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Current Talk '24 I / Re: WB ORDERS FILMING OF NEW DS PILOT
« on: June 01, 2004, 07:59:41 PM »However, since we know that they were presumably behind the show from the start, and they certainly knew they were canceling "Angel," that theory doesn't hold up.
True, the first theory doesn't really hold up, but the second might. And why I say that is because the cheif reason cited for the '91 series not finding another network willing to produce it was that the series was too expensive and no one else could afford it. One can say, "Well, the WB knew what they were getting into when they greenlit the pilot," and that is true. But greenlighting a pilot and working out the network budget to encompass every series for an entire season are two very different things. We have to remember that TV networks aren't merely in it to entertain - they're primarily in it to make money. So, it's a no-brainer to assume that the WB felt they would get a better return on their investments with the schedule they've gone with that doesn't include DS. And if financial reasons really do figure into the pilot being passed on, no amount of persuading from DS fans is likely to change their minds.