Comments on: What is Wrong with Fox?

By: Jerry

Jerry — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:27:39 +0000

I am so in love with “Firefly” and the tragedy of that is that I didn’t even know about it until after it was cancelled so therefore I didn’t have the chance to support it. Fox is insane to cancel such creative and wonderful shows waaaaaaayyyy before their prime. Now we are left to play the at least released DVD’s over and over and shaking our heads why there wasn’t much more.

By: vacelts

vacelts — Thu, 31 May 2007 16:00:22 +0000

I remember when Fox was the cool alternative to the networks. Now it’s just home to reality television. I’m am still very bitter about Drive and will be very hesitate before I watch any new series by Fox.

I recently put together a list of 20 Freshman Shows that Deserved a Chance to Wrap Up their Stories (http://redlightnaps.wordpress.com/2007/05/31/freshman-series/). You wouldn’t believe how many of them are Fox shows!

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:45:12 +0000

I loved Arrested Development and of course that got canceled. I’m a huge huge fan of Bones and am hoping its time slot doesnt get moved AGAIN next winter. I hate how Fox never gives shows a chance. They get canceled so quickly and new shows are brought in every season that are duds. I think the half-hour comedy/sitcom era is over so stop flooding the airways with them and premiering them in the timeslots of other shows! That’s what’s really annoying. You go to watch your show, like House, but instead some new show is being premiered in that timeslot this week. Does that make any sense at all…. its a wonder anyone knows when their shows are on. And then there are shows like Standoff. I really liked Standoff and it got barely any promoting and was canceled quickly. They were going to bring it back and air the last episodes back in march but that never happened so now I’ve had to wait and am still waiting for June 6th. Let’s just hope that on June 5th they don’t say, “Standoff will be coming back in August because of So You Think You Can Dance.”

By: ewanspotter

ewanspotter — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:27:50 +0000

How Fox managed to something as good as “House” I’ll never know. Loved this article, TV Addict. Just the other day I wrote a piece for a class (on sci-fi/horror shows and how “‘Supernatural” in particular has managed to survive, even though half a dozen shows of the same/alike genre were cancelled that same year). I even mentioned in the story how Fox is notorious for canceling genre shows. I mean, there was “Freaky Links”, “Dark Angel,” “Firefly,” “John Doe,” “Tru Calling” and “Wonderfalls” just between 2001 and 2004 alone. Granted, a few of those got two seasons, but nothing beyond that. But that still seems crazy too me.

By: Leish

Leish — Sun, 27 May 2007 23:51:02 +0000

Thanks for writing this article. I’m beginning to think Fox is being run by untrained monkeys.

Firefly. Firefly needed a chance a billion times better than what it got – they put it in the death-timeslot, one that had already seen other shows cancelled. they didn’t show the pilot episode, they showed the whole damn thing out of order, I mean come on, how do they expect a show to succeed if they don’t give it the opportunity to do so?

Imagine my horror/anger when I got completely hooked on DRIVE, only to have it torn out from under me too! given only 10 days to find an audience? it’s second episode up against Heroes? as if it had a snowball’s chance in hell of beating that audience?

I’m devastated, just, shocked and so, so saddened by the loss of Drive. I don’t think I can handle getting attached to any more TV shows. Especially not those made by the fantastic mr. Tim Minear – I can’t handle this repeated breaking of my heart. Firely. Wonderfalls. Drive….

I’m done, Fox. Stick a fork in me.

By: Raginbird

Raginbird — Sun, 27 May 2007 18:28:30 +0000

I completely agree with the way FOX handles some of their shows. I am still pissed off about the way they “mis”handled Arrested Development. That is, in my mind, the most brilliant comedy series ever made! Makes me sick to see shows like Two and half men and According to Jim still on the air. Maybe it isn’t all FOX’s fault, our country seems to not want to have to think anymore, they just want dumb one-liners and laugh tracks. Arrested would have been much better off on HBO or Showtime.

By: tennisangel

tennisangel — Sun, 27 May 2007 17:34:21 +0000

I miss “Firefly” the most. Such a great, great show.

I love Bones, but watch them kill that in time. It already seems like they’ve started with all the air date changings they’ve had in recent months.

By: hopeful...very

hopeful...very — Sat, 26 May 2007 23:40:45 +0000

I am hopeful for Bones. Its a wonderful show with a great cast. Emily Deshanel and David B. are great together. I hope fox doesn’t screw up. . .with promoting it. I usually don’t get attached to television shows just for the simple fact that they could cancel it but I try not to think that way.

By: Edgeoforever

Edgeoforever — Sat, 26 May 2007 11:47:47 +0000

Excellent points made here. I remember when surfing on Fox boards for its new shows – the common denominator was: “don’t get too attached, it’s Fox!.
One note though: when you mention Bones a safe bet, you forget that it survived in spite of the very same treatment you describe (changes of schedule, lack of promotion etc) – and even now there’s that Friday threat looming over it in January in the 2008 schedule.
I read similar frustration stories from House fans in the first 2 seasons.

By: InvaderSteven

InvaderSteven — Fri, 25 May 2007 16:20:38 +0000

Allow me to correct myself. I just realized that the sequence on the DVDs does not match the air-date sequence as noted here: http://imdb.com/title/tt0361256/episodes

Damn. FOX screwed with my mind again, three years later.