My latest contribution to Anorak gazes at promising science fiction TV series that were scuttled by FOX TV in their first seasons when, clearly, patience would have been a preferable approach.
Here's a snippet:
Just
this week, Fox Television announced the cancellation of the high-profile series
Almost
Human (2013 – 2014), a science fiction endeavor starring Karl Urban and
Michael Ealy, and executive-produced by J.J. Abrams.
Fans
of the short-lived series remain heartbroken that Fox showed so little faith in
the promising venture.
But
perhaps the saddest fact here is that the early axing of Almost Human conforms to
Fox’s long-time pattern of murdering genre TV programs while they are still in
the cradle.
Going
back nearly thirty years, it’s actually the same story, over and over again...
John nice thoughts on the FOX network sci-fi shows that were terminated early. I will give credit to the FOX network letting SLIDERS (1995-2000) have a complete five season run. Albeit I think the series should have been cancelled at the end of season four with the departure of Jerry O'Connell.
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