NF Mercy Street CANCELLED

[Bryan_C]

http://tvline.com/2017/03/09/mercy-street-cancelled-no-season-3-josh-radnor-pbs-drama/

 

[Pat Young]

Sorry to see that.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Such a shame, but understandable when looking at the productions costs. It's a shame PBS doesn't have a regular network budget to work with when it comes to producing shows.

 

[James N.]

I watched the very first episode and couldn't work up the enthusiasm to ever go back and watch any more of it; it only seemed like a Civil War soap opera to me. I think one of the commenters was probably correct though when they complained about PBS' generally poor promotion of any series other than Downton Abbey and Sherlock.

 

[JOHN42768]

Not happy news. A decent, educational and entertaining show is lost.

 

[rpkennedy]

I watched the very first episode and couldn't work up the enthusiasm to ever go back and watch any more of it; it only seemed like a Civil War soap opera to me. I think one of the commenters was probably correct though when they complained about PBS' generally poor promotion of any series other than Downton Abbey and Sherlock.

That's how I felt too. I watched the first couple episodes and just didn't care enough to keep watching. I felt very "meh" about it.

Ryan

 

[63rdOVI]

Well, crud. I liked the characterizations a lot on this show. There was some fine acting going on.

 

[Chassy]

For those of you that gave up after an episode or two, I do recommend giving it another shot. The second season developed really nicely. I liked the first, but loved the second.

 

[Blessmag]

Hmm, another production saved for 'beg weeks'.

 

[MaryDee]

We've also been discussing this in the Season 2, Episode 6 thread. I think the producers knew this would happen, because that episode wraps up most things very nicely, with no cliff-hangers. True, Nurse Phinney is still very sick, but Dr. Foster arrives in time to save her. For the most part, the plot improved in the second season and there were a few less historical anachronisms other than the inevitable too-wide women's collars. The opening scene in Episode 6 about Antietam I thought was wonderful. The scenes in which Dr. Hale and Nurse Hastings (with lots of help from the rest of the staff) got rid of the awful major had me almost rolling on the floor! And thanks to the activites of "yes, that Pinkerton" and their effect on the Greens, the anachronous gatling guns (the biggest historical stumbling block for most of us) went up in smoke along with the unburied body!

 

[CheathamHill]

Auditioned for it a few times, had a couple friends w/ great roles on it..that said, like others, I just couldn't get into it at ALL.

 

[huskerblitz]

Hmm, another production saved for 'beg weeks'.

Not sure what this means but I think it's completely a mischaracterisation.

 

[Albert Sailhorst]

That's too bad.....I was just getting better "into" the show this year....

 

[Karen Lips]

I watched the very first episode and couldn't work up the enthusiasm to ever go back and watch any more of it; it only seemed like a Civil War soap opera to me. I think one of the commenters was probably correct though when they complained about PBS' generally poor promotion of any series other than Downton Abbey and Sherlock.

http://tvline.com/2017/03/09/mercy-street-cancelled-no-season-3-josh-radnor-pbs-drama/

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I am not surprised. I never could get interested in this show.

 

[MaryDee]

"Beg week" = pledge drive, something I've always hated. A few stations do something original, like announcing that if their fund-raising goal is met early, they will stop the drive at that point--that always seems to work so the pledge drive lasts only a few days. Most keep going for a couple of weeks several times a year. Some stations show a whole mini-series in back to back episodes. Our Oregon Public Broadcasting seems to prefer showing 1990's travel shows by Rick Steves, whom I can't stand. I gave up my TV years ago and just stream shows online on the rare occasions I want to watch. With no more federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, I suspect that most public stations will go belly-up, for which I'm truly sorry.

 

[John Hartwell]

Disappointing.
I struggled with the first few episodes, then gave up on it. Went back later and binge-watched the whole season and enjoyed it. Season 3 was a big improvement.
I had the same experience with the first season of Turn. Just couldn't get with it week-to-week, but watched all together, in sequence, it was much better.

 

[E_just_E]

I watched a couple of them on Amazon Prime. Was a character drama with pretty blah acting and the ACW was just the backdrop.

Frankly, the only show that I got irritated that was cancelled the last few years is "Forever" (well "Nashville" too, but that a. got too soap operaish and b. got picked up by CMT)

 

[KansasFreestater]

I don't have TV and I don't have good enough Internet to stream video, either, so mine is a strictly-DVDs household. I usually wait to buy DVDs until they've been around a few years and the price comes down. But I actually paid full price for Season 1 of Mercy Street, since I saw it in the gift shop at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine (which provided historical consultation on the show), and figured my purchase would be helping out a museum I think is one of the best museums out there.

I loved everything about the series except a certain operation that, historically real or not, I suspected Ridley Scott of using to subtly convey a certain stance on a certain modern political issue. Other than that, I liked the series, and look forward to seeing Season 2 one of these days, when the DVD price comes down. I guess I differ from some commenters here in that I really liked the acting and the degree of historical accuracy.

By the way, has anyone read this book yet? I've got it on my Amazon wish list!

 

[Eleanor Rose]

This is really sad news to me. I loved the show. It filled a niche for me that is I think is missing in TV - a period piece that encompasses a human side to the Civil War with a touch of romance and intrigue. Guess I'll have to wear a "widow's weeds" for a few days to protest.

 

[Michael W.]

I'm sorry, but this really sucks. I really was getting wrapped up in the series.