The Nine
The Nine
| 04 October 2006 (USA)
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    Sydney Myers

    If ever there was a fan base who deserved a DVD request, its the fans of "The Nine." Of course all of us know how badly this brilliant show was treated by ABC right from the very beginning (i.e. scheduling it - UNBELIEVABLY - in the same Wednesday 10:00 p.m. time slot) - the slot where many of ABC's previous shows were also prematurely pulled (a lot of us are "EYES" fans too, ABC). Fans of The Nine waited for months and months, believing ABC's promise that they would air the remaining episodes some time in 2007. We were patient - We trusted you guys - We had no reason to believe otherwise. We waited through spring, when it was first going to air;then we waited through summer thinking that it would be aired as an alternative to summer reruns. Several months later ABC finally aired 2 of the remaining episodes. Great! Fans tuned in on the third week back only to find The Nine had been pulled AGAIN! ABC blindsided this loyal fan base. They did not keep their promise to us. Gee ABC...low ratings? Could it be because some genius at your network decided not only to do "0" promotion, but because the same Wednesday 10:00 p.m. competitive time slot was used? ARE YOU KIDDING US??????? Any initial gratitude we had soon turned to feelings of anger, shock and immense disappointment. ABC's message to fans of The Nine: "WE DON'T VALUE OUR ADULT VIEWERS, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE ONES WHO MAKE AND BREAK A NETWORK." Its as if ABC thought the fans would just give up (after waiting for MONTHS and MONTHS). Even the other networks allowed their shows to go an entire season, canceled or not. Well ABC, WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE without some type of compensation to make up for a broken promise. At the very least your network owes loyal fans a DVD, AND some form of conclusion to the series. Perhaps a made-for-TV movie, as networks have done in the past? Yes, we know the actors are on other shows now, but we would be willing to wait for a time when they are either on vacation status or hiatus or whatever. WE'VE ALREADY WAITED THIS LONG, SO WHAT'S ANOTHER LONG WAIT? If this is not possible for some reason, how 'bout allowing fans to see the remaining scripts? You could post them on your website and you could also put them on the DVD (the one you owe us). If money is all this network cares about, FANS OF THE NINE WILL WILLINGLY PURCHASE THE DVDS. We LOVE this show and miss it terribly. Now there is virtually nothing on ABC for mature adult viewers to watch and that's the audience your network is driving away. So, at least consider this proposal ABC?!

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    sugrue-1

    I was channel surfing late one night in Costa Rica and washed ashore on The Nine. One of those yummy slow burns. I enjoyed the build-up, the character development, the changes in point of view. I looked for it every night - like trying to find a lost ankle charm on a sandy shore - and kept looking when I arrived back in Canada. I found out that the show can be downloaded. Lucky Day... NOT. Just another case of "US viewers only". Shame, shame. I know the show isn't for everyone (particularly for those who need more instant gratification) but it hooked me and I don't even know what episode it was. I hope it shows up on DVD - or the ban (and why is that?) on Canadian downloading comes to an end.

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    GREEKIS9

    With all the reality show slop on TV today, this was a very different approach to a typical bank robbery drama. Are we all so brain dead that people didn't have the ability to watch LOST and The Nine back to back? If that is true why it failed then move the show to Friday night against Law and Order..Gotta hand it to ABC ..Last show they canned after 6 episodes was Vengeance Unlimited with Michael Madsen that I felt was a good plot line..Bad timing that Friends was on at the same time...The writers seem to rush some of the character plot lines but for the most part it seemed to flow..Instead of trying to find the bad guy ,you know the bad guy right up front and then see where everyone was in their own life. How can you get better shows when the ratings make shows like this get canceled due to thinking outside of the box

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    h_hargrove

    I very much enjoyed watching The Nine from the very first episode and was very disappointed when I found out it was cancelled. The way they did the flash back scenes to the actual bank robbery while the survivors were shown dealing with the traumatic ramifications of being held hostage was a good way, in my opinion, of making the program more interesting. I always looked forward to the next episodes in order to find out exactly what happened during the bank robbery, including the shooting of the one victim. I liked all of the characters, including the "villians." I hope they decide to put The Nine back on the air even if it is at another time or another day.

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