Breaking News: Chuck, Dollhouse officially renewed; Sarah Connor cancelled

[Big Dick McGee]

Sorry Terminator fans. But YAY! for Chuck and Dollhouse. Dollhouse will only be 13 episodes, but that's a good thing, in my mind. All of the best series lately have hae somewhat limited runs, and the storytelling is so much better.

You can get official updates here: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/fall-tv-cheat-s.html

 

[curiousa2z]

frickin' Chuck and Dollhouse get renewed, and Life doesn't???!

It's a world gone mad.

 

[Loktar]

frickin' Chuck gets renewed, and Terminator doesn't???!

It's a world gone mad.

That I can agree with.

(sorry for the edit c2)

 

[Loktar]

Sorry Terminator fans. But YAY! for Chuck and Dollhouse. Dollhouse will only be 13 episodes, but that's a good thing, in my mind. All of the best series lately have hae somewhat limited runs, and the storytelling is so much better.

You can get official updates here: http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2009/04/fall-tv-cheat-s.html

Chuck will also only be 13 episodes. With the option to pick up the other 9.

(as reported by scifiwire)

 

[CaptainWacky]

I forgot this was Terminator decision day.

KEEP FIGHTING. KEEP SENDING PANCAKES AND GUNS TO FOX. NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURREND
ER.

 

[Tisiphone]

Syrup with those pancakes?

 

[Big Dick McGee]

I don't mind that Chuck will only be 13 eps, with a possibility of 9 more. Like I said, it breeds tighter storytelling and doesn't exhaust the writers and actors.

 

[Cassie]

Maybe we could get Joss to fight for Terminator. He's got FOX by the balls, IMO.

 

[Big Dick McGee]

Not really. The only way Fox would renew Dollhouse, even for only 13 eps, was if Joss slashed the per-episode budget. One of the critics at EW suggested eliminating Topher, to save $15k-$20k per ep.

 

[Cassie]

YES! Topher is hated everywhere!

 

[Big Dick McGee]

LOL, I said this in another thread, but I bet you the schedule Chuck so that it airs opposite Dollhouse!

 

[CaptainWacky]

I suppose they think Terminator already had its chance since it was renewed for a second season and ratings went down lower. But they showed it on a stupid night and (probably) didn't promote it.

 

[Big Dick McGee]

I'm thinking that Terminator was also insanely expensive, and there was no real way to trim the budget without sacrificing story.

 

[Fuddlemiff]

But surely the upcoming movie would have created extra interest if they found a way of making the next season accessible to newbies.

Countdown till Thomas Dekker takes an overdose?

 

[Big Dick McGee]

I think the opposite might be true. The reason the cast of TNG never made any movies until after the series ended was because the studios worried that a mass audience wouldn't pay for something they could see for free every week on tv. Fox probably believed that "regular folks", i.e. NOT sci-fi nerds, would opt to just watch the show next season instead.

Stupid, I know.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Do you think Summer Glau, Lena Headey, Leven Rambin and Stephanie Jacobsen will be looking for somewhere to sleep now (my bed)?