Gebirgswick - Ind, Tra, Sec & Env.