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Fox Pulls DRIVE!! Final Eps Off Sched!!
I am – Hercules!!
The final filmed episodes of Tim Minear’s “Drive” will not be airing this Friday the 13th after all.
A repeat of “Bones” and a new episode of “Standoff” will air on Fox that night.
Fox currently has no plans to air the final episodes. Some have speculated that these might turn up on a DVD release, but Fox has yet to announce DVD plans for Minear’s 2005 FBI series, “The Inside,” which completed a lot more episodes.
One hears Nathon Fillion has already moved on to “Desperate Housewives,” which is so funny it beat “The Office” for the “best comedy series” Golden Globe a few years ago.
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I hate you Fox. That is all...
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you expected anything else to happen?
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At least they put the unaired episodes of Daybreak on their website.
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These networks will never attract audiences to serial television if they can't at least run them in their entirety. I can't wait until the day someone produces television shows and just releases an entire season straight to DVD, commercial free. I will buy the season and watch it at my leisure and have resolution.
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The programmers at Fox are like petulant children, why they even bother with fictional programming is beyond me, it's obvious they just want to put on reality s***. Most of the networks are the same these days, unwilling to give anything a chance, but Fox are the worst. Developers shouldn't even bother with the networks anymore, cable or straight to DVD seems to be the way to go.
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As per the information of the official Drive forums.
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People sent in peanuts to save Jerico, right? Why dont we band together and send in hot weel cars to FOX?
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FUCK YOU FFFOOOOOOXXX!!! You big, stupid bunch of LIARS!!! Cancel a new series only 4 episodes in. You've done stuff like that before! It's okay, really! Tell me you're gonna show the last 2 episodes! No, go ahead, I'll believe you, really! I like abuse! WHAT?! You changed it!? Oh, it's a week later now? Okay I'll watch it then. What??!! You're not gonna do that either?!! Well then, should I just bend over this table for you? Hmmm! Maybe that'll help! Hell, I do love them abusive relationships!! GO FUCK YOURSELVES FOX!!!! You've pulled the rug out from under my feet for the last time!! I'm not watching ya anymore!! You got nothing for me! I'm gonna start watching Jericho! So, THERE!! . . . . P.S. Watch this space for future CBS rant.
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I really think what they ought to start doing, if they're gonna keep making serial tv shows, is organize them so that you *can* give it some kind of conclusion within, say, 6-13 episodes, if you have to. I'm sure there'll be tons of story elements that the writing team won't even be able to touch on, that they'll wish they could've eventually... but at least the audience won't be so fucking frustrated everytime one of these things fails.
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help that guy from the Fly show promote his career now that he's a Desperate Househusband?
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No, seriously. What did you expect?
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My Guess : it's heading to iTunes
Mark my words, this is the future.
You'll have to pay 2.99$ on iTune to watch these episodes.
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Hey, how do you guys get paragraph breaks in comments?
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Type [br] where you want the break, but replace those brackets with alligator brackets. It's standard HTML. One [br] will bump you down a line like this. A pair, [br][br], gives you a full break like this.
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Seriously, season one is great TV. Didn't like second season. Haven't seen third season yet, but you need to stop mixing opinion with fact. Besides, nobody ever said the award was for "funniest comedy." Sheesh.
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Jul 07, 2007 8:33:38 PM CDT
So then Desperate Housewives will be cancelled soon?
by skidmarkedundies
I love Nathan, he's my Green Lantern, but he has a death knell following him around. Bad for the Desperate Housewives crew.
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Man, that's cold. Talk about adding insult to injury.
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Desperate Housewives IS funnier than The Office! The Golden Globes voters insisted! I just can't decide which rocks more -- Housewives or the Globes! The Globes wouldn't give Pia Zadora a shiny trophy just because her junket offered the best bacon-wrapped shrimp!! Would they??
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Not by the length of any talkback. Yet.
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Seriously. Fuck. You.{br]{br}If Tim makes another series for them, we need to send him to a battered women's shelter.
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:shrug:
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Until some Fox exec heard the idea and said 'But if we do release it, we should probably send Herc a free copy for plugging the show much when it was on', thus eliminating the only potential paying customer.
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I think you used one of these "]" in the first break. That might have screwed it up. I've never done it before, but I think they use these "" for breaks. Not these "{}". That second "{br}" should have done something if "{}"'s are used for that. I'll try it here. Did that work?
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As happy as I am for figuring that out, I'm still pissed at Fox. FUCK YOU FOX! FUCK YOU RIGHT IN THE ASS!!
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There should be a in between those "". I guess they disappear when they're together.
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To create a space all you have to do is type at the end of the sentence where you want things to break. Just remember to take out the space that I have there before and after the P -- in other words, it should all be closed together.See how easy it is? Now you're free to space away...
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If Fox doesnt put it out on DVD I bet TV Guide will. They been cranking some set out recently (still waiting for Good Grief)
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Unless the 6th episode has some sort of conclusion, why add to the frustration of never seeing it all the way through?
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Jesus H Christ, how pathetic can this get? It's canceled. Just let the handful of Drive fans get their moment in the sun for ONE FUCKING NIGHT. I swear, I would boycott FOX if it wasn't for 24 and Prison Break, these fuckers couldn't even give it one lousy (and dead) summer Friday Night.
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I know I'm just repeating things, but I'm really pissed. They can't show two lousy fucking episodes? Their entire goddamn summer schedule and they can't make room for two fucking episodes? I hate these people with a passion. The F in Fox definitely stands for fuckers.
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Except he doesn't have the success of Revenge of the Nerds to his credit.
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Tina Turner gotta eat.
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I am still waiting to see the 7 episodes they refused to air of "Great Scott" w/Tobey Maguire from 15 years ago! Fox Sucks!
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Whooo- HOOOooooo!!Bow to the power of AICN, FOX!
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When will this get adapted to the big screen? Come to think of it. Some movies should end this way...
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Hey...an open letter...wonder why your network blows?
Make a friggin' decision and stick to it you bunch of twentysomething pansy asses...
An idea is not the dream of the next LA bimbo you want to bang...
Man...I just can't watch their shows anymore...Simpsons has been dead since season 10...24 blew this year...and they cancel any shows with promise...
Ever hear of building an audience?
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they are not very smart. I am getting sick and tired of those stupid motherfuckers cancelling every show I like a little bit. Nathan Fillion rules and if the Preacher series on HBO will really come, Nathan Fillion should be Jesse Custer. Fuck you, FOX. Fuck you and die.
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I kind of enjoyed 'Drive.' What did I miss? I didn't think that it was that bad.
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Had this made about 2 weeks ago:
Fox wouldn't know a good show even if you had to DRIVE a FIREFLY up their 屁股! (pee-goo = ass) -
Yet... 'Course, he was in just one ep.
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Send Fox a message. Don't watch American Idol or 24.
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Post this all over the internet. Tell your friends to stop watching. Tell people at work. Hell, grab the stranger walking by you and tell him to boycott anything FOX. If they can't commit to great quality programming such as Drive or Firefly or Profit or Wonderfalls or MANTIS or Greg the Bunny or The Lone Gunmen-- they don't deserve viewership. Spread this around the Internet.
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Tru Calling, Space Above and Beyond, and Dark Angel. FUCK THE FOX!!!
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Minear should really just go to a new fucking network.
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Way back when people were still trying to save Arrested Development I signed up for the weekly Fox newsletter. This week they have So You Think You Can Dance, So You Think You Can Cook in Hell, So You Think You Can Remember The Lyrics, So You Think You Are Smarter Than a Grade Schooler and So You Think You Give A Rats Ass About Baseball.
I actually watch the "Standoff" burn-offs, but the fucking newsletter doesn't even mention them. Focking FUX. -
cancel a show people like just because the scheduling was bad, they screw over the same people. Dont fox understand that they're making people hate them? why dont they give a shit? its got to the point where i think ill actually start boycotting Fox in everyway possible... they dont deserve my time or my money.
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Napoleon Park you missed one, "So You Think A Fifth Grader Can Program A TV Network." Fox's newest reality show, coming this fall. Unless we cancel it before it airs. Coming Fall 2006.
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I mean seriously the show sucked balls, I watched half of the first episode and bailed just like almost everyone else. In fact has Fillon ever been in anything that made money or lasted?
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I do admit, I like Slither
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He had Married with Children
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...and was really looking forward to catching at least the last couple when they finally aired. I waited patiently until the 4th of July and then they got pushed back to Friday the 13th. And now this. It blows, but I guess it's only mildly surprising, given that Fox execs spend all their time sitting around and trying to find creative ways to axe shows.
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What I say, what we say, won't matter. What's the latest with Preacher anyway?
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Was the repetitive use of weaving in and out of traffic to portray speed. Every episode used the same 5 lane highway as the setting.Lame.
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I mean come on, Nathan Fillion's gonna be in it, how can it NOT get cancelled now?
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...will he be available for the Serenity sequel?
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I knew they wouldn't air them. Why air for free what you can sell for incredibly bloated prices? Obviously someone in the marketing department noticed and said, "D00D! WE NEEDZ TO MAKEZ THE MORE MONEYZZ!!! DVD RELEASE!!!11111" Fucking cock monkeys. Whatever, the show is DEAD and there really aren't even enough episodes to make it worth buying. Jesus, it's like if you brought your grandpa to the hospital and they said, "Well... We COULD keep him alive, but... I doubt he'll last more than a few years. Here's some morphine." -_-; I hates the networks.
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Isn;t this the FOX M.O.? Isn't it?
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I hope Bones doesn't get the screw-job next. I came late to it, but enjoy it nonetheless. I know it's formulaic, but the characters are fun, at least. Poor DRIVE. I know the main guy on FREE RIDE, and that was weird and funny and got yanked like 5 eps in. PLEASE, Fox network, give a show a chance, keep it in a regular time slot and let it build an audience. I had set my DVR to tape the show, but now I'll just erase it.
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I very much liked (though not loved) this show. Sure, the story was far-fetched and formulaic - but it was presented with a lot of panache, some cool twist and excellent performances. In short, it showed al lot of promise as a fun summer show. This show didn't deserve to get cancelled back then (after airing a mere TWO weeks!), and the final two don't deserve to get cancelled now. [br][br] Damnit Fox, I understand you were losing money those weeks, but how much money will you lose in the future by doing shitty things like this? People will not get invested in serialized drama in the future if you keep this up. It would have made sense to bite the bullet and give this series a resolution in 13 episodes. Would you have lost money? Perhaps (perhaps not!). But at the very least it would have had a positive effect on your image, and the strength of you brand name. [br][br] Of course 'losing money' is an odd expression in cases such as this. Drive wasn't doing THAT bad, the rating just were kinda mediocre. In reality, Fox wasn't losing money, but they weren't 'making as much money' as they could have considering the timeslot, demographic, budget, etc. 13 episodes of Drive (with a resolution!) would have made money on itself, AND it would have been be good PR. Unfortunately, Fox doesn't care about the long run, they're only interested about quarterly profits.
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[br][br] didn´t work!
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scripted series and become an all-reality network, since all their ad revenue comes from American Idol.
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Nathan Fillion IS Captain America. Paramount needs to recruit his ass and give him the star spangled shield.
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and, although BR does work, you can also use PFox really did screw this show. Sure they did advertise it but the few ads I saw did nothing to make me want to watch it. I wanted to watch because of Nathan Filion and Tim Minear. Instead of making it 24's lead-in for 2 weeks, they should have held back a few weeks and made it 24's replacement. Or better yet, put it on in the Summer like so many have said, with Hell's Kitchen as its lead-in.Fox did not really give this show a chance. They put the first 2 episodes on Sunday night, and were surprised they lost a million viewers in the second hour. Really??? At 9pm Sunday, against a new episode of Desperate Housewives and the return of The Sopranos, all they lost was a million viewers? They should have seen that as a positive thing. It means all but a million stuck around. I, on the other hand, recorded the show, so I, like many others, did not see the ad at the end that said to tune in Monday night (the next day). So I missed that episode. I still hadn't watched the first 2 hours when episode 4 aired the following Monday, so I recorded that too. By the time I got to watching those 3 hours it had already been cancelled. 10 days after its premiere was, to Fox, enough time to fail to find an audience.The problem with Fox programming is the same for all networks: internal politics and competition among departments (drama, comedy, reality, news) are the real reasons shows get cancelled. Ratings and cost are generally just the excuse. The different departments undermine each other within the networks to get their shows on the air; if that means one of their colleague's shows gets cancelled, well, that's life in show biz.Fox sucks!
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Yeah, but I like Bones, House, The Simpsons, an occasional Family Guy and... um, well I mentioned Stand-off but they already canceled that, and The Loop, ditto. I used to know someone who liked "24". And once in a while I catch a weekday rerun of "That '70s Show" that reminds me of how good that series was before the Eric goes to Africa shark jump, and how hot that tall drink of water Laura Prepon was as a redhead.
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Is Fox a bigger Douche for pulling Drive or is ABC a Bigger Douche For pulling DayBreak. My vote is ABC cause it was on longer and I got emersed in the world. Drive I didn't even get a chance.
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