Firefly on MSN by Crowflyy

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Firefly on MSN

POSTED BY: CROWFLYY
UPDATED: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 04:44
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:25 PM

MSN did a feature on cancelled TV. Of all shows rated (goes back about 10 years) Firefly came in at #6 of good T.V. shows cancelled for no good reason except the executives bottom line. See it at
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=150652

Crow

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 1:43 PM

SHINY

Thanks for the link! Glad to see additional exposure for our show!

The only other shows besides Firefly in their top 10 cancelled list that I remember liking were 'Sports Night' and 'My So Called Life'.

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 2:58 PM

CZELT

Huh. I own 3 of those box sets, have borrowed 2 others from a coworker and wouldn't mind owning another 2 or 3 (especially News Radio).

Sad. Seems like most of my favorite shows end up on the "gone before their time" pile.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 4:21 PM

AURANI

Anybody else notice that 5 of the 11 shows (with the tie for number 2) were on Fox?

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:07 PM

SEVENPERCENT

I think it's amusing that even the TV writer called Fridays the kiss of death for shows- Funny how it seems then that Fox (and TV execs in general) tries to premiere all their cool new shows on Fridays- How do you get a job in television if you dont have a clue how TV works? It must go like this:

-"Hi. Fox Network?"
-"Yes. Personnel, can I help you?"
-"Yeah, I have a degree in advanced microbiology, and never watch TV. Do you have any openings?"
-"Why, certainly! How about an executive position in series development?"
-"Perfect, when can I start?"

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He looked bigger when I couldn't see him.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 5:27 PM

FIRELILY

Quote:
Originally posted by SevenPercent:
Yeah, I have a degree in advanced microbiology, and never watch TV. Do you have any openings?"

Hmmm...
-Has a BS in biology
-Barely watches any TV
Nah, I still think I can do a better job

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"Now they see sky, and they remember what they are."

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:15 PM

BEATLE

I loved 'My So Called Life'.
Bought the DVD set too.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:28 PM

DRAKON

Quote:
Originally posted by Crowflyy:
MSN did a feature on cancelled TV. Of all shows rated (goes back about 10 years) Firefly came in at #6 of good T.V. shows cancelled for no good reason except the executives bottom line. See it at
http://entertainment.msn.com/news/article.aspx?news=150652

Crow

Interesting, Ben Edlund's "Tick made #10 on the list. Not bad. Maybe Ben should get his own network, since the networks don't seem to get his stuff, yet there is a market for it.

Or maybe Ben should get the Fox network. 5 of the 11 top 10 shows. (there was a tie for second) were from Fox.

"Wash, where is my damn spaceship?"

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:44 PM

REDKOMMIE

www.tvshowsondvd.com" target="_BLANK">http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/">www.tvshowsondvd.com

Thats a really good site to find info about up coming releases on DVD.

News Radio was suppose to be released earlier this month, but got delayed, but with good reasons.

The release is suppose to have the first and second season.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:53 PM

DEANNAMAY

Its a catch 22 situation. Programmers think they can get people to watch Friday night TV if they put something good there. That is true. They don't get immediate good ratings because people have to find the show and decide to stay home instead of going out. Genre shows need word of mouth, because there is so much bad sci-fi out there. Therefore they cancel the show, and put something cheaper in its place, and scratch their heads why they can't get people to watch.

People don't watch because they know it most likely will be cancelled, and they don't want to get interested. I know I am getting tired of the cancellation crap.

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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 4:44 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

(From MSN)

6. "Firefly" (FOX)
Premiered: September 2002
Cancelled: December 2002

Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel," has said that "Firefly" was his favorite project. Of course, it's often easier to love your most troubled child. "Firefly" was screwed from the start and never recovered. When Whedon approached FOX with the idea of creating a western set in space four hundred years in the future, the network immediately gave TV's brightest mind his new genre-bending show. But they resisted his two-hour pilot, which methodically set up character relationships and backgrounds, pressuring Whedon to deliver an action-packed, hour-long debut, effectively tying the creator's hands before the show even hit the air. Scheduling the series on Friday nights amounted to a ratings death sentence, and FOX then deemed production costs too high to continue the show, airing only 11 of the 14 episodes filmed. Despite its brief run, Whedon-aholics embraced it and fought to keep it on the air. After watching the DVD box set, it's easy to see why. All of Whedon's fingerprints are there: The witty dialogue, the quirky premises and dark exploration of human fallacy that made "Buffy" brilliant found their way to this space drama.

I think this is a great write up! It is nice to see so many positive things still be written about the show, and the comments on the DVD set will help to sell some more sets.

Besides the FF DVD set on that list, I have the Ben Stiller show (loved it on TV until Fox killed it), and The Family Guy. I really liked The Tick and Undeclared.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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