What Are The Odds Defiance Gets Cancelled

[K A S H I H A R A D]

Given SyFy's track record with shows worth watching... what do you think?

[Bornhald]

I think they will make it to the end of the season 1 but not sure if we will see season 2...

IIRC the first season has already been filmed.

[MrViewtiful]

Firefly

[JonDav]

I dunno. It's an ok show, nowhere near AMC quality but it's ok. I can see it getting a second season but beyond that is a huge toss-up...

[Chaotichorizon]

There is probably a time constrained contract (i.e. a predetermined amount of seasons) that was agreed upon. That being said, the show was actually pretty good, so I'm hoping it goes on for awhile.

[Eisberg]

Given SyFy's track record with shows worth watching... what do you think?

I'd say they have a pretty dang good track record then. Of all the years that I wached this station, they have only cancelled 2 shows without finishing them, and that is Stargate Universe and Alphas. Every other series they cancelled without finishing them were not worth watching anyways.

[Bored Peon]

'Every' show usually just means Stargate Universe. Other than that and Caprica most get pretty good runs on SyFy.

Stargate Atlantis got cut off at end of season 5. Did not evne get a movie to tie up the ending.

Stargate Universe was cut, but at least the ending was somewhat tied up.

Sanctuary was cancled.

Caprica was canceled.

Alphas was canceled.


It not just SyFy, any network these days soon as a program dips below a certain ratings number it gets the axe.

Part of the Stargate problem comes from the Stargate franchise itself. They canceled their MMO a couple years back around the time Atlantis was canceled.

[Aspect]

I'd say they have a pretty dang good track record then. Of all the years that I wached this station, they have only cancelled 2 shows without finishing them, and that is Stargate Universe and Alphas. Every other series they cancelled without finishing them were not worth watching anyways.

Desden Files, Eureka (yes they got to "finish" but it was still a cancellation), Farscape...those are just three of the top of my head that got the NBC/SyFy shaft

[darky89]

I didn't know Alphas was cancelled!!! Mother-duckers!

[ironhands]

the high budgets of a sci-fi show usually make it short lived, and usually it doesn't come down to "does it make money" so much as "does it make LOTS of money"