On Reddit’s r/tv discussion board, TV buffs have been naming they imagine had been sabotaged by their networks — sabotaged, for instance, by a storyline selection, by airing episodes out of order, by a conspicuous lack of promotion, or by a time slot change.
“I’ve heard this story instructed many instances about many exhibits,” one person wrote, beginning the dialog on February 1. “However what number of of those are literally malicious selections, and what number of are attributable to incompetence? What examples do we now have the place it’s confirmed {that a} present was deliberately sabotaged by individuals who needed an excuse to cancel them?”
Listed here are among the TV exhibits commenters cited:
The Drew Carey Present
One commenter wrote, “After The Drew Carey Present was renewed for Seasons 7, 8, and 9, the scores slipped for Season 7. So, for Season 8, they moved the present to Monday nights reverse the favored CBS comedy block and Worry Issue, the place the scores predictably tanked. They used the horrible scores as an excuse to place the present on hiatus and tried to cancel it, however Warner Bros. insisted they’d a contractual obligation to air it. So ABC burned off the remainder of the eighth season and all of 26 episodes of the ninth season throughout the lifeless of the summer season, even going so far as airing the episodes out of order so the present’s storyline didn’t make sense.”
One other commenter chimed in, saying, “It was additionally on earlier than Monday Night time Soccer and would usually get pre-empted due to it. That was, I believe, the most important issue resulting in the top of the present.”
Arrested Growth
Arrested Growth “gained awards and was critically acclaimed, and Fox handled it prefer it was their undesirable stepchild,” one fan complained. “Most likely probably the most well-known instance, because it led to an period of wonderful comedies in that model.”
One other particular person mentioned this present was their “absolute choose” for this phenomenon. “D***ed round from Season 2 onwards (episode order minimize from 22 to 18), after which the final [season] minimize to 13 episodes and burned off in opposition to the Winter Olympics,” they added.
The Nanny
“Apparently the community first pressured them to get the principle couple collectively or the present can be canceled, in order that they adamantly did it (they weren’t supposed to finish up collectively), which ruined their dynamic and type of ruined the present,” one Reddit person mentioned of The Nanny. “Then I learn in [star Fran Drescher’s] ebook that they had been greenlit for a seventh season and began Season 6 OK, however midway by means of, they referred to as Fran in and mentioned the present was canceled, and they’d have to wrap it in, I assume, like, 10 episodes that they’d left. … I learn someplace they modified the schedule consistently, and by the top, they didn’t even care to air the final episodes in the precise order. It sounded messy and imply from what I learn.”
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Titus
“Titus was sabotaged by Fox,” one Reddit person declared. “[Christopher Titus] refused to take a community word on breaking apart the principle couple, and Fox tanked the present after that. They stopped selling it and beginning altering its time slots.”
Completely satisfied Endings
“Completely satisfied Endings was type of d***ed round by the community and never promoted in addition to it ought to have been,” somebody wrote on the thread.
“Completely satisfied Endings was so a lot better than most sitcoms that ran twice as lengthy,” one other particular person mentioned.
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Don’t Belief the B—- in Condo 23
“They performed episodes so out of order that nobody may observe the plot,” a Reddit person mentioned of Don’t Belief the B—- in Condo 23.
“It was so unhealthy!” mentioned one other. “There was an episode in Season 2 that appeared prefer it ought to have been Episode 3 of Season 1.”
Firefly
“Firefly must be the definitive instance,” asserted one Reddit person.
One other mentioned, “They actually aired the pilot (‘Serenity’) after the finale (‘Objects in House’). Thoughts-blowing.”
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And a 3rd commenter wrote, “They aired the episodes out of order, by no means promoted the present, debuted with, like, Episode 7, didn’t even air all of the episodes, and adjusted the evening of the week and time slot each week on them. If that wasn’t somebody attempting to get the costly sci-fi present shut down…”
Married… With Kids
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“Married… With Kids was the primary large hit for brand new community Fox and remains to be their longest working live-action present,” one particular person noticed. “Nonetheless, even after 11 seasons, they by no means bought a collection finale episode, and as a substitute Fox moved them from, I believe, Tuesday evening to Saturday evening (a assured loss of life slot). Then, in the future, the solid was instructed ‘OK, everybody, that was the final episode we’re doing.’”