Final Episode
If this week's episode was the last, what do you think would have happend next? What do you think would happend not just with Eli, but all of his friends and co-workers?
Have yourself a wonderful new year.
THey Cam't EaT IT THIs way!
sharesay what??
this wasn't the final one was it??
They have filmed more episodes, but I doubt we will get to see them. ABC will problems save the rest for the DVD they will put out in September or whenever. They will make us pay 29.95 to see the remaining 4 episodes.
shareThey may air the remains next August, with "...Dasies" and "...Sexy Money".
shareI can't see that happening. By August, who'll care anymore?
shareAugust?? what are the airing before then??
they should air DSM, PD and Eli in July....
they better at least release a DVD with all the episodes plus unaired ones... and better not be anymore more than $25...
I actually have it down as next week for the next episode. I don't wanna wait 12 months to see how this ends!!!!! ABC stands for Annoying Blubonic Corporation.
Tom Cruise paraphrased: 'Nutzies! I hate these guys!' --- Move over Xenu
Nope...this coming Tuesday it's an hour of "Scrubs" at 9 (eastern) and "Primetime: What Would You Do?" at 10.
shareI know, August sucks!! The networks are really starting to annoy me. It is no wonder that viewership on the broadcast networks is down. I wish USA Network would pick up Eli Stone, it would fit nicely with Monk and Psyche.
shareABC sucks...
USA isn't much better they cancelled two of my fave shows Dead Zone and the 4400...
Actually. if they decide to revive the series to air in the summer I'd definitely would watch and care. Something is significantly better than nothing! (plus summer season is inexplicably dull, if networks spiced up their summers they'd probably see more; but this economy is kind of ruining everything so...)
shareGuys...assuming they have a few more produced episodes in the can, ABC is not going to bring back a dead series 8 months down the road just to burn off 2 or 3 episodes. They would have nothing to gain.
I love this show, but that ain't happenin'. If they don't run soon, they're not going to run.
The episode's in the can are meaningless at this point. Sadly to say the fans of this show were passionate in there love of this show, but too slow to organize and display support of this show.
There was no "Jericho" campaign to save this show, even though in the end "Jericho" was resurrected and died with a rushed ending due to lack of rating's support that killed it off in the first place.
The final shows might be used to fill air-space in the next few months. Yet without a good reason the coffin is closed for Eli, the nail's are in, and unless more episodes are ordered the grave will be filled in.
We can blame ABC all we want for this, but it's wrong to do so. ABC is not competing just with NBC and CBS, with the young pups of FOX/UP-whatever on the network level. Now there's cable broadcasters like HBO and Showcase cranking out shows hunting for ratings. Specialty channels like AMC have moved from showing older movies to making TV shows as well.
It's simple economics that ended the run of "Eli Stone". Where in an economy that banks and car manufacturers need bail out loans for finical life. Sadly any unprofitable show that's expensive to produce at this point in time is gone, in today's market hope isn't sold for free on TV.
__
if it's not Scottish, it's crap! Bloody Sassernachs!
The cable broadcasters have an advantage in that they can run an episode more than once a week, so they get more out of one episode than the networks. I am still hoping that ABC will at least put season 2 out on DVD so we can see any remaining episodes.
shareI hope they do add the un-aired episodes if they release a Second Volume DVD Set. I can't call it a Season, it still feels not right. Cable broadcasters have tremendous advantages to network TV. Not only as you mentioned they can show the same episode a week, using syndication they can fill up air time with popular network TV shows.
There used to be a joke that at any given point in time, somewhere in the world "Gilligan's Island" was playing. Now it's all three versions of CSI's playing at any given same moment. Scary part at least in Canada, it happens every night, in the same late night spot all three run at the same time, some even offering back to back airings.
__
if it's not Scottish, it's crap! Bloody Sassernachs!
yea they can air it in the summer when they otherwise wouldn't have anything other than mostly re-runs anyway...
share"Guys...assuming they have a few more produced episodes in the can, ABC is not going to bring back a dead series 8 months down the road just to burn off 2 or 3 episodes. They would have nothing to gain."
Actually, they will have nothing to LOSE. In August, they are not looking for a gain (gains come in Sept/Oct) they are looking to sell commercial space on a notoriously dead Friday/Saturday evening. These eps were already paid for - nothing to lose, just advertising money to gain. It's a "win-win" for the network.