Stick a fork in Fox Fridays - DOLLHOUSE, TERMINATOR likely canceled
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
As of this writing there has been no official confirmation, but the rumors are gaining strength that Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse have both been canceled.
TV Guide's Ask Ausiello quotes an anonymous, insider source regarding Terminator: "It's done. Everyone has pretty much known for a couple of weeks. Consider it canceled."
The show has been struggling in the ratings, although there had been some hope that Fox would want to keep it on the air in hopes that it would serve to promote (or at least get a ratings boost from) the upcoming Terminator Salvation.
"No decision has been made yet," a network representative told the site. "We will be announcing our fall schedule on May 18."
Whedon, meanwhile, told SCI FI Wire he doesn't expect Dollhouse to return.
"(The chances are) not very good but in limbo," Whedon said. "Obviously our numbers are pretty soft, and there it is, but we live in hope. I'm really proud of the episodes that are coming out. More than that, I can't really ask."
Fox has become somewhat notorious for scheduling genre shows on Friday nights and then canceling them despite vocal fan protests. Shows that have fallen prey to what fans have termed the "death slot" include the Chris Carter series Millennium, Harsh Realm and The Lone Gunmen, Bryan Fuller's Wonderfalls and Whedon's own Firefly.
TV Guide's Ask Ausiello quotes an anonymous, insider source regarding Terminator: "It's done. Everyone has pretty much known for a couple of weeks. Consider it canceled."
The show has been struggling in the ratings, although there had been some hope that Fox would want to keep it on the air in hopes that it would serve to promote (or at least get a ratings boost from) the upcoming Terminator Salvation.
"No decision has been made yet," a network representative told the site. "We will be announcing our fall schedule on May 18."
Whedon, meanwhile, told SCI FI Wire he doesn't expect Dollhouse to return.
"(The chances are) not very good but in limbo," Whedon said. "Obviously our numbers are pretty soft, and there it is, but we live in hope. I'm really proud of the episodes that are coming out. More than that, I can't really ask."
Fox has become somewhat notorious for scheduling genre shows on Friday nights and then canceling them despite vocal fan protests. Shows that have fallen prey to what fans have termed the "death slot" include the Chris Carter series Millennium, Harsh Realm and The Lone Gunmen, Bryan Fuller's Wonderfalls and Whedon's own Firefly.
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