FOX Cancellation Trigger Finger

FOX has apparently gone trigger happy and has decided to cancel some of their best shows! Shows like Alcatraz, Terra Nova and “The Finder“(More on my thoughts on the cancellation of the finder in a future post). Meanwhile, they decide to renew shows like “Touch”. Seriously? Touch? Does anyone even watch that show? I didn’t care for it, but I will give it the benefit of a doubt, that some people loved it. Let’s even go on and say, that a good number of people loved it.

However, I refuse to believe, that there were more people watching TOUCH than there were watching Alcatraz, Terra Nova or “The Finder”. Which leaves me wondering, why they renewed that, and cancelled the others? I think it’s one reason, and one reason only. That reason can be summed up in one word. That word is: Kiefer.

I think the only reason it got renewed is because Kiefer is in the show, and FOX thinks the ratings will pick up after the first season, because of Kiefer. I mean, 24 was a huge hit! Clearly, it was Kiefer that made the show, and not the plots, the unique concept and playing on peoples fear of terrorism. I must be Kiefer! So, since the show has Kiefer, it stands to reason that “TOUCH” will improve.

Thing is, they are probably right. Not about Kiefer, but about more people watching TOUCH next season. However, the same thing would have happened with the other shows! Most times, I never watch a show dring season one, because stations love cancelling them! I hate watching a show, getting into it, viewing up until the season finale, watching said finale end with an epic cliff hanger, and then a few weeks later finding out that the show got the axe!

If a show is renewed a second season, I will either rent the first season, or buy the first season, watch it and begin watching the show regularly from season 2 onward.

So, want to improve you views FOX? Try keeping shows with high potential around for more than one season! Other stations do this too, but nowhere near as often as FOX. I’m almost to the point where I won’t watch a FOX show.

However, despite all my ranting about FOXs trigger finger, I am happy(and surprised) to say that “The New Girl” has gotten renewed.

 

Related articles

• Two Fox Dramas Get The Boot, But ‘Touch’ Gets Season 2 (huffingtonpost.com)
• Fox Cancels Terra Nova (tv.com)
• RIP The Finder And Alcatraz! (perezhilton.com)

My thoughts on new series: Breaking In

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Tonight I sat down, and watched the last two episodes of the new FOX television series “Breaking In“, and I wasn’t too disappointed. The premise is good, and the show is entertaining. It also has a great cast! To begin with, it has Christian Slater as the head honcho, although he isn’t in it as much as I would like to see, since Christian Slater is my favorite actor, and ranks right up there with Joe Pesci and Kevin Spacey.

Another actor who you will find in the series is Bret Harrison, who you might remember from the hit Sci-Fi series “V”, or even from his role as Sam Oliver in “Reaper”, and another face you might recognise is that of “Smallville” actor, Michael Rosenbaum, though I couldn’t place the face right away, because he looks different with hair.

The show has also had an appearance by the lovely twitterholic Alyssa Milano. Will she be a regular? Semi-Regular? I haven’t a clue! She has only been in 1 out of the 2 episodes that have aired, but she has still been in it!

So, what exactly is Breaking In? Well, it’s a Dramedy, that seems to borrow heavily from Timothy Hutton’s TV show “Leverage”, however instead of group of con-men for hire, they are a group of security specialists for hire. People Hire the group to break In to their homes, businesses, companies or whatever, to find holes in their security systems, before the criminals can find them.

Needless to say, the idea can lead to many potential plot developments, so we shall see where it goes from here, but so far I think the show is aces, and as the show advances and grows, I sincerely feel it will last for several seasons.

If the show fails however, I do believe that it will be because of the length of the episodes. Most Dramedies on Television are an hour-long. You need that time to fit in your evolving story, Which is where Breaking In fumbles the ball! The show is only a half hour-long! The length of your standard American Sitcom.

How does the time restraints affect the show? Everything feels forced, like there are parts missing, parts that needed to be there, in order to tell the story in a more complete and enjoyable manner.