Karen Gillan’s Selfie Is Deleted
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Oh, Selfie, we hardly knew yourself!
Karen Gillan’s chance at American TV stardom has clicked off faster than a camera with dying batteries. The Amy Pond actress’s US sitcom, Selfie, has now been officially canceled by ABC. The show’s plot was a 21st-century twist on the Pygmalion/My Fair Lady story, with Gillan’s self-absorbed “Eliza Dooley” character gradually growing into a more well-rounded person. Star Trek‘s John Cho co-starred as her mentor and friend, Henry. Click play above to see a tour of the presumably-now-trashed set.
After a rocky start (the pilot is widely regarded as the worst episode), the show seemed to be gaining some slight momentum and more favorable reviews. Selfie‘s lot in life was tough from the very beginning though, as it was teamed with Manhattan Love Story, the very first new show to be canceled this season. Not only that, but Selfie‘s 8pm Tuesday-night time slot is possibly the most competitive on American television, with NCIS (the top drama on US TV), The Voice (which basically put American Idol out of business), and The Flash (one of the top new shows) all vying for viewers.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the ABC network “…kept Selfie around for a little while longer [than Manhattan Love Story] to see how it would perform on its own… Selfie averaged 4.7 million viewers and 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 (and that includes DVR playback).” It is very possible that, given another timeslot on another night, Selfie might have flourished and found a bigger audience, especially with the growing praise for Gillan and Cho’s onscreen chemistry. As it is, 13 episodes of Selfie have been produced. ABC will be showing at least some of the remaining-to-be-aired episodes until special holiday programming begins as Christmas approaches. There is no word on whether any other networks or steaming service have an interest in possibly picking up Selfie, but the odds are apparently not good.
In other Doctor Who-related US TV news, David Tennant’s Gracepoint, the American remake of Broadchurch, will almost certainly not be renewed for a second series. It has become one of the lowest rated shows on Thursday night, sandwiched between ABC’s powerhouse drama line-up (Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder) and CBS’s still-powerful comedy block (Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men). It does not help that FOX seems to be referring to Gracepoint more and more as a “limited series.”
Kasterborites, have you seen Selfie? Do you find it funny, or do you think Karen Gillan can do much better… like, say, big-budget movies such as Guardians of the Galaxy?
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