Chicago Code -- CANCELLED

Soccerman06

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They canceled lie to me as well, the other 2 they canceled i forget the names (they suck).
 

Numenorean

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Nice. Glad I wasn't able to get into it. Was going to record it but other things and baseball got in the way.
 

DaTT

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FOX sucks. Cancel good shows and keep American Idol?
 

Aikouka

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Fuckers canceled human target too??

Yeah, Human Target actually wasn't a bad show. The characters were fairly interesting, although I'm not sure if I liked the female dynamic that they added in season 2. After Pushing Daisies and now Human Target, Chi McBride (played Winston in Human Target) seems to be quite the show killer :p.
 

Platypus

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Chicago Code had so much potential and they fucking wasted it. Not surprised it was canceled at all.
 

Numenorean

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Yeah, Human Target actually wasn't a bad show. The characters were fairly interesting, although I'm not sure if I liked the female dynamic that they added in season 2. After Pushing Daisies and now Human Target, Chi McBride (played Winston in Human Target) seems to be quite the show killer :p.

Chi McBride is a pretty good actor though.

It wasn't the greatest show in the world or anything, but it was pretty good and enjoyable. They did okay in the character development portion.

I wish there would be something else on that is as good as X-Files was.
 

zinfamous

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Chicago Code had so much potential and they fucking wasted it. Not surprised it was canceled at all.

yeah, it was horrible. First show: really bad. second-4th, a little better.

I stopped watching at that point, though, because it was simply not worth following.

The superfluous exposition-via-narration KILLED this show. Producers were asleep at the wheel.

I think everyone wanted The Wire in Chicago. lol--so, so, so far from that.
 

zinfamous

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FOX sucks. Cancel good shows and keep American Idol?

AI has been the most popular--anything--on TV for the previous, what, 6 seasons?

It is a massive marketing whore. It isn't going anywhere, methinks. :\

it costs very little to produce, I'd imagine. And basically, it just prints money for Fox via Coca Cola.
 

Imp

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Assholes. Knew Human Target was a goner when they crammed an entire half-season into a month or two.

Don't give a shit about Chicago Code. I gave it a chance, no likey.
 

Platypus

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They also fucking killed it on purpose by waiting weeks to air new episodes without any warning whatsoever. The characters never developed or did far too late and were rushed for anyone to give a shit. The main plot just wasn't interesting. The B-plot with the CI killing that lad (sorry spoilers not that it fucking matters now) had some classic Shawn Ryan potential but they of course squandered it.

The last episode with the gay hatecrime was so hackneyed it was offensive.
 

Demo24

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Sigh, I enjoyed the show but I figured it would get canceled. Just about any new show these days will be. Chicago code did have a great intro song though!
 

Aikouka

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Chi McBride is a pretty good actor though.

It wasn't the greatest show in the world or anything, but it was pretty good and enjoyable. They did okay in the character development portion.

I wish there would be something else on that is as good as X-Files was.

He's definitely not a bad actor, but I haven't seen many roles of his where he isn't this sort of reserved character with a sordid past. He even had a small role in Waiting 2 (that terrible straight-to-video sequel) where he played a reserved character that taught one of the waiters a lesson (and left a nice tip in return).

For awhile on Human Target, I thought they were going to try and find out how small of an area they could film a fight scene in. They first started with a passenger train, then I think they went to the backseat of a cab and finally an air duct. Mark Valley (also had a short stint on Fringe) did a pretty decent job and Jackie Earle Haley had a fun persona on the show. Although, I didn't like how they developed his character so much as the show went on... they kind of tamed him down a bit.

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Lie to Me was awesome... bastards at FOX

Eh, I think Lie to Me was good for Season 1 and alright in Season 2, but the show was just bad in Season 3. It's kind of understandable, because the season was rushed to fill a void after another show got canceled. I think the biggest problem was that Tim Roth's character was kind of supposed to be like House, but the problem is... I don't think he had the same snarky humor. He just came across as mean.
 
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Perknose

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I really liked Chicago Code. I also liked Lie To Me, although Tim Roth's portrayal was a bit over the top. I don't know the numbers but I find it hard to believe that CC couldn't make it while so many other competing police procedurals are lame, tired and suck.

Oh well.
 

BoomerD

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I watched it...but it was never great. It had some potential to be better, but they just pissed it away.

Jennifer Beales never came close to looking the part of the Police Superintendent. IMO, that's a common problem with cop shows...they put a pretty girl in a job where she just doesn't fit.
 

Wordplay

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Darn it, I actually like Breaking In. Rosenbaum was by far the best actor on the show while Odette was a pleasant sight.
 

BoomerD

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On the other hand, I see CBS has yet another shitty Canadian cop show for the summer..."Flashpoint." I watched the episode last week...weak plot, poorly written script, lousy dialogue, mediocre acting.

Reminds me of "Rookie Blue" last year.
 

DaTT

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I watched it...but it was never great. It had some potential to be better, but they just pissed it away.

Jennifer Beales never came close to looking the part of the Police Superintendent. IMO, that's a common problem with cop shows...they put a pretty girl in a job where she just doesn't fit.

I agree about Jennifer Beals. Whenever she showed up at a scene, she looked so out of place and awkward.

We need another The Shield