# 2009 Fall Cancellation Prediction thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159 "2009-09-22T23:49:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Plynck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/21 "2009-09-23T17:11:09Z")
I’ll pick _The Forgotten_. I like Christian Slater, but the first episode was _“Without a Trace”_ meets _“The Ghost Whisperer”._ Then again, I was the one who predicted that _“The Ghost Whisperer”_ would be cancelled early in its first season… ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/22 "2009-09-23T17:24:17Z")
> [@sohvan](#): > > I can see Defying Gravity being cancelled for sure. [Already done.](http://www.inentertainment.co.uk/20090914/defying-gravity-cancelled-due-to-poor-ratings/) ---
**Author:** ![wierdaaron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eada6e/32.png) [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/23 "2009-09-23T17:30:58Z")
Despite the heavy marketing push, Flash Forward will probably crash and burn just like every other serialized mystery-based drama created after Lost has. TV shows have become such a crapshoot now, I don’t even watch a new show until it’s gotten through one season and been picked up for another. When I hear a show that looked interesting was renewed, I get the dvds and catch myself up. I was burned too many times getting myself invested in a show and having it yanked out from under me. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/24 "2009-09-23T19:13:59Z")
> [@wierdaaron](#): > > Despite the heavy marketing push, Flash Forward will probably crash and burn just like every other serialized mystery-based drama created after Lost has. I watched an extended preview for \*Flash Forward \*on Hulu, and it looks pretty good. I predict it will last long enough for me to get completely hooked and invested in the characters, and then they’ll cancel it with no notice. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/25 "2009-09-24T01:55:47Z")
I wanted to watch Modern Family and left the TV on for Cougar Town afterwards. It’s actually kind of funny. But I also have a certain sense of humor. I don’t know if the premise is strong enough for the show to be funny for long but I am gonna give it a shot. FYI, Courtney Cox is supposed to be the recently-divorced cougar that’s 40 IIRC and Busy Phillips is her younger coworker/friend that tries to get her to go out and have fun. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/26 "2009-09-24T02:01:01Z")
I hear the Leno Show is not holding the crowds. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/27 "2009-09-24T02:05:36Z")
> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#): > > I hear the Leno Show is not holding the crowds. It doesn’t have to, it’s far cheaper to produce than a one hour drama. It doesn’t need the same audience. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/28 "2009-09-24T02:29:08Z")
Stupid question: a while back I saw a preview for an upcoming show that was an “end of the world” type show. Anyone know anything about it? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/29 "2009-09-24T02:32:11Z")
Probably “Flash Forward” people are liking it, but it could be this year’s “Nine” ---
**Author:** ![Zakalwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zakalwe/32/270_2.png) [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/30 "2009-09-24T02:46:14Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > Except none of that comes across from the advertising. From the commercials, the show looks terrible and begs the question, “how do you turn Elliott Spitzer’s… i mean Chris Noth’s cheated-on wife into an ongoing series?” Seriously, you can’t have any sexual tension without turning her into a cheating whore (not that I think that, it’s just how Middle America will see it), but without any sexual tension where are you going? Seriously, even CSI added some sexual tension for crying out loud. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/31 "2009-09-24T02:55:11Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Probably “Flash Forward” people are liking it, but it could be this year’s “Nine” What do you mean by “this year’s Nine”? I didn’t hear anything about “Nine” last year. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/32 "2009-09-24T03:33:13Z")
> [@RandMcnally](#): > > What do you mean by “this year’s Nine”? I didn’t hear anything about “Nine” last year. Sorry, it was called [The Nine](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0801426/). Cool pilot. Interesting idea. Got worse every episode because they had no clue what to do with the premise they set up. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/33 "2009-09-24T03:39:19Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > I wanted to watch Modern Family and left the TV on for Cougar Town afterwards. It’s actually kind of funny. But I also have a certain sense of humor. I don’t know if the premise is strong enough for the show to be funny for long but I am gonna give it a shot. > > FYI, Courtney Cox is supposed to be the recently-divorced cougar that’s 40 IIRC and Busy Phillips is her younger coworker/friend that tries to get her to go out and have fun. I watched Cougar Town, and actually felt sorry for the cast—I wanted there to be some laughs, but it was (to me) awful, and there was no one in the show to even want to like. (except for possibly Cox’s son) ## Modern Family had a couple mildly amusing lines, but was also quite underwhelming—I dont see either of these shows making it, but of course I am no critic… PS–myskepticsight, I am glad you enjoyed Cougar Town, I was NOT trying to question your taste; if its funny to you, thats all that counts ---
**Author:** ![kapri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4491bb/32.png) [@kapri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kapri)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/34 "2009-09-24T03:48:10Z")
> [@Oredigger77](#): > > Yes, she is and just based on that I think the show will make it the first season. It was horribly rocky out of the gate but so was Darma and Greg, not to mention I don’t think it’s against any half hour shows so it should at least keep the HIMYM people. > > My pick is Cougar Town, I can’t imagine any audience except for middle aged women but then again Desperate Housewives did better then I ever imagined. I watched the new NCIS last night and it was bad, I think it will be the new CSI: Miami. Unfortunately, I don’t think that means it will be cancelled. I’m a middle-aged woman and I wouldn’t watch Cougar Town if you – well, if you paid me. I’ve only seen one new show: Eastwick. I accidentally came across it, saw that some interesting actors were in it, and sort of watched (while online the entire time, of course). It was okay. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/35 "2009-09-24T06:17:41Z")
I was bored so I watched a bunch of new shows tonight: Mercy, Modern Family, Couger Town, and Eastwick. If any of them are still around come New Years, I’ll be shocked. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/36 "2009-09-24T14:23:47Z")
_Cougar Town_: That was not so good. Definitely not worth a separate thread and worthy of being listed here. In particular, there were two monologues by Cox near the end that just brought the show to a standstill. The obvious right way to do a rant is like Dr. Cox on _Scrubs_. And what makes this strange is that Bill Lawrence is a writer for both shows. (And is married to Christa Miller which explains that.) How can he not write a good rant for the other Cox? (Who also appeared as Dr. Cox’s boss for a few shows last season.) ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/37 "2009-09-24T14:29:07Z")
The Forgotten won’t last 6 weeks. Poor Christian Slater. I really liked My Own Worst Enemy. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/38 "2009-09-24T16:48:26Z")
Huh. I liked Modern Family and Cougar Town. I didn’t think Eastwick was so great, though. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/39 "2009-09-24T16:56:32Z")
> [@BiblioCat](#): > > I watched an extended preview for \*Flash Forward \*on Hulu, and it looks pretty good. I predict it will last long enough for me to get completely hooked and invested in the characters, and then they’ll cancel it with no notice. Yeah–it wasn’t a good show, but I would have like to know what really happened on **Reunion**. And **The Nine**. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2009, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159/40 "2009-09-24T17:09:46Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I was bored so I watched a bunch of new shows tonight: Mercy, Modern Family, Couger Town, and Eastwick. If any of them are still around come New Years, I’ll be shocked. I watched the last half of Mercy and I agree, that is one bad show. It also suffers the same problems Zakalwe foresaw for The Good Wife, the only way to add any sexual tension between the Sassy Nurse and the Improbably Hot Doctor is to turn her into a cheating whore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-fall-cancellation-prediction-thread/511159.md?page=3)