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Mr Regal 08-20-2007 06:27 PM

Why do good shows get canceled?
 
I find it hugely irritating:mad:

PapaGeorgio 08-20-2007 06:41 PM

Same reason Larry the Cable guy makes so much money. Majority of people don't like smart, witty shows.

ct2k 08-20-2007 06:57 PM

Its almost always due to ratings, even when a show is fucked around in the schedule the tv execs expect high ratings. Hell The Wire has been threatened with cancellation after every season and its probably the best, most well crafted tv drama ever produced.

Shaggy 08-20-2007 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaGeorgio
Same reason Larry the Cable guy makes so much money. Majority of people don't like smart, witty shows.

Then I guess I have become pretty smart...because the other day my friend let me borrow the new Larry The Cable Guy DVD and I had to turn it off less than ten minutes into it because it was so bad.

FakeLaser 08-20-2007 07:30 PM

Most people are stupid and have horrible taste.

Fignuts 08-20-2007 07:34 PM

I am so pissed about carnivale getting cancelled that I could kill an oak tree.

Mr Regal 08-20-2007 07:36 PM

I want to know who John Doe is.

Is that too much to ask damn it:rant:

Blitz 08-20-2007 07:39 PM

Veronica Mars :'(

Fignuts 08-20-2007 07:49 PM

Seriously the second season finale of carnivale had me hooked so bad.

YOUR Hero 08-20-2007 08:04 PM

just watch sports.

ClockShot 08-20-2007 08:05 PM

I wanted The Black Donnellys to stick around. But that didn't last long. Neither did that comedy show that took it's place either.

loopydate 08-24-2007 02:38 AM

Sports Night
Firefly
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

Yeah, my heart's been broken a time or two (or... I guess... three) in the last few years. It's always the sharp, character- and dialogue-driven series that go. Clears up more room on the schedule for more spin-offs, reality shows, and fat-guy-with-hot-wife sitcoms.

Thank God that there are actually people who watch Heroes, Lost, and 24 (although this past season was bad) or else I'd be in pretty bad shape.

Splaya 08-24-2007 10:23 AM

The OC :(

Splaya 08-24-2007 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopydate
Sports Night
Firefly
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

Yeah, my heart's been broken a time or two (or... I guess... three) in the last few years. It's always the sharp, character- and dialogue-driven series that go. Clears up more room on the schedule for more spin-offs, reality shows, and fat-guy-with-hot-wife sitcoms.

Thank God that there are actually people who watch Heroes, Lost, and 24 (although this past season was bad) or else I'd be in pretty bad shape.

24 is gonna be the tits this year. They have already scrapped the start of production twice cause they are not happy with what has been thrown forward. He truly wants the show to get back to it's ways

Kane Knight 08-24-2007 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ct2k
Its almost always due to ratings, even when a show is fucked around in the schedule the tv execs expect high ratings. Hell The Wire has been threatened with cancellation after every season and its probably the best, most well crafted tv drama ever produced.

That's not even ratings, the Wire draws huge numbers. It's not "The Sopranos" Huge, but little is.

Sometimes, cancellations are based entirely on stupidity. Look at the Sci Fi channel. Battlestar Galactica's ratings slip, so they cancelled Stargate. :wtf:

But yeah, often enough, it's ratings. I love how they put "Drive" up against some of the biggest shows on TV and bounced it around in the schedule, but expected it to draw huge ratings.

Stickman 08-24-2007 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FakeRazor
Most people are stupid and have horrible taste.

This man is bang on.

PapaGeorgio 08-24-2007 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by loopydate
Sports Night
Firefly
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip

Yeah, my heart's been broken a time or two (or... I guess... three) in the last few years. It's always the sharp, character- and dialogue-driven series that go. Clears up more room on the schedule for more spin-offs, reality shows, and fat-guy-with-hot-wife sitcoms.

Thank God that there are actually people who watch Heroes, Lost, and 24 (although this past season was bad) or else I'd be in pretty bad shape.

Studio 60 deserved to get canceled. It went from one of the most awesome shows to a terrible fucking show in about half a season.

And as for Larry the Cable Guy, he himself is actually a smart guy. He was doing stand up for some time not doing well just as plane old guy. Went with his new dumb downed gimmick and became a hit. Got to respect that, nothing like making millions off of stupid people thinking you are stupid.

PapaGeorgio 08-24-2007 01:06 PM

Also Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn was one of my favorite shows. Still so upset that it is gone. Although Colbert Report is pretty pimp. I'd drop daily show and have colbert/tough crowd combo. A man can dream.

D Mac 08-24-2007 01:06 PM

Downloaded the show Drive. Excellent show that died too quick. Just like Firefly.

Stickman 08-24-2007 02:07 PM

Remember when Family Guy got cancelled...holy shit.

Jura 08-24-2007 03:37 PM

Because you touch yourself at night. :shifty:

IC Champion 08-24-2007 03:48 PM

R.I.P Arrested Development.

CSL 08-24-2007 04:03 PM

<font color=white>Day Break
Playmakers
Off Centre

:( </font>

Xero 08-24-2007 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stickman
Remember when Family Guy got cancelled...holy shit.

Probably the best thing to happen to them.

Same with Futurama.

Russenmafia 08-24-2007 04:52 PM

Angel

Why did they cancel this show, it was excellent.

Shaggy 08-24-2007 07:10 PM

Firefly
Drive
Freakylinks
Greg The Bunny
Dark Angel

Is that sad that four out of those five are named in the first episode of Family Guy when it returned from being canceled?

KingofOldSchool 08-24-2007 07:28 PM

Grounded For Life
Still Standing

IC Champion 08-24-2007 08:40 PM

Family Guy is the goods.

And anyone bashing the show is dead to me.

mrslackalack 08-24-2007 09:48 PM

I liked Smith, but it was only canceled after 3 episodes.

CSL 08-24-2007 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KingofOldSchool
Grounded For Life

:heart:

toxic rooster 08-24-2007 10:19 PM

The thing that really gets me in all this, is that Will and Grace was allowed to run for 10 years :(

loopydate 08-25-2007 12:35 AM

Oh, and how could I forget Freaks And Geeks?

Mr Regal 08-25-2007 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wee Gooner
The thing that really gets me in all this, is that Will and Grace was allowed to run for 10 years :(


That truly is :wtf: worthy. 10 fucking yrs?

ct2k 08-25-2007 07:24 AM

I'm gonna upset KK by saying this but meh, Stargate should never have gone on for as long as it did, Enterprise was just getting really good around the time SG1 was getting far too tiresome, not to mention Firefly > everything.

Mr Regal 08-25-2007 07:25 AM

ct2k you have lost the plot massively lately, shut yo yap.

Although Enterprise was very enjoyable.

Bad Company 08-25-2007 09:05 AM

I loved Enterprise. :(

Kane Knight 08-25-2007 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ct2k
I'm gonna upset KK by saying this but meh, Stargate should never have gone on for as long as it did, Enterprise was just getting really good around the time SG1 was getting far too tiresome, not to mention Firefly > everything.

Enterprise? Good?

Now I know you're high.

Though Firefly>All.

Avenger 08-29-2007 08:17 PM

Star Trek's gay.

ct2k 08-29-2007 09:11 PM

Avenger is now dead to me

YOUR Hero 08-29-2007 11:09 PM

yeah I didn't mind Enterprise, although I didn't watch it regularly.

Scratch that. What I liked about it was it's concept. The show tended to be lacking in passion. Also, not to geek out, but it didn't follow it's own created timeline. Kinda silly, OH WELL



Hopefull Heroes sticks around.


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