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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Slotted against ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', cancelled six episodes into the second season, which was then postponed for months - and then the final episode went completely unaired until the Sci-Fi channel picked up the series. One of the worst treatments of a good Spec-Fi show since ''Series/{{Firefly}}''... probably less surprising when you learn they aired about a year or two apart on the same network.
** Worse, it was initially renewed for a thirteen episode season two. Then the order was cut to about half, and then it was dropped from the schedule. Six months later, they air a couple episodes back to back, then pull the show entirely.

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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Slotted against ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and ''Series/{{Survivor}}'', cancelled six episodes into the second season, which was then postponed for months - and then the final episode went completely unaired until the Sci-Fi channel picked up the series. One of the worst treatments of a good Spec-Fi show since ''Series/{{Firefly}}''... probably less surprising when you learn they aired about a year or two apart on the same network.
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network. Worse, it was initially renewed for a thirteen episode season two. Then the order was cut to about half, and then it was dropped from the schedule. Six months later, they air a couple episodes back to back, then pull the show entirely.
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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, Doris Egan posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going. Other storylines included more variations on the standard plot (hinted at in the final episode) such as Tru and Jack being able to take other people with then on their rewinds. We would also see Jack start a relationship with a beautiful female motorcycle cop he meets during a bank siege, Tru saving her half sister after she is killed and the season ending with Jack's corpse on the slab asking Tru to save him.

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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, Doris Egan posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going. Other storylines included more variations on the standard plot (hinted at in the final episode) such as Tru and Jack being able to take other people with then them on their rewinds. We would also see Jack start a relationship with a beautiful female motorcycle cop he meets during a bank siege, Tru saving her half sister after she is killed and the season ending with Jack's corpse on the slab asking Tru to save him.
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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, Doris Egan posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going.

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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, Doris Egan posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going. Other storylines included more variations on the standard plot (hinted at in the final episode) such as Tru and Jack being able to take other people with then on their rewinds. We would also see Jack start a relationship with a beautiful female motorcycle cop he meets during a bank siege, Tru saving her half sister after she is killed and the season ending with Jack's corpse on the slab asking Tru to save him.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ElizaDushku was incredibly annoyed at how idiotic her character was being written; she had signed on under the belief it would be another super-powered woman show. The scripts constantly wrote Tru as being bewildered, overwhelmed or shocked - but never confident or sure of herself.

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Creator/ElizaDushku was incredibly annoyed at how idiotic her character was being written; she had signed on under the belief it would be another super-powered woman show. The scripts constantly wrote Tru as being bewildered, overwhelmed or shocked - but never confident or sure of herself.herself.
** Creator/ZachGalifianakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set.



* OldShame: Creator/ZachGalifianakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set.
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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ElizaDushku was incredibly annoyed at how idiotic her character was being written; she had signed on under the belief it would be another ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl show. The scripts constantly wrote Tru as being bewildered, overwhelmed or shocked - but never confident or sure of herself.

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* CreatorBacklash: Creator/ElizaDushku was incredibly annoyed at how idiotic her character was being written; she had signed on under the belief it would be another ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl super-powered woman show. The scripts constantly wrote Tru as being bewildered, overwhelmed or shocked - but never confident or sure of herself.
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** Jensen would have become a SerialKiller if the show had gone on, due to losing his soul when Tru saved his life after he died but didn't ask for help. Which, if Jensen Ackles had been available to play him, wouldn't have been the first time he'd had such a role - he played clone brothers Ben and Alec on ''Series/DarkAngel'' and the former was a SerialKiller. In fact, Doris Egan, writer of the episode that introduced Ben, was now on the staff for ''Tru Calling'' and was the one who recommended Jensen for the part.

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** Jensen would have become a SerialKiller if the show had gone on, due to losing his soul when Tru saved his life after he died but didn't ask for help. Which, if Jensen Ackles had been available to play him, wouldn't have been the first time he'd had such a role - he played clone brothers Ben and Alec on ''Series/DarkAngel'' and the former of the two was a SerialKiller. In fact, Doris Egan, writer of the episode that introduced Ben, was now on the staff for ''Tru Calling'' and was the one who recommended Jensen for the part.
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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, one screenwriter posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going.

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* WordOfGod: After the show was canceled, one screenwriter Doris Egan posted [[http://tightropegirl.livejournal.com/8190.html four liveblog journals]] detailing the direction the second season arcs were going.

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** Jensen would have become a SerialKiller if the show had gone on, due to losing his soul when Tru saved his life after he died but didn't ask for help. Which, if Jensen Ackles had been available to play him, wouldn't have been the first time he'd had such a role - he played clone brothers Ben and Alec on ''Series/DarkAngel'' and the former was a SerialKiller.

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** Jensen would have become a SerialKiller if the show had gone on, due to losing his soul when Tru saved his life after he died but didn't ask for help. Which, if Jensen Ackles had been available to play him, wouldn't have been the first time he'd had such a role - he played clone brothers Ben and Alec on ''Series/DarkAngel'' and the former was a SerialKiller. In fact, Doris Egan, writer of the episode that introduced Ben, was now on the staff for ''Tru Calling'' and was the one who recommended Jensen for the part.
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** Jensen would have become a SerialKiller if the show had gone on, due to losing his soul when Tru saved his life after he died but didn't ask for help. Which, if Jensen Ackles had been available to play him, wouldn't have been the first time he'd had such a role - he played clone brothers Ben and Alec on ''Series/DarkAngel'' and the former was a SerialKiller.
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* OldShame: Creator/ZachGalifinakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set.

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* OldShame: Creator/ZachGalifinakis Creator/ZachGalifianakis apparently hated the show to the point that it caused him to be a huge {{Jerkass}} on the set.

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