By: Amanda Anderson-Niles
Last week, it was confirmed that WGN’s hit show “Underground” has been cancelled.
Apparently the network has been bought out and the new owners are hoping to change it to a Fox News wannabe.
Fans of the show were hoping BET and OWN would pick it up, but it doesn’t look like that’s going to happen. And now Oprah Winfrey explains why.
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Disappointing but I understand. It’s the same reason The Get Down was cancelled. Nowadays, these networks just don’t have the money to spend on shows like that, so ratings have to be worth it. I’m still hoping someone picks it up and doesn’t water it down for budget reasons.
$5 mil an episode? Wow. I had no idea it costs that much. I hate to say it but no one is going to pick it up if it costs that much.
So it’s probably not going to get picked back up by anybody. That sucks.
This is not a good sign at all. I really loved this show and I don’t want it to be gone. Ugh!
The only networks with those kind of dollars outside of cable and the primetimes are Amazon, Hulu or Netflix. But whether they’re are willing to take the chance is something totally different. How do you justify the cost?
Cable is struggling. They can’t afford most of the scripted shows they already have. If the streaming companies don’t pick up Underground, it’s a wrap.
Yeah our last hope is truly Hulu they have the capital to spend 60 million a season..good lawd they’re going to have to cut expenses, cast and sets. Hell family guy only cost 2 million per episode