June 3, 2008
Fans of Moonlight have tirelessly showed their support to the cult series. Despite their noble efforts to shed their own blood, CBS has decided to put a stake on the show and officially end its chances at a sophomore season. But this hasn't stopped fans from campaigning, hoping to prove that vampires can survive virtually anything, including the capricious whims of network executives. Now, fans are eyeing the Sci Fi Channel as a possible solution to bring back their beloved series to life.
According to Harry Werksman, one of Moonlight's executive producers, the Sci-Fi channel is indeed interested in picking Moonlight up. If the series does get picked up by Sci Fi, Mick St. John (Alex O'Loughlin), will reportedly be transplanted to New York City, where Sci Fi is based. However, talks are still ongoing, and nothing has been determined as of yet.
May 27, 2008
Moonlight has been canceled by CBS but it doesn't mean that its cast members are moping around this whole time. While lead star Alex O'Loughlin has raft of movie offers to read through, on-screen love interest Sophia Myles is already waiting for the release for next thriller project called Outlander.
“It will be out sometime this year. It's set in 709 A.D. I play a Viking warrior princess in a small Viking village. Right at the beginning of the story, an alien ship crash lands onto Planet Earth, and onboard is Jim Caviezel, from The Passion of the Christ, and this terrifying Morwin, that looks like a dragon/bull. He's brought that with him, from a galaxy far, far away. It's an epic adventure, where we try to slay the beast. I haven't seen that mixture of period and science fiction before, so that was interesting to me,” the Moonlight actress told MediaBlvd Magazine.
May 20, 2008
We saw it happen with Jericho. After being canceled by CBS in the Spring of 2007, fans of Jericho launched a successful campaign to bring the series back. Unfortunately, it ended up being a relatively poor decision for CBS, as Jericho's return brought less-than-mediocre ratings and now the series is gone for good. However, Jericho's resurrection last year has given hope to all fans of canceled series. The latest of these is Moonlight. The Moonlight situation is pretty similar to what Jericho's was last year. Both are genre series, both on CBS and both were canceled after a full first season. Moonlight has some rabid fans, and they've been working all angles since CBS announced that the show would not be returning to next season. The good news: Moonlight may not be completely dead just yet.
May 20, 2008
Alex O'Loughlin will live to act another day. The Australian actor is presently dealing with the unfortunate news that his vampire detective series Moonlight has been canceled by CBS. Nevertheless, his agent Nathan Morris of June Cann Management remains confident that O'Loughlin won't be out of work for long.
"He has got a whole raft of things to read through - a role like this has definitely opened plenty of doors," Morris told news.com.au. "The key is to strike while the iron is hot."
May 16, 2008
CBS didn't give Moonlight or its fans a long time to prepare for this, the series finale. Earlier this week, when it became official that the show would not be renewed for a second season, tonight's episode, “Sonata,” became both a season and series finale.
Josef (Jason Dohring) is donating a lot of money to Hearst College, which I pray is a brilliant homage to Veronica Mars. In attendance is Dominic, some big shot basketball star. Beth (Sophia Myles) and Mick are accompanying Josef to the swanky party. Josef introduces them to Simone, his human lady lawyer friend and part-time beverage. As Mick (Alex O'Loughlin) and Beth enjoy a nice date, screams ruin the night as they find Dominic dead, with Simone standing over the body.
May 15, 2008
As expected, Moonlight fans have started to resort to desperate measures in attempt to bring back the vampire detective series that was recently axed by CBS. While pleas and petitions are underway, another rumored possibility of salvation has just come to light.
According to deadlinehollywooddaily.com, Warner Bros. is shopping the show around to other networks, one of which is The CW. Media Rights Capital, the firm contracted by The CW to program its Sunday-night block, is among those being eyed. The rumored possibility of an afterlife surfaced when Warner Bros. decided to hold off the striking down of Moonlight's sets until Friday.
May 14, 2008
It's CBS, so it's boring. Sure, there are a fair share of CBS shows that I will watch religiously, but for a non-procedural drama fan, the pickings are slim. CBS is a successful network because they know its audience and cater directly towards them. At this morning's upfront presentation, CBS unveiled its fall schedule, and the surprises were minimal. The network introduced five new series, which we will discuss below, and they all seem to fit in well with the network as a whole. Bubble shows How I Met Your Mother and The New Adventures of Old Christine have survived – Moonlight has not. Below you will find the full CBS Fall schedule, plus a look at each of CBS's new series.
May 13, 2008
Moonlight is dust. According to multiple sources, CBS has decided not to renew the freshman vampire drama for a second season, undoubtedly leaving many fans left wondering where it all went wrong.
Just one week ago, Moonlight was looking good to come back. Though the ratings weren't stellar, it routinely won it's time slot (though to be fair, 9pm on Fridays isn't exactly competitive). After the cancellation of Jericho, it seemed CBS would probably stick with at least one of its big cult fan favorites. This was not to be.