09-06-2005, 07:54 AM
Yeah, PaleBlackness(Grieve) and Zimjin always talked this show up, so I finally borrowed the DvDs from Grieve and watched it through. Definitely a well done show with excellent actors, acting, sets, and CG work.
I can see why the series failed on TV - it was all Fox's fault from the start. The DvD set has 13 episodes, but only 8 of those were aired, and the 5 that FOX didn't show were some of the best. They also didn't use the REAL 2-hour premier as the TV premier(the actual premier that FOX showed was the 2nd episode, which threw the audience into the show without the benefit of introducing the characters). The timeslot it was given probably sucked too. Like you said, I never even knew it was on either, even though I clearly remember seeing the Coming-Next-Season trailers and thinking "that looks like an awesome show". I was a huge Buffy fan, and anything by Joss Whedon I figured had to be good.
They probably canceled the show to free up the slot for shitty_realityTV_show1467. A real shame.
So I'm really looking forward to the feature movie, and I do hope that it is successfull and convinces some network to toss Joss a contract for a season or two so we can all finally get filled in on the plotlines that never got closed before the plug was pulled.
I can see why the series failed on TV - it was all Fox's fault from the start. The DvD set has 13 episodes, but only 8 of those were aired, and the 5 that FOX didn't show were some of the best. They also didn't use the REAL 2-hour premier as the TV premier(the actual premier that FOX showed was the 2nd episode, which threw the audience into the show without the benefit of introducing the characters). The timeslot it was given probably sucked too. Like you said, I never even knew it was on either, even though I clearly remember seeing the Coming-Next-Season trailers and thinking "that looks like an awesome show". I was a huge Buffy fan, and anything by Joss Whedon I figured had to be good.
They probably canceled the show to free up the slot for shitty_realityTV_show1467. A real shame.
So I'm really looking forward to the feature movie, and I do hope that it is successfull and convinces some network to toss Joss a contract for a season or two so we can all finally get filled in on the plotlines that never got closed before the plug was pulled.