The more-or-less cancellation of “Defying Gravity,” as well as the recent end of “Kings” has brought up some discussion of why the networks put on shows, and then don’t promote them, why some shows seem orphaned before they hit the air, and why the premature cancellation of SF programming is the norm, and not the exception. Some of you already know this, but for those who don’t, this is probably as good a time as any to explain some of the basic facts of life of Network Politics:

Some shows are born to die.

Our Exclusive-by-Default coverage of Defying Gravity continues with this, the show’s penultimate episode. To all our visitors from Canada and the UK, we bid you welcome.

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In 2047:

The Ascans are facing the first cut - of the 30 of them in the program, ten will not survive to the next round. We’re told that Zoe and a couple others are on the cusp, but Eve wants Wassenfelder on the mission for some undisclosed reason, which means someone else has to get bumped.

Our brief and noteworthy run as the *only* American website that’s covering “Defying Gravity” continues, as we watch episodes that have aired in Canada, but which sit moldering on the shelves here in the ‘States because the network selfishly wants to run shows that are popular instead. At least for this one episode, they more-or-less made the right decision, since there’s little in this one to attract people. It’s kind of a place-holder episode that adds little to the ongoing story.

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Neorandomizer has pointed out the following story from The Futon Critic about the state of Defying Gravity

>>>LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- Let the speculation end: ABC's "Defying Gravity" is still very much alive.

Nicole Marostica, the show's publicist for the network, has confirmed the Alphabet hasn't pulled the plug on the show and is still mulling scheduling options going forward.