Firefly cancelled!

[Chun-tzu]

According to a report on Hypaspace (news bytes from Space: The Imagination Station, Canada's answer to the Sci-Fi channel), Fox has put Firefly on hiatus for January. Low ratings were cited as the reason. The show has not been cancelled yet, but this move doesn't leave much room to turn things around.

Enjoy it while it lasts!

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[Sulimo]

Re: Firefly on hiatus

According to a report on Hypaspace (news bytes from Space: The Imagination Station, Canada's answer to the Sci-Fi channel), Fox has put Firefly on hiatus for January. Low ratings were cited as the reason. The show has not been cancelled yet, but this move doesn't leave much room to turn things around.

Enjoy it while it lasts!

And prey that Joss can move it to another network where its treated with some respect and not pre-empted at the drop of a hat.

 

[Crothian]

I don't know if it was pre empted at the drop of a hat. The only time I recall was for the World Series, and that was expected.

 

[Nightfall]

Even so, I'm starting to doubt that Fox will give it a shot. So send Firefly elsewhere. Perhaps with Angel? Interesting combo no?

 

[Negative Zero]

Even so, I'm starting to doubt that Fox will give it a shot. So send Firefly elsewhere. Perhaps with Angel? Interesting combo no?

perhaps, but honestly i have more hope of UPN picking it up, as they've had good experiences with Buffy, or maybe Sci-Fi Channel as they're losing Farscape. it's pretty much wait and see at this point. i do agree that Fox has shown the show no respect at all. the only promotion i've seen was two ads on Sci-Fi several weeks before the season started. shameful.

if you haven't already done so, check out my "save a Firefly" thread with the online petition to do just that.

~NegZ

 

[John Crichton]

The same news was reported at AICN a few weeks ago. At least we'll get a new Firefly this week and maybe next as well. They haven't cancelled it yet and have ordered 15 episodes to be made. FOX has a horrible schedule to begin with. They just started airing new Andy Richter eps and remember how late they started showing new X-Files eps?

 

[Welverin]

Let me start by saying I hope it doesn't end up on SciFi since it will just get ruined or canned anyway.

They just started airing new Andy Richter eps and remember how late they started showing new X-Files eps?

That was also because of baseball, at least towards the end. The NFL doesn't help much either for the early Sunday shows.

 

[John Crichton]

You make a good point about the sporting events, however the X-Files was their key show for Sunday nights and football is usually over by 7-7:30 because ESPN carries the late game. Baseball is understandable but it only happens for a month and not every Sunday if I'm not mistaken.

 

[sotmh]

Yeah, FOX has quite the reputation for letting good shows die and bad shows linger. They'll probably cancel Firefly since the ratings aren't as good as their usual "The World's Blankiest Blank" tripe.

Low ratings obviously mean the show sucks, they can't possibly be attributed to airing a show aimed at the 18-30 market on Friday night in the same slot that killed Dark Angel (along with a real downturn in writing quality for that show).

I would be hopeful for another network to pick up the show should it be cancelled. UPN is probably the most likely pick, since the slot following Buffy would be an ideal choice for the show.

sotmh

 

[Umbran]

IIRC, this hiatus may not have much to do with the show's most recent ratings. It's been expected nearly since the show began - perhaps more an issue of holiday programming than of ratings?