Tim Minear

Okay, gang, here’s what I do know...While the network hasn’t said to me that they won’t order more episodes, it sure does shake out that way. On Thursday they needed to extend their options on the cast and decided not to. Considering it would have been chump change for them, it basically means we’re done.

I’m not ready to start hawking the 13 episode DVD set — because I’m hoping it’s gonna be a 15 episode set, including the two, you counted right, TWO! unaired pilots.

I’m pretty convinced the same thing that happened with a lot of the non-believers here with Wonderfalls and Firefly will happen if they get a chance to see the full 13 (well, 15).

I’m told by the network that they’re "still supporting the show" and that we will continue to air. Which, if my experience tells me anything, means catch it while you can. If you wanna, I mean. I’m gonna make my bet right now that we’ll have, not including any unaired pilots, six unaired episodes featured on that DVD set.

When I spoke to one my cast members about this, he offered that I must "be crushed." I’m not. This is pretty much what I expected, which doesn’t mean I didn’t pour every bit of energy, time and care I had into 13 episodes for the last year. I never consider it a waste of time. Or a waste of, well, their money. DVDs have changed a lot. If I end up being some little Americanized BBC, churning out limited series for DVD, and the people who employ me want to keep handing over 20 or 30 million dollars for me to do that, then I’ll be perfectly content. There’s something nice about being able to go from a hard drinking space western to a hard drinking whimsical comedy to a hard drinking abyss peering noir.

One final note, this press release for ComicCon is a bit premature. With things being what they are, that panel looks to be falling apart, so if you were going to make any plans based on it, don’t. However X and the Plimsouls are playing that night in Orange County. Pretty sure I know where I’ll be.