Drive Crashes
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Drive Crashes
Hey look, Fox killed another show!
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html
I probably shouldn't even bother watching the ones I recorded.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/0...eut/index.html
I probably shouldn't even bother watching the ones I recorded.
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I remember wanting to watch the show back during January when I first saw promos. They let this thing cook for way too long so I really had no interest when it actually premiered. I really didn't understand Fox's marketing for this show.
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Ugh. I knew this was going to happen. Oh well. At least I didn't watch Monday's episode in full.
That article is a little bogus. Technically FOUR episodes have aired - 2 on 4/15, 1 on 4/16 and 1 on 4/23.
FOX should have just aired this in full over the summer. Being the only new programming on network TV, it probably would have gotten much better numbers than competing with Dancing with the Stars.
That article is a little bogus. Technically FOUR episodes have aired - 2 on 4/15, 1 on 4/16 and 1 on 4/23.
FOX should have just aired this in full over the summer. Being the only new programming on network TV, it probably would have gotten much better numbers than competing with Dancing with the Stars.
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I had all the Black Donnelly episodes on my DVR and got news of its cancellation just as I was about to start watching it. When Drive premiered, I decided I'd wait a few weeks to see what happens before I started watching..Glad I did.
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dammit! i really liked this show. It finally gave me something to watch on mondays. With any luck they'll throw throw together a boxset. Of course, knowing fox, they'll charge $40 for the damn thing.
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Poor Nathan Fillion. If I were him, I'd be done with anything attached to FOX.
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
Poor Nathan Fillion. If I were him, I'd be done with anything attached to FOX.
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
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Heck, so few people watched this that CNN couldn't even get the header right...Fox ran three episodes: the 2-hour Sunday pilot, one on Monday the 16th, and one this past Monday.
I actually was enjoying this show...figures - everything I seem to pick to watch from the beginning gets the axe.
24's low ratings are a result of its own in-house demise. But if it makes them feel better, we can blame it on Drive.
I actually was enjoying this show...figures - everything I seem to pick to watch from the beginning gets the axe.
24's low ratings are a result of its own in-house demise. But if it makes them feel better, we can blame it on Drive.
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But "Drive" never clicked with viewers, and its two low-rated airings on Monday seemed to hurt its leadout, "24," which posted its lowest adults 18-49 rating for an original episode in more than three years.
I haven't watched the most recent episode of Drive yet, and although I thought it started out cool, I was already starting to lose interest. I found most of the characters/subplots boring, I really only was interested in Nathan Fillion's character and the new mom. Everyone else was pretty blah.
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
Poor Nathan Fillion. If I were him, I'd be done with anything attached to FOX.
Maybe he should hook up with Andy Richter for a show. Cast Stacy Keach as the grumpy dad and they may have something.
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Being outside of FOX didn't help much either. Two Guys and a Girl [and a Pizza Place], on ABC didn't last very long once Fillion joined either.
One has to wonder at the wisdom of FOX execs, pitting the 2 hour premiere against ABC's Sunday lineup and the season premiere of The Sopranos instead of it's regular night against virtually no competition. Oh well, at least they managed to air the episodes in order.
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Glad I missed mondays show
This show was so annoying, I kinda hate myself for sitting through it.
Painkiller Jane is a much better show Go SciFi!
This show was so annoying, I kinda hate myself for sitting through it.
Painkiller Jane is a much better show Go SciFi!
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Originally Posted by Snowmaker
Poor Nathan Fillion. If I were him, I'd be done with anything attached to FOX.
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
They could at least finish airing what they made. Do they really get better ratings with House reruns?
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Originally Posted by cleaver
It's at a point where you shouldn't bother watching new TV shows anymore.
I'm certainly more wary about getting into new shows now, because of the cancellations, than I was just a few years ago.