Nooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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- December
- 19
Color me confused, devastated and enraged.
This horrible (yet kind) note has appeared on the message boards for The 4400:
To all the wonderful fans of The 4400
It’s with great sadness that I pass along to you the information I’ve just received—The 4400 has been cancelled. We’ve had a great time bringing you this story and submersing you in the lives of all these incredible characters. Thank you especially to the folks on the board here whose tireless devotion to the show is nothing short of remarkable.
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But at least we got to go out with a bang! I had an awesome time directing the last episode. I think I got to make almost every single cast member cry (on camera). How much fun was that?! So let me raise my metaphorical glass to you all and thank you for being so loyal and so dedicated. I wish we could go on forever, but the party has come to an end. Be well and on behalf of all of us at The 4400—thank you, it’s been a pleasure.
Scott Peters
Creator / Executive Producer
The 4400
That, my friends, is class.
(By the way, word also is that The Dead Zone also has been canceled. I always meant to watch, but didn’t. I understand it was quite good. My condolences to its fans.)
I hadn’t watched The 4400 from the beginning; I was a latecomer. But shortly before Season 3, I watched one of those marathons (via DVR) and got caught up on Seasons 1 and 2 and was totally hooked.
The characters were so richly written. The plot intriguing. The acting, fabulous.
In fact, I wrote more than once during last summer’s fourth season that Joel Gretsch and Megalyn Echikunwoke both were acting their fannies off. I’m sure they won’t be nominated for Emmy awards, but each is more than deserving of one.
The scene where Diana draws a bead on Tom AND THEN PULLS THE TRIGGER? Wow.
Promise City? The Marked? Cassie? What will become of all these? What power does Tom develop when he takes the shot? (You just know that, eventually, he will. Or maybe not. Does he? I need to know!!!!)
I find it horrible that NBC Universal/USA Network pulled the plug, but I find it even worse that it took until now for them to say so. The last episode aired back in September.
At least the show’s creators were able to bring the show to a close on their own terms  with an episode that could serve as either a season- or series-ender.
A moment of silence, please.
Photos courtesy of NBC Universal.
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This is just awful, I watched and loved BOTH of these shows. I’m so bummed out! I was wondering when I saw the news about 4400 if Dead Zone was gone as well, now I know. DARN DARN DARN!
And yet “Bionic Woman” remains on the air….
Any campaign to get 4400 back? Sad news.
I too was saddened to hear of the demise of The 4400, my summertime yum-fest. I was hooked from the start of this series and followed it happily every summer. It was fun and sexy and had a nice, original feel to it. Curses to USA! Characters wanted, indeed…
To cancel the 4400 is a sin. USA Network owes fans real closure. There is a demand for this show and they know it. The DVD sales of seasons 1 to 3 are going through the roof. And when Season 4 of the 4400 comes to DVD….its going to sell like hot cakes too. Someone at the Network should get fired for allowing the show to be canceled. It makes me have no faith in the Network. Why should I devote my time to any of their shows knowing full well they can axe it the way they did the 4400. USA Network lost a loyal viewer in me. I skip the channel now. Only a fool would cancel that show. Stupid business sense at USA Networks.
What’s really odd is that with the writers strike going on you’d think the last thing any network would do is cancel a long running show. Stranger still is that no other network has picked it up… which is still possible I suppose.
But, look on the bright side. The 4400 ended on a note where the show could very will pick up five years from now, showing the growth of Promise City and maybe a new threat of some kind. Matured, older characters along with new ones… anything could happen.
We can dream, right?
now where will i get my Megalyn Echikunwoke fix?
This is a travesty, we need a prober end, it would be great if another network picked it up. I am really gutted about this.