Oh, bugger.
stevekaw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> 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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