Fox Mortally Wounds Amsterdam

By Kona Gallagher: 2008-05-12 12:45:39

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1. Andrea Says:
   May 12th, 2008 at 15:23

   Kona,
   
   I'm sorry to say that you did not watch New Amsterdam. It was a great series with a lot of potential and you should give it a try.
   
   Also, it is not true that it "didn't catch on with audiences". It was competing on the same night at Dancing with the Stars and the CBS comedy block. It had a very high DVR viewership (check tvbythenumbers.com)
   
   Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles aired with no competition and was renewed. NA had the second best numbers of all the new dramas at FOX.
   
   If it had been on any other network, it would have been renewed (see Eli Stone).

1. Joe Says:
   May 12th, 2008 at 15:59

   New Amsterdam was the best new show in quite a while. It's too bad it will not have a chance to develop its incredible potential. Not even Star Trek could have returned had it been canceled with only eight episodes under its belt. Just think, the execs who canceled NA could still get a job at NBC in the late sixties. The sooner they leave the better. They should be axed today; it's the only time-span they are conscious of. And no, they wouldn't know a good show if it bit them on the ass, which would be easy since they're all ass!

1. Joe Reilly Says:
   May 12th, 2008 at 16:15

   It's a crying shame the execs who canceled NA weren't canceled after their 5 week in the womb too.

1. Joe Says:
   May 12th, 2008 at 19:03

   I apologize for my poor typing.
   
   NA pilot 3/4/08, last episode aired 4/14/08.
   
   It's a crying shame the execs who canceled NA weren't canceled after THEIR 5th week in the womb!

1. Barry Says:
   May 13th, 2008 at 08:09

   New Amsterdam was probably the best new show to come along in ages. It was fresh and exciting and written with the correct blend of suspense and humor. The only bad part of the show was the last few minutes of the last show where he dumped, brutally, the woman he thought was the one. Fox once agains demonstates how foolish their executives are with this blunder.

1. Harry Says:
   May 13th, 2008 at 10:43

   New Amsterdam was a great show in a poor time slot that actually didn't do that bad ratings-wise. But Fox killed it from the start, first moved it from fall to midseason and cut it from 13 episodes to 8, then delayed it. I loved John's memories of the past and how it showed a window onto "old New York" (like the Bronx in 1813 when it was still farmland!).
   
   Of course, the show wasn't sleazy or "reality" enough for Fox, on the other networks it would've survived. I guess John finally met "the One" and became mortal.....

1. Steve Says:
   May 13th, 2008 at 22:17

   I also believe that New Amsterdam was a great show--probably the best new drama this season--although it should have been clear to me from the start that they weren't committed to it. First they delay the debut six months, then they start it on a different day than the regular broadcast day (Monday). This is Fox, after all--Firefly all over again.

1. Kris Says:
   May 14th, 2008 at 11:46

   Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
   
   New Amsterdam was a great show, why??

1. Mel Says:
   May 24th, 2008 at 13:46

   New Amsterdam was one of the best new shows out this season, in fact it was one of the only shows I was watching other than House. Fox really should have given the series another chance, and perhaps if they were so worried about the numbers they could have advertised the show a bit better. It's a shame that one of the best shows to come along lately, has been given the ax so quickly. I hope that Fox will regret their decision and that perhaps another channel that has brains will scoop up this show. Out of protest for Fox's unfortunate decision I have decided to boycott the network and even missed out on the season finale of House. Shame on you, Fox!

1. Mark Says:
   June 24th, 2008 at 22:21

   Why cancel this show?
   I can't believe in a year where there was a strike that this show did not get a better fate.
   They should rethink this one!

1. Arlin Weingold Says:
   June 26th, 2008 at 01:11

   Finally an intelligent, interesting show pops up and the "evil ones" snatch it away. I was immediatly drawn in by the pilot and couldn't wait for the next episode to appear. Everyone that I told about the show were devoted to it and we are all quite disappointed that the drama won't continue. I suppose that in this age of instant gratification, the network couldn't give the show a chance to survive. Sadly, it's just another sign of the times when quality and intelligence loses out.

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