Summer Glau's 'Sarah Connor Chronicles' pilot likely to be picked up for series.
According to After Ellen "Fox execs are very happy with this pilot" and they also say that "The buzz says this is one pilot that will surely be picked up for a series."
Also according to The Futon Critic The Sarah Connor Chronicles is the Fox pilot with the most buzz which backs up what After Ellen says.
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Sorry...still a bit miffed over Drive.
But, good for Summer. Hope it works out.
gt0163c | May 07, 16:06 CET
Tymen | May 07, 16:11 CET
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Tymen | May 07, 16:11 CET
I give it 13 eps.
IrrationaliTV | May 07, 16:31 CET
Tonya J | May 07, 16:36 CET
"I got the part, I love the premise, my character is terrific! What did you say? We've been picked up by Fox? Ah, crap."
Love's Bitch | May 07, 16:54 CET
k8cre8 | May 07, 17:04 CET
mongorules | May 07, 17:12 CET
fanbuoyant | May 07, 17:17 CET
I swear, Fox must be tapping my TV for the purposes of cancelling anything I like.
Mushy, no-talented prattle is allowed to go on for years, and years, and years, but truly substantive shows (like Joss TV) are cancelled in a heart beat. What's wrong with this picture?
quantumac | May 07, 17:37 CET
I myself was very confused by the multiple link things, so I wasn't sure if this was worth a mention, or everyone had already seen Eliza :P
Smooshed Face Lion | May 07, 17:46 CET
Niels van Eekelen | May 07, 17:48 CET
mifeng | May 07, 18:21 CET
I'm still waiting for FOX to cancel BONES. I expect it any day now.
madmolly | May 07, 18:32 CET
Gah! Don't say that! If Bones gets cancelled, I'll only have two shows to watch. Then again, the less TV I watch, the easier it'll be to actually cancel my cable subscription.
deepgirl187 | May 07, 18:47 CET
k8cre8 | May 07, 19:43 CET
IrrationaliTV | May 07, 20:00 CET
Pointy | May 07, 20:14 CET
Ocular | May 07, 20:28 CET
James Cameron's name is nowhere near this project. So expect FOX to treat it as badly as anything else it orders to series.
That said, the "Terminator" brand name is going to help it a lot - it's guaranteed at least good audiences for a week or two.
crossoverman | May 07, 22:13 CET
Tonya J | May 07, 22:25 CET
Tymen | May 07, 22:11 CET
Hey, this is FOX we're talkin' about...remember?
There are no guarantees.
It doesn't matter whose name is behind it. If they don't get the numbers out of the gate, that show will be gone so fast it'll be crazy. Critical acclaim and buzz be damned.
They'll cancel it, and they'll throw in re-runs of whatever's on the line-up, or some jive-assed "reality" crap....or maybe they'll just add another night of the Death Star: "American Idol".
Me? I'm ready to stop watching "24" and just renting the DVDs when the season is over.
All that having been said, I'm happy for Summer Glau getting work.
AmazonGirl | May 07, 22:35 CET
I'm going to be watching this in the fall, Fox or no. If they decide to pull another 'Drive', well then, I'll just enjoy the four episodes and massive cliffhanger we'll get.
EvilFirePixie8 | May 07, 23:35 CET
*sigh*
If Fox will just give it a chance.
TDBrown | May 08, 04:06 CET
I'm take it or leave it when it comes to the Terminator movies so this series will have to work to get me really interested. Having Summer Glau involved is a major advantage, especially if she is going to be kicking ass, but it's still a 'wait and see' for me.
D-Monik | May 08, 04:42 CET
The weird thing is that I've grown sort of calloused about cancelled TV shows of late. I guess I haven't been invested in any show that's been taken off the air in a while; in some ways, I wish some networks would get more proactive about weeding some of their more uninspiring long-term series. Like FOX totally needs to cancel The Simpsons and I'm glad that The Sopranos is finally ending. A graceful exit counts for a lot in my book, apparently!
dottikin | May 08, 05:01 CET
Shey | May 08, 05:05 CET
Just call me the Postinator. ;)
D-Monik | May 08, 05:40 CET
Pumps | May 08, 07:16 CET
And if Summer is kicking a** and taking names, I'll give it a shot.
madmolly | May 08, 09:00 CET
10%ofnothin | May 08, 12:14 CET
Simon | May 08, 12:30 CET
t r a c y | May 08, 14:59 CET
t r a c y | May 08, 20:59 CET
Having once been an actor, let me attempt to answer your question:
Nathan was offered contract by FOX to star in a project. They gave him Drive, which gave him another TV leading character, some more exposure and a nice paycheque, I'm sure. Then they killed it.
Minear, same thing. They gave him a show, they didn't allow it to find an audience (same as it ever was) and they killed.
I think I remember Joss saying if FOX gave him another show, he'd do it.
Work is work. That's the nature of The Biz. And until you reach a point in your career where you can actually turn down work for whatever reason, unless it's something really horrid, you probably wouldn't tend to turn down Network TV-type work. Even if it's for skeevy Rupert Murdoch, Faux News-running, show-killing, reality crappy FOX. And even though Drive was on FOX, I was hoping it would be a big hit.
Hey, does anyone else hope that if there's a whole season of Drive in the can, there might be a limited edition DVD set released? : )
Just wonderin'...
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AmazonGirl | May 08, 21:56 CET
Shey | May 10, 00:00 CET