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Hopefully they are pulling it to retool the show and bring it back stronger.

The problem with a lot of these broadcast shows is that they air so sporadically. Just when you begin to get into it, it is off the air for a week or several weeks.

You don't see that happen on HBO or Showtime where they air all the episodes faithfully week after week.

That is must-see TV

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Spouse is still watching this show but I tuned out early -- so we're in sharp disagreement over this thing. The actors are all great -- I'll watch them in any other show, so I know it's not them.

Oh, and I finally understand the why the network originally figured the LOST fans would watch THE NINE... Yeah, you see, with LOST, the people watching think the characters are all in purgatory, and with THE NINE, the people _watching_ are in purgatory.

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MacGuffin, Don't forget the cable channels. Shows like The Shield, Rescue Me, Nip/Tuck, The Closer and others on cable air their seasons non-stop too.

Hopefully this is a trend and the broadcast networks will wake up and smell the coffee.

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It's definite...Zap2It is reporting that ABC has just put the show on "hiatus," and we know what that means. The link is below, if this forum allows that sort of thing.
http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-abcpullsthenine,0,7597771.story?coll=zap-tv-mainheadline

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ABC frankly doesn't have a good track record in bringing their struggling shows back from hiatus. I predict they will either stream the remaining episodes on their website and/or put the episodes for sale on iTunes. They started doing this last season with The Night Stalker. And CBS has now done this with Smith, and even put up synopses for the remaining episodes that were never produced.

Look at it this way: At least through the broadband Internet now, the networks can give loyal viewers of failed series at least some sense of closure.

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People, are you wondering if The Nine has been cancelled or not, here is the link:

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-abcpullsthenine,0,7597771.story

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i hope they make it official soon. haven't watched last week's episode yet, so it'd be nice to remove it from my dvr

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This just drives me crazy! You get invested in a storyline and the characters, then - BAM! - gone. I actually really enjoyed this show, and was curious to see where they'd go with it. I couldn't imagine they could sustain the "bank connection" thing past a season or two, but to just yank it unceremoniously is just so infuriating!! Just one more reason to avoid network series.

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I really liked the show was really getting invested in some of the characters....I will be really upset if they pull it!!

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Does anyone know of a website where you can post your comments so they get back to ABC. This is the second show that they have pulled that I really loved and I know I don't make up the viewing public but I always felt like I had a good eye for a good quality show.

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Ok, I just posted my comments on ABC.com...I just watched the November 22nd episode which I had missed and OMG...it was so good! That is a great show...I hope they move it around or something...just give it another shot....

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Wow, a show that makes you imagine the emotions of being held hostage, seeing someone shot, dying, not knowing your fate. No car chases, blood and guts, and then actually challenging your mind instead of handing it to you like a comic book. Not dummied down! Amazing. No wonder it is on hiatus. Too much for the "idiot box" watchers who are not beyond 1st grade
thinkers.

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