If Journeyman had continued AICN interview with series creator

[Jack Bauer]

AICN

Back in late December, Falls answered via e-mail all of AICN’s questions on the matter. But because there was a writers strike at the time, and no one was yet certain if “Journeymen” creators would be permitted to produce episodes beyond the 13 NBC had already aired, we were asked not to reveal the secrets of Falls’ “Journeyman” playbook until he was certain the small-screen adventures of Dan Vasser had come to an end.

That time, sadly, has come.

Who or what was sending Dan on his sudden missions into the past? Was it God? Nature?

KEVIN FALLS: Let’s just say it was too specific and grand to be science or government.

Would we ever learn?

We would have led you to the water's edge and let you figure it out. The later conflict of the show was going to lie with those people who were trying to find the cadre of travelers. Would they try to manipulate them for their own self interests? [Recurring FBI agent] Richard Garrity was coming back for sure.

We also were aiming for a series ending where the key people Dan helped through the course of the season would figure in a Rube Goldberg-inspired climax. Not quite on the level of save-the-world like “Heroes,” but something with some scope.

What else was ahead for Dan, Katie, Livia, Jack and Jack's hot girlfriend? How many of the [never-shot] final nine episode storylines had you worked out before the strike?

Katie and Dan were going to split up for a while. [Dan’s brother] Jack and Dan were going to live together and then Dan and Katie would get back together. Livia was going to die in episode 20. Dan was going to save her in 21. And in 22, Dan would come back to his house in the present like he did in the pilot and someone else would be living there. Katie and Zack would be gone and this time Dan would have no idea how to get his family back. And then we'd start season two.

Damn. I really liked the show and wished it had returned this season.

 

[Mistral]

This would have been awesome. So sad.....

 

[anais]

It's such a shame it didn't get at least a full season.

 

[T J]

I'm still real bitter this killed this show!

 

[Scout101]

yep, this was one of the few that had potential from last year, and seemed to have an idea about where they were going...

 

[Sakrysta]

I really only have one reaction to this...

WAAAAAAAAAAH!

ETA - after reading the full AICN article:

Falls says that at the moment there are no plans for a “Journeyman” DVD or Blu-ray set, but fans with a computer and $20.69 can still purchase the complete-series Unbox version here

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That really frustrates me! Why can't we have a DVD set?!?! I've already paid for the Unbox downloads - in fact, did it as the show was airing - but I want discs in hand!!!

On the bittersweet side of things, this is a promo shot I hadn't seen before. Very sweet.

 

[Technobuilder]

Such a good show.

So sad it got canceled.

Definitely a contender for any future brilliant but canceled lists.

 

[TheArsenal]

Bittersweet indeed. Shouldn't have never looked in this thread ...

"Remember that really good show you liked, Journeyman, the one that didn't get renewed?"

"Yeah, and ...?"

"The guys who made it had some fantastic ideas for it you'll never get to see."

"... and you're telling me this because ...?"

"Misery, company, you know how the saying goes ..."

 

[TheSeeker]

Yeah, I'm still pissed this show was canceled. It was easily the best new show of last season.

 

[PKerr]

It was a great show, to bad it was canceled.

This is the biggest reason I don't start a lot of new shows.
If they make it a season or 2 I pick them up on DVD.

 

[Darth_Daver]

probably the best serious series last year... damn they had to cancel it...

 

[Roshi]

WTF? No DVD release planned?

 

[Lookingglassman]

This is one reason I refuse to even watch cool new shows. Once I get into them they leave.

 

[zenophite]

I started watching despite my initial reaction that it was a Quantum leap clone. It turned out to be a nice series and I was sad that it got canned. It's even sadder when you think that it would probably have survived if it was on a cable station instead.

 

[Gertch]

I loved this show and really hated to see it end. At least we got a decent finale for what we had. I was telling someone last week about the last moments and I still got chills just talking about it.

 

[Technobuilder]

I started watching despite my initial reaction that it was a Quantum leap clone. It turned out to be a nice series and I was sad that it got canned. It's even sadder when you think that it would probably have survived if it was on a cable station instead.

It's funny that you should put it that way, but initially I got one of my friends to watch Journeyman because I mentioned that while similar to Quantum Leap from the outside perspective, I'd heard some rumblings that Journeyman might actually be related to Quantum Leap through the eventual plot. (Something I'd actually heard online and I guess was more rumor than I'd realized at the time.)

Regardless he tuned in to see if something would evolve and grew to like it even without the connection to QL.

 

[KB24]

DVD! DVD!

 

[Aragorn]

My Own Worst Enemy is getting Journeyman's time slot. Since I actually want to see it, I'm guessing it'll suffer Journeyman's fate. Why the hell is CSI: Miami so popular?

 

[Sakrysta]

^It's the sunglasses.

 

[Guy Gardener]

I saw made of Honor the other day. His real accent is just adorable.