The Rest of Wonderfalls
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2004 - 2:11pm
This year's Firefly looks like it'll make it to DVD. Cancelled by professional cancelling corporation Fox after only 3 episodes, the remaining ten completed episodes will finally see the light of day in DVD form, according to scifi wire.
This show was, like Firefly before it, so smartly written that Fox simply had to cancel it. Funny, quirky, and creative, there wasn't much not to like with Wonderfalls. Glad to see it'll get some DVD love.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
I''m glad too. It''s a shame Fox will be the one making money off the sales.
There were more than three episodes aired I think. Maybe five? Six?
Certis beat me to it. - Elysium
Fabulous! We loved it, but only got to see 2 episodes due to random rescheduling.
...
Not coming out for another 6 months?! Noooooo!!!!
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My question is, and always has been: why doesn''t Fox farm out the rights to these series?
Oops you''re right. It wasn''t three.
It was four.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
I was right!
Certis beat me to it. - Elysium
Its probably one of those,""its not good neough to keep, but its good enough not to give to another network or we couldnt get enough for it""
I will buy this DVD on first sight. I havent seen any episodes but I remember being intrigued by the premise that I cant recall. I also am confident in the entertainment value Tim Minear can provide.
Being fangoriously devoured by a gelatinous monster.
I''ll buy it because i''m oddly (and strongly) attracted to the female lead.
I''m not sure I''m hot for her, but she was a fantastic casting choice. An interesting portrayal of an interesting character. I absolutely loved her delivery in the last aired episode where she threw the drink on the former prom queen and with utter and exhausted resignation says, ""I destroy you.""
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
So is this the new Fox business model?
1. Hire brilliant writers and produce a kickass show that should be an instant classic.
2. Don''t advertise it, preempt it whenever possible, and keep moving the night around.
3. Cancel the series based on ''poor response'' after airing 3 or 4 episodes, mostly out of order.
4. Sell DVD set of series for tons of cash whenever we want, thus giving the executive team bonuses for meeting sales goals in tough quarters.
5. PROFIT!!!
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C''mon Minase, cut them some slack. They have to make room for quality programming such as The Littlest Groom
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No, the Fox business model is:
1: Hire vapid blondes, dimwitted social outcasts, desperate makeover candidates, and rap sellouts.
2: Put them in shows created by the Clicheotron 2100.
3: Occasionally tease people with mental capacity greater than a sleeping monkey with interesting shows, and then laugh laugh laugh when cancelled. Call the game ''f*ck With the Snobs'' in the boardroom.
4: Collect advertising dollars, and smoke hundred dollar cigars after giant Calligulan coke-fest orgy.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
Actually, this sounds like a great company to work for.
Damn. You''re right.
Look for big changes here at GWJ. Or as it will come to be known Gamers, Fo Shizzle!
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
How about a reality makeover show turning that nerdy gamer zero into a hero?
I hope no one here works for Fox, they might actually go for that one.
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As long as they buy me a new pimped-out desktop, I''m in!
Or do they mean a real-life hero? Cuz that''d mean going outside...
MechaSlinky wrote:
-on L4DJust FYI, unaired episodes of Wonderfalls can be found at most major torrent sites, 5-7 have been up a while, and 8 and 10 recently appeared as well. Not sure if the others will make an appearance.
Having watched a few of the unaired ones, I can only say, it keeps getting better. I''m definitely buying the DVD set when it appears.
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I knew it....at least I can finish watching it....now, if FOX would only release all of the ""Keen Eddie"" series, my ""lost"" TV watching would be complete...
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This may be my age showing, but this is the old Fox model.
Nothing new there.
The only new bit is that they can plan for the DVD failsafe now.
"And my son, too, thinks everything is a launchpad, every bug a meal, and every sunny day a reason to take all your clothes off and roll around in the grass." - rabbit
""Failsafe?"" After Family guy, I think this really is their plan.
It''s probably as close as we''ll get to ""direct-to-DVD television."" If it works for kids movies, why not quality TV shows that no one wants to buy advertising for?
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Speaking of ""The Family Guy"", I hear it will be back in production- for FOX- late this year, or early next. Hmmm, if ""Serenity"" is a success, can a TV series be far behind? Ha ha...
"Eat Keel, Hellbug!"
We were lucky enough to catch the first season of this on local tv. Not bad at all! (Of course the very cute Sienna Miller does add a lot of mileage to the show
I''d be very... erm... keen to see more seasons of the show.
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I really enjoyed watching wonderfalls as well. It had a lot of potential. I am going to have to try and get those other episodes downloaded.
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I don''t believe what I''m seeing!! A bunch of grown men pining over wonderfalls? You can always watch Joan of Arcadia if you are into neurotic generation Y girls. Geez!!
If you want to see a good tv series on Fox watch 24. Yeehaa!!
I'm bringing sexy back!
Spoken like someone whose exposure to Wonderfalls consists of reading the blurb in TV Guide.
24? Season One was fantastic. The rest was junk. Gives me an idea of your standards though.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
My main problem with 24 is, conceptually, logically, it _should_ have lasted for a single 24 episode season.
"And my son, too, thinks everything is a launchpad, every bug a meal, and every sunny day a reason to take all your clothes off and roll around in the grass." - rabbit
Exactly. It just became such serial rehash the second time through. Honestly, I was getting a bit annoyed with it toward the end of season one, though. It started to feel like listening to someone tell a campfire story and you realize they''re just making it up as they go along.
"I think Elysium has the right of it" - Certis
The second time through was okay, it was the third one that fell apart. I''ve sworn off that show.
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I did and I will, but I still prefer Wonderfalls. Far more zany than neurotic
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