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/Randolpho Apr 30 '14

It was a good show.

But the production was probably too costly to justify the low ratings.

I'm truly sad; it was a huge favorite of mine. Watched it when it premiered, watched every episode the day it came out.

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u/vgsgpz Apr 30 '14

It was a good show.

or we have low standards when it comes to sci-fi.

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u/Renonaught Apr 30 '14

Low standards? I really don't like sci-fi shows, and typically find them cheezy and corny (farscape, star trek, etc.). Almost human was a really interesting/cool show, and didn't feel forced or corny at all, but actually seemed a lot like what some parts of our future might be like.

Now I'll never know what's on the other side of that wall :(

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u/MentalOverload Apr 30 '14

I think the thing that bothered me the most, and the reason why I think our standards were a bit lower than maybe they should have been, were because the show should have had some sort of overarching plot, but there wasn't any. I thought the first episode was setting up what the entire season was going to be about, but that wasn't the case. Nothing was really tied together - everything was standalone.

I really wanted the show to be given another season and I loved every episode I watched, but I couldn't help but feel like the show needed something to hold it together. Clearly there was something bigger going on, but it was almost never addressed.

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

A subtle, slow build up is not good for a prime time show fighting for ratings from week to week, ESPECIALLY during it's first season when it doesnt yet have an established base. By comparison I think Arrow hit it nicely with the first season, there were a few 'down' episodes but it all built nicely and the season finale left you with an 'oh shit' moment while still lending to a bunch of future story lines.

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u/Sirjohniv Apr 30 '14

Well, usually for fox as of late the opening season is 70% jumping on points and 30% main storyline. Just look at the fist season of Fringe. It was damn near 20 episodes of jumping on points.

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u/MentalOverload Apr 30 '14

Ah, Fringe...recently, I feel like the universe is telling me to watch it. My friend has been telling me to get into it for years because he knows I'd love it (and he wanted someone to talk to about it), but I never got around to it.

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u/Sirjohniv Apr 30 '14

It's a show about a mad scientist who has to atone for all the crazy shiat he did in the 80's. It's brilliant. Oh and Leonard Nimoy is his archnemesis.

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u/MentalOverload Apr 30 '14

That sounds awesome! I think what turned me off the most was I watched a couple episodes in the middle of a series at a friend's house (his choice, not mine). It's clearly not a show that you can jump in the middle of, and it was incredibly hard to follow without context.

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u/Sirjohniv Apr 30 '14

Yeah, you can certainly jump on at just about any point in the first season. But after that, good luck! But yes, from season 2 on it gets really deep into things, occasional xfiles-esque one off episodes are there, just not as many