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This is actually pretty cool. I've always wondered how far into the future things are normally planned out for a TV show. I've heard comments before about how a show has changed over the coursse of 2 or 3 episodes and please say "Hey, they're listening to fans" but the reality probably is that the changes have been written months in advanced and filmed long before anybody made any comments.

So has Fox officially dropped Drive and will not air the final two episodes at all? I've been watching them disappear and reappear on my PVR (it's setup to automatically tape any that air that are new) but I guess they're gone now. At least put them on the web or something.

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I hate to say it, but that all sounds kind of boring. I don't know if I would have continued watching this show if it had stayed on the air.

Still, I hope all the talented people who were involved go on to other things.

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Thanks for this! It's not the same as watching the show, but it helps.

Wendy had another child? Hmmm, interesting. Glad to see that she gets Sam back, but I am a little sad about the prospect of Ivy dying. Not that I was a fan of her character or anything, I just don't like deaths. Can't really see Rob and Leigh hooking up, but then again we barely knew them. Also good to see that John wasn't really sick. That Salazar storyline also looks interesting, and I'm just happy that Sean survived getting shot. I loved the Salazar brothers.

I still really miss this show, think about it a lot. For the short time it was on, I was excited, hopeful, looking foreward to spending my time with this new series. I wish I could've done something to try and help save it. I'm not giving up on Fox, and I'm not giving up on watching new shows, because it's better to have watched and lost than never to have watched at all, right?

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This is such a cool thing for the creators to do. Thanks for the post.

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I agree with #3 -- just reading the bullet points of what was supposed to happen makes my head spin. Maybe if we saw more from the point of view from the shady organizers of the race it would have been more interesting, but all these twists and turns-to-come are really far fetched, even for a show that was far fetched to begin with.

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So it was a soap opera with car chases? No wonder the show was cancelled.

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FOX actually plans to release the final two episodes online in the next week or so. In reality this probably means 2-3 weeks but it's good to know we'll likely get to see them at some point.

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Wow. That story is all over the place. I'm glad Fox put us out of our misery.

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Now what about Skin...

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Typical of the Fox Network.

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Still think Fox should've shipped Drive over to F/X for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon marathon.

But the bullet points were good. Would've liked to have seen the show go on further.

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I did not know if I would get interested in DRIVE, but after the first show, I was hooked, sort of like when LOST first arrived. I faithfully watched the few episodes aired, and was thrilled when newspaper announced DRIVE last 2 episodes would air July 4th...ok, set to see it. The 4th came and went with no DRIVE..Found it would air July 13th..ooops Friday the 13th, no DRIVE..just got on line and found notice it will air online free MON. JULY 16th..of course no time was announced...but I will search it out on Monday. Here's hoping.

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Interesting bullet points, but I'm not sure the show would have survived a revelation of sponsors in that kind of fashion.

For me, part of the draw of the first four episodes was that there was some sort of big, shadowy Other that never shows itself, but still manages to manipulate the circumstances with amazing finess. (Same concept that made the original Blair Witch a draw.) In some ways it was sort of like Roman emporors trotting contestants through the colliseum -- some are compelled to fight at the emporor's whim, others volunteered for the show in order to gain the glory; but in the end, there's a wall around the arena that keeps the contestants from escaping, and the plot can be manipulated on the emporor's whim (gladiator doing too well? Release a couple extra lions, then).

Finding out that the individuals were getting themselves into this, or else being drawn into it by a soap opera of cheesy sponsorships, would have been a let-down.

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Thanks, that was really good to know. I really liked episode 6, and will truly miss Drive.

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fuck you fox.. fuck you.. i REALLY loved drive, and i would have watched every season.. you have to realize, that a lot of people have DVRs and thus you will get more ratings than you think.. i hate you so bad, you stupid mother fuckers.. how is 24 better than drive? i dont see a difference in the type of show.. FOX=ASSHOLES

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why all the compliments? fox flat out CANCELLED drive and lied about airing it, then lied about it being the FINAL (as in finale) 2 episodes.. fox should be ashamed of themselves for not airing it just because it didnt get enuf ratings.. too many things these days (movies/music) are looking for 1 hit wonders to make quick money.. how about u just let drive go on for the whole season and then decide if your going to do a second season.. what fox did is EXACTLY like if there was a concert and all the ppl showed up and then they got on the mic and said "sorry guys, only 10,000 showed up, we wanted 20,000, so its cancelled, go home" i hate u fox

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1 more thing.. nothing is explained above, so i dont know what you guys are so happy about.. 50% of the above bullets about how the show end were already aired on myspace.com/driveonfox they should have at least made it up.. there was at LEAST 2 more episodes to go to explain everything, they cant be summed up in a few sentences.. i would assume maybe 4 more episodes to finish the season

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I just watched the 5th episode today at www.myspace.com/fox. Thanks for the bullets, but they don't do the show justice. I started watching the show from the first episode because an old friend was in this one and I wanted to get some background. I thought it was going to be a show with lots of car race shots. I like all of the twists and kept wanting to know more about the what's and why's that drive each of the characters to participate.

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I watched the last two episodes today online. I am left wanting more. I would love to see this show come back even if it is F/X. Fox you should really listen to your audience. Evryone has a favorite person on the show and they want thier person to win the race. I had a few fav's on the show and wanted to see each of them come thru thier suffering to win, even if the only thing they won was their selfesteem.

If Fox would bring it back I would quit my job and come out there to help them with the show. I would love to see this show on the air for a long time. Look Fox, people didn't like the Simpson's or Married with Children when they first came out and you kept them on the air for a long time. Drive is like love and as the Beatles once sanged" Give Love a Chance". OK it was peace instead of Love but you get the point.

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