Good Grief

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At exactly what point do fandoms lose their collective minds?  In case you haven't heard (or haven't seen it to begin with)  Tim Minear's and Nathan Fillion's "Drive" has been cancelled.   While I can certainly understand fans of one or both saying "bummer!"  there's a line between being bummed and being wanky.  Some of those people on the TVGuide thread are the latter.

First, I don't really believe that "Drive" itself has inspired this kind of loyalty in just three episodes (which had only mixed reviews).  This loyalty is coming from Minear's and Fillion's pre-existing fanbases.  And, like I said, I can empathize with being bummed. But, people, please!  Fox is not out to destroy Minear and Fillion!  Back in the real world, there are many, many actors trying for pilots.  There are also many, many show pilots. And, what's more, there are many, many script writers.  That FOX has given Minear and Fillion more than one show to begin with is a sign that they aren't aligned against these people!  They gave these people chances to find success.  You can't ask for much more than that. 

Let's state a few hard, cold facts:

Firefly didn't have great ratings, and it had mixed critical reviews.  Wonderfalls didn't have great ratings, and it had mixed critical reviews.  And, finally, Drive didn't have great ratings and it had mixed critical reviews.

These are not facts that make up a conspiracy theory.  This is the kind of information that people who aren't Dawn Osthoff use when making a decision of whether or not it is profitable to keep a show on the air.  It's not because Fox is evil  and  out to destroy Minear and Fillion, 'k?