You wouldn't like a fandom scorned, especially if a show was cancelled on a cliff-hanger. here's my pick of five tv shows that were saved by fans.
5- Sense 8
After concluding its second season at the beginning of
June, fans of this diverse show were surprised to hear that it was cancelled by
Netflix. Protesting the decision is an understatement, many fans took to social
media to express their anger and frustration, it even got to trending worldwide
on twitter. Netflix finally relented under pressure and promised fans a
two-hour special to wrap things up. It’s expected to air in 2018.
4- Timeless
After only airing one season, this Sony Pictures
produced tv show was cancelled by NBC. The show might not have been long on air
but it apparently left it’s marks so deep that NBC went back on their decision
and renewed the series after an overwhelming fans protests on social media. The
time travel drama does not have an air date for the second season, but it’s
confirmed that it will be 10 episodes long.
3- Veronica Mars
This show is undoubtedly the ultimate cult classic
series definition. This darker than usual CW tv show aired for three seasons
before it was cancelled leaving behind cliff hangers and a long list of
questions that fans wanted the answers to. The show’s creator Rob Thomas wrote a movie
script but it was rejected by Warner Bros. Fans managed to fund raise over 5.7
million for the movie in a campaign started by Kristin Bell and Rob Thomas on
Kickstarter.
2- Firefly
This show didn’t even make it to 13 episodes on Fox,
due to lack of promotion and messy air time. However, what it did managed to do
is create a loyal following. All fans could do at this point is to write fox
and request for the DVD to be released, and when it did the high numbers of
sales caused Universal Pictures to offer Joss Whedon a movie to give firefly a proper ending,
which also ended up scoring high in DVD sales.
1- Star Trek
Star Trek aired for three seasons on NBC, but before
the third was released there were rumors surfacing of it being cancelled, fans
quickly took to writing huge number of letters to NBC and even holding
protests at schools. NBC later denied those rumors and renewed it for a third
season with the message “And now an announcement of interest to all viewers of
Star Trek. We are pleased to tell you that Star Trek will continue to be seen
on NBC Television. We know you will be looking forward to seeing the weekly adventure
in space on Star Trek.”
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