but yet Two and a Half Men still pollutes the airwaves...what a shame.
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Arrested Development - production halted
Not good news for AD fans.
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articl...opment-ON.html
If you want to write Fox about it, the contact info is listed below. Please do.
Gail Berman
Fox Broadcasting Entertainment President
Fox Headquarters
10201 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles CA, 90035
[email protected]
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Fox Broadcasting Entertainment President
Fox Headquarters
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Los Angeles CA, 90035
[email protected]
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I'm not too concerned, this isn't particularly new news. And it does seem like Fox recognizes this is a winner, even if it does take a little time. I just can't imagine Fox would give a show like Life on a Stick a chance and kill Arrested. Instead, some were thinking to not make the show appear to perform poorly in May so as to increase the chances of cancellation. That and Arrested is outperforming every other Sunday night FOX show except for Simpsons, and Simpsons has certainly declined from its better days. Fox will need something for the 8:00 anchor and not too far from the distant future.
Nothing new here about Arrested Development.
Given its ratings, it has been on life support since its debut.
By the way, this specific information has been in the Hot Off The Press thread for several weeks.
(Check the bottom of the "Latest News" section, the first post in the lengthy thread. There you will find updated information on all network shows with ratings problems.)
As I noted, the AD information (show order cutback, final episode April 17) has been there for weeks
Given its ratings, it has been on life support since its debut.
By the way, this specific information has been in the Hot Off The Press thread for several weeks.
(Check the bottom of the "Latest News" section, the first post in the lengthy thread. There you will find updated information on all network shows with ratings problems.)
As I noted, the AD information (show order cutback, final episode April 17) has been there for weeks
@fredfa
sorry...didn't even see that section....very nice...and thorough.
sorry...didn't even see that section....very nice...and thorough.
Fox promises up and down on the AD website that they're not cancelled.
So when will we see new eps though?
So when will we see new eps though?
They are not now shooting new episodes.
Fox has been very clear that AD is not "canceled".
But executives have been equally evasive about if and when new episodes will be shot.
I would expect the final decision to come sometime in May when the networks announce their fall schedules.
Let's be honest: the ratings are horrible. It loses close to 40% of its Simpsons lead-in, and loses almost 3-1 to Cold Case, and almost 3-1 to Extreme Makeover. It even loses to American Dreams.
The best things going to Arrested Development are
a) critics seem to love it, and
b) the weak Fox schedule.
Unless American Idol is running, Fox has been striding water, though it has had success this season with 24, House and Simple Life 3.
So, if Fox is going to struggle anyway, maybe an argument can be made to struggle with a critically-acclaimed program like Arrested Development.
The flip side of that argument is that despite critical acclaim, despite awards, viewers have made a conscious decision to stay away from AD.
Personally, I think it will come back because the Fox execs like having something on the air that critics love.
But I can't see AD ever being a real ratings success.
Fox has been very clear that AD is not "canceled".
But executives have been equally evasive about if and when new episodes will be shot.
I would expect the final decision to come sometime in May when the networks announce their fall schedules.
Let's be honest: the ratings are horrible. It loses close to 40% of its Simpsons lead-in, and loses almost 3-1 to Cold Case, and almost 3-1 to Extreme Makeover. It even loses to American Dreams.
The best things going to Arrested Development are
a) critics seem to love it, and
b) the weak Fox schedule.
Unless American Idol is running, Fox has been striding water, though it has had success this season with 24, House and Simple Life 3.
So, if Fox is going to struggle anyway, maybe an argument can be made to struggle with a critically-acclaimed program like Arrested Development.
The flip side of that argument is that despite critical acclaim, despite awards, viewers have made a conscious decision to stay away from AD.
Personally, I think it will come back because the Fox execs like having something on the air that critics love.
But I can't see AD ever being a real ratings success.
Thats ashame because its really the only primetime show I watch. I just hope that this stoppage doesn't last too long.
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Life on a Stick is from the guy who created Andy Richter Controls the Universe so hopefully it will be good, even though it will have a laugh track.
| Originally posted by j_buckingham80 I just can't imagine Fox would give a show like Life on a Stick a chance and kill Arrested. |
Remember FOX does a year round schedule now that is divided up into three mini seasons, June, October/November, February/March. Programs that run in June end in before the baseball post season and the new shows start after the post season and the "winter" season starts around the time football ends and runs until June with a sub/sub season that starts in March/April.
If AD is kept on the schedule, it will not start back until after baseball at the earliest and maybe after football season, so there is plenty of time to get new episodes in the can.
If AD is kept on the schedule, it will not start back until after baseball at the earliest and maybe after football season, so there is plenty of time to get new episodes in the can.
Fox always kills good shows. They didn't even let Millenium reach the Millenium.
Oh, I hope that Bernie Mac gets renewed. *fingers crosed*. That is the funniest sitcom on right now.
Oh, I hope that Bernie Mac gets renewed. *fingers crosed*. That is the funniest sitcom on right now.
Its too bad that more people aren't watching. The show was just starting to return to last seasons form the last couple of episodes.
Sturmie,
What's wrong with Two and a Half Men? It is one of the funniest shows on TV. To me and the nanny anyway.
Sturmie,
What's wrong with Two and a Half Men? It is one of the funniest shows on TV. To me and the nanny anyway.
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I'll pick Two and a Half Men anyday over AD!
| Originally posted by Sturmie but yet Two and a Half Men still pollutes the airwaves...what a shame. |
This is on the fox topic, I was cracking up last night at the one part in the simpsons where homer called, fox. that was hilarious with the bit about them stealing reality shows from other networks. EX: Trading Spouses and the nanny
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Considering that was written about one and a half to two years ago, it was quite on topic about how awful Fox Network is lately.
| Originally posted by bgall This is on the fox topic, I was cracking up last night at the one part in the simpsons where homer called, fox. that was hilarious with the bit about them stealing reality shows from other networks. EX: Trading Spouses and the nanny |
The bottom line on television production needs to shift. The producers need to realize not every show is going to be underwritten by a network. If a show is good enough in concept to be made then they ought to risk their own ( or at least not always network "guranteed" money ) to produce the show then hustle to sell it somwhere.
This is not a new concept, Star Trek: The Next Generation was produced without network support ( though deep Paramont pockets helped - pre UPN ) and it prospered and begat iteration after iteration even beyond its self imposed end.
HEY PRODUCERS!!! Don't make a show just because you can con someone to pay for it, make it because it is quality and has something of value to it.
This is not a new concept, Star Trek: The Next Generation was produced without network support ( though deep Paramont pockets helped - pre UPN ) and it prospered and begat iteration after iteration even beyond its self imposed end.
HEY PRODUCERS!!! Don't make a show just because you can con someone to pay for it, make it because it is quality and has something of value to it.
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They did the same thing with Titus. If Fox drops maybe another network will pickup in a stronger time slot.
Jerry
| Originally posted by CycloneGT Fox always kills good shows. They didn't even let Millenium reach the Millenium. Oh, I hope that Bernie Mac gets renewed. *fingers crosed*. That is the funniest sitcom on right now. |
Jerry
As long as it doesn't get replaced by Life on a Stick E Gods! Talk about a bomb before it even airs, but then again this is the crap fox is going for.
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First-run syndication used to be a very viable way to launch a series, but especially in recent years, it's pretty much keeled over and died.
| Originally posted by DTC mac This is not a new concept, Star Trek: The Next Generation was produced without network support ( though deep Paramont pockets helped - pre UPN ) and it prospered and begat iteration after iteration even beyond its self imposed end. |
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