SyFy puts the nail in the coffin of Eureka

[wraithfodder]

it's dead, Jim.

Yup, SyFy has pulled the plug on Eureka, and it's not even going to get those six episodes of a sixth season, as they first talked about.

The whole debacle is detailed at http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/08/08/eureka-cancelled/.

Sucks. It was a fun series. Now SyFy has what left? Nothing that I can think of!

Comments

[nialla]

They're going to spend the extra money on new monster of the week movies. And wrestling. And "reality" shows. You see why I took the channel out of my onscreen guide years ago? Made my blood pressure get too high.

Five years seems to be the kill switch. I guess since so many actors sign a five year contract if they're on at the beginning of a show, it's cheaper to kill the show than to deal with contract negotiations. At least to the bean counters, who don't realize you can't just stick a new (and cheaper) show on the air and get the same results.