General / Off-Topic Firefly - why was it cancelled

[Confucios]

One of the top reasons why I hate FOX !
RIP FF

 

[huwthomas]

Cancellation while there's still life in the series (preferably last-minute) seems to be the way to get the best work out of Mr Whedon

Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse all had outstanding final episodes.

 

[metatheurgist]

Someone should start threatening to cancel Agents of Nothing.

 

[Surfinjo]

I've never subscribed to television services. I didn't know anything about Firefly until I saw the Serenity movie. I enjoyed it so much I looked up info on IMDB and rented the box set of the series. I was amazed to see that the television series was superior to the movie. Each episode was a polished gem containing the blood sweat and tears of Joss Whedon.

If the show had been picked up by HBO instead of a bunch of executives who are too stupid to understand what order numbers go in, employed by Rupert (it's norks week in your super sensationalist Rebekah Brooks-employing Sun) Murdoch... Firefly would probably still be on our tellies today.

It would be into it's umpteenth series and we'd be watching the same plots and dialogues recycled over and over again.

I'm in exactly the same position. I rarely watch any TV. I watched Firefly on Netflix. It was a good program, exciting with some great characters.

Others I've seen on Online TV include Breaking Bad and Battlestar Galactica. I'm currently watching the latter again.

TV has had its day. 10 minutes of programming then 6 of some of the most inane advertising ever devised. Virgin provides a digital recording facility with its TV box or I wouldn't watch TV at all.

Program makers seem to be aiming toward Online broadcasting, more often now. Clarkson and Co appear to have engineered the demise of Top Gear so they could do a similar show on Amazon. A number of other interesting programs have and are being made. There is little pressure to see them either since they are always available.

Confused. Com.

 

[Kosmetas]

I never caught this show first time around. I bumped into it recently on netflix and for the past few days have watched all the episodes and last night the film Serenity. How the hell did I miss this show. Its brilliant. Why was this cancelled? Its quirky, amusing and well written. What a great show. I want more.

They made a movie at the end.