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Still pissed at Fox for cancelling this

posted 3 days ago by AmeriGirl26 (13725)
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It was the first time we'd gotten a half-decent sci-fi show with a unique premise and an actual family at the center of it, and what does Fox do? They cancel it as fast as they can, because they hate sci-fi shows of any kind. They claim it was because the ratings were low, but their past history of treatment of sci-fi shows after 2000 tells a different story, particularly after their leadership changed around that time.

So fuck Fox studios.

[–] eastangliauk (389) 3 days ago

still many shows not getting past 1 season also such as Time Bandits is the latest one

[–] AmeriGirl26 (13725) 3 days ago

There's a reason I love it when Futurama mocks Fox for cancelling them all those years ago.

[–] NukeDude (715) 3 days ago

I'm still pissed too.

[–] DarthAckbar (1726) 3 days ago

you sound triggered

[–] PersistentViewer (2209) 3 days ago

It was a real pity this was cancelled. I really enjoyed this.

[–] Valerian (10000) 3 days ago

Show business is 5% show and 95% business. It simply cost too much.

Wikipedia

"The average episode budget was about US$4 million, not including Australian tax breaks,[4][16] compared to an average of US$3 million for broadcast network dramas."

[–] AmeriGirl26 (13725) 3 days ago

No, it could have worked if we'd had streaming back then, and Spielberg had not made the mistake of using Fox. Sci-fi channel might have been more understanding by comparison (though the quality of its content had been going downhill for years too).