Comments on: Rumor is, ABC has officially cancelled Pushing Daisies and Dirty Sexy Money

By: Bleeker

Bleeker — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:41:07 +0000

I second Jill’s statement. Dirty Sexy Money is an amazing show! Why is it ‘not being picked up’, Nick? I think it has a pretty large fanbase, but a little more advertising would do wonders for it.

By: Jill

Jill — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:18:48 +0000

DIRTY, SEXY, MONEY

If this rumor is true. I think it is crap! I NEVER watch TV and I have finally found a show that I truly LOVE!!! Why would they take this show away? I am pissed off!

By: Riff Rafferty

Riff Rafferty — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:48:05 +0000

Oops. Airdate for “The Norwegians” is tentative. And it seems I have 2-11 and 2-12 backwards. Maybe. Maybe not. I got the casting sides for “Window” after “Water.” I don’t know.

By: Riff Rafferty

Riff Rafferty — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:37:32 +0000

Julia, airdates for remaining episodes of “Pushing Daisies”…

2- 7 – Nov 26 2008 – Robbing Hood
2- 8 – Dec 3 2008 – Comfort Food
2- 9 – Dec 10 2008 – The Legend of Merle McQuoddy (final title, I think)
2-10 – Dec 17 2008 – The Norwegians
2-11 – airdate TBA – Water and Power
2-12 – airdate TBA – Window Dressed to Kill
2-13 – airdate TBA – Kerplunk

Last 3 episodes _may_ air in January, assuming Thanksgiving eve and the holidays don’t push the numbers so far into the daisies that somebody above McPherson yanks it before it goes kerplunk. It’s preempted the last two weeks of December.

As for “Dirty Sexy Money,” I’ll eat my underwear if ABC burns off all the episodes of that. And since they threw so many of them in the trash already, I won’t be eating my underwear.

By: cece

cece — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:15:28 +0000

why are they cancelling the great shows??? I absolutely love this show! great storyline, unpredictable and exciting! To top it all, the actors are just great!!! lucy is bad luck I think. the other show she had which i also adored got canned. when i saw that she was going to be part of the show i told my mom, oh no if shes going to be part of the show, the show might get cancelled…true enough it is going to be. i still have my fingers crossed that it doesnt. they canned lipstick jungle as well which is one of the great shows from another station i guess theres just nothing to watch anymore but hte news. please dont cancel this show abc.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:50:31 +0000

All of my fav show’s Bryan Fuller has created: Wonderfalls, Dead Like Me, and now Pushing Daisies. And all of them have ended abruptly or much too early. Has anyone taken a serious look at the target audience for his shows?

While ABC may have been pushing PD on the greater public, it seems to me that his shows are deeply followed by a niche market, like cult classics. As such, his shows fit in the “long tail” part of the curve of shows . Things like Netflix, Amazon and the iPod/iPhone have changed our society from “hit” based to “niche” based. Are broadcast companies like ABC adapting fast enough?

I’ve given up cable completely. I watch shows EXCLUSIVELY on go.ABC, Hulu, or Netflix Online. On ABC, I only watch 2 shows – PD and Ugly Betty. I don’t want to be bombarded by commercials and programming I’m not interested in. I want to be entertained, delighted, and enthralled – a bill PD definitely fills.

There’s an avid PD group of knitters on Ravelry.com who are in LOVE with PD. Group members post frequently about the costumes, character hobbies (Emerson knitting was a hit), and on and on. Once we’ve been hooked on 1 of Bryan Fuller’s shows, we then seek out every other one available.

Thanks for the note to buy the BOX VIDEO of PD. I didn’t know that my purchase would help bring PD Direct to Video. There’s some hope!

By: Nick C

Nick C — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:07:53 +0000

Scott, ABC promoted PUSHING DAISIES more than any show but GRAY’s and DH. I’d say that is standing behind the show. Fuller and company are quite happy that ABC did all they did. Don’t make something out of nothing.

By: pj

pj — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:01:12 +0000

aide, EAT YOUR HEART OUT !!! thanks abc 4 keeping a truly excellant show aka..LIFE ON MARS !!

By: A.

A. — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:25:44 +0000

God bless scrappy Bryan Fuller. He’ll be back with another fine show one day.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:18:56 +0000

Rachel, Veronica Mars. There was a drive to put as many copies of season one as possible in libraries across the country before the start of season three. It apparently didn’t do much good, but the libraries certainly appreciated it.

By: Alde

Alde — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:02 +0000

Yeah, I agree, Scott. And ironically yet another procedurals will take their place. No disrespect for Nathan and Amber because I love them both but the shows they star in are just another examples of ‘procedural frames’. Few years from now that’s the only ‘genre’ left on network television.

By: Buffy

Buffy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:54:21 +0000

Hollywood reporter says that PD, DSM & Eli have all be informed there will be no pickups, effectively cancelling the series.

By: Rachel P

Rachel P — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:51:50 +0000

Julia, just curious, but what show did you buy 10 DVDs of?

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:46:21 +0000

Someone at ABC must have really had it out for Pushing Daisies since the begining of the season. Never before had I seen a network go to such extreme measures to not promote. I only saw promotion twice after the season started and both times it was after Eli Stone (the night before). Way to go ABC at showing America what you think of originality!

By: Alde

Alde — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:37:41 +0000

Craptastic. And copycat like LOM survives. Figures.

By: Cool

Cool — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:33:28 +0000

No pickupS for ‘PD’, ‘Eli’ and ‘DSM’: http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/11/abc-no-pickups.html

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:32:33 +0000

If only I celebrated Christmas, I would buy PD as stocking stuffers. But I’ve already bought it for myself, and there is no library drive, so I have no reason to buy 10 copies like I did with a certain other show.

By: Alde

Alde — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:29:57 +0000

Blah, now you ruined my mood. Going to loose two excellent shows during a matter of months. That blows.

By: Travis Yanan

Travis Yanan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:23:02 +0000

Hearing confirmation on DSM. And also hearing Eli Stone canceled.

By: Nick C

Nick C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:21:25 +0000

LTFOx14, I have been told to check out tonights ratings. LOM does better than the other mentioned shows on C3 numbers. If the C3 numbers are good, then the show should be fine.

By: fin

fin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:13:56 +0000

April you implied i did: its not the same but its close and why give an explaination if you’re not proving a point?

By: LTFOx14

LTFOx14 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:13:26 +0000

Nick, What are you hearing about Life on Mars. It’s ratings don’t seem that bad.

By: fin

fin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:43 +0000

By the way over 50 isn’t that old: the new old is like 80-90. ‘Over 50′ so i guess your in your fifties. Plus with a cat named Mr.Winklebottom i don’t see the grouchiness but i don’t know. Re-read my message in the context of your previous posts.

By: April's First Post

April's First Post — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:12:33 +0000

Didn’t say you individually did, but others certainly have. If they are allowed to make assumptions about fans (or non-fans) of PD, I think I certainly should as well.

As they say in the south…Good Bless the PD fans

By: fin

fin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:09:08 +0000

sadly April i didn’t imply a lack of intelligence was why you did or didn’t enjoy a series.

By: R.G.

R.G. — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:49:20 +0000

Ahhhh – 2 more lame shows gone …bye bye !!

By: Nick C

Nick C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:46:52 +0000

Julia, nope that was an overall response to the subject matter at hand. The show isn’t being taken off the air. It is being allowed to run its course. It just isnt having new episodes picked up. Although when you only had 60,000 more viewers than CW that could mean something worse.

I was amused though with dirtysexyj’s newest inside information that I’m the one who canceled the show. Good job me!

Alde, pretty sure they are going to air them all with possibly a couple extra dates to burn off some episodes.

ALL PD FANS: Go buy the DVD box set for season 1. It’s cheap (for a TV series). They need to sell about 150,000 more units for Direct to Video to be an option. Otherwise the endings will be in comic books if at all.

By: April's First Post

April's First Post — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:42:59 +0000

fin, I am over 50 years old. Old and crotchety enough to be easily offended when people post comments implying lack of intelligence is why I do or do not enjoy a series.

By: Alde

Alde — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:36:55 +0000

Speaking of which, how true is the claim that ABC will air remaining episodes, meaning PD would get 13 as it was the last one produced recently?
I recall reading something about Fuller saying that in case PD will get canceled, 13th episode will serve as series finale. And he promised it will be a hell-of-a finale!
One could hope it comes true after all and they wouldn’t just yank it off schledule entirely.

By: Jen

Jen — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:28:59 +0000

I hope we PD fans at least get some resolution to our storylines.

By: Kyle C

Kyle C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:28:06 +0000

I really hope the rumor isn't true about PD. Been secretly hoping for a Pushing Daisies, Lost, Life On Mars line up. Know it's a pipe dream on the PD front, but this schedule would keep me rooted on ABC all night. Also, whether or not you're actively participating in a save my show campaign, or you just love a successful show, networks do pay attention to letters snail mailed to them. Advertisers pay even closer attention to letters thanking them for supporting your show. www.watchfarscape.com is an excellent resource for advertisers & networks contact info.

By: James

James — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:15:05 +0000

@ Idiot James

well this “huge waste of time” occurs when i am in the library working on a 20 pg paper for managment I get bored so i read walls/posts because its pretty entertaining

By: fin

fin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:05:59 +0000

Aprils First Post????? you’re first post was before, that is incorrect.
But seriously you should put funny names in part of you’re comedy act, i’m sure my cat would love it: but my 5 year old cousin would just chuckle at the cats childish humour. WTF? How old are you April (‘s First Post).

By: fin

fin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:10 +0000

Doesn’t ABC have loads of mid-season shows? So cancelling 3/4 shows wouldn’t be the end of the world: they would need to wouldn’t they??

By: April's First Post

April's First Post — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:52:40 +0000

a sad day for Mr. Winkelbottom (my TV watching cat, my other 4 cats do not like to watch TV, but I love them all non the less).

By: Rachel P

Rachel P — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:57 +0000

On a serious note though, I do feel bad for the fans of shows that get cancelled like this. I know I’d be majorly bummed if a show I was a huge fan of was cancelled…*cough*

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:44:48 +0000

Julia (without avatar), "Eli Stone is actually doing better in ratings than it did in its first season, in averages, that is." Sadly, no. It's 18-49 average for 2007-8 was 3.19 million, and this season through last week it was 2.644 million.

By: Rachel P

Rachel P — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:44:35 +0000

Hehe, I can’t help but chuckle at the irony of the article’s title. “Rumor is… officially canceled.” But of course I understand what you’re saying since technically there hasn’t been a press release, but Nick C has been reliable with information.

Sorry, I just like the irony.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:42:06 +0000

Nick, if that’s in response to my comment, I was referring to dirtysexyj claiming you canceled DSM despite it retaining 78% of its lead in.

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:41:26 +0000

Nick C, thanks for all the insider info. A lot of us are all waiting for some sort of a decision. Have you heard anything specific about Eli Stone from your insider? Anything new at all? Last week, I thought that it still has a chance to get a full season. But, I’m now even more concerned because the latest ratings from this past Tuesday are pretty bad for ES. There is that leaked ABC schedule from a week or two ago that still has Eli Stone on it. According to your sources, is the leaked schedule from futoncritic.com correct? And have your sources told you whether Eli Stone is picked up for the full season?

As for the others talking about the lead in being Dancing with the Stars. Personally, I don’t think that is the right lead in for Eli Stone. It’s a reality show about famous people dancing. How does that relate to a drama about a lawyer? These two have nothing in common at all. And their audience have nothing in common, pretty much.

Out of all the other shows, Eli Stone is actually doing better in ratings than it did in its first season, in averages, that is. PD and Dirty Sexy Money all went down in season two from their season one ratings.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:31:28 +0000

Nick C, perhaps so, but “officially decided to not order new episodes or bring the shows back next fall.” does not Google index very highly

By: Nick C

Nick C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:28:19 +0000

I think I was premature in say “officially canceled,” I should have said “officially decided to not order new episodes or bring the shows back next fall.”

By: BIG DADDY

BIG DADDY — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:23:28 +0000

Jericho fans had a small input in getting a second season for the show that was cancelled after two season.

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:15:32 +0000

David4, "Eli Stone...I think gets fine demo numbers," No, in fact through last week it had the worst 18-49 demo average of any ABC scripted show.

By: David4

David4 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:47 +0000

Eli Stone is liked by the network, and I think gets fine demo numbers, or it did until this week’s terrible ratings.

PD is dead of course, but I don’t understand why ABC didn’t try harder to save DSM, it’s soap opera crap that ABC seems to love.

However if you look at the ratings for this week they all pretty much suck, so I have no clue what the networks will be basing renewing on.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:54:23 +0000

i watched PD,DSM and ELI last season, but the only one im still watching is Eli, so im glad

By: GRD

GRD — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:44:28 +0000

“In the Blue States women 20-27″

And the niches get narrower and narrower and narrower . . .

By: Julia

Julia — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:37:14 +0000

Nick, I didn’t realize YOU were the one canceling shows!

By: Nick C

Nick C — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:27:39 +0000

Anytime a show is below a 2.5 in the demo they are in severe consideration for cancellation when they hold a decent time slot for ABC. In years past the same could be said for NBC but that network has hit rock bottom (then again it could get worse). A 1.8 isn’t even putting up a fight. It’s a fish flapping about on dry land soon to be a dead fish.

I’d have to say KR is serious trouble too.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:26:51 +0000

I wish…this was a discussion oriented blog, as opposed to name dropping by certain posters…all trying to prove who’s got the bigger stick…could we have less of “I’m affiliated with this show/network” and “I know this and you don’t?” Peace! Call me old-fashioned…I believe in modesty.