Line #18 Creator/TimMinear

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1	->''"I've been cancelled more times than a Whitney Houston comeback tour."''
2	-->--'''The man himself''', on how he copes with losing a show.
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4	Quote from the ''New York Times'':
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6	"To fans of the WB's recently canceled ''Series/{{Angel}}'', the writer Tim Minear is known affectionately as The Tim Reaper: the master of the fatal plot twist." (The cited article can be found [[http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/18/arts/television/18NUSS.html?ex=1397620800&en=2c0268b0284dfdb3&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND here]].)
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8	Also known for shows on FOX that get cancelled very quickly. In the space of five years, he produced ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' (11 episodes aired), ''Series/{{Wonderfalls}}'' (4 episodes aired), ''Series/TheInside'' (6 episodes aired), and ''Series/Drive2007'' (4 episodes aired). Then he became a consulting producer on ''Series/{{Dollhouse}}'', which actually got ''two'' seasons before it got canned. He then produced the critically beloved ''Series/{{Terriers}}'' for Creator/{{FX\|Networks}}, which attracted fewer viewers than the average high-school play. He worked on ''Series/TheChicagoCode'', which was canceled by Creator/{{FOX}} after its 13 episode first season. He broke the curse with ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'', on which he worked as an executive producer and which is a bona fide hit for Creator/{{FX\|Networks}}. He's currently creator/showrunner of ''Series/NineOneOne''.
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10	To his credit, he at least maintains a sense of humor about his bad luck: in addition to the article quote above, his Twitter handle is [[http://www.twitter.com/CancelledAgain @CancelledAgain]].
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12	[[http://www.timminear.net Fan site]]
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14	!!Tropes:
15	* ButtMonkey: Many of his characters and judging by the length of his shows, himself.
16	* DeadpanSnarker: You can't work with Creator/JossWhedon and Creator/RyanMurphy without their snarkiness rubbing off on you.
17	* EarnYourHappyEnding: After a decade of [[ShortRunners short-lived]] TV shows, he's producing ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'', which has been running for eight seasons and counting.
18	* GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity: Shows he's involved in generally don't run for very long. So far, ''9-1-1'' seems to be defying his bad luck, as of 2024 it's been renewed for an eighth season (albeit having been canceled and {{uncanceled}} between the sixth and seventh seasons)
19	* SelfDeprecation: His Twitter handle is [=@CancelledAgain=] for a reason.
20	* ShortRunners: His name is generally associated with shows that don't last that long.

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