Fox's long-running 'King of the Hill' canceled

Ramplate · 11-01-2008, 02:39 PM

Fox's long-running 'King of the Hill' canceled
1 hour and 45 minutes ago

"King of the Hill" is over the hill at Fox, which is canceling the long-running animated comedy.

Final episodes of the half-hour series, now in its 13th year, likely will air during the 2009-10 season, Fox said Friday.

**JBond** · 11-01-2008, 02:41 PM

'Bout time.

Tornado · 11-01-2008, 02:50 PM

I used to like this show, but it has been on a long time and as Bond alluded to has more or less over-stayed its welcome.

Boro · 11-01-2008, 02:58 PM

I've seen maybe 5 episodes, and those were only 'just ok.'

FranklinTard · 11-01-2008, 03:01 PM

yea never went out of my way for the show, but when i did watch i found myself laughing.

NEo881 · 11-02-2008, 07:20 PM

how this show lasted this long is clueless to me its sad that shows like these last 15 years and amazing shows like firefly gets canceled after one gotta love fox

Ramplate · 11-02-2008, 07:23 PM

yeah they have had some funny stuff but been on too long

**JBond** · 11-02-2008, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NEo881

how this show lasted this long is clueless to me its sad that shows like these last 15 years and amazing shows like firefly gets canceled after one gotta love fox

*Cries for Firefly, once again*

9 more days, 9 more days, 9 more days....

halo7 · 11-02-2008, 07:40 PM

I have always liked King of the Hill. It was never great but it just kind of feels...comfortable.

Ramplate · 11-02-2008, 08:07 PM

Yeah FOX track record sucks

**JBond** · 11-02-2008, 08:21 PM

Wonderfalls - executive producer: Tim Minear.

Tim Minear - executive producer: Firefly.

Poor guy.

FranklinTard · 11-02-2008, 08:33 PM

didn't you say you didn't watch firefly until after serenity came out?

**JBond** · 11-02-2008, 08:38 PM

And?

FranklinTard · 11-02-2008, 08:56 PM

maybe it got canceled because nobody watched not because it was bad... king of the hill had viewers... and i actually watched the episode tonight for some reason, that was pretty good stuff.

**JBond** · 11-02-2008, 09:02 PM

I don't recall ever saying Firefly was magically cancelled, of course no one watched it.

Why do I get the feeling your main goal at CS is to bust someone's chops? I mean, I know it's fun thing to do on the internet, but you do it a lot.

FranklinTard · 11-02-2008, 10:00 PM

i didn't mean for it to be 'mean spirited'. just clarifying is all...

CitizenSteel · 11-02-2008, 10:04 PM

King fo thill gets canned but not simpsons? damn one less cartoon to watch on fox. They need to bring back Futurama.

Necross · 11-03-2008, 12:31 AM

Simpsons is an unbelieveably huge cash cow for Fox, especially overseas. I wouldn't be suprised if it keeps going til one of the voice actors dies.

Spirited Away · 11-03-2008, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CitizenSteel

King fo thill gets canned but not simpsons? damn one less cartoon to watch on fox. They need to bring back Futurama.

They did bring Futurama back, and it was very successful on DVD and cable broadcast. However, the writers wrote the last movie as a series finale - it has actual narrative closure - so maybe that's a sign? But my money's on Futurama Volume 7 (aka Season 6).

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necross

Simpsons is an unbelieveably huge cash cow for Fox, especially overseas. I wouldn't be suprised if it keeps going til one of the voice actors dies.

Officially, on record, FOX and 20th Century Fox Television have said The Simpsons will never be cancelled. It will stay on the air until the cast and crew have had enough.

Here's the most recent public statement: http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/10/2..._cable_win.php

Ramplate · 11-03-2008, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necross

Simpsons is an unbelieveably huge cash cow for Fox, especially overseas. I wouldn't be suprised if it keeps going til one of the voice actors dies.

Phil Hartman already did - yeah I know, you meant one of the main actors.
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The Simpsons Poised for Multi-Season Pickup
By Joyce Eng
Thu Oct 30, 6:41 PM PDT

Don't change that channel yet.

The Simpsons, TV's longest-running American sitcom, is on tap for at least three more seasons, The New York Post reports.

"The cast is signed for three more years, so I would now say it's about a 90 percent chance we'll come back for at least one of those three," Al Jean, the show's executive producer, said. "I actually think it's better than a 50 percent chance we'll do three more years of this at least."

Should the triple renewal follow through, that would put the animated series at 23 years old - raise your hand if you're younger than it! - which would give it sole bragging rights as the longest-running scripted series, of any genre, ever.

At the moment, The Simpsons is tied with 20-season-long Gunsmoke for the honor. You know they totally want to break the tie.

Are you excited to be staying in Springfield? And will The Simpsons ever end?

FranklinTard · 11-03-2008, 01:21 PM

the simpsons is incredibly awful. ill take king of the hill any day.

**JBond** · 11-03-2008, 01:35 PM

Yes, Simpsons ran its course long ago...but it has to beat Gunsmoke!

IanTheCool · 11-03-2008, 03:09 PM

Simpsons is miles above king of the hill. Miles.

FranklinTard · 11-03-2008, 04:45 PM

now? wrong. recent hill episodes are 100x better than recent simpsons episodes.

Spirited Away · 11-03-2008, 06:30 PM

Ratings prove otherwise. The last episode of the Simpsons drew 12.5 million viewers.

11-01-2008, 02:39 PM	#1
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	Fox's long-running 'King of the Hill' canceled Fox's long-running 'King of the Hill' canceled 1 hour and 45 minutes ago "King of the Hill" is over the hill at Fox, which is canceling the long-running animated comedy. Final episodes of the half-hour series, now in its 13th year, likely will air during the 2009-10 season, Fox said Friday. __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

11-01-2008, 02:41 PM	#2
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,512	'Bout time. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

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Tornado I am busy. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 32,386	I used to like this show, but it has been on a long time and as Bond alluded to has more or less over-stayed its welcome. __________________ MY BLU-RAY COLLECTION

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FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	yea never went out of my way for the show, but when i did watch i found myself laughing. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

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NEo881 Executive Producer Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 888	how this show lasted this long is clueless to me its sad that shows like these last 15 years and amazing shows like firefly gets canceled after one gotta love fox __________________ Is there such a thing as good grief? Of course Just ask Charlie Brown.

11-01-2008, 02:58 PM	#4
Boro Not a Robot, but a Ghost Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Serenity Posts: 9,366	I've seen maybe 5 episodes, and those were only 'just ok.'

11-02-2008, 07:23 PM	#7
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	yeah they have had some funny stuff but been on too long __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

11-02-2008, 08:07 PM	#10
Ramplate Muwahahaha!...Hamster. Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 25,668	Yeah FOX track record sucks __________________ "When I said 'nuke the Chinese' I meant put the take out in the microwave!" "We're not spies, mate. I don't even speak Russian." "What?" "I don't...Am I speaking Russian? How come I'm speaking Russian?"

11-02-2008, 08:21 PM	#11
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,512	Wonderfalls - executive producer: Tim Minear. Tim Minear - executive producer: Firefly. Poor guy. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

11-02-2008, 08:33 PM	#12
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	didn't you say you didn't watch firefly until after serenity came out? __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

11-02-2008, 08:38 PM	#13
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,512	And? __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

11-02-2008, 08:56 PM	#14
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	maybe it got canceled because nobody watched not because it was bad... king of the hill had viewers... and i actually watched the episode tonight for some reason, that was pretty good stuff. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

11-02-2008, 09:02 PM	#15
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,512	I don't recall ever saying Firefly was magically cancelled, of course no one watched it. Why do I get the feeling your main goal at CS is to bust someone's chops? I mean, I know it's fun thing to do on the internet, but you do it a lot. __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

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FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	i didn't mean for it to be 'mean spirited'. just clarifying is all... __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

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CitizenSteel Executive Producer Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 299	King fo thill gets canned but not simpsons? damn one less cartoon to watch on fox. They need to bring back Futurama.

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Necross Master Fanboy Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Made it back, missing the two I loved most. Posts: 10,862	Simpsons is an unbelieveably huge cash cow for Fox, especially overseas. I wouldn't be suprised if it keeps going til one of the voice actors dies. __________________ Charlie's Greatist Hits 5. The First Time I Heard Myself On The Radio 4. Dad Teaching Me To Swim at Butlins 3. The Christmas Liam Gave Me The Ring 2. Woman Outside Covent Gardens Calls Me a Hero 1. The Night I Met You. "...realized I really like Charlie, something about him that's just so adorable and sweet. Even in a scary place like this, Charlie makes me feel safe."

11-03-2008, 01:21 PM	#21
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	the simpsons is incredibly awful. ill take king of the hill any day. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

11-03-2008, 01:35 PM	#22
JBond Feed me Join Date: May 2000 Location: SR388 Posts: 67,512	Yes, Simpsons ran its course long ago...but it has to beat Gunsmoke! __________________ The due date for Round 135 of the CS Film Club is Monday, May 20th, 2013. 59 out of 64 Hugo Award winners completed. "Die Hard 5 makes Die Hard 4 look like Die Hard 1" - Doomsday

11-03-2008, 03:09 PM	#23
IanTheCool Executive Lego Producer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 13,401	Simpsons is miles above king of the hill. Miles.

11-03-2008, 04:45 PM	#24
FranklinTard Damn,ThatsAColdAssHonkey Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 15,733	now? wrong. recent hill episodes are 100x better than recent simpsons episodes. __________________ Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well- warmed, and well-fed. -Herman Melville (1819 - 1891)

11-03-2008, 06:30 PM	#25
Spirited Away Executive Producer Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,359	Ratings prove otherwise. The last episode of the Simpsons drew 12.5 million viewers.