Over the busy weekend reports of Fox choosing to renew Dollhouse sent that fandom ablaze with excitment, and at the same time sent the hopes for fans of the Sarah Connor Chronicles to the floor. Therefore, it came as little surprise today when Fox announced, officially, that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles would not be renewed for a second season.
"[Sarah Connor] has completed its run," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly confirmed at a press conference this morning. "I think it had a nice little run. It was a good show. It was not an either or [with Dollhouse]. We did see it tailing off a bit [in the ratings]. It had a nice creative core, but, ultimately, we made the bet on Dollhouse, so that's it for [Sarah Connor]... We make no apologies. We gave it a lot of support and some consistent scheduling. We tried and thought it was time to move on."
It is doubtful that the show's core fan base will support the ideals of Fox's entertainment president. Sarah Connor was actually doing fairly well in the ratings when it premiered last year, and it wasn't until they moved the show to the doomed Friday night that the ratings began to really tank. Ultimately, Dollhouse won out in the ratings, and has even gotten better reviews in some of its final episodes of the season. Add to that the show's creator, Joss Whedon's fan following and it seemed a sure thing that Sarah Connor would never make it, but that didn't stop loyal fans from keeping hope.
Rest in peace, Sarah Connor...you'll be missed.
Source: Ausiello Files
Sarah Connor got canned simply because the ratings weren't there and it was only kept on for this season because Warner Bros (who produced the show and own the Terminator property) slashed the licensing fee's for the purpose of using the show as promotional material for the new Salvation flick. When you consider the two stories, TSCC and Salvation have very little in common, what is the benefit to WB to continue to devalue the licensing fee's? Salvation is going to be out, and thus TSCC isn't needed anymore. Sarah Connor was right there with Lost in my book of good television, so I hate this.
Dollhouse is still around because Joss showed the network that he could produce an episode of the show for peanuts (the unaired 13th episode DVD extra "Epitaph pt 1.) Plus it has strong DVR numbers. I like the show, but doubt it will pull in any new viewers next season considering the shitty fri. 9pm timeslot.
Fringe has potential to run for 4-5 years, there is a lot of mythology there. Happy it is staying around.
Out of the three, I would personally rather see TSCC but two out of three ain't bad.
Sarah Connor got canned simply because the ratings weren’t there and it was only kept on for this season because Warner Bros (who produced the show and own the Terminator property) slashed the licensing fee’s for the purpose of using the show as promotional material for the new Salvation flick. When you consider the two stories, TSCC and Salvation have very little in common, what is the benefit to WB to continue to devalue the licensing fee’s? Salvation is going to be out, and thus TSCC isn’t needed anymore. Sarah Connor was right there with Lost in my book of good television, so I hate this.
Dollhouse is still around because Joss showed the network that he could produce an episode of the show for peanuts (the unaired 13th episode DVD extra “Epitaph pt 1.) Plus it has strong DVR numbers. I like the show, but doubt it will pull in any new viewers next season considering the shitty fri. 9pm timeslot.
Fringe has potential to run for 4-5 years, there is a lot of mythology there. Happy it is staying around.
Out of the three, I would personally rather see TSCC but two out of three ain’t bad.
*sobs still*
*goes to add epitaph to final recap*
*sobs still*
*goes to add epitaph to final recap*
I'm pleased that Fringe was renewed, but really, really disappointed that TSCC was axed in favor of Dollhouse. Sorry, Joss, but I just can't get into this show and I'm very grumpy that you got renewed and now I'll never know what happened with John and Sarah and Weaver and Cameron… *POUT* (Apparently, grumpiness causes run-on sentences. *g*)
I’m pleased that Fringe was renewed, but really, really disappointed that TSCC was axed in favor of Dollhouse. Sorry, Joss, but I just can’t get into this show and I’m very grumpy that you got renewed and now I’ll never know what happened with John and Sarah and Weaver and Cameron… *POUT* (Apparently, grumpiness causes run-on sentences. *g*)