Firefly cancelled!

[Umbran]

i disagree with Mark.i don't think that the fans of Star Trek that still watch Enterprise, will actually like Firefly.

Well, I'll stand with Mark. That makes two Trek fans, still watching Enterprise who like Firefly

i think that playing it after Buffy on UPN would be a good move tho. i can see it now: "UPN's Tuesday night of Joss!"

Yeah, except for the fact that there's absolutely no assurance that Buffy will be there next season. Given that they'd need time to strike a deal, and finish up with Fox, for how long would they really get paired up?

 

[Negative Zero]

in the news section of tvtome.com's Firefly section, they report that:

According to zapit2it, UPN has been looking into being the new home of firefly. As of right now they are in talks with Joss Whedon. If all goes well it will air the same night as buffy or the Buffy spin-off depending on the fates.

now i'm assuming that they meant zap2it, but i can't confirm this report on the zap2it website. anyone else have better luck?

Umbran, you certainly have much greater intestinal fortitude than i if you still watch Enterprise! seriously though, it just seesawed too much bettween occasional brilliance and all around crap to keep me as a viewer. after suffering through Voyager, i couldn't gring myself to wear the "Trek-fan" mantle again. especially when good fare was so sporadic.

~NegZ

 

[Mark]

Well, if they attach it to Buffy (which does make sense on a number of levels) they run the risk that some of the cache they build into it as a UPN property will be lost when Buffy finishes and they'll have to hope it can fly on its own after that. If they attach it to Enterprise they have a longer window to nurse it before pushing it out of the nest. At this point, I think it could use a little extra insurance... *shrug*

 

[Dragongirl]

I have tried to like Firefly. But I think it moves too slow and their choice of music just underscores that. I am not surprised that it will be cancelled.

 

[Umbran]

I have tried to like Firefly. But I think it moves too slow and their choice of music just underscores that. I am not surprised that it will be cancelled.

Considering that only something like half of all new shows make it past their first season, nobody should be surprised at the cancellation. The odds are pretty much against any new show succeeding, no matter the pacing.

 

[Ranger REG]

I kinda like the song, IMHO.

Personally, I hate when only certain music can only represent a genre, like only classical orchestra can do science fiction.

Of course, some music would be out of place, like rap music for a romantic time period movie (the kind you see on Masterpiece Theater).

Personally, FOX didn't give the show a chance, what with being a sci-fi TV series. I mean, come one, how long does it take for Buffy to gain such a massive audience, what with The WB being the youngest TV network at the time?

 

[Welverin]

Personally, FOX didn't give the show a chance, what with being a sci-fi TV series. I mean, come one, how long does it take for Buffy to gain such a massive audience, what with The WB being the youngest TV network at the time?

Damn it! You people have to stop using logic! It just doesn't exist in the world of TV executives!

 

[Ranger REG]

Damn it! You people have to stop using logic! It just doesn't exist in the world of TV executives!

Of course, they don't embrace Logic and Common Sense, and until they upchuck the antiquated Nielsen rating for something more substantial (1 viewer = 1 vote), they will never get their heads out of their ... sixes.

 

[Umbran]

I mean, come one, how long does it take for Buffy to gain such a massive audience, what with The WB being the youngest TV network at the time?

Yes, and being a small network at the time is what allowed them to settle for a show that produced lesser ratings for a while.

Fox may not be the bigggest fish in the pond, but it is by no means small. In order to maintain it's position, it must meet some minimums, ratings-wise. If Firefly isn't meeting those minimums, it is not pulling it's own weight, as far as the network is concerned.

 

[danzig138]

I kinda like the song, IMHO.

I think the Ballad of Serenity is possibly the coolest theme for a TV show that I have ever heard. I say that as someone who is not a fan of any country music produced in the last 20 years. Every time the theme starts, I tear up just a little. There is something incredibly sad, yet hopeful in the song. Now, as someone who has been playing music for nearly 15 yeaes, with various failed bands, I must say that Joss's ability to write songs and great TV just makes me
(grumbles about people with talent). Anyway, the music fits the show very well. Have a good one.