Did Moonlight fail because they "defanged" the Vampire myth too much?
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sumi - May 27, 2008 5:38:14 am PDT #2536 of 30001
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Theresa - May 27, 2008 5:58:39 am PDT #2537 of 30001
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Blood Ties had the same fate with a very "fanged" Vampire myth. I do worry that despite the Sarah Connor Chronicles success, with the cancellation of BT, Moonlight, Dresden Files, Journeyman, New Amsterdam (deservedly), Jericho, and probably another that I'm forgetting, that any experiment into shows with a supernatural flair will have been deemed a failure in the bigger picture. Jericho wasn't supernatural, but it was definitely alternate universe.
Vortex - May 27, 2008 6:21:48 am PDT #2538 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
the cancellation of BT, Moonlight, Dresden Files, Journeyman, New Amsterdam (deservedly), Jericho,
well, aside from BT, which never should have been on Lifetime, and Dresden Files, those shows all had other issues.
Tamara - May 27, 2008 7:20:11 am PDT #2539 of 30001
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
The track record of those shows certainly don't seem to be hurting the genre shows that are showing up EVERYWHERE on the 2008/2009 schedule.
§ ita § - May 27, 2008 7:58:39 am PDT #2540 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
those shows all had other issues.
What do you mean by other issues? Is there something in the track history I'm missing?
Do all those shows have comparable ratings?
Matt the Bruins fan - May 27, 2008 8:01:10 am PDT #2541 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I tried to like Moonlight, but just couldn't connect with it on any level. None of the actors could engage my interest. And the plots that I saw were pretty laughable—I completely checked out when they found a working ice machine in an abandoned desert gas station to provide Mick with his life-saving bath.
Glamcookie - May 27, 2008 8:19:51 am PDT #2542 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
Was Galactica out of range of the resurrection ship when Athena shot the Six? I know they were out of range on Starbuck's ship, but I figured they were now in range since they sent a raptor out to look at the resurrection ship... Maybe I'm holding out hope cause I like that Six.
Polter-Cow - May 27, 2008 8:35:01 am PDT #2543 of 30001
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I don't know how in range they were at the time of the shooting, but I'm hoping that they jumped in time for her to download.
Hayden - May 27, 2008 8:45:15 am PDT #2544 of 30001
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They were on the Galactica, right? Only the Basestar jumped. If that Six (Natalie?) dies, she's gone.
Glamcookie - May 27, 2008 8:49:29 am PDT #2545 of 30001
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
We weren't told that the Galactica was out of range though, were we? We knew they were out of range at the Basestar (with Starbuck's ship before they jumped to the Galactica). I just want that Six back!