Threshold" Crossed Into Cancellation
Posted: Thursday November 24th, 2005 10:38pm
Source: E! Online
Author: Garth Franklin
http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/051124e.php
More cancellation news continued this Thanksgiving holiday with the
only one of the four new major sci-fi/horror shows not to get a full
season order fo far having finally been given the axe.
"Threshold" starred an impressive cast including the likes of Carla
Gugino, Charles S. Dutton, Brent Spiner and Brian Van Holt as a team of
goverment specialists investigating an alien audio communication signal
designed to terraform not only the planet but the people on it. In the
pilot a freighter's crew were exposed to the signal and most of the
episodes so far have been about containing the signal from getting out
via various means.
Sandwiched between CBS's large ratings winners "Ghost Whisperer" and
"Numb3rs" on Friday nights, "Threshold" managed to do decent ratings
but was an obvious weak link in the chain. Its move to Tuesdays the
other week after a short hiatus resulted in significant drops in
audience numbers. Reviews have been tepid as well with a small number
of loyal or curious critics, but many agreeing it was the most
different and original of the four new shows (the other three being
"Invasion", "Surface" and "Supernatural" which will all last out the
season).
Today E! Online TV columnist Kristin, who's always very reliable,
posted in a message "It's official. My sources confirm to me that
Threshold is done. Especially sad given the plans they had to bring on
Catherine Bell of JAG". So far nine episodes have aired of the show, no
word yet as to how many more will screen or have been produced.
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