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{{quote|'''Peter''': Everyone, I've got bad news: We've been canceled.
'''Lois''': Oh no, Peter, how could they do that?
'''Peter''': Well unfortunately, Lois, there's just no more room on the schedule. We've just got to accept the fact that [[Fox]] has to make room for [[Long List|terrific shows like]] ''[[Dark Angel]]'', ''[[Titus]]'', ''[[Undeclared]]'', ''[[Action]]'', '' [[That 80 s Show]]'', ''[[Wonderfalls]]'', ''[[Fastlane]]'', ''[[Andy Richter Controls the Universe]]'', ''[[Skin]]'', ''[[Girls Club]]'', ''[[Series/Cracking Up|Cracking Up]]'', ''[[The Pitts]]'', ''[[Firefly]]'', ''[[Get Real]]'', ''[[Freaky Links]]'', ''[[Wanda At Large]]'', ''[[Costello]]'', ''[[The Lone Gunmen]]'', ''[[A Minute With Stan Hooper]]'', ''[[Normal Ohio]]'', ''[[Pasadena]]'', ''[[Harsh Realm]]'', ''[[Keen Eddie]]'', ''[[The Street]]'', ''[[American Embassy]]'', ''[[Cedric The Entertainer]]'', ''[[The Tick]]'', ''[[Louie]]'', and ''[[Greg the Bunny]]''. ''*glances at [[Actor Allusion|Chris]]*''
'''Lois''': Is there no hope?
'''Peter''': Well, I suppose if ''all'' [[The Firefly Effect|those shows go down the tubes]], [[Cue the Flying Pigs|we might have a shot.]]|''[[Family Guy]]''}}
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== Literature ==
* [[Liaden Universe]]: The first three books of the Liaden series did not sell well enough for the original publisher to want to commission sequels. Disappointed, the authors got day jobs and went on with their lives for the next several years while, unbeknownst to them, a significant Liad fandom was growing on the Internet (to the point where "When will the next Liaden book come out?" was a question in the SF fandom newsgroup's FAQ)
:When the Internet arrived in Lee & Miller's neck of Maine, they were startled to find that not only were fans clamoring for the next book, but the title of it, ''Plan B'', had already been decided for them. With this fandom behind them, Lee & Miller were able to find a publisher to continue the series, and cranked out seven more books (as well as two collections of the short stories they continue to self-publish in chapbook form every year).
:Then the series was uncanceled ''again'' when Baen picked it up after that other publisher, Meisha Merlin, went out of business. Four more books were added to the series (though two of them had already been written as fan-funded draft manuscripts), then other sequels and prequels were contracted. To the fans' delight, the series now shows no signs of stopping.
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* ''[[Futurama]]'' not only got four made-for-DVD movies years after its original Fox run was over (which were made possible in part by the impressive ratings the reruns pulled in on Adult Swim), but got renewed in 2009 on Comedy Central. Not to mention, every time a contract runs out, SOMEONE is willing to issue a new one, so even the reruns are hot goods. Just goes to show that fans still love to watch their favorite cast of lovable 30th-Century misfits. [[My Friends and Zoidberg|And Zoidberg.]]
** It's then played for hilarity in the opener of "Bender's Big Score".
{{quote|'''The Professor:''' Good news, everyone! [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall|Those asinine morons who cancelled us]] were themselves fired for incompetence!
'''Crew:''' Yaaaay!!!!
'''The Professor:''' And not just fired, but beaten up too! And pretty badly.
'''Crew:''' YAAAAAY!!!
'''Bender:''' We're back, baby. }}
** And even before all 26 episodes had aired, the show was renewed for ''another'' new season. The tagline from the first DVD movie fits the series in more ways than one.
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