
"Canceled. I am so sorry." It was on this day in 2009 when that succinct message hit the inbox of one of our admins after a desperate last-ditch attempt by Kyle XY cast members appealing to fans to help increase audience figures when the show had only just begun its Season 3 run on ABC Family. Unfortunately, the threat of cancellation came too suddenly — and too late — for word to spread effectively to the wider TV-watching world.
Season 3 had been written with the confident anticipation that a Season 4 would be forthcoming. Disastrously, the ABC Family executives' decision to cancel came too late in the production process for the writers to complete the show's various story arcs, leaving characters and plot flailing, beached by rising production costs and an ebbing target audience. The series finale, which was written as a season finale, ended on a terrible cliffhanger and left a bitter taste in the mouths of all who invested so much in the show — fans, cast and crew alike.
Season 3 had been written with the confident anticipation that a Season 4 would be forthcoming. Disastrously, the ABC Family executives' decision to cancel came too late in the production process for the writers to complete the show's various story arcs, leaving characters and plot flailing, beached by rising production costs and an ebbing target audience. The series finale, which was written as a season finale, ended on a terrible cliffhanger and left a bitter taste in the mouths of all who invested so much in the show — fans, cast and crew alike.
