06/10/2008 23:22 Filed in:
iPhone
Well, it seems my favorite iPhone packing
Vampire will not be returning for another season as
MoonLight has been cancelled. It's a sad day for pop
culture appearances of the extremely popular mobile
device. Thanks to the recent writer's strike,
Moonlight had a very short season and didn't really
get enough time to catch on. Another iPhone filled
show I wrote about, the spy comedy Chuck, hasn't seen
a new episode in weeks. I don't know if it will come
back or not, but Moonlight is unfortunately fading
into darkness. I, personally, enjoyed the show for
its short 16 episode run, and will surely miss it. I
guess the fate of Beth and Mick St. John will have to
be left to the imagination.
Not surprisingly, the show did have its loyal fan
base and they tried to keep the show alive, but as
with other efforts to save doomed TV series, nothing
could put the bite back into this supernatural
detective show. Websites like
savemoonlight.com
are still fighting the good fight. The say,
"This DOES NOT have to be the end of the show
though. Until Joel Silver closes up shop there
IS hope." They are asking fans to contact CBS
and let them know they desire a second season.
There is even a
petition
online to save the show that, to date, has
6106 signatures.
Moonlight was actually closer to home for me
than many might think. That is due largely to this
man (pictured right), actor
Gideon Emory
who, believe it or not, lived across from me in
my apartment building. He appeared in episode 8,
titled 12:04 AM. I wrote a post about it back in
November of last year. He played the vampire who
picks up Mick St. John's iPhone and uses the
contacts menu to find the victim he is after. I
never knew it was him when I saw the episode,
but when I last ran into him he mentioned
playing in Moonlight and after describing the
episode I realized that I had seen it, and
didn't even recognize him.
Who knows? Maybe the fan reaction will prompt popular
producer Joel Silver (The Matrix, Speed Racer) to try
another venue. If not, I have the iTunes versions of
every episode and will have fond memories of vampires
using the iPhone.
Tags: iPhone, TV, sightings, Pop Culture
