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mcs328
06-30-2005, 09:24 AM
Interesting random Wikipedia search.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_television_shows_canceled_after_one_episode
Jenny
06-30-2005, 09:30 AM
That's so wrong...
Who's Your Daddy
2005 reality TV show featuring a contestant who was adopted trying to guess which of eight men is her biological father

I watched that show. It was all aired... Ok, well, maybe it was cancelled after 1 ep, I dunno, but they aired it all. heh
TofuNinja
06-30-2005, 09:31 AM
Sounds like all things Fox would show hahaha
Thesifer
06-30-2005, 01:20 PM
Australia's Naughtiest Home Videos
1993 comedy series spun off from Australia's Funniest Home Video Show, hosted by Doug Mulray. This show was actually cancelled during its first episode. Nine Network owner Kerry Packer purportedly personally telephoned the station, telling them to "Get that **** off the air". After a commercial break, a re-run of a Cheers episode was aired instead.

Darn.. I missed that one!
DarkFury
06-30-2005, 05:30 PM
I feel fortunate to have never have watched ANY of those listed shows. :thumb:
Devhux
06-30-2005, 07:45 PM
Sounds like all things Fox would show hahaha

Ahh yes, just like the first episode of the current season of Family Guy illustrated. :)
Kevster
07-01-2005, 12:46 AM
That's so wrong...
Who's Your Daddy
2005 reality TV show featuring a contestant who was adopted trying to guess which of eight men is her biological father

I watched that show. It was all aired... Ok, well, maybe it was cancelled after 1 ep, I dunno, but they aired it all. heh

I remember when that show was on because it created a huge negative backlash in the adoptee community. Being one myself I thought it was in horrendously bad taste. Considering which network it was on, should we be surprised by a show like that? :2far:
tupacboy
07-01-2005, 09:53 AM
didn't abc cancel that "welcome to the neighborhood" as well?
chadlnc
07-01-2005, 10:05 AM
didn't abc cancel that "welcome to the neighborhood" as well?

I had seen ads for it, but I just seerched for it and apparently it did get the axe. All before ever airing.
Jenny
07-01-2005, 11:10 AM
Yeah, here's why:

"The decision comes as the result of pressure from such advocacy groups as the Family Research Council, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) over the show's perceived inflammatory content.

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At issue was the initial prejudices of said community which the show hoped to alleviate over the course of the competition. Among the examples: one man makes a crack about the number of children piling out of the Hispanic family's car and displays of affection between the gay men provoke disgust. ABC's press materials however made the show's intentions clear: "But with every encounter with these families, the opinionated neighbors' pre-conceived assumptions and prejudices are also chipped away, and they learn that, while on the outside we may appear different, deep inside we share many common bonds. The judges find themselves learning to see people, not stereotypes.""

Full article here: http://www.thefutoncritic.com/cgi/newswire.cgi?id=6936

IMO, it's ridiculous. But so as not to pick a fight with anyone about oversensitivity, I'll stop there. ;)