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Getting Tired of ABC...

posted 11 years ago by streetog
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Every time I invest my interest into one of their new shows, after either a couple of episodes or a season, they end up getting cancelled... despite having MILLIONS of viewers (and countless more via illegal means) they pulled the plug.

Zero Hour was a great show but I think what hurt its chances was the fact that the condensation of the pilot episode (which seems to me was a poorly-spliced 2-parter) brushed over some of the details that should have been attended to... I hope that if nothing else, the show will be released either online via ABC.COM or on a DVD so we can hopefully get a conclusion...

[–] baseballbat-boy 11 years ago

Zero Hour was a great show...

[–] cw051972 11 years ago

you can still watch more episodes online...

I just watched episode 1- 5 of Zero Hour on stream-tv.me... below is a link to the Zero Hour

http://stream-tv.me/watch-zero-hour-online/

[–] davelanger 11 years ago

Not sure what they expected putting this show against AI and big bang theory

[–] Negasonic_WoodChipper_Warhead 10 years ago

Hey, thanks for the link, watching them now!

"Seen one eat a rocking chair one time...."

[–] lulupalooza 9 years ago

Be careful with those "Stream" links from other countries, In this case, the ".me" is either Montenegro or Serbia. They are usually installing spyware on your hard drive as you watch.

IMDb has already received reports on them, but hasn't deleted the posts yet.

Nothing is completely free, as they say. You're better off watching on a trusted site like Hulu, YouTube, or Netflix.

"Don't get chumpatized!" - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (2007)

[–] meary8412 11 years ago

it returned to abc on 6/15 at 8-10 pm to finish the season .I agreed the networks don't give shows a chance any more.thats whty we all them Always Being Canceled(ABC),(NBC) NEXT TO BE CANCELED, AND (CBS)
CAN BE CANCELED

[–] psychotico 11 years ago

ABC is a reality TV channel, they got no business with sci-fi. Only retards watch ABC.

[–] Mukanil 10 years ago

Too many good sci-fi shows get cancelled too early, even on SyFy. SGU comes to mind... that show would have been SO good... oh well. But yeah, like ABC, one season and splat. Some shows, like SGU, need a few episodes to lay the groundwork, and they should get at least two seasons and notification early enough so that viewers aren't left hanging. O Vell.

[–] shadrack 11 years ago

Every time I invest my interest into one of their new shows, after either a couple of episodes or a season, they end up getting cancelled... despite having MILLIONS of viewers (and countless more via illegal means) they pulled the plug.

I don't know why people are so surprised all the time. The success of a show on network TV depends on one thing and one thing only: profitability.

Everything else is secondary.

EVERYTHING

A show can have one viewer or a billion -- it makes no difference.

ABC is first a foremost a business. A business is there to make money. Making money means profit. Profit is income minus expenses.

That's really all there is to it.

[–] Matthyew_AKA_Jasonbronze 11 years ago

theres a difference between making money and not giving something a chance to make money. 3 eps is not enough to show if a series will last. and the nielsen ratings system is outdated but they still dont seem to get that

[–] macb22 11 years ago

ABC is so dumb for cancelling this and for premiering it on valentines day!!

[–] john in missouri 11 years ago

I frankly hate ABC. I see them as a bunch of b**t***s who really don't give a **** about the viewing audience. If a show doesn't bring in big numbers, then s**** the viewers who have invested their time and energy into it. It's canceled.

I don't expect anything from ABC any more. Call me cynical but I learned my lesson with FlashForward. Nothing they do surprises me.

[–] osofine 11 years ago

I've written a LOT of post about my frustration with ABC (I'm sure some of them are here on IMDb, unless they got too old and were deleted). I boycotted altogether ABC for (I think) almost 2 years and now only watch Once Upon A Time, which I only started watching (via Netflix) after the first season aired and was renewed for a seconds season. I did this because I don't trust ABC to keep shows on the air! I was really interested in OUAT when it was announced and I was so tempted to watch it when it first aired, but I refused to be let down again.

I watched the Zero Hour pilot by accident - I downloaded it without realizing it was an ABC show. It is pretty dreadful which is really too bad because it has so many elements that I like (conspiracies, science fiction, mystery) and I love Anthony Edwards. Unfortunately the dialog is, for the most part, embarrassingly bad, the characters make no sense, the pacing is all wrong... it's a mess. It didn't have to be. That pilot and first 3 episodes must have cost a fortune and they could have made better ones for less. Oh well. Still, it had potential and I can't stand not knowing the answer to a mystery so I would have kept watching. Making a big budget mystery/thriller and then canceling it after 3 episodes is really bad business and a great way to really piss off viewers.

I've been saying for years that the networks need to start guaranteeing full seasons and/or promising not to cancel shows without wrapping them up. They are losing so many viewers with their old-fashioned business model. In an age when DVD sales, licensing to online streaming site, iTunes, etc. is a major source of revenue, it makes no sense to cancel a show prematurely! People will and do sit down and watch entire old series that they might have missed on live TV (or loved on TV and want to watch again) and pay for the privilege to do so, but are far less likely to bother when they know that the show is permanently incomplete.

RIP Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone, and Pushing Daisies... the day ABC killed you all at once was the end of my relationship with that network!

[–] alexandar-mazic 11 years ago

yeah, wtf is going on with stupid shows on TV these days ? And not just ABC, i mean in general. I can't seem to remember when i watched a really good show since Lost stopped airing...god, i miss that show :(

Ok, if we don't count game of thrones or breaking bad, that's about true. But still Breaking Bad needs some more elements to fulfill it's whole potential IMO, and then all of a sudden boom - the show has an end this august...stupid producers.

[–] paulfitzpa 11 years ago

A great show? No way.

This show had some really bad writing, some of the worst writing I have ever seen. Terrible dialogue, terrible acting.

No surprise it was canceled.

I suspect the only people who enjoyed this program are the types who can suspend disbelief REALLY well.