As so often happens in the television industry, shows get cancelled. I can live with that, in theory. But over the past ten years, it seems like the networks are too quick to cancel a series. But it happens, I get it. However, since you, dear ABC, didn’t give Sports Night a real shot, my biggest beef will always be with your definition of “development.”
Series that are spawn of the hot new concept have the lowest survival rate. Since Lost premiered, has there been a successful sci-fi/fantasy show? Nope. And since that is my favorite genre I always get screwed. The latest flare up of cancelitis was FlashForward. Was it an awesome show? Nope. Was it executed well. Nah. But I loved it. It was an interesting concept. And in the right hands (read: not Brannon Braga) it may have survived it’s freshman year.
You must give shows with long story arcs sufficient time to develop. One year is not enough to prove its worth. But the way you decided to end FlashForward just pisses me off. I’ve known for at least a month that the show was destined for the dust bin. Normally I am quickly put out of my misery. Show gets cancelled, show goes off the air immediately. Like a band-aid. Pull. Fast. Ouch. Better now!
Instead you decided to air the remaining shows of the season. I was hoping that at the very least the creators would be allowed to finish out the story lines. For the past month I watched each week. And then the finale last night. The day of the flash forward. The whole season, from pilot on, had been building up to this day. Tension builds as scenes play out as they did in everyone’s flash forward. Disaster approached. True love happened. And then the realization sets in that the next flash forward would happen at the end of the hour. Shit. I mean really. Shit. Did you have to do that? Did you have to keep airing the episodes? The finale was upon us and you decide to add more mythology to the story? The flash forward happens and everyone sees their future again. Many, MANY, more questions are laid at our feet. WHY?
ABC, you should have just pulled FlashForward off the air the moment your braintrust decided to cancel it. And seriously, damn you for airing a finale that answered no questions and gave me a desire to know more of the story. But I never will find out why everyone seemed to see their futures at different points, instead of like in the pilot where everyone saw the same moment.
There is a reason cable networks have been so successful. They have great shows and give them time to develop. If FlashForward had aired on TNT, I would bet $100 there would be a second season.
So screw you ABC. I’m done.
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