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Old 02-13-2008, 07:33 PM   #1 of 29
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TV Shows - to return or not to return, that is the question (merged)


According to Slashfilm.com, there are a number of shows that have been marked as being dead, canceled or no possibly of return:

Sarah Connor Chronicles - listed as highly unlikely on returning to schedule
Jericho - will take a miracle to return
Carpoolers - dead
Davemen - dead
Friday Night Lights - unfortunately, this show is probably dead
Bionic Woman - very dead
Journeyman - dead
Cane - dead

There are many other listed with unknown listed next to the shows but you can get the list here:

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Old 02-13-2008, 07:46 PM   #2 of 29
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I am so pissed about Journeyman. At least they gave a bit of a closure. Too bad NBC didn't promote it. And they put it up against CBS powerhouse CSI.



Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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Old 02-13-2008, 07:49 PM   #3 of 29
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I know what your'e talking about. They're listing Jericho on that list as well. I'm pissed about Sarah Connor Chronicles. It's a pretty good series.
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Old 02-13-2008, 08:02 PM   #4 of 29
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Re: Canceled Shows: Confirmed or Not?


Sadly, the success of low cost reality/game shows has cut the leash of life on new shows dramatically. You can't blame the studios as much...its society. But, I find the whole Neilson rating system to be out of date and inaccurate.



Bring back John Doe! Or at least resolve the cliff-hanger with a 2hr movie or as an extra on a dvd release.
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Old 02-13-2008, 08:12 PM   #5 of 29
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It seems like these studios are in the habit of dropping shows even if they have medium or soft ratings and never give these shows a chance to survive. The same thing happened with the Surface television series which was never given a proper ending.
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Old 02-14-2008, 12:04 AM   #6 of 29
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Sarah Connor Chronicles won't be canceled, but it might not have a new season until Fall. Anyone who watched that big football game recently can see that Fox is very enthusiastic about that series.



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Old 02-14-2008, 12:15 AM   #7 of 29
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Sarah Connor Chronicles won't be canceled, but it might not have a new season until Fall. Anyone who watched that big football game recently can see that Fox is very enthusiastic about that series.

Indeed, its ratings are very good.

All this talk of various cancellations is vastly premature. The networks won't make their final decision until May, like always. Just because they haven't said anything about a show's fate 4 months early doesn't mean that show has been canceled. The only reason we're hearing a few things now is because of the odd situation with the strike.
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Old 02-14-2008, 12:19 AM   #8 of 29
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If you do a search on Google, which I did, I did discover that there are plenty of sites saying that the series is canceled and that everyone is under the impression that TTSCC is going to be canceled because of soft ratings.
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Old 02-14-2008, 12:47 AM   #9 of 29
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Re: Canceled Shows: Confirmed or Not?


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I am so pissed about Journeyman. At least they gave a bit of a closure. Too bad NBC didn't promote it.
They didn't promote it? There wasn't a show on NBC that didn't have a constant Journeyman bug, or animated lower third coming on every 15 minutes to promote the show leading up the debut. Honestly that actually turned me off of the program. But I do feel your pain about the show likely getting the ax.

The only one I'm worried about is Terminator.

It is getting harder and harder to even give a show a chance anymore as a viewer because 9 times out of 10 they are scrapped. Surface was the last straw for me.

Someone in the comments of that link posted above made a good point about DVD's this fall. I wonder how these shorted season box sets are going to sell.

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Old 02-14-2008, 12:48 AM   #10 of 29
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Re: Canceled Shows: Confirmed or Not?


Sarah Connor is listed as "on the bubble" here:

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