Jan 15 2009
Hope for Eli Stone?
Newsarama reports that Marc Guggenheim, co-creator of Eli Stone, is still holding out hope that Eli Stone might be renewed for a third season. Guggenheim admits that it’s a slim hope, but he’s apparently adopted the hopefulness in the face of strong odds attitude that Eli himself has. Guggenheim also does reconfirm that the remaining unaired episodes will tie up a lot of loose ends, and the Eli Stone season finale can make for a satisfying series finale.
Guggenheim backs up ABC all the way on their decisions on Eli Stone, noting that they gave the series a second season even when the first season ratings weren’t that hot. He feels that the network would have continued to back Eli if the economy hadn’t taken such a sharp downturn.
He also make an interesting assessment, that Eli Stone may have been ahead of the curve with its message of hope. With Obama’s political campaign being based on hope and positive change, and his success in achieving the presidency, the country is starting to take a turn from dread to hopefulness. Eli Stone may have debuted too early, before anyone was really buying a glass-half-full type of message. It’s an interesting theory. Personally I think it would be nice if viewers adopted a less cynical view in future and embraced quirkier, more well-meaning shows, rather than just everything that is dark, violent and gory.
Guggenheim thinks it’s possible Eli Stone could swing in for a third season and capitalize on the country’s new attitude. I suppose the argument could be made that ABC is holding on to the remaining episodes to possibly better position them in support of a follow-up season. They may be waiting to see how the economy fares in coming months, and decide if taking a chance on an underperforming show is worth the risk. This is all just conjecture, mind you, and a lot of Eli-style hopefulness. It doesn’t hurt to think positive, does it?
Read the entire Marc Guggenheim/Eli Stone related article at Newsarama.
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