Cancelled TV Shows 2008/2009

[joeblogg]

They should bring back Friends. Friends is the best tv show ever made!

[Rappy Veteran]

I wish.

Sad to see Eli Stone and My Own Worst Enemy go. So far, I don't have a very good track record... everything I enjoy gets the ax, while those I don't ever expect to make it somehow hang in there.

So far over the last few years the networks have killed off:

- Eli Stone

- My Own Worst Enemy

- King of the Hill

- The Black Donnellys

- Jericho

- Bionic Woman

- Moonlight

- The War At Home

- Journeyman

- Masters Of Horror

- Miami Ink

- Drive

- Firefly

- The Dresden Files

- The King Of Queens

If they kill Chuck, 24, and Prison Break then I'll have lost all faith in the networks.

All signs are pointing to this being the last season

[Mathachew Veteran]

Firefly? Man, you're like fives years late on that one :|

[trag3dy]

The list doesn't say anything about CSI being in it's last season, which I thought it was? I mean the original CSI, not New York or Miami. What's going on with this?

It's my fave CSI so I'd like to see more seasons of it.

[.KICK]

The list doesn't say anything about CSI being in it's last season, which I thought it was? I mean the original CSI, not New York or Miami. What's going on with this?

It's my fave CSI so I'd like to see more seasons of it.

That is the first I have heard of that to be honest!

[trag3dy]

That is the first I have heard of that to be honest!

Well Grissom/William Petersen is leaving the show soon.. near the middle to the end of this season. Without him I don't think the show would be the same at all. However Laurence Fishburne is going to replace him and he may bring a new interesting aspect to the show.

But I thought I remember reading that he was only going to finish out the season and that it would be it's last.

However I can't find anything that says it's in it's last season so who knows.

[Ji@nBing]

They should bring back Friends. Friends is the best tv show ever made!

LOL. Not even close. Friends was nothing more than a cheap Seinfeld knockoff for woman.

[Hurmoth]

I can't believe Pushing Daisies got canceled. Such a great show :(

[Rappy Veteran]

I can't believe Pushing Daisies got canceled. Such a great show :(

I tried to get into it but just couldn't :(

[bokajinn]

I am really happy that breaking bad isn't on there. Such a great show.

[Hurmoth]

I tried to get into it but just couldn't :(

Are you a fan of Tim Burton? I've found that people who like him like the show and those who don't like his work don't like the show.

[Rappy Veteran]

Are you a fan of Tim Burton? I've found that people who like him like the show and those who don't like his work don't like the show.

I love Tim Burtons works :|

[+Warwagon MVC]

Well Grissom/William Petersen is leaving the show soon.. near the middle to the end of this season. Without him I don't think the show would be the same at all. However Laurence Fishburne is going to replace him and he may bring a new interesting aspect to the show.

But I thought I remember reading that he was only going to finish out the season and that it would be it's last.

However I can't find anything that says it's in it's last season so who knows.

Fishburne, an Emmy and Tony winner, will be introduced in the ninth episode of the upcoming 10th season.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/c...e.ap/index.html

[brad72]

heh :p

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0955346/

Moonlight was an excellent show....

[d3bruts1d]

I tried to get into it but just couldn't :(

I watched half of the first season, and found it to be dull.

Are you a fan of Tim Burton? I've found that people who like him like the show and those who don't like his work don't like the show.

I like Tim Burton, but couldn't get into this show... maybe if the tones they used were a lot darker, it would have been better. I really didn't like the Dr. Seuss looking scenery.

[ThePitt]

wrong thread...

[trag3dy]

Fishburne, an Emmy and Tony winner, will be introduced in the ninth episode of the upcoming 10th season.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/18/c...e.ap/index.html

So wait...upcoming 9th episode of the 10th season? But we're only in the 9th season now..unless my math is wrong? We're going to go an entire year without a lead character? I think someone made a typo in that article.

[Hurmoth]

So wait...upcoming 9th episode of the 10th season? But we're only in the 9th season now..unless my math is wrong? We're going to go an entire year without a lead character? I think someone made a typo in that article.

Yup, CNN's editors didn't catch that, and apparently still haven't updated the article to correct the mistake: http://www.tv.com/csi/19-down-1/episode/12...ep_list;title;8

That's the 9th episode of the 9th season and it clearly states, "When a new murder leads to a connection with an infamous serial killer, Grissom secretly joins the class of well-known criminal pathologist Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne), to gain access to the killer and get a crack in the case."

Oh well, at least we all know what's going on.

[trag3dy]

Yup, CNN's editors didn't catch that, and apparently still haven't updated the article to correct the mistake: http://www.tv.com/csi/19-down-1/episode/12...ep_list;title;8

That's the 9th episode of the 9th season and it clearly states, "When a new murder leads to a connection with an infamous serial killer, Grissom secretly joins the class of well-known criminal pathologist Dr. Raymond Langston (Fishburne), to gain access to the killer and get a crack in the case."

Oh well, at least we all know what's going on.

Cool...since CSI isn't on this week as far as I know, that means 2 more weeks..?

[Hurmoth]

Cool...since CSI isn't on this week as far as I know, that means 2 more weeks..?

There is a new episode next week, but Fishburne's entrance isn't for 2 weeks.

[BoJo]

Getting sick of all these shows being cancelled, most of the time they dont give the show enough time to actually get fans, cant expect a show to get highest ratings on tv before people have actually gotten into it. I didnt really get into lost till season 2.

Another thing is that networks need to come out of the dark ages, a lot of people use DVRs now or buy the content off itunes, no wonder ratings are so low watching live if everyone just records it.

This is especially true for shows that appeal to geeks (i.e. Chuck)... :(

[Rappy Veteran]

NBC ordered 13 episodes of the horror anthology series Fear Itself, but aired only eight of the episodes last summer. Ben Silverman, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment told iF Magazine in late July, ?No we?re not taking it off.? But that is exactly what they did with five episodes shot and unseen?until now.

FEARNet has announced that the epsidoes wil be available on their website and their VOD service.

One of the episodes already available is "Eater," directed by Stuart Gordon (Re-Animator). This installment stars Samantha Moss (Mad Men) as a rookie cop who must spend her first night in the precinct watching over a serial killer, coined "The Eater". When her fellow cops start acting bizarre, she quickly learns that no one is who they seem. This is one of the eight that had aired.

The ratings were lackluster, trailing behind CBS? Swingtown, which is why Silverman admitted the series was on the ?bubble? regarding a second season. Obviously, the bubble burst.

?We?re really happy with the numbers,? Silverman said at the press tour. ?On a relative basis it did better than Studio 60 last year at one-quarter of the cost and that was a big reason we put it on. It was a marketing vehicle for motion picture studios, in the summer, when they?re desperately looking for platforms to reach their consumers and Thursday nights have always been the home of the big movie marketers. That?s why we put that show in there. Also by being produced in Canada, by letting the DVD rights go to our partner, we?re able to get that show at 1/8th the price we pay for a show like Heroes.?

The unseen five include ?Something With Bite?, directed by Ernest Dickerson (Heroes) and written by Max Landis (Masters of Horror); ?Chance?, directed by John Dahl (Joy Ride) and written by Lem Dobbs (The Score), ?The Circle?, written by Johnathon Schaech and Richard Chizmar (Masters of Horror) and based on Lewis Shiner?s short story, directed by Venezuelan director Eduardo Rodriguez (Curandero); ?The Spirit Box?, directed by Rob Schmidt (Wrong Turn) and written by Joe Gangemi (Wind Chill); and ?Echoes?, directed by Rupert Wainwright (Stigmata) and written by Sean Hood (Masters of Horror).

[Source]

[Rappy Veteran]

Is Time Being Called for Ugly Betty?

Things are looking pretty gloomy for Ugly Betty.

In a just-announced Thursday night scheduling tweak, ABC is benching Betty beginning March 26 and replacing it with episodes of Samantha Who? and the new Megan Mullally-Cheryl Hines comedy In the Motherhood. The network's release concludes by saying, "Ugly Betty will return to Thursday nights at 8:00 p.m. following the run of In the Motherhood and Samantha Who?"

After crunching the numbers, that puts Betty's return (provided Sam Who/Motherhood don't tank) sometime around (gulp) June -- a.k.a. outside the regular season. Now, granted, Betty hasn't exactly been killing it in the ratings this season, but it's still one of ABC's signature shows. At least I thought it was.

"The Thursday night block is a good opportunity to launch these comedies," counters an ABC spokesperson. "That said, Betty is a solid performer and there is no question that it will definitely be back to complete its season, just without repeats."

[Rappy Veteran]

Kyle XY Canceled

Which do you guys want first -- the good news or the bad news?

Okay, the good news it is: ABC Family has ordered additional seasons of Greek and Lincoln Heights.

Now the bad news: Kyle XY has been given his walking papers.

Although a rep for the cable net could not be reached for comment, sources confirm to me exclusively that Greek has been renewed for a 20-episode third season. Additionally, Lincoln Heights has been greenlit for a fourth season, although a specific episode count wasn't immediately known.

Meanwhile, Kyle XY's current 10-episode third season -- which debuted on Jan. 12 -- will be its last. I'm guessing the show's dwindling viewership was to blame.

Eulogies on behalf of the Belly Button-less One are currently being accepted in the comments section below.

On the bright side, yay for Greek and that other show I've never seen!

Source: EW

[GameOverRob]

Anyone have any news on Dirty Sexy Money? Is it going to get an ending?