# Damn you FOX, damn you all to hell **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524 "2002-08-18T23:40:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/1 "2002-08-18T23:40:34Z")
Granted, _Greg the Bunny_ wasn’t exactly the greatest TV show ever made, but would it have killed you to air the last two episodes? Do I have to wait 10-15 years for the show to pop up on TVLand? DIE DIE DIE DIE!!! I hope baseball does go on strike and you lose millions of dollars in ad money. DIE DIE DIE DIE!!! ---
**Author:** ![minty\_green](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@minty\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minty_green)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/2 "2002-08-19T00:00:25Z")
One word: _Futurama_. ---
**Author:** ![WSLer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a6a055/32.png) [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/3 "2002-08-19T00:14:15Z")
Ummmm, according to Seth Green’s interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show a few weeks back, FOX is going to air all of the remaining epsiodes of Greg The Bunny, so pour some water on your flaming pants, 'kay? ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/4 "2002-08-19T00:17:48Z")
They canceled Family Guy. They must be destroyed. ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/5 "2002-08-19T00:21:03Z")
Two words: _Family Guy_ But Fox is not nearly as bad as ABC, which cancelled _Clerks: The Animated Series_ after only two episodes; and it was the funniest cartoon ever. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/6 "2002-08-19T01:57:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by WSLer \* > \*\*Ummmm, according to Seth Green’s interview with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show a few weeks back, FOX is going to air all of the remaining epsiodes of Greg The Bunny, so pour some water on your flaming pants, 'kay? \*\* I KNEW that. One episode was scheduled for tonight and the other next Sunday. Tonight’s episode was replaced by a rerun of _Grounded for Life_ and next week’s show will be replaced by a rerun of _The Simpsons_. From the TV Tome episode guide: > [@](#): > > August 15, 2002 > > With just two episodes to go, FOX drops “Greg the Bunny” for good. Apparently, they wanted to butter Steven Levitan up for the premiere of “Oliver Beene” in January. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/7 "2002-08-19T03:04:47Z")
I can’t believe they played that “Grounded for Life” dreck instead of Greg the Bunny. I want Tardy to come live here. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/8 "2002-08-19T03:07:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HoldenCaulfield \* > \*\* > But Fox is not nearly as bad as ABC, which cancelled _Clerks: The Animated Series_ after only two episodes; and it was the funniest cartoon ever. \*\* The last seven minutes of the first show was the funniest cartoon ever. Almost impossible to top. ---
**Author:** ![red\_dragon60](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ce73a5/32.png) [@red\_dragon60](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/red_dragon60)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/9 "2002-08-19T04:37:32Z")
Ah, but Clerks had to die. Smith said so too. When you’re taking it up the ass from Mickey, you can’t put in the dick and fart jokes laced with impeccable wit that Clerks had. It woulda worked on HBO. And that last 7 minutes was priceless. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/10 "2002-08-19T05:12:16Z")
FOX is desperate. They need instant hits to take the place of their “milked” hits. The Simpsons are (debatably) all out of charm. I used to defend the show when people said it has run it’s course. I was living a lie. There’s been only two episodes this season that I absolutely liked. It still get the ‘numbers’ though, so… who am I to say what sucks. The X-Files Executive Producer and Creator wasn’t going to be E.P. last year, but at the last minute decided to. I believe it was FOX, not Chris Carter, who wanted the show to go on as long as it had. Carter could have quite, but they would have definitely continued the show without him. Carter wouldn’t leave his creation in the hands of others! -all just speculation Of course FOX leaves it’s moneymakers on TV to fizzle out. Without The Simpsons, (and at one time) The X-Files, FOX is nothing more than the WB. Malcolm In the Middle might be an exception. Now they are looking for sure-things, I guess. That doesn’t give them an excuse to ‘can’ Greg. That was a good show, and I think it might have caught on. After all, Grounded for Life is still on. I knew more people who’ve watched, and more importantly, talked about Greg than I did for Grounded. Not that I think Grounded for Life is a bad show. Megyn Price is hot. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/11 "2002-08-19T13:17:19Z")
And yet, FOX will green light any ‘Temptation’, ‘Survivor’ or ‘Idiots injured on videotape’ show that comes along… ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/12 "2002-08-19T13:21:30Z")
But hey, as long as they keep showing _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ at **THREE IN THE MORNING!!!** , who can complain? And just out of curiosity, did they really cancel _The Family Guy_? Over the past couple of years, it seems to be a show that only comes out in Spring for a couple of months and then leaves for a year…they keep bringing it back with new episodes, so is it really “canceled” or just “taking a break”? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/13 "2002-08-19T13:22:13Z")
Has anybody ever somehow seen the unaired “Family Guy” episode, called something like “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein”? I’ve read rumors that it might be included on a DVD collection of episodes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/14 "2002-08-19T13:56:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*Has anybody ever somehow seen the unaired “Family Guy” episode, called something like “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein”? I’ve read rumors that it might be included on a DVD collection of episodes. \*\* The plot is supposed to center around Peter trying to encourage Chris to become Jewish. From what I’ve read, FOX said it was too controversial!! Just how the hell can ANYTHING be too controversial for FOX? ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/15 "2002-08-19T14:24:52Z")
I saw it, and remember nothing of it. I downloaded it to be honest. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/16 "2002-08-19T17:15:05Z")
It’s possible that you downloaded a mis-named file, I saw at least one instance where a different FG episode was named “When You Wish Upon a Weinstein”. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/17 "2002-08-19T20:21:09Z")
Oh, maybe it wasn’t Weinstein. ---
**Author:** ![Gozu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gozu/32/6615_2.png) [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/18 "2002-08-19T20:37:00Z")
family guy futurama malcolm in the middle all three off the air. I cancelled cable. ---
**Author:** ![Crispy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@Crispy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crispy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/19 "2002-08-19T20:58:28Z")
Malcolm in the Middle is cancelled?!?!?!?! NOOOOO!!! That was one of the few truly funny and interesting shows on TV. You must be mistaken. Please be mistaken. It was bad enough when I lost Futurama. Now my Malcolm, too? Some one say it ain’t so. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2002, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524/20 "2002-08-19T21:13:24Z")
Futurama isn’t going, Neither is Malcolm. At least that’s what [FOX.com](http://FOX.com) says. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-you-fox-damn-you-all-to-hell/124524.md?page=2)