06/11/2008 14:22 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
