Fox Derails ‘Drive’ Again as Star Nathan Fillion Gets ‘Desperate’
Another Whiplash Decision Nixes the Series Once More
It looks like that’s all she wrote, Drive fans. In case you missed the show while you blinked, Drive is the ensemble cross-country, road-race series starring Nathan Fillion that Fox swiftly canceled after just three outings and four episodes (the premiere broadcast was two hours and two episodes) when it made its April midseason debut. In early May, the network announced that the final two produced episodes would air last week on the Fourth of July. Instead, however, it replaced the installments with the Adam Sandler/Jack Nicholson comedy Anger Management at the last minute.
Then, appearing to still have just a bit of consideration for fans, Fox once again claimed it would air the last two episodes of Drive, this time on the forthcoming Friday the 13th. You guessed it, though. That rescheduling has been called off, as well, in favor of the Bones and Standoff combo that has occupied the 8pm–10pm EST, Friday-night time slot for several weeks.
Well, at least there may be some small consolation for Fillion fans. Last week, ABC announced that the much-loved Firefly and Serenity star is currently in talks to join the cast of its popular three-year-old dramedy Desperate Housewives next season. The proposed regular role would serve as the husband of another new character that might be played by Dana Delany of China Beach acclaim. The two-time Emmy winner is also in talks with the network years after allegedly turning down the role of Bree Van De Kamp in the Desperate pilot.
This recent development works fine for me since I’m a fan of those conniving Wisteria Lane divas and their browbeaten men and offspring. But, I imagine the change of environment, not to mention pace, might prove difficult for people who prefer Fillion a nanosecond away from high-octane danger at any given moment. Will they make the jump along with him to a gossipy, female-driven (no pun intended) show? Count this among the many things that will make us go “Hmmm…” as the fall season approaches.
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Nathan Fillion/Drive photo courtesy of Fox
