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Journal by FortKnox on Friday May 16, 2003 @11:20AM

(Apologies to Bill Murray)

Whilst reading an amusing article on Fox bring a show about porno to the new fall lineup, I noticed something towards the bottom.

THEY AREN'T BRINGING BACK JOHN DOE (or fastlane)!!

Now, to start a petition...

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John Doe (Score:1)

by Em Emalb ( 452530 ) writes:

was the only show on Fox the Notorious E M watched.

Now that channel is completely useless to me.

Screw them.
- Re:John Doe (Score:2)
  
  by red5 ( 51324 ) writes:
  
  I feel you dawg if they get rid of 24 they won't have anything for me.
  
  I watched John Doe a few times. It was alright. Sorta like pretender only not nearly as good.
In providing mindless entertainment (Score:2)

by aridhol ( 112307 ) writes:

They can't afford to have a main character (John Doe) who's seen as smarter than their viewers. The show's probably too intelligent for the average viewer...or the average executive.
- Re:In providing mindless entertainment (Score:2)
  
  by dmorin ( 25609 ) writes:
  
  They can't afford to have a main character (John Doe) who's seen as smarter than their viewers. The show's probably too intelligent for the average viewer...or the average executive.
  What about CSI and Law and Order : Criminal Intent? Both wildly popular showcases for the intelligence of their main characters.
  - Re:In providing mindless entertainment (Score:2)
    
    by aridhol ( 112307 ) writes:
    
    I watch those all the time. Are they on Fox? I get them on CTV. But I don't keep track of which channels belong to which networks.
    /me checks Fox's page
    Hmmm...reality show...reality show...dysfunctional high school...reality show...mindless comedy...reality show...
    Doesn't look like Fox has much in the way of intellectual TV.
    - Re:In providing mindless entertainment (Score:2)
      
      by dmorin ( 25609 ) writes:
      
      Ah, you were commenting on Fox specifically. Gotcha. Thought you were generalizing.
      Somebody please dear god explain Malcolm in the Middle to me. I mean, does it just not do commercials well? I watched the commercials for the season finale with the moronic father strapped to a backboard screaming "I'm coming Lois, I'm coming!" while trying to ride a bicycle and was amazed at how offensively stupid it looked. Then again I suppose some people can say the same thing about The Simpsons.)
      - Re:In providing mindless entertainment (Score:1)
        
        by gmhowell ( 26755 ) writes:
        
        The commercials are fairly idiotic. But the show is very funny. In some ways, it's far more of a 'cartoon' (and certainly more surreal) than King of the Hill.
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- Re:For pure "Charlie's Angels" eye candy... (Score:2)
  
  by einstein ( 10761 ) writes:
  
  gah, but they got rid of Firefly to put on Fastlane! even if there was good eye candy, it killed Firefly!
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- Re:For pure "Charlie's Angels" eye candy... (Score:1)
  
  by shadowspark ( 634482 ) writes:
  
  I didn't watch Fastlane religiously, but it was a show my GF watched religiously and loved. She is saddened that the show is being cancelled, but at least all the shows she's already downloaded via BitTorrent sites like this one [uklinux.net]. Fortunately she's already burned all the episodes onto VCD.
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- Re:For pure "Charlie's Angels" eye candy... (Score:2)
  
  by red5 ( 51324 ) writes:
  
  ..Fastlane was a good one. I didn't watch it religiously (okay, so I maybe saw one or two episodes), but it was a fun show to watch, the action was good, the eye candy was good. It was good "remove brain before viewing" entertainment. I was more interested in that show than a lot of others on the tee-vee.
  
  I guess theres always the low-rent eyecandy shows like VIP and She-Spys.
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    - Re:For pure "Charlie's Angels" eye candy... (Score:2)
      
      by red5 ( 51324 ) writes:
      
      Charlie's Angels was on ABC tonight. I just love how they used "Smack My Bitch Up" as their fight music.
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John Doe was still on? (Score:2)

by cyranoVR ( 518628 ) writes:

I haven't seen any ads for it in months, and the only episode I ever saw was the first one. Figured it had been cancelled a long time ago.

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