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Of course, the show was cancelled because it wasn't very good...

I understand the need for closure, but sometimes, the abuse a show suffers at the hands of a network isn't entirely unjustified. At the least, there are much better shows than Reunion to champion. Ending it quickly because of cancellation would likely have felt forced. Keeping it on until it reached a natural closure, however, would just be prolonging the misery.

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Exactly. Wasn't very good. How about FOX start moving the Simpsons and Family Guy around so no one can find when it is on and then they can cancel those too. And what about if they move Arrested Development around and then baby another show that isn't very good so they can quickly cancel it and put on a bunch of idiot quality shows?

Oh, they already did that.

Why is FOX lame like that?

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No matter the perceived quality of a show, there are always fans. I'm just glad to see a network make an attempt at providing closure for those fans. Now, if they could learn to treat shows right, giving them enough of a chance (in a singluar time-slot, please) to maybe gather a viewership and not be so quick to toss them aside.

Overall, I think it's good news.

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Sure, it's good news. But I doubt they'll change their ways.

TWoP did a great interview with the Everwood creator recently where he talked about how he filmed a "closure" ending to the show even before they knew it was cancelled as he hates it when shows end on a cliffhanger that are on the fence for renewal. It's the fans that have kept the show alive that end up being punished when that happens.

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Fred, they did neither and both though. They ended it sort of "quickly" after about six episodes or so. Then continued to play the remaining already filmed episodes for another few weeks "prolonging the misery." This only helped to confuse many that had been watching the show.

I love it when the guy behind the network most notorious for prematurely canceling good shows says that the fans "deserve some closure."

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am i the only person in the world that liked reunion?

networks do owe it to watchers to have closure on serialized shows because you never know when your show will be the one to get the ax before "its time"

like how would you feel if veronica mars was taken off the air 10 eps. into its second season? im sure it wouldnt be pretty.

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This from the idiots that couldn't even run Firefly in the order the episodes were intended to be aired (the first/pilot was the LAST to air)???

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"Well, unfortunately, Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We've just got to accept the fact that Fox has to make room for terrific shows, like 'Dark Angel', 'Titus', 'Undeclared', 'Action', 'That '80s Show', 'Wonderfalls', 'Fastlane', 'Andy Richter Controls the Universe', 'Skin', 'Girls Club', 'Cracking Up', 'The Pitts', 'Firefly', 'Get Real', 'Freaky Links', 'Wanda at Large', 'Costello', 'The Lone Gunmen', 'A Minute with Stan Hooper', 'Normal, Ohio', 'Pasadena', 'Harsh Realm', 'Keen Eddie', 'The Street', 'American Embassy', 'Cedric the Entertainer', 'The Tick', 'Louie', and 'Greg the Bunny'."

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Reunion was one of the best new shows -- great cast and just the kind of storylines that keep you coming back for more -- unfortunately, they didn't treat it right -- putting it in an awful Thursday slot and then resting the show for a month. They could have had the next big hit -- had they started this show in the summer. Anyways, I hope they put the shows that they do have on DVD. But it does pose a big question -- why should we invest in shows that are serialized if we think they might get cancelled.

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Reunion was GREAT.
And it's still a shame that - and most of all - how they cancelled it!

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