by bettie black
An hour ago, my boyfriend asked me if I was upset that Joseph Ahearn had not �finished� the story of British television series Ultraviolet, which ran for one six-episode season. I explained that I�d hardened myself to such disappointments since Earth2�s untimely cancellation in 1995, before its story had been told all the way through.
Then five minutes ago I read in Entertainment Weekly that A&E has cancelled Nero Wolfe, and I am fighting back tears of anger and disappointment.
I suppose I should have seen it coming � how many good shows make it more than two seasons these days? It�s a miracle that I�ve still got Buffy the Vampire Slayer, its spin-off, Angel, and�um�well, I suppose that�s all, now that they�ve cancelled Nero. As I say, I should have seen it coming � our cable was shut off earlier this summer, and we may not have it turned back on. I still get, inexplicably, decent reception on the Food Network and TLC (Yay for Emeril and Trading Spaces!), but don�t get much of anything else, especially the basic non-cable stations like NBC and UPN. I will have to beg friends to tape Buffy if I want to keep watching it � why would I have the luck of being able to watch any other shows that I love?
In fact, I will go so far as to take personal responsibility for its cancellation. According to EW, it was due to a drop in viewers � it�s my fault, and to the two other smart people out there who watched, I�m sorry.
I suppose it�s time to start campaigning for a full DVD release.
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