Sad news to report…especially if you are fans of some of the Fox Network’s recent programs.
(l-r) Human Target stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Janet Montgomery and Mark Valley
United States network Fox has officially cancelled “Human Target,” “The Chicago Code,” “Lie To Me,” “Traffic Light,” and the recently premiered “Breaking In,” according to various news sources, including TV Line.
Some of the “Sidewalks Entertainment” staff are major fans of “Human Target,” especially since the TV project got to interview the producers and many of the stars of the adventure series, including leads Mark Valley and Jackie Earl Haley – twice. At the recent WonderCon 2011, creator/host Richard R. Lee had an opportunity to talk to executive producer Matt Miller about Fox picking up “Target” as a possible mid-season, 13-episode run for its third year.
Host Maaika Westen interviewed the cast of “Breaking In” (Christian Slater, Odette Annable, Bret Harrison, and Alphonso McAuley) in April, just a couple of days before that program’s premiere. The comedy series had respectable ratings following the network’s hit, “American Idol.”
All of the shows above were on the “bubble” for Fox. Many assumed a couple would be renewed, like crime dramas “The Chicago Code” and “Lie to Me,” since these two shows are scheduled to repeat in the summer lineup (sadly “Target” was missing on the programming list). As of May 10, 2011, all of the shows were dropped.
Tell us how you feel.
Original Interviews (old “Sidewalks” site):
Human Target was our favorite show. We’re through watching ANYTHING on FOX! They’re really good at renewing “garbage”, and getting rid of shows worth watching. Maybe it’s time for them to get rid of the people who are doing the cancelling!!!
It’s a bad idea cancelling Breaking In. It got me watching prime time TV again (after years of avoiding it because of reality TV crap). Not everyone on the planet likes American Idol or reality TV for that matter. Breaking In is a great show with a great cast. Fox already shows a bunch of garbage on their line-up, they should seriously reconsider
We all need to congregate in ONE place, one forum, so we can put our efforts to best use. I don’t care where, just one spot.
We opted for the Human Target FB page, under Discussions, One Thread to Help Save Human Target at:
https://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=83431257070&topic=14742
NBC cancelled Merlin after one season. Season FOUR starts up on Sy Fy.
(I THINK) Warner Brothers owns Human Target. THEY need to be contacted. To be verified.
I’m trying like crazy to drum up support for the show but I cannot do it all. There are some FB pages we have devoted to saving Human Target. If we ALL send these comments to Warner Brothers AND Fox, we CAN make a difference. Don’t sit on your azz and wait for the next one to do it. That’s a good way for this to NOT happen. Here are as many of the links one can handle in one sitting (LOL):
http://www.fox.com/humantarget/
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/14/Campaign-for-Human-Target-Season-3/
http://www.warnerbros.com/main/help/customer_service.html
Fox (e-mail): askfox@foxinc.com or
Peter Liguori, President, Fox Broadcasting Co., P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213 (310) 369-1000
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-Save-Human-Target/189050054476257
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Back-Human-Target/128921383853159
Human Target Season 3: I think you need to just petition Warner bros. about finding a new network to air Human Target — someplace where it will be shown with an interest to garner a wide audience and gain popularity. Fox got rid of all these shows so they have very different plans, and they honestly didn’t do a thing to promote season 2.