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How many times has FOX screwed you?


I've had many shows on Fox that I loved only to be taken away.

Tru Calling
Dollhouse
Kitchen Confidential
Drive
Firefly
Human Target

Its understandable Spike is strong and mysterious and sort of compact but well muscled
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The Ben Stiller Show
Drive
Millenium
The Tick
Brisco County Jr.
Terminator: SCC
Keen Eddie
Arrested Development
Action!
Futurama
Firefly
Human Target
Breaking In
Boston Public
Fastlane


"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

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Tru Calling
Drive
Firefly
Human Target
Millenium
The Tick
Sliders
Brisco County Jr.
Keen Eddie
Danger Theatre
Futurama
Breaking In
Herman's Head
Whoops
Roc

...among too many others to remember at the moment.

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Drive
Sarah Connor Chronicles
Human Target

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Human Target
Titus

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Add John Doe to the list.

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The Critic
House of Buggin
In Living Color
a baseball show (I think it was called Hardball) that was a comedy
Titus
Terminator
Greg the Bunny
The Good Guys
Human Target
Drive
24
Married with Children

There's probably others that I can't think of right now.

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24 had like 9 seasons to leave you hanging. Its not your life but a story.. How logn do you need it to be?

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As many have said, too many times to count----

FreakyLinks
Dark Angel
Brisco County Jr.
Titus
That '80s Show
Greg the Bunny
Human Target
Breaking In

That's just to name a few favorites.

This is why I've had a policy to not watch FOX programmes for years. Just when I ease up on that policy for two shows, yep, they shaft me again.

~Shadow

Freakosity is a very vast subject.

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Fastlane
Brisco County Jr.
Human Target
Titus
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Undeclared
The Lone Gunmen
Futurama

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Oh hell yeah, Andy Richter for sure. Forgot that one.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

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I almost forgot that The Lone Gunman was Fox. Yeah - can't stand the network at the moment. As for my list:

Human Target
The Lone Gunman
Dark Angel
Firefly

Who aired Jack of All Trades? Anyone remember? Just wondering if that's another one I can blame Fox for...

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Jack of all Trades was a syndicated show so you could have seen it anywhere. There's actually a few dozen shows like that for me that were canceled, but you those are harder to point fingers of blame.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

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You people do realize that many of the shows you are mentioning would never had a chance to air had another show not been canceled to make room? Slightly ironic.

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LOL. I think about that. Most of these shows ended up on Fox cause all the other networks passed on them and they never would have been made at all. And the only reason Fox turns out so many interesting shows is cause they do in fact cancel them to make room. This is an interesting strategy and it's worked out very well for Fox. I just wish that once Fox was done with them the shows would be sold to another network or cable affiliate where they could continue. But yeah, for the post part, the Fox network is just a national Focus Group.

"I said no camels, that's five camels, can't you count?"

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I just wish that once Fox was done with them the shows would be sold to another network or cable affiliate where they could continue.


Oh yeah, that worked out so well for Sliders seasons 4 & 5 on Sci-Fi. I know what you're saying though and in a perfect world that would be the solution. Thing is all the niche market channels are gradually going mainsteam. Chiller isn't half the channel it was 3-4 years ago and SyFy is well---- just no.

But yeah, for the post part, the Fox network is just a national Focus Group.


Yep, I've felt that way for years.

~Shadow

Freakosity is a very vast subject.

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LOL. I think about that. Most of these shows ended up on Fox cause all the other networks passed on them and they never would have been made at all.
So you think Joss Whedon could not have sold Dollhouse to just about any other network after he was responsible for "Buffy", "Angel" and "Firefly", 3 of the all time most popular shows in TV history?

Or that James "Whoever you are, if you name your 10 favorite movies of all time, I probably have made at least 2 of them" Caemeron could not have pushed his own productions, "Dark Angel" and "Terminator: SCC"? That guy held the record for most successful movie with Titanic right up to the moment when he crushed it with Avatar!

Don't defend FOX. There's no excuse for chancelling "Dark Angel", "Brisco County Jr." and "Firefly". One of those? sure. Two? Maybe...All three? Unforgivable.

I think humanity should be wiped out and then we can give evolution a second chance.

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I'm sorry, but as much as I love Firefly, calling it one of the most popular shows in TV history is moronic. A huge amount of it's fanbase only discovered it post-cancellation.

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Yeah, and that's why all those 20 somethings who were not even born when star wars came out do not count towards it's fanbase and are completely neglected when people talk about it's popularity.

And also, no star trek fans below the age of 56 (14 when star trek first aired) are considered when people talk about the popularity of star trek.

I think humanity should be wiped out and then we can give evolution a second chance.

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Like I said, probably a good 90% of it's current fanbase came AFTER it's cancellation. "One of the most popular shows in TV history" implies that lots of people were watching it during its original run. They weren't.

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By that definition Van Gogh is not and never was a popular painter.
Mozart is not and never was a popular musician (Although his stuff was kinda popular it was also very unsuccessful commercially).

Sorry, but to judge the popularity of something based on a limited timeframe is:

a) completely moronic and
b) not senseful when judging the infulence of the creator

I think humanity should be wiped out and then we can give evolution a second chance.

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Just wanted to also add to the list:

Wonderfalls (William Sadler in one of his finest roles)

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Way to much. I don't even remember the shows that got canned. ummm terminator, dollhouse, human target, fastlane, drive. prob more.

so say we all

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Firefly
Wonderfalls
Brisco County Jr.
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

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