NoOOooo ABC canceled Pushing Daisies

[MorningGlow]

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b69940_sources_daisies_eli_stone_dirty_sexy.html?sid=rss_topstories&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_topstories

That's it. I hate ABC with the white-hot heat of a thousand suns. :cry:

[PeaceNikki]

1. NNNNNNNNNNNooooooooooooooo

:cry:

[MorningGlow]

3. I know, right?

Same fate as Wonderfalls. TV execs have no sense of whimsy.

[PeaceNikki]

7. I sent an email to ABC

http://abc.go.com/site/contactus.html?lid=ABCCOMGlobalFooter&lpos=CONTACT

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. DONE

[MorningGlow]

12. Thanks! Done!

They should be ashamed of themselves.

[trueblue2007]

42. I just contacted ABC also.

I'll send in a comment under hubby's name too.

[AlCzervik]

2. well that just sucks.

[MorningGlow]

5. Out loud

I LOVE that show. And all those wonderful actors should be gainfully employed in a great show like that.

Lordy, what's this world coming to? Oh wait, I know--police procedurals and reality shows 24/7. Whoopee.

[AlCzervik]

9. i love Kristin Chenoweth, she's a little powerhouse and how great is Chi McBride?

he is so funny in that role.

[MorningGlow]

13. Chi McBride is my absolute favorite

Dude is hilarious.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quick, let's start a petition! Maybe we can at least

get it moved to a cable station, like they did with MONK.

[MorningGlow]

6. I sure hope so!

So many shows have switched to cable lately, maybe they have a chance. :(

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Only if we let the producers know.. ABC too, since they are the parent company of

some cable stations. We ought to google for some mega-fansites. They may already be lobbying and we can join in.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. Here's a save daisies fan site petition. 40k+ sigs so far

http://savedaisies.com/

[GreenPartyVoter]

31. kick

[Symarip]

14. I don't watch TV

But a few of the zombies I work are completely addicted to that show. It sure has some sort of weird following.

[MorningGlow]

15. It's very different

It's the very definition of the word "quirky". It's just a relief that it's not a police procedural or reality TV.

[Iggo]

40. I liked that show...

...and I was even recording episodes. Then the strike hit and I lost interest.

[XemaSab]

16. They've been assholes for DECADES

:banghead:

[BarenakedLady]

17. figures

:(

[vard28]

18. DAMMIT!

That just sucks. :cry: It never fails, they keep shit that I don't like and all the good stuff they get rid of. That show was so much fun! I liked having the choice of watchin' something other than nbc's death, murder, and rape shows.

They sure as shit better leave Eli Stone alone!

[MorningGlow]

19. Hm...got bad news for you

Eli Stone got the axe too. And Dirty Sexy Money made three. It's all in the link. Sorry. :(

[vard28]

25. You have got to be kidding?

I didn't go to the link. Those are three of my favorite shows. We don't have cable or dish, so it looks like we will continue to watch pbs and get more netflix dvds 'cause what's left on network tv for the most part fuckin' sucks. :banghead:

[Yukari Yakumo]

30. List of who has been given the axe so far

NBC
Lipstick Jungle
My Own Worst Enemy

ABC
Eli Stone
Dirty Sexy Money
Opportunity Knocks
Pushing Daisies

CBS
-nothing yet-

FOX
Do Not Disturb

CW
4Real
Easy Money
In Harm's Way
Valentine

[trueblue2007]

43. And....I like that sleazy LIPSTICK JUNGLE too. I like chick flicks.

[kick-ass-bob]

37. Goddammit.

Eli Stone and Pushing Daisies are 2 shows that could move the group away from the cookie cutter crap.

Lets get more CSIs and Law and Orders!! Oh, and young doctors shows. :eyes:

[prolesunited]

20. On the plus side, Fuller will be going back to "Heroes"

In the wake of coexecutive producers Jeph Loeb and Jesse Alexander getting fired from Heroes, online fans have been crying out for former Heroes writer (and Pushing Daisies creator) Bryan Fuller to rejoin the show. Apparently, somebody is listening. Fuller told EW.com that he's open to a comeback. "I am exclusive to Daisies through the delivery of the 13th episode of our 13-episode order, which will be mid-January," says Fuller. "If Daisies isn't picked up by then, I will definitely be going back to play with my friends at Heroes."

http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/11/heroes-1.html


But I'm mad about "Eli Stone." It would be nice if they would give these shows some time to find an audience.

[MorningGlow]

21. Well, I suppose that'd be something

I haven't been very fond of Heroes this season. It could use some of Fuller's clever plotting and oddball humor to give it a boost.

[KitchenWitch]

22. Damn, that was one of the few shows I like!

[Inchworm]

23. fuck me...

I hate.

:cry:

[fishwax]

24. That sucks

I haven't seen any of the second season yet, but I heard it was kind of lagging. I loved the first season, though. Great show.

[pokerfan]

26. I always wanted to watch that

Could never find it when it was on.

I see that it was on last night. Who knew? :shrug: It wasn't like they ever promoted it. I don't think I ever saw an ad for it. Reminds me of what ABC did to Sports Night.

[Inchworm]

27. I don't get ABC here

so I watch online. .. well, used to watch. :cry:

I miss Chuck already.

x(

[pokerfan]

28. teevee.net had a final plea

http://www.teevee.net/archive/2008/11/this-would-be-so-much-easier-i.html

[Yukari Yakumo]

29. Pity, but I'm not surprised

PD's ratings have been rather dismal. But the knife through the heart is that PD was fairly expensive to make too. Thus, in order to survive, PD needed better than average ratings to justify its existence. Obviously, it wasn't doing that.

Edit--

PD got a 1.8 rating last week and has been struggling to earn a 2.0 rating per airing this year. No show will live long with those numbers. Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone seems to have been deep-sixed too.

[Inchworm]

33. That just means people are generally dumbasses though right?

The general public would rather watch a few families on a diet or strangers pick a briefcase than an actual TV show worth watching.

I heard they also dropped My Own Worse Enemy.

We need a new network of dropped programs.

:grr:

[MorningGlow]

35. Lots of factors, but that's a pretty big one

There are intelligent viewers out there, but the TV execs don't believe it and pander to the lowest common denominator.

Plus, they're not getting an accurate picture of TV shows' ratings. I was just reading an article about how the networks gather ratings, and the person they interviewed admitted that their system is outdated--they can only collect the numbers of viewers watching a show "live" in its proper timeslot. Then, later, they can collect the numbers of people who watched it on DVR and online, but those numbers aren't included in the ratings total. (Caveat: One of those methods of viewing might be counted and the other not--I'm forgetting what the article said exactly.)

So if the more lower-common-denominator viewers watch dumb shows live all the time, but the more creative, intelligent viewers watch the more creative, quirky shows on DVR or online more often than watching them live, it appears that the dumb shows have bigger followings. It's ridiculous.

[Tripper11]

32. Dirty, Sexy Money too!!!! Arrrgh!!!

A total guilty pleasure show for us. I think it would be awesome if HBO picked it up!

[peekaloo]

34. One of the few shows I watch. Clever and fanciful.

:cry:

[blueraven95]

36. ...

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[Mike Daniels]

38. Crap. I knew it was only a matter of time but still....

That show was one of the true production victims of the writers strike and ABC didn't do it or them any favors by not re-running the previous season's 9 episodes as a lead in to the current season opener.

[GreenPartyVoter]

39. You would think they would have at least tried moving it around and seeing if

a different slot would have helped. Maybe they could have run Lost and then Daisies?

[trueblue2007]

41. I am FURIOUS. Hubby and I love this show. SAVE .... Pushing Daisies!!