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'Moonlight' Fans Take It on the Chin
By Tracy Phillips
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 21:09:47 GMT
When the annual fall TV slaughter claimed “Moonlight” as one of its victims, there was “an insane reaction,” as one reporter at the TCA press tour put it, from fans of the show. (Vampires are cool, but don’t mess with the people who love them!)CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler didn’t offer much consolation: “Well, everybody knows I love vampires, witches, werewolves, warlocks -- I love them all.”
But she said of “Moonlight’s” cancellation, “I don't question the choice we made. I'm not getting as much mail, and most of those comments were actor-centric.”
Actor-centric? I’m not sure what difference that makes, a fan is a fan, whether they are obsessed with the character Mick St. John or the actor who plays him, Alex O’Loughlin.
So when asked if CBS would like to work with O’Loughlin again on a different show, Tassler said, “Sure. We’d love to.”
I’m sure fans would love that too, perhaps just on a different network.
Take a look at a slideshow of our picks for the Best Canceled TV Shows. Is yours in there?
Click here to comment: Are you bummed "Moonlight" was canceled? Do you want to see Alex O’Loughlin back on TV? Which of your favorite shows was canceled?
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I am very unhappy they cancelled Moonlight. I looked forward to it each week, and I liked the electricity between Mick and Beth...I wish they would have kept it on
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:02:29 GMT | jumisa
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I looked forward every Friday night to Moonlight, how disappointing!!! I hope you reconsider taking it off!Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:27:16 GMT | reikemoon
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I'm more or less done with this network. It seems that the only thing they're interested in is setting a record for canceling the most shows.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:27:19 GMT | Vale_MacRorie
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I am bummed, I really enjoyed the three in a row on Friday's. Mick was a superhero, I loved the character development espcially Josef's character. Oh well, i enjoyed Jericho also.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:31:28 GMT | ladyluck551
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Moonlight was one of our favorite shows and one of a very few we watched on CBS.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:28 GMT | khills
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As a fan of Jericho my heart goes out to the Moonlight fans, they have helped us and we've helped them as fans of good shows have to. I also agree with Vale, CBS takes chances on good shows and then doesn't have the you know what to back them. Maybe they are going for a record!
I was pleased to see Jericho in the Best Cancelled, although I wish it were different. Jericho fans aren't done yet Comcast so check out http://www.savejerichoagain.com/ for our history making efforts.
I hope both of our shows find new homes and soon!
Dawn_usa
A Comcast subscriber!
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Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:37 GMT | Dawn_usa
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Mick and Beth were the one bright light on Friday night. All the other networks were boring. Moonlight brought romance, drama, humor, excitement, with a touch of the old "monster movie" into our homes. It is a shame that CBS had decided to cancel this show.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:37:54 GMT | Chilipeppersmom
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I have never written in on anything or any topic before! I am BLOWN away they cancelled this show. BLOWN away!!!! I looked forward to the one treat on Friday night TV, "Moonlight" Cancel any piece of crap TV you want, but not Moonlight!!!Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:38:06 GMT | blondemaverick1
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I am so upset at the cancelation of Moonlight. There isn't hardly anything worth watching on TV and you take off one of the good shows worth watching. I hope you have enough common sense to put Alex O'loughlin on another show. It seems you leave on the trash, filth and garbage and you take off the one's that are decent.Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:46:20 GMT | LadyJuliette73
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I LOVED Moonlight...one of the best new shows on TV...looked forward to Friday nights with Mick and Beth!Cancel some of those other stupid shows, not Moonlight~ take a poll and let the people decide!!!!!
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:48:50 GMT | Marnie
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Sighhhhhhhhh , being a vampire myself and 732 years old, i was learning a lot from the show, the neat way of finding quality blood, etc. Mick and Beth had my attention from the start along with the supporting cast of characters, this is one vampire that hopes you will consider bringing it back on!!!! VAMPIRES RULEEEE :smileysurprised:Message Edited by nitehawk1845 on 07-19-2008 08:06 PM
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Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:03:30 GMT | nitehawk1845
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My husband and I really enjoyed this series. If we were not able to watch it was always on our recorder. I say please bring it back.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:04:34 GMT | Idene
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I am very unhappy that they decided to cancel Moonlight. I have look forward to the show everyweek. I have enjoyed the storyline between Mick and Beth. PLEASE PLEASE reconsider taking it off the air.. it was one of the only good shows left to watch..all there is now is crap on tv..Come one CBS what were you thinking?????Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:04:34 GMT | gmicki20
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My husband and I enjoyed Moomlight so much. We will miss it. Now we are left with Dr. Who, Eureka and (hopefully) Torchwood.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:04:55 GMT | mstein
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I'll was so happy for Mick and Beth that they were about to get together. I'll will miss it.mehki2
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:07:44 GMT | mehki2
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I can't believe there are only 11 comments on here, unfortunately this is why shows like this get cancelled. People complain, but not to the source ...(CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler didn’t offer much consolation:
She said of “Moonlight’s” cancellation, “I don't question the choice we made. I'm not getting as much mail, and most of those comments were actor-centric.”
And the "Big 3" networks wonder why the viewership is shrinking! There is so much CRAP on "free" tv these days, the good shows never get a chance. It would be nice to see some executives not cower for their jobs and grow a pair once in a while as in the past (Sienfeld, Friends, etc...).
I guess it is "all about the Benjamin’s" and not about quality anymore!
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:30 GMT | Eastwood
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This is nothing but a bunch of BULLSH@T!!!!They cancel the only things worth watching but,keep some reality shows that nobody watches??????Or better yet they keep some rediculous investigative reporting shows that only talk about murders from years ago:who cares??????Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:24:11 GMT | cc623
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I watch very little network television because there's not much worth watching, but I NEVER missed Moonlight! I wish CBS would listen to viewers and bring it back. I will be boycotting CBS to protest their very unenlightened decision.Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:34:00 GMT | moonlightfan
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MOONLIGHT WAS ONE OF MY VERY FAVORITE SHOWS!! ALEX WOULD BE GOOD ON ANY SHOW, BUT HE WAS PARTICULARLY THRILLING AS A "gOOD" VAMPIRE! i LOVED THE ROMANTIC STORY TOO!Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:37:28 GMT | GINGERCAKE