# Journeyman in danger of cancellation **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 19, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107 "2007-11-19T23:27:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/1 "2007-11-19T23:27:48Z")
According to AICN, unless the two parter airing tonight and next Monday get good ratings, Journeyman will be cancelled by NBC. What the fuck are they thinking? Ratings aside, with the writers’ strike, what do they have to REPLACE it with? ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/2 "2007-11-19T23:35:55Z")
I’ve heard _Are you stronger than a Dog_ and _MILF Island_ are strong contenders for that slot. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/3 "2007-11-19T23:48:26Z")
[QUOTE=anu-la1979] I’ve heard _Are you stronger than a Dog_ and _MILF Island_ are strong contenders for that slot. [/QUOTE] Well, kidding aside, reality shows and game shows like they probably would fill the slot with ARE cheaper to make…but this season’s eps of Journeyman are ALREADY in the can. It would likely cost them more NOT to air them. Doesn’t make any sense at all. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/4 "2007-11-19T23:50:33Z")
What if the rock band Journey needed a new lead singer? That would be the basis of a great reality show. I don’t know what they would name it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/5 "2007-11-19T23:51:44Z")
[QUOTE=Snooooopy] What if the rock band Journey needed a new lead singer? That would be the basis of a great reality show. I don’t know what they would name it, though. [/QUOTE] JourneyDude? JourneyGuy? Hmm…it’s right on the tip of my tounge. ---
**Author:** ![Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/6 "2007-11-20T00:06:07Z")
[QUOTE=RikWriter] Well, kidding aside, reality shows and game shows like they probably would fill the slot with ARE cheaper to make…but this season’s eps of Journeyman are ALREADY in the can. It would likely cost them more NOT to air them. Doesn’t make any sense at all. [/QUOTE] They’ll put on reruns of Will & Grace or whatever they think will get higher ratings than a show that no-one’s watching. Airing something that no-one watches during Prime Time is financial suicide. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/7 "2007-11-20T00:13:24Z")
I am a big science fiction fan. That said, JM just doesn’t do it for me. I’ll probably watch all the remaining episodes. Maybe they could bring the Black Donnelys back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/8 "2007-11-20T01:26:06Z")
[QUOTE=NurseCarmen] I am a big science fiction fan. That said, JM just doesn’t do it for me. I’ll probably watch all the remaining episodes. Maybe they could bring the Black Donnelys back. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Ugh. Don’t remind me. I loved the Black Donnelys. dumbass network people. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/9 "2007-11-20T03:19:49Z")
I like _Journeyman._ Apparently that’s unusual. Seriously, I’ve seen it claimed that “none of the characters are likable” (in some webcomic that may have been indulging in exaggeration). I like them, maybe I’m just mad. Then there’s the complaint that Dan never leaves San Francisco. :rolleyes: Yeah, & K-Ville never leaves Nawlins. They still have a lot of location work, & there’s still more going on visually in a show like that than in most TV shows, shot on soundstages. Yeah, it’s in one city; that highlights the contrast between decades. ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2007, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/10 "2007-11-20T03:23:37Z")
[QUOTE=Snooooopy] What if the rock band Journey needed a new lead singer? That would be the basis of a great reality show. I don’t know what they would name it, though. [/QUOTE] Easy. They’d just call it Journey, man! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/journeyman-in-danger-of-cancellation/427107/11 "2007-11-21T16:50:59Z")
Crap. Maybe I should stop watching NBC Mondays at 10pm…I like the show, then it goes away (_Studio 60_, twitch twitch).