article about DH being unofficially canceled:
If nothing else, it'll stop me thinking that people's spouses keep getting laid off.
I hate to break it to you, oh impotent one, but you're not the big bad anymore, you're not even the kind of naughty.
Xander ,'Showtime'
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amych - Apr 09, 2009 11:11:49 am PDT #1215 of 5827
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
le nubian - Apr 09, 2009 11:16:59 am PDT #1216 of 5827
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
yeah, and unfortunately that's a sore point in our household at the moment.
Kevin - Apr 09, 2009 11:42:08 am PDT #1217 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Hah:
It IS a misunderstanding, but not in the way that you'd want it to be.
Felicia is right, they're not going to air #13. But guess what -- they never were. Because they only paid for 12 plus pilot (remember, the original scrapped pilot that didn't air?). The studio (NOT THE NETWORK), in what is actually a great business move, ordered an extra episode that they knew from the get-go would never air. Hello getting the DVDs to fly off the shelves.
I have VERY intimate firsthand knowledge of what went down with this show (I was Kevin Reilly's assistant), so I know what I'm talking about.
Kristen - Apr 09, 2009 11:57:30 am PDT #1218 of 5827
Tim sez:
Okay. So maybe I can help clarify this somewhat. Because we scrapped the original pilot -- and in fact cannibalized some of its parts for other eps -- we really ended up with 12 episodes. But the studio makes DVD and other deals based on the original 13 number. So we created a standalone kind of coda episode. Which is the mythical new episode 13. The network had already paid for 13 episodes, and this included the one they agreed to let us scrap for parts. It does not include the one we made to bring the number back up to 13 for the studio side and its obligations. We always knew it would be for the DVD for sure, but we also think Fox should air it because it’s awesome.
Also, I still find it weird when I see him posting at Whedonesque.
Polter-Cow - Apr 09, 2009 12:04:51 pm PDT #1219 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
article about DH being unofficially canceled
And I just got a panicked e-mail. Le sigh.
So we created a standalone kind of coda episode.
Hm, so Tim's episode really is supposed to be the finale, pretty much? And Joss's episode is a...thing? Like a "Primeval"/"Restless" thing?
Kristen - Apr 09, 2009 12:05:39 pm PDT #1220 of 5827
I've heard several comparisons to Restless so I think, yes.
lisah - Apr 09, 2009 12:06:53 pm PDT #1221 of 5827
Punishingly Intricate
And I just got a panicked e-mail.
I got an IM saying "can't say I didn't expect it as soon as it was announced" meaning as soon as it was announced that the show was being developed.
Polter-Cow - Apr 09, 2009 12:11:31 pm PDT #1222 of 5827
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've heard several comparisons to Restless so I think, yes.
Ah, cool. Thanks. That makes more sense; at least Tim's episode will feel finale-tastic.
le nubian - Apr 09, 2009 12:20:56 pm PDT #1223 of 5827
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Kevin - Apr 09, 2009 12:27:19 pm PDT #1224 of 5827
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
After declining to provide any feedback to The Hollywood Reporter, E! and the New York Times about the episode change, FOX's publicity department provides a Dollhouse update at address the fact it's the #1 topic on Twitter right now: