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The quote above comes from Alan Ladd, Jr., the Fox executive whose unwavering faith in ''[[Star Wars]]'' helped that movie get made when even its own cast and crew had doubts about it. Fox demonstrated similar patience when ''[[Titanic]]'' ran way over budget, failed to meet schedule deadlines, and encountered myriad problems in filming.
Sometimes, a network or studio [[Screwed By the Network|will destroy a good product]] and [[The Atoner|learn from its mistakes]]. Fox built up a reputation for never sticking with its shows due to ''Profit'', ''[[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]]'' and ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]''. (Though [[Arrested Development (TV)|Arrested Development]] was given second and third seasons and a cushy timeslot, making it a case of this trope as well.) However, the network turned around and poured tons of money into promoting and producing ''[[House (TV)|House]]'', ''[[Bones]]'', and ''[[Twenty Four|24]]'', shows that were big gambles and have since become massive hits. Even more dramatic, Fox even went back and ''[[
Where TV is concerned, sometimes Network to the Rescue can result in, or be the result of, an [[
Speaking of ''[[Star Trek]]'', Network to the Rescue is not quite the same as a network ''grudgingly'' taking back a show because they just don't want to upset viewers, as happened with ''[[Star Trek the Original Series]]'' (or ''[[Jericho]]''). Both shows came back, but were dumped shortly after for good. No, a production entity has to willingly believe in and be fully committed to the product's success and be willing to put up with quite a few bumps in the road to success; as was the case with Paramount's commitment to ''[[Star Trek the Next Generation]]''. Paramount gave the series the kind of budget that back then only action movies had and stuck with it even though the first few seasons were [[Seasonal Rot|blah]].
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** Another example: after the show started stalling -- and losing viewers -- during the second and third seasons, showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse began to bargain with ABC for an unprecedented concept: a set end-date several years down the line. ABC agreed, and starting with the second half of season 3, ''Lost'' has been steadily gaining steam in terms of answers. Unfortunately, the show continues to lose viewers, and on a recent edition of the podcast, Lindelof quietly speculated that the show might have been canceled by now if the above agreement hadn't been hammered out.
* ''[[Law and Order]]'' wasn't expected to be a hit, but NBC stuck with it, and it enjoyed a twenty year run before being canceled. Two of its American spinoffs (''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' and ''[[Law and Order Criminal Intent]]'') also enjoyed long, successful runs, but a few others (''[[Law and Order Trial By Jury (TV)|Law and Order Trial By Jury]]'', ''[[Conviction (TV)|Conviction]]'', ''[[Law and Order LA (TV)|Law and Order LA]]'') were canceled after one season.
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** In 2004, the general perception of ''[[
*** ''Doctor Who'', back in '63, got the "second pilot" treatment before ''Star Trek'' did. The same could also be said of ABC's ''[[Life On Mars (TV)|Life On Mars]]''--it got a second pilot (albeit with a new cast save for Jason O'Mara and a relocation from San Francisco to New York City) after ABC executives nixed David E. Kelley's pilot.
* First ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' got [[Screwed By the Network|screwed by]] [[Comedy Central]] after a change in leadership. Then the [[Sci Fi Channel]] came to the rescue. Then Sci Fi screwed them as well, again, after a change in leadership.
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