Oh, there's a rather large topic on Fireflyfans.net which claims Firefly was cancelled by the Bush administration via Rupert Murdoch via FOX, because they felt it would lead to an uprising. Because it tells the truth about governments. Or something.

Sadly, I'm not joking.

Wow. The internet craxy is infinite, isn't it? Also, @@4EVAH!

Granted, I should have known that after all that yesterday about the woman who's on to Joss' raping ways.

eta And let me guess - Fox greenlit the series so no other network would get it, where it would have been an inevitable smash hit.

The general consensus on the side of the even halfway sane seems to be bungling and interference by Fox network. It was a group effort between the network and their advertising.

I guess some people can't stand believing such a good thing can be taken down by mundane reasons.

Or Mundanes. Or Muggles.

Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity or laziness.

Never attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity or laziness.

Oh, I think there was some malice, in that the network didn't like the show, but I think it was for mundane reasons like "we don't think this will do well". I believe there was a bit of making sure the prophecy was self-fulfilling on the part of Fox, but that's a CYA thing, not any sort of political chicanery.

Plus, I seriously doubt Smirky the Wonder Chimp has even heard of Firefly, let alone holds an opinion of it.

I took it to mean that suggesting Firefly was cancelled for a reason is as crazy as saying a PC might be better than a Mac.

I took it to mean that suggesting Firefly was cancelled for a reason is as crazy as saying a PC might be better than a Mac.

No religious talk, please. It only leads to Crusades.

I took it to mean that suggesting Firefly was cancelled for a reason is as crazy as saying a PC might be better than a Mac.

No I got that, I just don't get why suggesting Firefly got cancelled for a reason is crazy. Did it get cancelled accidentally instead? Reason doesn't suggest pro and con to me, it suggests causation. Now if he had said "for a good reason", I'd agree with the analogy.

oops. didn't mean to open that.

:: tries to find remaining worms to stuff back into can ::

I totally suck. My brain is a sieve and I've been exhausted all week after a stomach thing I had through Monday, and I've been swamped with this that and the other, but still, I totally suck.

cries pitifully in the corner, while sucking