“Wonderfalls” has been cancelled. Effective immediately. Fuck!

It only lasted four episodes (and I missed the first one), but I fell in love with it the first time I saw it. I can’t believe it’s gone. I hope Caroline Dhavernas and the rest of the cast go on to other projects, because they were terrific.

Is there any place for quirky, intelligent shows anymore? Yes — on cable. The truth is that until 20 years ago, when television was still monopolized by three big networks, a show like “Wonderfalls” would never have made it onto TV in the first place. At least we no longer live in a three-network world. The big networks (and Fox, which often beats ABC in the weekly ratings, counts as a big network these days) are not the place for unusual or offbeat shows, and they never were. Three or four million weekly viewers would be a hit on almost any cable network, and that’s where people like Tim Minear and Joss Whedon should be looking to pitch their ideas, even if they’d have to deal with much smaller budgets. Due to smaller exposure, the shows probably wouldn’t get even three or four million viewers, but it would be better than nothing.

But maybe we can get it released on DVD. I want to find out why the animal objects were talking to her.

God, I’m pissed.