Since news broke out that NBC has brought down the axe on the dramedy
Las Vegas, fans have been busy taking part in campaigns aiming to save the show. Despite their continued efforts, however, it seems the network is already steadfast with its decision to cancel the series.
According to
TV Guide's Michael Ausiello, things aren't looking good for
Las Vegas, as the show's massive and elaborate sets are still being brought down. Additionally, the network is now conducting a “fire sale,” wherein goods are sold at extremely discounted prices, for any props.
The cancellation of
Las Vegas came abruptly, with NBC breaking the bad news after the show's February 15 broadcast that ended with a cliffhanger. Creator Gary Scott Thompson said the cancellation was the result of the strike, which halted production on not just
Las Vegas but most television shows.
“We were probably the first victim of the strike. The strike did us in,” Thompson told
TV Guide. “We had three more episodes to shoot for the season, which we didn't get done. And the ‘To be continued…' was actually supposed to be the first part of a two-parter. But that's as far as we got.
We had four or five scripts in different stages that we didn't complete.”
Thompson also said that although most people expected the show would resume production after a strike settlement was reached, he had a grimmer outlook, especially since he knew the amount of money the network would have to shell out to get the series back into production.
“There will be others,” Thompson warned. “We're just one of the first ones because [our sets] are sitting on huge, massive stages. It's going to take us six to eight weeks to strike that casino.”
There have been talks of a two-hour movie that would properly wrap up the series, but Thompson said that ultimately, the decision is still with NBC. He also said that although he has considered making a direct-to-DVD ending (which is what Bill Lawrence was also considering for the final season of
Scrubs, which is produced by ABC Studios), NBC still has the last say.
“I had an ending all worked out,” Thompson said. “My plan was to wrap it up and make it satisfying for all the fans, and, in some ways, give ourselves an incredible curtain call with all the major characters who have been on [the show.]”
-Lisa Claustro, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: TV Guide
(Image Courtesy of NBC)
