Andromeda And Mutant X Cancelled 442
dmehus writes "Science fiction fans may be dismayed to learn that "Mutant X" and "Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda" have been cancelled, despite the fact "Andromeda" had been cleared for a final season beginning in the fall. That prospect seems highly unlikely as the show's producer, Fireworks Entertainment, is shutting its doors for good and owner CanWest Global Communications (which also owns canada.com, the National Post, Global Television, and a bunch of other media assets) announced it will take a $159 million writedown on Fireworks. The news means "Mutant X" has a series total of three seasons and 66 episodes, while "Andromeda" will have a series total of 88 episodes in four seasons. Slashdot has previously covered 'Andromeda'."
One could say ... (Score:5, Funny)
Yet another quality Slashdot communitycancellation (Score:5, Funny)
Is nothing sacred anymore?
What's next - Lucasfilm is cancelling Episode III!!?!?
88? (Score:4, Funny)
*88* episodes? The fact that someone kept Andromeda going for 88 episodes is deeply disturbing. I always assumed there were only about 4, and they got repeated a lot.
Re:Ummm... (Score:1, Funny)
Obligatory… (Score:4, Funny)
Re:One could say ... (Score:5, Funny)
Conversely... (Score:5, Funny)
Good! Andromeda sucked! (Score:1, Funny)
Gordon Michael Woolvett was funny. Lexa Doig was hot!
Maybe Lexa Doig and Victoria Pratt can get their own show! Drooooool
Re:One could say ... (Score:3, Funny)
Hey, at least the 88 episodes aren't being sent to a far away planet where a young energy beam can become the only surviving fan other than somebody frozen for 1000 years.
Re:One could say ... (Score:3, Funny)
So they can replace it? (Score:1, Funny)
Ummm...Darth Veal. (Score:1, Funny)
[Heavy laboured, breathing]
Soon, young Slashdotter. You'll be MINE!
Re:Good riddance to bad crap (Score:1, Funny)
I think we should do a series where all the aliens are named Bob.
That would be cool.
Re:Yet another quality Slashdot communitycancellat (Score:5, Funny)
We can only hope...
Cherry flavoured hope. (Score:2, Funny)
Will that be the "Classic Hope", or "New Hope"?
Not again... (Score:0, Funny)
Re:Lets be honest.. (Score:3, Funny)
that would be me. I was smoking drugs at the time...
Rommie!!! (Score:2, Funny)
That said, she never did get to wear any skimpy costumes or space bikinis in Andromeda. Perhaps now she'll have time to find a show where she can really, uhm, display her qualities.
Re:Holy cow! (Score:5, Funny)
You, sir, showcase the alarming arbitrariness of the TiVoless.
Re:"Dismayed" is a bit strong. (Score:3, Funny)
Unfortunately, Andromeda is not a show that you can refer to by episode numbers and have it make any sense: perhaps in 10-20 years, when there have been multiple conventions, a balding Kevin Sorbo can do a skit on some lesser comedy show and when DVD 4.6 is brought up, he can say "Get a Life." THEN you can start refering to Season X, Episode Y.
But that time has not yet come.
Re:And yet... (Score:0, Funny)
And see this rather funny comic [penny-arcade.com] on the subject.
Re:88 and rough end is tough fate in TV biz... (Score:2, Funny)
Re: No Offense Intended (Score:3, Funny)
> uncomfortable. The key is to find an acceptable level of mediocrity. If people weren't getting dumber and less literate, there would be no motivation to reduce the reading level of news magazines.
Would you mind explaining that again, without using so many big words?
Re:Its still running? (Score:2, Funny)
Wish I'd seen that one, I might have actually watched the show. Nothing wrong with a show that's willing to make fun of itself from time to time....
Re:Its still running? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Too bad... I AGREE! (Score:1, Funny)
I wholeheartedly agree! But lest not forget the pinnacle of the genre "Homeboys in Space." If you missed it, check it out sometime... I'm sure it'll be right up your alley.
Re:Too bad (Score:3, Funny)
Kinda missed the point of the franchise there, didntcha?