Today was possibly the saddest television news I could have heard in a long time. Drama 'The Hour', which recently finished its second series, has had its promised third series cancelled. This cancellation of the BAFTA-nominated show follows other British cancellations in recent weeks of critical acclaimed dramas such as 'The Fades' and 'Dirk Gently' and, my personal favourite 'Primeval' has been left to fade away without being recommissioned.
Now the BBC article (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21425566) says that series two of 'The Hour' only got 1.47m votes which is a small number in the grand scheme of things such as 'The X Factor' and 'The Voice' and the army of other programmes that tread the same water.
But 'The Hour' was a truly enjoyable programme, well made and stylish, but with characters that people care about. And just like 'Heartbeat' and 'Primeval' before it, alongside many, many other examples, it ended on a cliffhanger, one that will never be resolved.
It shouldn't also be forgotten that whereas a lot of these reality shows can never be released on DVD or syndicated around the globe this quality drama can be.
I'm very disappointed in the cancellation and is another example of the lack of support for British-based dramas. I'm tired on getting into a series only for them to be cancelled so soon into their run, especially without an ending being written in. I appreciate money has to be made available for new dramas but this shouldn't be at the expense of chopping and changing what's on our screens.
Tuesday 12 February 2013
I'm sick of dramas I watch being cancelled
Posted on 13:44 by Unknown
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment