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Ubiquitous
Apr 24, 2012, 4:21:04 PM4/24/12
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Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles."
For this gallery of short-lived FOX favorites, I made a simple rule: One
season or fewer. Period. If FOX renewed the show, it doesn't make the
gallery, even if the total number of episodes falls under a standard
22-episode season.
That's why "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" isn't here. This gallery
also doesn't include "Dollhouse," "The Loop," "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles," "Get a Life" and several other shows that were
definitely short-lived, but had to be cut off due to the "one season"
rule.
Feel free to disagree, but here's the list of my favorite 10 Short-Lived
FOX Shows.
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<< Prev Next >>No. 10 - 'Profit'
Created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, "Profit" is still brought
up any time pundits discuss shows that were simply ahead of their time.
And for good reason.
The story of a ruthless and amoral young executive (Adrian Pasdar) who
slept in a freakin' cardboard box played as an eviscerating critique of
corporate culture with Shakespearean overtones and a rich vein of dark
humor.
Put "Profit" on FX today and it would be a critical darling and Pasdar
would be shoving his way into every Emmy conversation.
Put "Profit" on FOX in the spring 1996? Four episodes (including a
two-hour pilot) aired.
No. 9 - 'The Chicago Code'
It's still a minor mystery why FOX decided to cancel Shawn Ryan's
bracing and textured look at Chicago's political and criminal backdrop
after only 13 episodes in the spring of 2011.
"Chicago Code" didn't draw huge numbers, but it was replaced by a slew
of forgettable dramas that didn't improve ratings and that also lacked
the strong lead performances by Jennifer Beals, Jason Clarke and Matt
Lauria, plus Delroy Lindo as one of the better, multi-layered TV
adversaries of recent years.
Boosted by location shooting in The Windy City, "The Chicago Code" was
textured, authentic and frequently gripping. And FOX replaced it with
"Terra Nova" and "Alcatraz."
No. 8 - 'The Ben Stiller Show'
Just as we remember the early years of "Saturday Night Live" as halcyon
episodes packed only with flawless and iconic sketches (ignoring the
duds and filler that have been edited out by history), "The Ben Stiller
Show" is fondly remembered for smart, uncanny parodies and marvelously
absurd skits.
Watching full episodes a year or two ago, I was reminded of the long,
laggy patches and the total misfires, which may explain how FOX came to
cancel "The Ben Stiller Show" after only 12 episodes between 1992 and
1993.
But that Emmy in 1993 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Series wasn't
a fluke and sketches like "Die Hard 12: Die Hungry" and "Mohican Master
2000" and "A Few Good Scouts" still slay, while "Yakov Smirnoff's Last
Stand" is a sketch I find myself randomly referencing pretty much
constantly.
"I just want freedom to go away... I am cold... I am frightened... What
will the New World Order bring for Yakov?"
No. 7 - 'Greg the Bunny'
Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano's fabricated American
characters have had an absurdly resilient life span, moving from public
access to FOX to IFC to MTV in a variety of incarnations.
I will always be partial to the 2002 FOX sitcom version, which featured
Seth Green, Eugene Levy, Sarah Silverman and Bob Gunton as some of the
humans working on a magnificently awful children's show called
"Sweetknuckle Junction."
FOX didn't quite know how to develop or promote "Greg the Bunny," which
was rapidly burnt off in the spring of 2002, but thanks to DVD viewers
can still get to know adorably naive Greg, self-destructive and
self-involved Warren DeMontague, "Sesame Street"-hating Count Blah and
intellectually deficient Tardy Turtle.
The humans aren't bad either. Of all of Seth Green's failed live-action
TV ventures, this is the best, while it's worth watching Silverman
experiment with her comedic persona.
No. 6 - 'Keen Eddie'
J.H. Wyman has a small legion of dedicated fans as one of the
showrunners on "Fringe," but he'll always be the creator of "Keen Eddie"
to me.
"Keen Eddie" goes under the very broad umbrella heading of Shows FOX Was
Smart Enough To Produce, But Not Smart Enough To Know What To Do With.
The Guy Ritchie-inflected story of an NYPD cop (Mark Valley) who comes
to London to assist Scotland Yard on a case, but ends up sticking
around, mostly to bicker and flirt with his flatmate Fiona (Sienna
Miller), "Keen Eddie" was a show FOX was initially high on for the
2002-2003 season, but ended up getting shuffled off to an under-promoted
home in the summer.
The writing was sharp and funny, and the value provided by location
shooting in London can't be understated. "Keen Eddie" also attracted an
all-star team of TV directors including Simon West, Charles McDougall,
Tim Van Patten, Alan Taylor and Nick Gomez, who all had fun playing
around with the clash of cultures. This was also the role Mark Valley
was born to play, as well as the most appealing Sienna Miller has ever
been on screen.
No. 5 - 'Kitchen Confidential'
Poor FOX. Just ahead of the curve, once again.
Offer any network a Bradley Cooper-centered dark comedy about a manic
chef based on Anthony Bourdain today and they'd all jump on it. Back in
2005, though, the desire for such a show was limited to exactly four
airings.
Properly frantic, funny and food-obsessed, David Hemingson's take on
"Kitchen Confidential" might have been better suited to cable, but there
was no reason why it shouldn't have worked on FOX, especially with a
strong cast that found Cooper supported by the likes of John Francis
Daley, Owain Yeoman, John Cho, Frank Langella and, in a few of the best
unaired episodes, Erinn Hayes.
Thanks to DVD and Hulu and other ancillary play opportunities, the
entire 13-episode run of "Kitchen Confidential" has gotten ample
exposure and if you find yourself on the Fox Lot, Nolita is still
standing on the New York street, just waiting for a reboot.
No. 4 - 'Action!'
Chris Thompson's caustic Hollywood satire ripped into the industry's
foibles and insecurities without any of the coddling and facile
hand-holding of, say, Showtime's "Episodes." This was an angry, bitter
show that refused to cut any of its characters an iota of slack. Is it
any wonder that viewers refused to warm to "Action!" in its brief 1999
run?
Jay Mohr will never get a better part than the constantly bleeped Peter
Dragon, nor is Illeana Douglas likely to get to improve on
hooker-turned-development executive Wendy. The superior supporting cast
included Buddy Hackett, Jack Plotnick, Jarrad Paul, the fantastic Lee
Arenberg and a slew of celebrity cameos.
If you watch the "Action!" DVD, and you really should, resist the
temptation to watch with the uncensored audio track. The bleeps are part
of the comedic atmosphere of the series and it's actually much less
funny when you can hear Mohr swearing.
No. 3 - 'Firefly'
Even if FOX hadn't given "Firefly" a dreadful time slot and opted not to
air the original pilot in sequence and basically confused the world as
to what, exactly, Joss Whedon's space-Western was, the series was
probably always destined to be a cult curiosity, rather than a
mainstream success. So really, FOX just accelerated an inevitable
process. Thanks, FOX!
Unlike Whedon's other low-rated FOX drama, "Dollhouse," "Firefly" had
its identity in place from the very beginning. And what a wonderful,
strange identity it was, with its retro-future technology, genre-bending
archetypes and dialogue that mixed Old West, Chinese and Whedon-specific
neologisms.
And while Nathan Fillion may have been positioned as the star of
"Firefly," he was surrounded by an ensemble of actors -- Gina Torres,
Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Stait, Sean Maher,
Summer Glau and Ron Glass -- who so instantly and fully inhabited their
roles that a decade later, they're all still basking in audience
good-will that seems unlikely to fade.
No. 2 - 'Wonderfalls'
Cynical, yet twee. Alienated, yet romantic. Introspective and yet prone
to fits of visual whimsy.
"Wonderfalls" is yet another show that FOX deserves much credit for
developing and putting on the air, even if the network never -- not for
a single second -- knew what to do with Bryan Fuller and Tim Minear and
Todd Holland's baby when it premiered and tanked in the spring of 2004.
From the ear-worm theme by Andy Partridge, to the perfectly utilized
special effects to snarktastic lead performance by Caroline Dhavernas to
a marvelous supporting cast including William Sadler, Diana Scarwid, Lee
Pace, Tyron Leitso and Kate Finneran, "Wonderfalls" is just a special
show that was too fragile for this world, or at least for FOX.
I wrote much more about "Wonderfalls" when it ranked at No. 17 on my
list of TV's Best of the Decade.
No. 1 - 'Undeclared'
I put "Wonderfalls" ahead of "Undeclared" on my list of TV's Best of the
Decade, but I'm swapping them for the purposes of this gallery in large
part because of the successful summer re-watch that Sepinwall and I did
for the podcast in 2010.
"Undeclared" may not quite be the equal of "Freaks & Geeks" when it
comes to Judd Apatow's TV resume, but thanks to a speedy cancellation in
2002 and an excellent DVD package, it's pretty close to flawless and if
you haven't rediscovered it already, you should probably get on that.
Nearly every episode is a winner, combining broad hilarity with
universal moments of emotion. The core cast, led by Jay Baruchel, Seth
Rogen, Charlie Hunnam and Timm Sharp, is excellent and the guest stars
and cameos are pretty much incomparable. Folks like Will Ferrell and
Adam Sandler would just drop by "Undeclared," but FOX couldn't get
people to watch.
--
"If Barack Obama isn't careful, he will become the Jimmy Carter of the
21st century."
this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles."
For this gallery of short-lived FOX favorites, I made a simple rule: One
season or fewer. Period. If FOX renewed the show, it doesn't make the
gallery, even if the total number of episodes falls under a standard
22-episode season.
That's why "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" isn't here. This gallery
also doesn't include "Dollhouse," "The Loop," "Terminator: The Sarah
Connor Chronicles," "Get a Life" and several other shows that were
definitely short-lived, but had to be cut off due to the "one season"
rule.
Feel free to disagree, but here's the list of my favorite 10 Short-Lived
FOX Shows.
Prev Photo
1 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Next Photo
Related Searches: fox, Short-Lived FOX Shows, FOX 25th Anniversary,
Profit, The Ben Stiller Show, Firefly, Undeclared, Wonderfalls, Greg the
Bunny, Action, Kitchen Confidential, Keen Eddie, The Chicago Code
Previous gallery - The 10 best shows in FOX network history
<< Prev Next >>No. 10 - 'Profit'
Created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, "Profit" is still brought
up any time pundits discuss shows that were simply ahead of their time.
And for good reason.
The story of a ruthless and amoral young executive (Adrian Pasdar) who
slept in a freakin' cardboard box played as an eviscerating critique of
corporate culture with Shakespearean overtones and a rich vein of dark
humor.
Put "Profit" on FX today and it would be a critical darling and Pasdar
would be shoving his way into every Emmy conversation.
Put "Profit" on FOX in the spring 1996? Four episodes (including a
two-hour pilot) aired.
No. 9 - 'The Chicago Code'
It's still a minor mystery why FOX decided to cancel Shawn Ryan's
bracing and textured look at Chicago's political and criminal backdrop
after only 13 episodes in the spring of 2011.
"Chicago Code" didn't draw huge numbers, but it was replaced by a slew
of forgettable dramas that didn't improve ratings and that also lacked
the strong lead performances by Jennifer Beals, Jason Clarke and Matt
Lauria, plus Delroy Lindo as one of the better, multi-layered TV
adversaries of recent years.
Boosted by location shooting in The Windy City, "The Chicago Code" was
textured, authentic and frequently gripping. And FOX replaced it with
"Terra Nova" and "Alcatraz."
No. 8 - 'The Ben Stiller Show'
Just as we remember the early years of "Saturday Night Live" as halcyon
episodes packed only with flawless and iconic sketches (ignoring the
duds and filler that have been edited out by history), "The Ben Stiller
Show" is fondly remembered for smart, uncanny parodies and marvelously
absurd skits.
Watching full episodes a year or two ago, I was reminded of the long,
laggy patches and the total misfires, which may explain how FOX came to
cancel "The Ben Stiller Show" after only 12 episodes between 1992 and
1993.
But that Emmy in 1993 for Outstanding Writing in a Variety Series wasn't
a fluke and sketches like "Die Hard 12: Die Hungry" and "Mohican Master
2000" and "A Few Good Scouts" still slay, while "Yakov Smirnoff's Last
Stand" is a sketch I find myself randomly referencing pretty much
constantly.
"I just want freedom to go away... I am cold... I am frightened... What
will the New World Order bring for Yakov?"
No. 7 - 'Greg the Bunny'
Sean S. Baker, Spencer Chinoy and Dan Milano's fabricated American
characters have had an absurdly resilient life span, moving from public
access to FOX to IFC to MTV in a variety of incarnations.
I will always be partial to the 2002 FOX sitcom version, which featured
Seth Green, Eugene Levy, Sarah Silverman and Bob Gunton as some of the
humans working on a magnificently awful children's show called
"Sweetknuckle Junction."
FOX didn't quite know how to develop or promote "Greg the Bunny," which
was rapidly burnt off in the spring of 2002, but thanks to DVD viewers
can still get to know adorably naive Greg, self-destructive and
self-involved Warren DeMontague, "Sesame Street"-hating Count Blah and
intellectually deficient Tardy Turtle.
The humans aren't bad either. Of all of Seth Green's failed live-action
TV ventures, this is the best, while it's worth watching Silverman
experiment with her comedic persona.
No. 6 - 'Keen Eddie'
J.H. Wyman has a small legion of dedicated fans as one of the
showrunners on "Fringe," but he'll always be the creator of "Keen Eddie"
to me.
"Keen Eddie" goes under the very broad umbrella heading of Shows FOX Was
Smart Enough To Produce, But Not Smart Enough To Know What To Do With.
The Guy Ritchie-inflected story of an NYPD cop (Mark Valley) who comes
to London to assist Scotland Yard on a case, but ends up sticking
around, mostly to bicker and flirt with his flatmate Fiona (Sienna
Miller), "Keen Eddie" was a show FOX was initially high on for the
2002-2003 season, but ended up getting shuffled off to an under-promoted
home in the summer.
The writing was sharp and funny, and the value provided by location
shooting in London can't be understated. "Keen Eddie" also attracted an
all-star team of TV directors including Simon West, Charles McDougall,
Tim Van Patten, Alan Taylor and Nick Gomez, who all had fun playing
around with the clash of cultures. This was also the role Mark Valley
was born to play, as well as the most appealing Sienna Miller has ever
been on screen.
No. 5 - 'Kitchen Confidential'
Poor FOX. Just ahead of the curve, once again.
Offer any network a Bradley Cooper-centered dark comedy about a manic
chef based on Anthony Bourdain today and they'd all jump on it. Back in
2005, though, the desire for such a show was limited to exactly four
airings.
Properly frantic, funny and food-obsessed, David Hemingson's take on
"Kitchen Confidential" might have been better suited to cable, but there
was no reason why it shouldn't have worked on FOX, especially with a
strong cast that found Cooper supported by the likes of John Francis
Daley, Owain Yeoman, John Cho, Frank Langella and, in a few of the best
unaired episodes, Erinn Hayes.
Thanks to DVD and Hulu and other ancillary play opportunities, the
entire 13-episode run of "Kitchen Confidential" has gotten ample
exposure and if you find yourself on the Fox Lot, Nolita is still
standing on the New York street, just waiting for a reboot.
No. 4 - 'Action!'
Chris Thompson's caustic Hollywood satire ripped into the industry's
foibles and insecurities without any of the coddling and facile
hand-holding of, say, Showtime's "Episodes." This was an angry, bitter
show that refused to cut any of its characters an iota of slack. Is it
any wonder that viewers refused to warm to "Action!" in its brief 1999
run?
Jay Mohr will never get a better part than the constantly bleeped Peter
Dragon, nor is Illeana Douglas likely to get to improve on
hooker-turned-development executive Wendy. The superior supporting cast
included Buddy Hackett, Jack Plotnick, Jarrad Paul, the fantastic Lee
Arenberg and a slew of celebrity cameos.
If you watch the "Action!" DVD, and you really should, resist the
temptation to watch with the uncensored audio track. The bleeps are part
of the comedic atmosphere of the series and it's actually much less
funny when you can hear Mohr swearing.
No. 3 - 'Firefly'
Even if FOX hadn't given "Firefly" a dreadful time slot and opted not to
air the original pilot in sequence and basically confused the world as
to what, exactly, Joss Whedon's space-Western was, the series was
probably always destined to be a cult curiosity, rather than a
mainstream success. So really, FOX just accelerated an inevitable
process. Thanks, FOX!
Unlike Whedon's other low-rated FOX drama, "Dollhouse," "Firefly" had
its identity in place from the very beginning. And what a wonderful,
strange identity it was, with its retro-future technology, genre-bending
archetypes and dialogue that mixed Old West, Chinese and Whedon-specific
neologisms.
And while Nathan Fillion may have been positioned as the star of
"Firefly," he was surrounded by an ensemble of actors -- Gina Torres,
Alan Tudyk, Morena Baccarin, Adam Baldwin, Jewel Stait, Sean Maher,
Summer Glau and Ron Glass -- who so instantly and fully inhabited their
roles that a decade later, they're all still basking in audience
good-will that seems unlikely to fade.
No. 2 - 'Wonderfalls'
Cynical, yet twee. Alienated, yet romantic. Introspective and yet prone
to fits of visual whimsy.
"Wonderfalls" is yet another show that FOX deserves much credit for
developing and putting on the air, even if the network never -- not for
a single second -- knew what to do with Bryan Fuller and Tim Minear and
Todd Holland's baby when it premiered and tanked in the spring of 2004.
From the ear-worm theme by Andy Partridge, to the perfectly utilized
special effects to snarktastic lead performance by Caroline Dhavernas to
a marvelous supporting cast including William Sadler, Diana Scarwid, Lee
Pace, Tyron Leitso and Kate Finneran, "Wonderfalls" is just a special
show that was too fragile for this world, or at least for FOX.
I wrote much more about "Wonderfalls" when it ranked at No. 17 on my
list of TV's Best of the Decade.
No. 1 - 'Undeclared'
I put "Wonderfalls" ahead of "Undeclared" on my list of TV's Best of the
Decade, but I'm swapping them for the purposes of this gallery in large
part because of the successful summer re-watch that Sepinwall and I did
for the podcast in 2010.
"Undeclared" may not quite be the equal of "Freaks & Geeks" when it
comes to Judd Apatow's TV resume, but thanks to a speedy cancellation in
2002 and an excellent DVD package, it's pretty close to flawless and if
you haven't rediscovered it already, you should probably get on that.
Nearly every episode is a winner, combining broad hilarity with
universal moments of emotion. The core cast, led by Jay Baruchel, Seth
Rogen, Charlie Hunnam and Timm Sharp, is excellent and the guest stars
and cameos are pretty much incomparable. Folks like Will Ferrell and
Adam Sandler would just drop by "Undeclared," but FOX couldn't get
people to watch.
--
"If Barack Obama isn't careful, he will become the Jimmy Carter of the
21st century."
Ian J. Ball
Apr 26, 2012, 9:04:13 PM4/26/12
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On Apr 24, 1:21 pm, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
> this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
> and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
> sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
> [snip]
> Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
> this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
> and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
> sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
A fair amount of overrated dreck, while missing some obvious
candidates ("Brisco County, Jr.") and some fun ones ("Kindred: The
Embraced").
Ubiquitous
Apr 26, 2012, 9:29:45 PM4/26/12
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Barry Margolin
Apr 26, 2012, 9:36:11 PM4/26/12
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In article <jncsq9$8g4$1...@dont-email.me>,
--
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA
Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
> ijb...@mac.com wrote:
> >On Apr 24, 1:21 pm, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
> >> Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
> >> this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
> >> and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
> >> sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
> >> [snip]
> >
> >A fair amount of overrated dreck, while missing some obvious
> >candidates ("Brisco County, Jr.") and some fun ones ("Kindred: The
> >Embraced").
>
> Yeah, I noticed that as well.
Brisco got an honorable mention in in his "10 Best Fox Shows" list.
> ijb...@mac.com wrote:
> >On Apr 24, 1:21 pm, Ubiquitous <web...@polaris.net> wrote:
>
> >> Over the years [25, to be exact, hence stories retrospectives like
> >> this], FOX has gained a reputation as the home for some of the riskiest
> >> and most adventurous programming on network TV. And when you swing big,
> >> sometimes you miss big, either in terms of quality or with audiences.
> >> [snip]
> >
> >A fair amount of overrated dreck, while missing some obvious
> >candidates ("Brisco County, Jr.") and some fun ones ("Kindred: The
> >Embraced").
>
> Yeah, I noticed that as well.
--
Barry Margolin
Arlington, MA
Captain Infinity
Apr 27, 2012, 10:35:00 AM4/27/12
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Once Upon A Time,
You're the BESTEST MOST CREATIVE POSTER IN THIS GROUP!! I don't know why
the rest of the folks here insist on calling you an obnoxious plagiarizer.
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Captain Infinity
Ubiquitous wrote:
>Feel free to disagree, but here's the list of my favorite 10 Short-Lived
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Mike
Apr 27, 2012, 2:07:10 PM4/27/12
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> That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
> quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
> would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
> seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
> Connor Chronicles."
A fair point, particularly with Arrested Development. Fox was
> quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
> would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
> seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
> Connor Chronicles."
lambasted for axing the show, but it was given more chances that the
other three networks would've given it. In hindsight, it was a cable
show that arrived just a little bit too early.
> For this gallery of short-lived FOX favorites, I made a simple rule: One
> season or fewer. Period. If FOX renewed the show, it doesn't make the
> gallery, even if the total number of episodes falls under a standard
> 22-episode season.
should've been on this list. It was a terrific show (and it was nice
to see it briefly acknowledged during Fox's 25th anniversary special
on Sunday), and has proven to be something of a cult hit post-
cancellation.
Mike
Mason Barge
Apr 27, 2012, 4:07:30 PM4/27/12
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On Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:07:10 -0700 (PDT), Mike <mike...@postmark.net>
wrote:
>> That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
>> quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
>> would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
>> seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
>> Connor Chronicles."
>
>A fair point, particularly with Arrested Development. Fox was
>lambasted for axing the show, but it was given more chances that the
>other three networks would've given it. In hindsight, it was a cable
>show that arrived just a little bit too early.
I completely agree, and double in the case of Firefly. It was cool as
hell they even put it on the air.
Here's an old joke. (Yes it's a Jewish joke but a Jewish lady told it to
me so hopefully it isn't offensive.)
A Jewish woman and her son go to the beach. A giant wave comes in, grabs
the son, and pulls him far out to sea, beneath the water.
The woman falls to her knees and cries out, "Lord, Lord, I know I have not
led a perfect life. But please, I cry to you for mercy. He is my only
son. I pray that you will show me mercy and return him."
Suddenly, another giant wave rolls to shore. The son is deposited on the
beach, coughing. The woman looks at him and falls to her knees again.
"He had a hat!"
wrote:
>> That has led to FOX's reputation as a network that cancels shows
>> quickly. Often, this reputation is entirely undeserved. No other network
>> would have given "Arrested Development" three seasons or "Fringe" four
>> seasons or bothered to renew "Dollhouse" or "Terminator: The Sarah
>> Connor Chronicles."
>
>A fair point, particularly with Arrested Development. Fox was
>lambasted for axing the show, but it was given more chances that the
>other three networks would've given it. In hindsight, it was a cable
>show that arrived just a little bit too early.
hell they even put it on the air.
Here's an old joke. (Yes it's a Jewish joke but a Jewish lady told it to
me so hopefully it isn't offensive.)
A Jewish woman and her son go to the beach. A giant wave comes in, grabs
the son, and pulls him far out to sea, beneath the water.
The woman falls to her knees and cries out, "Lord, Lord, I know I have not
led a perfect life. But please, I cry to you for mercy. He is my only
son. I pray that you will show me mercy and return him."
Suddenly, another giant wave rolls to shore. The son is deposited on the
beach, coughing. The woman looks at him and falls to her knees again.
"He had a hat!"
Steve Newport
Apr 27, 2012, 4:07:43 PM4/27/12
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From: mike...@postmark.net (Mike)
Arrested Development was a cable show that arrived just a little bit too
early.
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SN: It was also terrific.
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Arrested Development was a cable show that arrived just a little bit too
early.
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SN: It was also terrific.
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