No salvation: FOX kills 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'
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An outpouring of fan support over the past several weeks apparently wasn't enough to save "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" from FOX's ax.
The network's announcement of its 2009-10 schedule is imminent, and by nearly all accounts the two-year-old series won't be part of it. The word comes a month after the show's finale dropped a rather major plot twist and a few days after FOX picked up "T:SCC's" Friday-night companion this season, "Dollhouse," for next year.
"The Sarah Connor Chronicles" averaged about 5.3 million viewers per week this season, only about half of what it drew last season (and even if you take out the show's big post-football premiere in 2008, the first season still averaged better than 8 million viewers a week.
Nonetheless, the show had a hard-core cult following that turned out in force recently to show its love for the series. "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was the leading vote-getter in Zap2it's bubble show poll last month, and fans stormed other corners of the Internet as well in an effort to convince FOX to bring the show back.
There is at least one more "Terminator" story to be told. The movie "Terminator Salvation" hits theaters later this week.
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FOX is dead to me.
i hate fox **** you fox
Leave Fox if you want to live!
F&$# You Fox!!!
I am boycotting 24, and American Idol sucked this year anyway...
Renew Bones for another 8 seasons you F'n losers!
HOPE FOX DIES!
FOX haven't announced anything yet. Still, there is a chance of either straight to DVD or T:TSCC being picked up by another network(s).
they pick up dollhouse, but dump tscc. Dollhouse is the dumbest show on the air. my friend could only say how stupid the second to last episode was.
Very disappointing news. I really wanted to see what was going to happen next with the gamechanging ending of Season 2.
Why doesn't the SyFy channel pick it up?
SyFy, please rescue this show. See, I even used your silly new name! Help us, SyFy, you're our only hope. Built in audience (and huge by your standard), an anticipated bump with the movie coming out, and some truly priceless cred in face of a tough sell rebranding.
This is dog ****! was a great cast and great story lines! i hate fox lets all watch abc!
wow...such harsh words you guys. Its just a show.