And the Next Cancelled Show is...

[Guy Gardener]

It wasn't a... Best time Ever was an old Timey variety show... That included Games.

This unfortunate fail was a Saturday morning kids show for adults at night time.

What eventually annoyed me about it was how rigid it's assembly line was that every week every "event" or "section" would proceed in exactly the same order, with a very similar series of lead ups and segues.

It didn't feel organic.

If BTE'd been two hours long instead of 1, they could have ####ed around a little more and had some time off script, like those morning kids shows (who presented cartoons, and stuck quasi celebrities into slime dunk tanks while we were waiting for the new episode of Dinosaucers) in the 80s used to do.

But then NBC would have lost even more money.

 

[Karzak]

‘The Expanse’ Renewed For Season 2 By Syfy

Four episodes into its freshman run, Syfy’s space drama series The Expanse has been renewed for a second season. The network has increased the order — from 10 episodes in Season 1 to 13 in Season 2, which will air in early 2017.

The Expanse marked the first TV series from Alcon Television Group, which finances and produces it. Because of the long lead time and extensive special effects required, Alcon had commissioned scripts and had started prep work on Season 2 even before the series’ November debut.

“The Expanse is firing on all cylinders creatively, building a passionate fan base among viewers and critics alike, and delivering on Syfy’s promise of smart, provocative science fiction entertainment,” said Dave Howe, President, Syfy and Chiller.

The Expanse got off to a strong multi-platform start. The premiere episode, made available on VOD, TV Everywhere and digital platforms on November 23, three weeks ahead of its linear debut on the network, has been sampled by 4.5 million viewers. The series’ linear viewership has been OK, not great — 1.6 million Live+3 viewers on average for the first three episodes. For comparison, Syfy drama Defiance averaged almost 2 million viewers (L3) for its most recent third season before being canceled.

Set 200 years in the future, The Expanse, based on the bestselling book series, follows the case of a missing young woman that brings a hardened detective (Thomas Jane) and a rogue ship’s captain (Steven Strait) together in a race across the solar system that will expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.

The series, from Alcon and the Sean Daniel Co., returns with new episodes January 5. Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Children Of Men, Iron Man) serve as writers, executive producers and showrunners. Executive producer Naren Shankar (Farscape) is showrunner. Alcon co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew Kosove and Broderick Johnson serve as executive producers along with former president of Alcon Television Sharon Hall. Alcon Television executive Ben Roberts serves as co-producer. Sean Daniel and Jason Brown of the Sean Daniel Company are executive producers. Ben Cook serves as a producer.

 

[sojourner]

Dammit, and I liked that show. Oh well. Maybe the next show will survive longer.

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Dammit, and I liked that show. Oh well. Maybe the next show will survive longer.

Which show are you talking about, sojourner?

 

[sojourner]

The Expanse.

 

[1001001]

The Expanse.

It was renewed.

Isn't that good?

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Maybe renewed should be in the title so people don't get confused.

 

[sojourner]

Wait, what? renewed?

 

[Guy Gardener]

My thread about death and murder has been co-opted with life and hope.

Despite the title, renewals are now listed here too.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Wait, what? renewed?

Re-read Karzak's original post above. It clearly says it was renewed.

 

[bigdaddy]

We have already talked about how 'renewed' is just "Not yet canceled' shows, so it's fine here.

 

[Karzak]

Maybe renewed should be in the title so people don't get confused.

Or people could just, you know, read the words of the article. It literally says "The Expanse" renewed" in the first three words of the link.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Three?

Who the fuck has that sort of time?

 

[Owain Taggart]

Funny, and here I thought Sojourner was sarcastic in his original response to the news.

 

[bigdaddy]

Maybe renewed should be in the title so people don't get confused.

Or people could just, you know, read the words of the article. It literally says "The Expanse" renewed" in the first three words of the link.

It's 2016, reading is fucking out of style.

 

[Mr Light]

TL, DR.

 

[137th Gebirg]

bigdaddy, I'm curious (totally OT) why your user name is "teal" colored? I see that occasionally and I was just wondering what it signified.

 

[Commander Richard]

I'm curious too.

 

[sojourner]

Probably changed his email address and hasn't sent the confirm reply yet.

 

[bigdaddy]

Probably changed his email address and hasn't sent the confirm reply yet.

Yep. Took them a little while to send out the email and I couldn't reply until it's verified.