The TV Addict 

They were ahead of the curve and didn’t even know it.
I blame Jericho for Moonlight being cancelled. Jericho ’showed’ CBS that a fan outcry for a genre show doesn’t translate to ratings.
Oh well.
Maybe we can get a Buffy / Angel movie while vampires are hot.

Seriously, how can another network not pick Moonlight up? 8 million viewers is a hell of a lot of eyes to just turn away. I’m bitter and I will stay bitter for a long time over this crap cancellation. There is something about it that just doesn’t sit right with me because all accounts pointed to it getting second season until right before the up fronts.

CBS sucks and not in that cool, sexy vampire kind of way.

You go Leeser! It’s always nice to hear your support and see you on top of everything!

I’m bitter as well. I’ll always be bitter they canceled this show. Okay, not everyone likes vampires, kind of like zombie movies, but it doesn’t mean you should cancel a show because every single demograghic in the country likes it. There will always be “Van Helsing’s” hanging around or someone claiming that they know a better vampire character, but it’s a fact that there is a market out there for vampire’s (no matter how “small” it maybe) and they are damn passionate about their vamps!!!

Enough said!

Michelle

Even hours after I first saw it, that cover is still KILLING ME WITH THE FUNNY. Sooo bad. Soooooo bad.

Yes CBS dropped the ball from the very start with not publicizing this show the way they should have. They had a great show that was on Friday nights no less and it was bringing in more and more viewers each and every week on date night to watch it. I still don’t see how they thought that taking away a very smart sexy man that just happen to be a vampire and putting in a woman looking for love after being with so many men would bring in the female viewership.

Seems to me that with all the new programs that are not working and the fact that they based our shows on the demise of Jericho they are messing up the network because I for one although watched C.S.I. and Miami and Ghost Whisper am not one bit interested in anything they have on anymore. The best thing they could do is pick Moonlight back up bring the viewers what they want in a time where there losing even the advertisers. If they could give Jericho a third chance why not give Moonlight a second one.

I was heartbroken by the letter that Alex O’Loughlin left to his fans but the man has to work and I fear that CBS was too late to the party and the viewers no matter how hard they try now will only see if best a DVD of the first season and maybe if we are lucky a movie or something but the show is over and we must move on. We just have to know that CBS dose not care about what the viewers want nor dose the other networks out there because 8million plus is a lot of viewers to turn down. Television is not what it once was but I will keep helping and supporting Alex and his causes as long as I can.

They really screwed up big time at CBS. They ignored what the viewers wanted..a fantastic story with fabulous characters and exceptional writers. They ignored what advertisers wanted..a show that keeps viewers in their seats for the entire hour. And they shut out fans who will do anything to get it back. Shame on you, CBS! We will follow Moonlight wherever it goes.

CBS made a huge mistake in cancelling Moonlight, Moonlight was the best new show they had going for them. It won it’s time slot every week and had 8 million loyal fans.. with the potential for alot more. This was one show that had it all. If I was a board member & owned huge shares… heads would roll for this big mistake, I would be canceling exects and finding away to get that show back up! Vampires are in… Good God just look at the man…. Mick St John & Beth Turner, now theres a romance for ya! CBS… Big mistake!….. Really Big Mistake!!! This was a show that had it all! We will follow Moonlight where ever it goes.

Did CBS screw up when they cancelled Moonlight? Absolutely! But why should anyone be surprised. There business decisions have been off in la la land for a long time. Plus, look what they came up with to replace Moonlight and Shark. Swingtown (doesn’t belong in primetime) and Ex-List. But this does prove that CBS has talent. The talent to insult women all over the US and Internationally.

The vampire genre has always been popular. It typically isn’t able to draw in huge numbers of people but it can gain a wide audience that most importantly is devoted. These are people who are willing to re-arrange their schedules to watch and spend money on merchandise – which should be a networks dream. With the Twilight movie coming out as well as HBO’s new vampire show this fall there will likely be a high demand for vampire stories – it is the new fad. Just like how LOTR spurred demand for other epic fantasy movies. Too bad CBS has shown that they prefer the tried and true method of crime procedurals (despite CSI losing 2 million viewers on average after the strike) rather than actually try to change with a changing market.

Vampires huge? You betcha, and it’s not just tv and movies. Walk into any bookstore, or even any big chain with a book rack, and you’ll easily be able to pull at least half a dozen romances featuring gentlemen with fangs…the genre is hot, hot, hot. CBS displayed no logic in their decision, and ultimately it’s their loss. Poor marketing and little regard for their viewers is coming back to bite them in the neck.

Not only did CBS miss the bandwagon,they rolled down the hill and into a ditch for the type of shows that are on the fall lineup. Of course, they will never admit the mistake but surely another network will pick up such a terrific show like Moonlight. The fans are not going to take “no” for an answer. Vampires are definitely “IN” and CBS “OUT”.

“Moonlight” was the first show in years that I became dedicated in watching. I loved its literate and thoughtful writing, and I fell hard for Mick St. John, played so beautifully by Alex O’Loughlin. How much do I love “Moonlight”? I’m 44 and this is the first time in my life that I have fought tooth and nail to bring a cancelled series back to life. CBS lost me when it killed “Moonlight”.

Well I can’t comment on Moonlight but I’m super excited for Breaking Dawn and the twilight movie. If only to see how the book translates on screen.

Btw, Stephanie Meyers’ adult book, The Host is really good as well.

The only thing I can add to these comments is that I “turned” my husband. He thought that vampires equaled devil worship. He came home one night and started watching one of the reruns. I explained what was happening and where in the story line they were. Every Friday night after that, he was home before the start and stayed glued to his chair during the whole episode. Moonlight had eye candy for the men as well. I think he was as taken by Sophia Mills as I was with Alex. This show was our modern romance novel. And speaking of novels, I read Dracula back in high school. If CBS couldn’t please the prudes out there that thought Moonlight was evil–what in the world is Swingtown and the Ex-List suppossed to do? Not sexy shows in the least bit. Loose morals and lose viewers. I think CBS is an old animal trying to find a place to die. You know what they say: negative attention is still attention. So we’re all feeding that by talking about CBS. EEWW. Every time I type that, I feel like I’m typing a very dirty three letter word.
The last show I couldn’t miss on that Network was Twin Peaks. (And for those of you that missed it the first go round–it had a very controversial story line that suggested incest. Also there were women that had sex with everything. There was a romance in there tho.) Go to their website and see what they’ve done with that. Everything goes in cycles and I guess with them it happens every twenty years or so. Moonlight was their peak this time around. I guess we’ll have to wait another twenty years for some really good programming.

Vamps are in now. CBS is behind the times with their decision to cancel Moonlight. They have thrown away millions of dedicated and passionate viewers. I am heartbroken by the cancellation of Moonlight with its exquisite romance, excellent story lines, and superb cast. I no longer care about the other shows I was watching on their network and have given up on mainstream television as it just isn’t interesting and is totally lacking in romance. I really resent being laughed laughed at by Nina Tassler.

Not only did CBS miss the bandwagon, but they also managed to alienate 8 million weekly viewers in the process! As a steadfast Moonlighter, I like many of my fellow fans of the show, only recently re-discovered the CBS network BECAUSE of Moonlight. And since the shows unjustified cancellation I have not watched CBS, nor do I have any intentions of doing so in the future. I know that I’m not only one who shares this sentiment either. CBS had a real opportunity to break apart from its typical programming slump (crime procedurals and reality TV) and they’ve squandered it. TPTB will live to regret their missed opportunity though…we Moonlighters will not give up our fight to bring the show back in some form or another.

I too had heard the negative talk about Moonlight before it even aired, but decided to give it a chance anyway. I sure was glad i did. After the first episode aired, I was in awe. It was one of my favorite new shows of last season (right next to Journeyman – another great show cancelled too soon).

I really hope another network decides to pick this show up. I just wish it would happen soon. I’m tired of waiting. Plus, the more time that passes, the less likely it is to happen

Is it any coincidence that Buffy and Angel, to this day, remain two of the most highly-regarded series in recent TV history? Moonlight may not have yet risen to those lofty standards, but given time and the proper direction, it could have. Certainly the lead character was much better looking than David Boreanaz, and the fact that both young and old were hooked on the freshman series—in droves—was reason enough to either give it another year on CBS, or, at the very least, move it over to “sister network” The CW.

I am so tired of old fogie executives like Mr. Moonves, who not only put down and dismissed the young viewers as a bull***t demo, but also refuses to listen to what the audience truly wants.

We’re still figting as hard as ever to get our show back.
Join the fight!
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Why did CBS give Jericho a second chance, but not Moonlight? Are we not being as loud as those fans were, or was Nina Tassler tired of seeing peanuts in her office?

Alyssa Says:

July 11th, 2008 at 10:56 am

………..”One of the main reasons Moonlight wasn’t going to be renewed is that bad word of mouth flew before the show even aired and it set peoples opinions. There are viewers, the viewers the CBS wants, that will never take a chance on the show because people hated the show before ever seeing it and spread the word. (Just see earlier posts about Moonlight on this very site). Viewers are notoriously firm on their first opinion”.

Alyssa, you are so right!! I’ve been saying that all along. I’m a hugh TVGuide.com reader and ML blogger over there, and let me tell you, Michael Ausiello RIPPED IT APART and Matt Roush was that bad but he have negative comments, however, I will say Matt eventually “came around”. I don’t know if these columnist/critics realize the POWER and INFLUENCE they have on most humans. Most people are like cows to water….they just follow the leader without diverting off the path. Unfortunately, in this case the Moonlight path to happiness, fun, romance, drama and excitement was not the path that was taken. And the leader at the “no name network” didn’t give a crap either what the fans wanted. Shame on them and their Swingtown and The Ex-List which I hope goes down in flames!!

Moonlighter Says:

July 11th, 2008 at 3:57 pm

Again — What they all said!!

DITTO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hmmm, “The Ex List?” Pretty ironic title for the show that replaces Moonlight on the sked. It might as well refer to the viewers who ONCE watched CBS, but are now EX-viewers.

Like their stock, CBS’ ratings are dropping as well. BIG MISTAKE cancelling Moonlight. The fight is not over!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moonlight was by far my favorite show, and I was devestated when I learned it would be cancelled. My family – who thinks I’m obsessed, overly, with vampires – enjoyed the show almost as much as I did. It was amazing, and I’m willing to do alot of fighting to get CBS to bring it back.

Cancelling Moonlight was a huge mistake. On that, many of us can agree. The show was an excellent drama, had well respected executives from the industry, a very talented cast, and great writers.

What truly boggles the mind is how CBS could toss the show like garbage when they had a solid 8 million or more fans watching week after week. Yes, it was silly to get rid of a vampire show since vamps are all the rage now.

How do they justify getting rid of a show with solid ratings, and an ever building fan base. Fans stuck with Moonlight through a writers strike, a hiatus, behind the scenes turmoil, and we just kept coming back for every new episode.

CBS has made a few bad choices lately with new programs it has aired. The list of new shows for fall don’t look much better. I think they are going to hear crickets this fall during primetime, and will be longing for the fans that have moved on to other networks.

I think the very worst mistake they made of them all was letting Alex O’Loughlin slip away. He makes the other male stars in Hollywood pale in comparison.

He was the male leading actor that women have been waiting to see on network and in films for a very long time. Talent, charisma, charm, great looks. He is the utltimate actor, and they cancelled his show. How ridiculous was that.

Name one actor who has so completely mesmerized female fans on CBS on any show they have ever aired. He has an amazing career stretching out in front of him, and CBS blew it big time.

He has an Official Fan Club now at http://www.officialalexoloughlinfanclub.com , and I am going to be looking forward to hearing about his latest projects. Alex is only becoming more popular with every role he takes, and his fans are very loyal and supportive.

Yes, we still have fans campaigning to get Moonlight back on the air, but we don’t have any official word from Joel Silver asking for our help. They don’t have any direct info from the Moonlight creative team to guide their actions. They are contacting networks on blind faith hoping something good will come out of all of their efforts.

If Joel or Alex ever let us know that Moonlight has a shot at coming back in some form, we may get our incredible vamp back in action again.

I think you are absolutely correct! CBS was ahead of the game with Moonlight and they blew their chance when they canceled the show. It is sad to think that CBS couldn’t have had the foresight to recognize the potential they had with Moonlight. CBS wouldn’t listen to the fans and didn’t take into consideration the fact that Moonlight consistently won its time slot. It is a shame as their are no winners here.

Twilight is going to be huge and Moonlight was CBS’ opportunity to capitalize on Twilight’s success.

Moonlight fans are not giving up. When you have a show this great with so many smart, dedicated, and persistent fans, it is hard to not recognize it.

CBS has made the biggest mistake in canceling a rare gem of a show like Moonlight. Moonlight was a magical, romantic thriller, which attracted 8 million viewers. The storyline offered romance, action, suspense and humor. It was truly an exceptional and rare television show. Of course, who could forget the sexiest cast?! I doubt that I will ever see another show like Moonlight again. CBS did minimal promotion for Moonlight and it certainly didn’t give Moonlight a chance to grow. I am not giving up on the return of Moonlight. It will return in one form or another. Let’s just say Moonlight is on “hiatus” now.

Vampires are the new black.

I used to be a LOYAL fan of CBS, but NOT any more! Ever since they cancelled Moonlight, I rarely tuned onto CBS! In my opinion, CBS has lost the word integrity. I mean Moonlight had approx. 8 MIL fans watching Moonlight every week. It won it’s time slot for 16 weeks. It won a PEOPLE’s Choice Award. Now that’s got to mean something when the PEOPLE voted for Moonlight. CBS just had their ears closed and didn’t care! SHAME ON YOU CBS! With all this vampire frenzy strarting to rise with movies like Twilight and Dark Shadows and HBO’s True Blood, CBS could have probably made it big with Moonlight. The show was growing viewers for crying out loud!

If CBS doesn’t start caring what the viewers wants by listening to them, they will start tanking like CW. Especially if they keep STUPID reality shows, game shows, moral-corruptic shows (i.e. Swingtown), and crime shows.

CBS really screwed up!

O yeah CBS screwed up big time. Moonlight was one of the best shows on television in years. Now that vampires have become popular they decided to cancel their piece of the pie. The thing about Moonlight it appealed not only to vampire fans but to romance, scifi, and action fans to.

Vampires are in ….. & hopefully another network will step in & grab our beloved “MOONLIGHT”

If CBS could push their big egos aside & admit the seriousness of their error, they could still bring it back as mid-season replacement, especially when EX-List becomes an X on their list.

It’s very simple – before Moonlight my TV was just the output device for my DVD player…. then Moonlight was on EVERY Friday an ep was aired as I planned my other activities around seeing the show… now that CBS lost Moonlight my TV is back to being an output device. I will follow Moonlight and bring my supporting dollars with me to wherever Moonlight goes!

Heck yeah they missed the bandwagon! I can picture it now: Nina and Les running after a horse-drawn wagon, screaming “PLEASE, come back!! We were wrong! Wait for us!” But it will be too late, and they’ll collapse in the dust.

Once True Blood and Twilight hit the screens this fall, everyone will be scrambling to climb on the vampire wagon. CBS had a sure thing, but they didn’t have the patience to watch it grow. Crow will definitely be on the menu soon in the CBS cafeteria.

CBS, What the heck where you thinking…maybe that was the problem You were NOT! Cancelling Moonlight was kinda like ‘cutting your nose to spite your face!! This show had everything, a male leading actor women never seem to get enough, great romance, sexiest cast, excellent drama, charm, great writers and of course a huge fanbase that will not give up until another network will pick up MOONLIGHT. Just hope your short-sight decision doesn’t come and bite you in the rear-end and realized you’ve been hit in the face with ‘The Sacred A$$ Paddle for your bone head move…..Karma!! I’m willing to forgive…just bring My Moonlight back!!

CBS Make a HUGE MISTAKE cancelling Moonlight! Tell me how do you cancel a show that has won its time slot (even with the strike), won the Peoples Choice Awards, has GREAT writers & actors, has 8 million viewers & rising & to top it off the has the Sexiest Lead Actors on TV?
Hopefully another station will benefit from their mistake. I’m still fighting for the cause.
Donna

If CBS would have picked up Moonlight for a second season, as was expected, the ratings for Fall 2008 and beyond would have made it one of the most watched shows on their channel, for sure. The vampire hype this fall would have guaranteed increased viewership. CBS totally blew it, now its time for another, smarter network to see the vast potential this show has and pick it up!!!

CBS=Dumb@$$ in terms of intelligence for canceling Moonlight. This was one of the rare shows that I actually did arrange my schedule around. If an event was unavoidable and I knew that I was going to miss watching the episode, I made sure that there was a tape ready to tape every delicious moment of the show. CBS, you are a bunch of stubborn-as-bulls, high-horse, penny-pinching, hard@$$es, that couldn’t see a hit right in front of your faces even if it came up and bit you. You’ll be feeling the sting of those of us who watched this intriguing show when the ever-present sweeps weeks come around, and you network will be left in the dust like the tumbleweeds that roll around through the desert sands and are subject to the winds of the desert’s fury. CBS is going down like the Titanic, in terms of networks. It will join the rest of the world’s failures if it doesn’t wise up and try and either get Moonlight back on, or let another network pick it up. CBS will join such failures as the Titanic, the Hindenburg, and all other things through out history that went bust, because there was no proper planning or publicization of the show. I didn’t even know about it until my Uncle, from Ohio, told me about it. Got hooked on that show and am still pissed that CBS fell of the bandwagon with canceling it. Their network has fallen so far down that, figuratively speaking, it’s lower than the Marianis Trench (the deepest trench in the farthest reaches of the ocean, for those that don’t watch nature shows.).

I am an old lady (although I like to think not a typical one), and I loved Moonlight! Mick St John has set the bar very high for past and future vampires. What a guy! What was CBS thinking? I never watched CBS to begin with, so now I have no reason to watch…I mean really, Horatio Cane??? I predict none of the new vamps will hold a candle to our Mick, and that includes Mr Cullen!

CBS made a major mistake in cancelling Moonlight a show unlike anything else on TV in a very long time. The show had everything – I don’t need to repeat what everyone else has said. What I don’t get right now is why aren’t all the other networks, cable channels, etc. not realizing that CBS let a true gem get away and trying to grab it for themselves? CBS made a mistake, but now that vamps are truly in, the others are just as foolish. Wise up people! You won’t get a fan base as devoted and interested in doing good deeds and rewarding Moonlight’s advertisers as we are.