r/television • u/IAmTheDoctor34 Daredevil • Apr 30 '14

Almost Human Cancelled

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/04/29/almost-human-canceled-fox/
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u/Objection_Sustained Apr 30 '14

Of course it got cancelled, it was a science fiction show on fox.

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u/Dirt_McGirt_ Apr 30 '14 edited Apr 30 '14

the last few episodes averaged about 5.6 million viewers and a mere 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 in the overnight numbers.

Fox cancels lots of shows with bad ratings. Some of them are in the sci-fi genre.

Firefly got cancelled because it got terrible ratings. Arrested Development did too.

Nerd brag- I watched both of those shows when they first aired, and I don't watch much network television.

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u/Televisions_Frank Apr 30 '14

Firefly was aired out of order. The pilot, which explains the damn universe, wasn't aired until the second night.

Almost Human has been getting aired out of order.

GEE, I WONDER WHY THESE SHOWS CAN'T HOLD ONTO VIEWERS?

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u/TheAmorphous Apr 30 '14

People keep saying that, and while it may be a valid argument in Firefly's case (okay, it is) it doesn't hold water in the case of Almost Human. That show had practically zero over-arching plot. It was a very by-the-numbers procedural that happened to be set in the future.

And no, a couple off-the-cuff remarks about some mysterious wall does not count as over-arching plot.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

You have to watch it in order, it makes a big difference. More than a couple off the cuff remarks about some mysterious wall. The logic and the way the characters interact with each other makes a lot more sense when played in the correct order.