It is all BBC's fault
With their crap promotion of this show. All we need is 1 more season! I hope this show gets picked up by other networks. Does this happen to the UK? Do shows get picked up by other networks?
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Just noticed your post.
Do you live in America? I guess you do because the BBC (that is the BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)promoted THE HOUR a lot in Britain,it was big budget for a tv production.
But most of the critics were negative and so were a lot of the viewing public,they prefer to pretend that American dramas such as MAD MEN mean more to them than something made to tell a British story.
Like I say the BBC is British and it is not meant to make stuff for the benefit of people who live outside the UK and contibute nothing towards its costs.
I don't know if THE HOUR was popular abroad but if it was it was not enough to keep it going.
I'm Norwegian,and I can tell you that this is one of the most compelling shows I've ever seen. It may be made for a british audience,but abuse of power and corruption are themes that everyone can relate to.I haven't finished watching the second series yet,but I know I will miss it as soon as its over.I love The Hour's real sense of danger, and its particular blend of journalistic digging,backstage machinations, and international politics.
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From Canada here and it is one of my fav shows, very underrated. While I do enjoy Mad Men aswell, I find The Hour even better.
shareProduction companies in the US provide heaps of cash to help fund British productions.
The Public Broadcasting Service/WGBH money has helped the Brits (both BBC and ITV) come up with:
Sherlock
Doc Martin
Downton Abbey
The Lady Vanishes
Call the Midwife
Mr. Selfridge
Last Tango in Halifax
The Hollow Crown
Inspector Lewis
Persuasion (1995 and 2007 versions)
Northanger Abbey (2007 version)
Mansfield Park (2007 version)
Sense & Sensibility (2008 version)
Emma (2009 version)
Prime Suspect
Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Death Comes to Pemberley
and hundreds more.
An American woman named Rebecca Eaton (who works for PBS) is named as a producer for over 100 programs with British origins. Here is her IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247871/reference
The US network called "A&E" helped fund the 1995 version of Pride and Prejudice and the 1996 Kate Beckinsale version of Emma.
The US "Discovery Channel" group of channels (Discovery, Science, etc.) work with British production companies to come up with programming too.
So to say that the Brits do all this on their own is patently absurd and completely (and provably) untrue.
That said, I absolutely adored The Hour and mourn its passing.
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Its unlikely this show will go to another network although theoretically possible.
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I'm from Canada as well, and am about half-way through the second series. The Hour is fantastic, literally one of the best hours of TV out there, as per Hector/Freddy's introduction. My husband and I are riveted to each episode. Maybe Netflix could pick it up and finish up the storyline, although I agree that it's highly unlikely. What a shame.
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