Fall TV casualty: "Viva Laughlin"

kdmelrose · 10-22-2007, 04:26 PM

CBS has canceled the Hugh Jackman-produced Viva Laughlin after just two episodes, making the musical drama the first scripted show to be axed this season.

I think it's the second cancellation of the fall, after Fox officially dumped the reality series Nashville last week.

**Mwynn** · 10-22-2007, 04:46 PM

How did Viva get past testing for it only to last two episodes?

Mike225 · 10-22-2007, 04:50 PM

Coupling did the same thing a few years back, if I remember correctly. I remember before it aired someone saying, "It picks up, you just have to give it a few episodes."

Granted, I've never heard of this Viva show.

**Mwynn** · 10-22-2007, 04:51 PM

Me neither the only show I even try to watch is House.

Mike225 · 10-22-2007, 04:52 PM

Really?

**Mwynn** · 10-22-2007, 04:53 PM

Yeah I am slow on watching shows, most of the time I wait till they are syndicated.

Biofungus · 10-22-2007, 08:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdmelrose

CBS has canceled the Hugh Jackman-produced Viva Laughlin after just two episodes, making the musical drama the first scripted show to be axed this season.

I think it's the second cancellation of the fall, after Fox officially dumped the reality series Nashville last week.

Have we learned nothing from "Cop Rock"?

kdmelrose · 10-22-2007, 08:28 PM

I kind of liked Viva Blackpool, the British show on which this was based.

JoMaC2k · 10-22-2007, 08:58 PM

I actually really liked this. I missed the first episode but watched on the CBS website, then caught the second on the DVR. but they put the show on sunday night it opened late in the season and had virtually no advertising.

How did they expect it to succeed?

The Dag · 10-23-2007, 10:26 AM

it was rumored that is was going to get canceled before it aired... the producers were bitching because CBS did nothing to tell people about the show...

darrell31316 · 10-25-2007, 07:03 AM

Five bucks says there will still be a season one dvd available.

The Dag · 10-25-2007, 01:33 PM

i hope so...i really like the show..

Toyandgadgetguy · 10-25-2007, 10:12 PM

It had potential... but they didn't quite put the right musical numbers in the right places. In the first episode, the first number was fine... it fit, but then they tried to re-create it in the second number and it fell flat.

I think they cut the show off too early. I didn't think it'd survive past the first season, but I certainly thought it would have more than two episodes.

Paul Sanderson · 10-26-2007, 12:33 AM

The American version was badly cast, badly acted and ill-conceived. Not a patch on the British original.

10-22-2007, 04:26 PM	#1
kdmelrose Pope of Appalachia Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In the conservatory, with a candlestick Posts: 7,567	Fall TV casualty: "Viva Laughlin" CBS has canceled the Hugh Jackman-produced Viva Laughlin after just two episodes, making the musical drama the first scripted show to be axed this season. I think it's the second cancellation of the fall, after Fox officially dumped the reality series Nashville last week. __________________ Robot 6 at Comic Book Resources

10-22-2007, 04:46 PM	#2
Mwynn On THE EDGE Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Haven Posts: 23,240	How did Viva get past testing for it only to last two episodes? __________________ www.goldengoatstudios.com Buy Digital Webbing Comics. Or Bucho will foreclose on the orphanage. The Edge issue one Diamond code : NOV121048 The Edge Online The Edge Facebook

10-22-2007, 04:51 PM	#4
Mwynn On THE EDGE Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Haven Posts: 23,240	Me neither the only show I even try to watch is House. __________________ www.goldengoatstudios.com Buy Digital Webbing Comics. Or Bucho will foreclose on the orphanage. The Edge issue one Diamond code : NOV121048 The Edge Online The Edge Facebook

10-22-2007, 04:53 PM	#6
Mwynn On THE EDGE Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Haven Posts: 23,240	Yeah I am slow on watching shows, most of the time I wait till they are syndicated. __________________ www.goldengoatstudios.com Buy Digital Webbing Comics. Or Bucho will foreclose on the orphanage. The Edge issue one Diamond code : NOV121048 The Edge Online The Edge Facebook

10-22-2007, 08:28 PM	#8
kdmelrose Pope of Appalachia Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In the conservatory, with a candlestick Posts: 7,567	I kind of liked Viva Blackpool, the British show on which this was based. __________________ Robot 6 at Comic Book Resources

10-22-2007, 04:50 PM	#3
Mike225 low brow B1Tch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right in the brainpan squish! Posts: 5,719	Coupling did the same thing a few years back, if I remember correctly. I remember before it aired someone saying, "It picks up, you just have to give it a few episodes." Granted, I've never heard of this Viva show.

10-22-2007, 04:52 PM	#5
Mike225 low brow B1Tch Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Right in the brainpan squish! Posts: 5,719	Really?

10-22-2007, 08:58 PM	#9
JoMaC2k The New Solution Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Florida Posts: 721	I actually really liked this. I missed the first episode but watched on the CBS website, then caught the second on the DVR. but they put the show on sunday night it opened late in the season and had virtually no advertising. How did they expect it to succeed?

10-23-2007, 10:26 AM	#10
The Dag Clan G33K$ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MA Posts: 6,813	it was rumored that is was going to get canceled before it aired... the producers were bitching because CBS did nothing to tell people about the show...

10-25-2007, 07:03 AM	#11
darrell31316 The Thread Killer! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SouthEast GA Posts: 90	Five bucks says there will still be a season one dvd available.

10-25-2007, 01:33 PM	#12
The Dag Clan G33K$ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: MA Posts: 6,813	i hope so...i really like the show..

10-25-2007, 10:12 PM	#13
Toyandgadgetguy Eat your vitamins. Really Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Isle of Long, NY Posts: 8,291	It had potential... but they didn't quite put the right musical numbers in the right places. In the first episode, the first number was fine... it fit, but then they tried to re-create it in the second number and it fell flat. I think they cut the show off too early. I didn't think it'd survive past the first season, but I certainly thought it would have more than two episodes.

10-26-2007, 12:33 AM	#14
Paul Sanderson Dread Avenger Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Metro City Posts: 12,414	The American version was badly cast, badly acted and ill-conceived. Not a patch on the British original.

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