Well that's extremely disappointing to read.
Oh well, I've long since come to terms with that show ending.
And the Next Cancelled Show is...
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Well that's extremely disappointing to read.
Oh well, I've long since come to terms with that show ending.
NBC's Allegiance bombed last night. It's pretty much DOA.
Yep a 1.1 demo for the pilot = 100% DOA
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The situation described is not at all uncommon out here; shows teetering on the brink of cancellation or shows that do respectably but just don't know if they're coming back -- writers are held committed to their shows until a decision is made. Most good showrunners will still say at the end of the season "Go find work, it'll be a while before we know." and if the writers find jobs, they then clear it with the showrunner and work out scheduling or they officially leave the series.
But if you don't know when the show is coming back, or if it's coming back, it becomes this big question mark. Do I keep looking for other work? Do I hold out and stay? Do I try to find something to do in between, however long that in between will be?
This is almost exactly the scenario I'm in right now, actually -- I left one show when we wrapped for the season for another show, which turned out to be a giant puddly mess of shit (despite being a critical darling and a ratings hit out of the gate), and I elected to wait for the first show to be renewed. That first show? It got canceled not long after. So, I'm trying to find another show to work on.
February is a HUGE time for staffing shows because it's pilot season. Expecting writers to sit around waiting and not look for other work on the chance that a series is returning but not confirming is part and parcel for the business, but it's also ridiculous, given that by May, when the show likely would have been gotten the renewal, pilot season would be over and all the new series for the coming fall would have been staffed up. Timing is everything, and power play or not, it sounds like it was just as much about Joss protecting his writers and their ability to find work, should the show eventually get canceled.
97% of the time when it comes to dramas we can tell what will flop BEFORE it even airs. Networks should just hire us to save them money.
Allegiance was good. Ridiculously the same as the Americans, and really, it has to be something that the Americans are thinking about trying, setting some of their story 20, to 30 years in the future because it impacts on what is happening "now" in the 1980s. Imagine if they showed us a Future were Russia won the cold war because of one man, who at he end of the episode/arc is killed in the 1980s which collapses that timeline and we go back to "normal".
(It worked for China Beach.)
I fricking LOVE Hope Davis, but this show was obviously at half throttle.
They really didn't stress that the Hero is as weird as Monk + Elementary's Sherlock Holmes. I mean they explained that to us half way through, but fuck that, I barely saw much evidence that he was an aspergers savant at all. If you want to make a show about a weirdo, make him fricking weird.
Excuse me, I have to go kill a fly that won't ####ing shut up.
(It worked for China Beach.)
I fricking LOVE Hope Davis, but this show was obviously at half throttle.
They really didn't stress that the Hero is as weird as Monk + Elementary's Sherlock Holmes. I mean they explained that to us half way through, but fuck that, I barely saw much evidence that he was an aspergers savant at all. If you want to make a show about a weirdo, make him fricking weird.
Excuse me, I have to go kill a fly that won't ####ing shut up.
Take Unforgettable off the canceled list...A & E is bring it back: http://deadline.com/2015/02/unforgettable-season-4-order-ae-1201360929/
Unforgettable thinks that it is Bones.
Unforgettable is not Bones.
Unforgettable is not Bones.
That's like saying Twin Peaks, Heros, 24, X-Files are not canceled. Still canceled, but coming back briefly.
And Law and Order might come back too. We need a topic on resurrected shows.
Bones isn't even Bones anymore.
Bones stopped being Bones the second they hooked up.
Who's #### did Beauty and the Beast have to suck to get renewed?
Who's #### did Beauty and the Beast have to suck to get renewed?
I thought the real WTF moment today was the cancellation of Ground Floor.
They had the best line yesterday...
Pretty Blondegirl "I mean, it's like how no one knows how electricity works."
Dr Cox from Scrubs "Don't be ridiculous, there are turbines and powerstations, and scientists with yellow hard hats and ...HOLYSHIT! I have no idea how electricity works!"
(Yes, it's one of those shows with swears that are not bleeped.)
(Sorry.)
(Yes, it was one of those shows with swears that are not bleeped.)
They had the best line yesterday...
Pretty Blondegirl "I mean, it's like how no one knows how electricity works."
Dr Cox from Scrubs "Don't be ridiculous, there are turbines and powerstations, and scientists with yellow hard hats and ...HOLYSHIT! I have no idea how electricity works!"
(Yes, it's one of those shows with swears that are not bleeped.)
(Sorry.)
(Yes, it was one of those shows with swears that are not bleeped.)
I loved the book and the movie but I just couldn't bring myself to watch the show.
This is like Matt Lauer on Today, clearly there is some black mail evolved keeping him on the air. Same has to be said about this.
I find that really interesting. My area is slowly starting to become known for production. We have a local studio, with some directors choosing to shoot here. We also have a local TV series. What you say is very true. And in the case of the TV series being shot here, like you say, it's not because it's not successful, but in this case, it's the search for funding taking a chunk of the time before it can continue to move forward. First season already aired, but because of that wait, it's been roughly 2 years before they could even start shooting the 2nd season, and that season is just about to start this weekend. The slow pace of production out here in general has meant that everyone's been working on multiple productions, so that makes me understand where you're coming from.
I hope Forever manages to get renewed. I really like it. I'd also like Person of Interest to come back, although I've got about 8 episodes waiting to be watched on my DVR right now. I'm still not caught up on Constantine either. I almost gave up on it after the pilot but decided to give the second episode a shot and was pleasantly surprised.
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