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2014-15 TV Cancellations: Under the Dome canned, what will CBS do with CG cows next?
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Not a shock. No one is talking about this season.
Jest Chillin
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It was more that since the tones of the show are different, it provides a different context with which to view the character.
Arrow is very darkly lit and has a more severe dramatic vibe while Flash is brightly lit, light hearted and the drama is less severe. So Arrow characters that guest on Flash get a break, of sorts, from their dark drama and Flash characters on Arrow see how much darker the world can be. I hope that makes more sense.
RatskyWatsky
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its like smash bros
I like Smash Bros mostly because it's a more accessible fighter, but there is the an element of, wow it's cool to walk Shulk fight Peach fight Zelda. But that's not a huge reason I'm drawn to the game? I'm more interested in how they use the world of every fighter for their moves than who's in the game itself, if that makes sense.
Sort of? I would also hate to have my characters on a different show. I think that's been a problem with Jessica Jones and Luke Cage.
RatskyWatsky
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Probably because it isn't very good. It has run its course, and then some.
Jest Chillin
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It can definitely be problematic if the character is grossly mis-characterized and there's the potential of timing problems with episode run orders and cross-references. I think people just generally look at the possibility more positively because they're big fans.
RatskyWatsky
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The reason you find it cool to see Shulk fight Peach is the same reason people find it cool to see Arrow fight the Flash. It's just an added bonus of these DC universe TV shows, and I doubt anyone would watch one of them for the sole purpose of seeing a crossov-
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Generally speaking, crossovers increase attention. It's worked for comics for decades and decades, whether in simple small crossovers or big event stories, even if it often comes with reduced quality by serving too many disparate needs. More people will jump in than will jump out.
jamesinclair
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I'm still upset that the crossover between arrested development and the oc was cancelled.
TheAbsolution
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Ivy, I have another question, how well did you think the networks did in terms of scheduling this season?
Not Ivy, but:
The CW at least knocked it out of the fucking park.
Their only show that failed this season was The Messengers, right?
Personally the team up stuff I could take or leave, I'm more interested in the fact that if she exists in the same continuity as those two shows then Superman (and Batman/WW) likely doesn't exist and they have some more leeway to work with Supergirl if this is her origin story and that it isn't intrinsically tied to Superman (which I have been told is how it works in the comics, or at least the main-line comics continuity). I don't have a fount of comics lore but it'd be interested to see ostensibly what might be a more unique take on Supergirl than usual. One of my main hopes for the series was that if there was no Superman, then basically she is Superman. Except that they might not have to worry about representing everything too closely to the comics and play it safe.
Guarantee you the only thing that saved it was the CSI name.
Deadstarone
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Comic book team-ups are great usually because you have characters with different power sets interacting and using them to solve problems that one couldn't do alone. Green Arrow doesn't have powers so if he's facing a superhuman opponent he can have Flash or Supergirl help.
evilpigking
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I think so, it probably would have failed anyway but it also wasnt really even given a fair chance
Jest Chillin
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AngmarsKing701
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Meh I've enjoyed it. S2 was very funny imo but this season was mostly mediocre. I doubt I'll follow it to hulu.
beat
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True, and it has lost a step, but I feel like Yahoo's original shows also aren't getting much attention.
vatstep
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I have literally never watched a minute of CSI previously, but I've seen a couple of the Cyber episodes due to how ridiculous they are.
I'm actually watching it now and the opening/title sequence didn't hit until literally 15 minutes in... the hell? Now it's 10:20 and there are still credits on screen.
Tonight's synopsis: "Special Agent Avery Ryan and the Cyber team investigate when a man is found dead after consuming a fake prescription medicine that he purchased from a hacked advertisement posted on a medical website."
I'm actually watching it now and the opening/title sequence didn't hit until literally 15 minutes in... the hell? Now it's 10:20 and there are still credits on screen.
Tonight's synopsis: "Special Agent Avery Ryan and the Cyber team investigate when a man is found dead after consuming a fake prescription medicine that he purchased from a hacked advertisement posted on a medical website."
Hoping for a little MMF action.
Talk about understatement. Should've ended after S3, S4 at MOST (but S4 was shit, so S3).
Patricia Arquette and Bow Wow DENIED the chance to become a Hollywood star and Fast and Furious icon respectively
RatskyWatsky
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Don't give up, dead souls!
I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually did a big mega crossover, Avengers style, with Arrow and Flash (+ their shitty friends), Supergirl, and The Teen Titans as a limited event miniseries or something. (I have no idea if that's even possible btw - the logistics would probably be a nightmare)
LOL
Yep.
I guess Mindy is invisible to everyone.
I don't see either of those things happening.
TheAbsolution
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I don't know why but I'm loving reading tweets from Mindy fans crying about the cancellation.
jamesinclair
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There's value in saving a show that failed due to idiot network scheduling (futurama, family guy) but why save a show like Mindy that was given every shot and just hasn't worked out?
Are we whipping out the sirens for any cancellations? I don't think I've seen it at all this year.
Apparently it does well on Hulu and On Demand. People watch it just not live.
Apparently it does well on Hulu and On Demand. People watch it just not live.
WarrenMax007
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Who's going to save Forever?
RatskyWatsky
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Who's going to save Forever?
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Who's going to save Forever?
I would think it'd be more likely that Forever gets a resurrection than Stalker, but I guess that's The Power of Kevin.
Jest Chillin
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Didn't Mindy do pretty good for a season or two? Similar to New Girl?
No, it's really never done well.
It's actually pretty much mirrored what New Girl did for this entire season, if slightly less. It was more that New Girl sank down to The Mindy Project's numbers. But New Girl is owned by Fox and airs on Fox so Fox can get syndication money from it. Whereas The Mindy Project is owned by NBC and aired on Fox so Fox doesn't see any money from it if/when it goes into syndication.
Who's going to save Forever?
Someone has to, it can't die like this. Not like this.
Nah, it's always done pretty significantly worse than New Girl.
Yeah, I changed what I said. After I posted that I forgot that New Girl was in 3.0-4.0 territory throughout the first season, something The Mindy Project wishes it got even half of.
Even this year, New Girl was getting, like 1.3s and Mindy would get 1.0s or a 0.9s. Now New Girl is doing around there, but New Girl is also a heavy DVR gainer and, as you said, is owned by Fox.
Jest Chillin
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Ah ok. Thanks for the clarification guys.
PhoncipleBone
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And this upcoming season will push it into syndication territory too, right? That probably helped.
JVDB's paycheck job lives on.
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