[spimmy]

choosing being human over fades is as joke

[enna_g]

I am astounded The Fades has been axed. It was a really good idea and well scripted. I was looking forward to the next series to see what happens. If it is to do with money I am sure there are plenty of other programmes that could have been taken off. It appears that anything that isn't mainstream gets third rate treatment.

[Kop_007]

Awful decision.

The Fades was great.


Sure, it had some issues (Johnny Harris' acting was a real distraction for me), but the overall story, effects, and relationship between the two main lads were really, really good.

Cult show that deserved better. It was something unique. Pity.

[KennyT]

Disappointing (but not surprising, given that the ratings weren't fantastic after the premiere).

K

[fmradiotuner1]

The BBC is total crap they have nothing decent on any more when they do they cancel it.
The only thing worth watching on the BBC now days are the wildlife documentaries

[Jenzen]

Originally Posted by fmradiotuner1

The BBC is total crap they have nothing decent on any more when they do they cancel it.
The only thing worth watching on the BBC now days are the wildlife documentaries

The docs like Blue Planet and Mrs Browns Boys are the ONLY other things besides the Fades that I ever watch on the BBC now. What am I paying my license fees for!

I really hope another channel like Sky picks up the rights for this and gives it the decent treatment it deserves! They have recommisioned Bedlam for a second series I believe and while Bedlam was ok, the Fades was so much better, it could do well for them.

[Servalan]

Originally Posted by Jenzen

The docs like Blue Planet and Mrs Browns Boys are the ONLY other things besides the Fades that I ever watch on the BBC now. What am I paying my license fees for!

I really hope another channel like Sky picks up the rights for this and gives it the decent treatment it deserves! They have recommisioned Bedlam for a second series I believe and while Bedlam was ok, the Fades was so much better, it could do well for them.

Anyone waiting for Sky (or anyone else) to pick up The Fades will almost certainly have a long wait, as the show was made in-house by the BBC (as opposed to, say Being Human, which is made by an independent production company) ... so unless the BBC starts making programmes for Sky - an interesting concept but unlikely - I think this is, unfortunately, goodbye to The Fades.

And for anyone complaining: The Fades' demise is nothing to do with the show's quality and everything to do with the BBC's cost-cutting Delivering Quality First incentive, which means, among other things, major cuts for both BBC Three and BBC Four. BBC Three simply can't afford more new drama - that's why Being Human is only returning for six episodes, rather than eight. It's all about money. Nothing else.

But, yes, it is a shame.

[KennyT]

Apparently, according to a Twitter link...

Spoiler

It won the BAFTA for best drama series - so perhaps Auntie may reconsider...

K

[Reo]

Originally Posted by KennyT

Apparently, according to a Twitter link...

Spoiler

It won the BAFTA for best drama series - so perhaps Auntie may reconsider...

K

That's why I came here.. to see if anyone else thought the same thing. Maybe there is a little hope now.

[platelet]

Originally Posted by platelet

clutching at straws here but there's an element of Chinese whisper to this report. What Johnny Harris actually told SFX was "a second series hasn't been commissioned".

That means it's not likely to show up this year but isn't the same as saying it will never come back / has been axed. Could be budget constraints or could be channel re-branding or could just be the Olympics impact on this years schedules

very slight glimmer of hope
http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headli...ould-come-back

[StressMonkey]

Originally Posted by platelet

very slight glimmer of hope
http://www.cultbox.co.uk/news/headli...ould-come-back

The longer they leave it though the less chance of getting original cast members back - and I have to say Fades was one of those series that was perfectly cast. Some shows can cope with a recast (Being Human), such a short series like Fades can't.

If they can't get Iain and Daniel, I don't think they should make it.

[little-monster]

Is this show worth checking out?
Just wanted to ask because i don't wanna watch it and be left with a cliffhanger

[Shrike]

Originally Posted by little-monster

Is this show worth checking out?
Just wanted to ask because i don't wanna watch it and be left with a cliffhanger

I would say yes. It ended with the main storyarc for the season resolved but with a new one opened up.
I'm disappointed theres not going to be more but certainly don't regret the time I spent watching it

[Roobarb.]

Without doubt watch it, one of the best slices of British genre TV in a very,very long time.

[KennyT]

I was a bit "meh" about it at first, but the first 10 mins of Ep3 (yes, that scene!) made me love it!

K

[little-monster]

Originally Posted by Shrike

I would say yes. It ended with the main storyarc for the season resolved but with a new one opened up.
I'm disappointed theres not going to be more but certainly don't regret the time I spent watching it

Thanks

I will check it out

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by Jenzen

The docs like Blue Planet and Mrs Browns Boys are the ONLY other things besides the Fades that I ever watch on the BBC now.

You think Mrs Browns Boys is a documentary??

[Jenzen]

Originally Posted by soundstory

You think Mrs Browns Boys is a documentary??

What you mean its not an accurate day to day depiction of life in Dublin suburbs??

Im too lazy to edit my original post and refer to it as a comedy.

[Shawn_Lunn]

If Being Human's fifth series ends up being it's last (which is a possibility) and BBC3 can't come up with a new genre drama, maybe they will recommission The Fades with most if not all the original cast?

[Richardcoulter]

I wonder why it hasn't been repeated? Everything else seems to be given extra airings.

[bobcar]

Originally Posted by Richardcoulter

I wonder why it hasn't been repeated? Everything else seems to be given extra airings.

You get the impression the BBC are embarrassed after dropping it and then it won the BAFTA.

[montyburns56]

I was just reading this interview in The Guardian with the BBC3 Controller Zai Bennett and it mentions that one of the reasons why The Fades was cancelled was "partly because its audience was older than he wanted." FFS!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...-once-lifetime

[bobcar]

Originally Posted by montyburns56

I was just reading this interview in The Guardian with the BBC3 Controller Zai Bennett and it mentions that one of the reasons why The Fades was cancelled was "partly because its audience was older than he wanted." FFS!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...-once-lifetime

That does seem a very poor reason. There must have been a lot of the target audience watching it though maybe not the "Pint of Lager..." crowd he was after.

When I saw this thread had been bumped I hoped it was someone with news it had been reprieved.

[StressMonkey]

Originally Posted by montyburns56

I was just reading this interview in The Guardian with the BBC3 Controller Zai Bennett and it mentions that one of the reasons why The Fades was cancelled was "partly because its audience was older than he wanted." FFS!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...-once-lifetime

Then move it to BBC2 !!

What a stupid reason.

[zexstream]

Nice to see that the BBC believe in discriminating it's viewers based on Age.