... AND MORE REGRETS (FROM ALL OVER)
What can I do to fix this? This was my all-time favorite new show. I love Stuart and the whole plot. Please let me know if there is anything that can be done to stop the cancellation.
Shannon
UNCP
I'm terribly sorry to hear about the cancellation. I was devastated when I read the news (I almost cried). In my opinion, "Night Stalker" was the best newcomer on TV this year. It's a pity your show had to compete with "CSI." It would have had a much better chance at survival in the time slot after "Lost."
Do you think it's possible "Night Stalker" will be picked up by a smaller network? If not, I assume we cannot hope for a decent closure to the main storyline. :(
I'd like to thank you and all the cast and crew. It was a wonderful experience, one I'll never forget.
Viktor
Hungary
ABC has pulled the plug on the new "Night Stalker" series just as the series was starting to present some interesting character development and plot momentum. Personally, I don't feel that the series was given the chance it deserves. I mean, pick it up for a complete season, nurture it, let it develop, give it a good chance to progress and develop a viewer/fan base AND THEN determine whether the series is producing the numbers ABC wants. Any possibility of reviving "Night Stalker" elsewhere and, if so, what part should fans play in the revival?
Michael
Chicago
Like many long-time fans of the Kolchak character, I felt some reservations about the latest incarnation of "Night Stalker." However, the treatment of his paradoxical nature, i.e. relentless investigator mixed with repressed personality, was being developed with care. There were also seeds of evolution, especially vis-a-vis his relationship with his female colleague -- one of the inevitable parallels with the protagonists of "The X-Files." How sad that a network willing to take a chance on resurrecting the Kolchak concept lacked the wisdom to provide a time slot, or time, for this show to develop and find its audience.
I hope that it may be possible to pull together some sort of wrap-up, which would be appealing to potential DVD placement. Perhaps you can find a way to add one or two scenes to have the brief series conclude with the esoteric yet ethereal feel of Patrick McGoohan's 17-episode classic, "The Prisoner." Anything along the lines of the latter could be memorable.
Mike
Ottawa, Canada
Sorry to hear about the show's cancellation. It just proves how this style of filmmaking has nearly gone from our screens. It's truly beginning to feel like the end of an era.
Being in Scotland, UK, I never got the chance to see "Night Stalker" in its "entirety." Have you any thoughts as to putting it on DVD so that the rest of the world might be allowed to rediscover Carl Kolchak, et al? For instance, look at what the release of "Firefly" on DVD did for its success.
Keep on writing, don't lose heart. You and your colleagues are an inspiration for all aspiring filmmakers out here!
Katie
Scotland
United Kingdom
I'm so sad to hear "Night Stalker" has been cancelled! I'm so sad for you and your team (you all did a great job -- actors, writers, directors...)! I will definitely miss this show!
It was so brilliant and entertaining! (Already have a multitude of questions about what was about to happen next... questions that won't get any answers, unfortunately.) This visually stunning show deserved to have a better chance. A chance ABC clearly never gave it. That's such a shame. "Night Stalker" was a real gem, but nobody cared to pay attention. Everybody was so busy comparing it to the original "Kolchak" or "The X-Files," they didn't even take it for what it was: a thrilling, innovative and extremely well-written show, with a lot of thoughtful references and a mythology that was obviously going to be particularly thought-provoking.
I'm so frustrated now. We won't even get to see the second part of the last episode any time soon. That's so cruel of ABC! Still, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a DVD release. And I'm sure we'll hear about future projects of yours soon. I really hope so! You're such a talented writer and producer! All in all, it's really sad "Night Stalker" came to an end this quickly, but it was great as long as it lasted. Thanks a lot, and good luck!
Nicolas
Paris, France
I must say I'm very disappointed in ABC! Of course, this cancellation doesn't come as a real surprise. Before the show even started, everybody predicted it would be axed early because of this ruthless time slot. And that's certainly what's even more frustrating: ABC knew perfectly well it would be extremely difficult to go up against the USA's top-rated show, but they didn't do anything to try and promote "Night Stalker." It seems like they never really wanted to give it a chance after all. They decided to axe it while its mythology was only beginning!! (How cruel and inept is that?) They decided to axe it without even trying it in another time slot (they did it last year for "Life As We Know It," why not for "Night Stalker"?). And that's a real shame because "Night Stalker" had better ratings than "Life As We Know It" had so far. So where's the logic in there?
Nico
France
Shannon
UNCP
I'm terribly sorry to hear about the cancellation. I was devastated when I read the news (I almost cried). In my opinion, "Night Stalker" was the best newcomer on TV this year. It's a pity your show had to compete with "CSI." It would have had a much better chance at survival in the time slot after "Lost."
Do you think it's possible "Night Stalker" will be picked up by a smaller network? If not, I assume we cannot hope for a decent closure to the main storyline. :(
I'd like to thank you and all the cast and crew. It was a wonderful experience, one I'll never forget.
Viktor
Hungary
ABC has pulled the plug on the new "Night Stalker" series just as the series was starting to present some interesting character development and plot momentum. Personally, I don't feel that the series was given the chance it deserves. I mean, pick it up for a complete season, nurture it, let it develop, give it a good chance to progress and develop a viewer/fan base AND THEN determine whether the series is producing the numbers ABC wants. Any possibility of reviving "Night Stalker" elsewhere and, if so, what part should fans play in the revival?
Michael
Chicago
Like many long-time fans of the Kolchak character, I felt some reservations about the latest incarnation of "Night Stalker." However, the treatment of his paradoxical nature, i.e. relentless investigator mixed with repressed personality, was being developed with care. There were also seeds of evolution, especially vis-a-vis his relationship with his female colleague -- one of the inevitable parallels with the protagonists of "The X-Files." How sad that a network willing to take a chance on resurrecting the Kolchak concept lacked the wisdom to provide a time slot, or time, for this show to develop and find its audience.
I hope that it may be possible to pull together some sort of wrap-up, which would be appealing to potential DVD placement. Perhaps you can find a way to add one or two scenes to have the brief series conclude with the esoteric yet ethereal feel of Patrick McGoohan's 17-episode classic, "The Prisoner." Anything along the lines of the latter could be memorable.
Mike
Ottawa, Canada
Sorry to hear about the show's cancellation. It just proves how this style of filmmaking has nearly gone from our screens. It's truly beginning to feel like the end of an era.
Being in Scotland, UK, I never got the chance to see "Night Stalker" in its "entirety." Have you any thoughts as to putting it on DVD so that the rest of the world might be allowed to rediscover Carl Kolchak, et al? For instance, look at what the release of "Firefly" on DVD did for its success.
Keep on writing, don't lose heart. You and your colleagues are an inspiration for all aspiring filmmakers out here!
Katie
Scotland
United Kingdom
I'm so sad to hear "Night Stalker" has been cancelled! I'm so sad for you and your team (you all did a great job -- actors, writers, directors...)! I will definitely miss this show!
It was so brilliant and entertaining! (Already have a multitude of questions about what was about to happen next... questions that won't get any answers, unfortunately.) This visually stunning show deserved to have a better chance. A chance ABC clearly never gave it. That's such a shame. "Night Stalker" was a real gem, but nobody cared to pay attention. Everybody was so busy comparing it to the original "Kolchak" or "The X-Files," they didn't even take it for what it was: a thrilling, innovative and extremely well-written show, with a lot of thoughtful references and a mythology that was obviously going to be particularly thought-provoking.
I'm so frustrated now. We won't even get to see the second part of the last episode any time soon. That's so cruel of ABC! Still, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a DVD release. And I'm sure we'll hear about future projects of yours soon. I really hope so! You're such a talented writer and producer! All in all, it's really sad "Night Stalker" came to an end this quickly, but it was great as long as it lasted. Thanks a lot, and good luck!
Nicolas
Paris, France
I must say I'm very disappointed in ABC! Of course, this cancellation doesn't come as a real surprise. Before the show even started, everybody predicted it would be axed early because of this ruthless time slot. And that's certainly what's even more frustrating: ABC knew perfectly well it would be extremely difficult to go up against the USA's top-rated show, but they didn't do anything to try and promote "Night Stalker." It seems like they never really wanted to give it a chance after all. They decided to axe it while its mythology was only beginning!! (How cruel and inept is that?) They decided to axe it without even trying it in another time slot (they did it last year for "Life As We Know It," why not for "Night Stalker"?). And that's a real shame because "Night Stalker" had better ratings than "Life As We Know It" had so far. So where's the logic in there?
Nico
France
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