Word is circulating today that Legend of the Seeker has been cancelled after two seasons. There hasn’t been an official announcement yet but it doesn’t look like there will be a third season.
Legend of the Seeker is a fantasy series about a young woodsman (Craig Horner) who discovers he is actually destined to be a heroic Seeker. The series also stars Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence, Craig Parker, and Kevin J. Wilson.
Things haven’t been looking so good for the syndicated series for awhile. The ratings had dropped and, last month, the Tribune company (which owns a lot of local stations that air LOS) decided not to pick it up for a third year.
ABC Studios and show producers said that the show had not being cancelled yet and that the studio was searching for other local stations to fill in for the Tribune stations.
There had been unofficial word that that process was going well. However, now it seems that ABC couldn’t find enough takers for LOS.
Sad as this news might be, it doesn’t come as a big surprise. The season’s viewership started at about 2.5 million in November and the April 10th episode barely brought in two million. That’s not an attractive trend for a new buyers.
Hopefully, the producers will be able to include some degree of closure to the final episode.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear there won’t be a third season of Legend of the Seeker?
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It would be a terrible loss to cancel this very creative program. I look forward to watching Legend of the Seeker every week, and when I heard it was to be cancelled, I was truly shocked.
It is a very well acted, imaginative program and there are so few shows that have the artistry of LOS. I hope that the producers of the program and I really hope the suits at the CW reconsider. LOS is getting very popular and it would be a terrible mistake to cancel such a show.
I was just starting to LOS until they made the lesbian scene. I am not anti gay, my niece is gay and I love her dearly, I just thought they were using the old “jump the shark” trick. I do hope they have some kind of series finally.
I haven’t read the books and don’t care that the TV series doesn’t follow it exactly. That was never the point when Goodkind gave the green light to make the series. The actors are great, the action is very cool and the plot lines have so many twists and turns that you can’t predict what’s going to happen. I like that very much. I’m appalled that ABC and Tribune canceled the show citing low ratings as the reason. I live in Seattle and couldn’t find the show on TV to save my soul. I had to watch in on Hulu. How the hell can people watch a show when you can’t even find when it’s playing. The low viewership is the network’s fault, not the fans. The show is good. With all the crap on TV these days this show is one of the bright lights in the morass. Don’t cancel it. Make Season 3 and air in a way that people know when the show is on so they can watch it. I hope they either change their minds or SyFy decides to pick it up. That would be a smart move, I think.
i am a nigerian and i have been watching this series pls dont cancel it
“Michelle”, thanks for your comment about The Office. Gawd, I thought I was the only one who couldn’t stomach that show. I love a good parody, but these people are so mind-numbingly stupid it kinda hurts to watch. By comparison, LOS is an extremely intelligent show. It surprises me how much I like it, because before this I though Terry Goodkind was something of a no-talent hack, after “The Sword of Shanarra” many years ago. But LOS shows maturity, and thoughtfulness, and a willingness to shake up the Sword and Sorcery genre a bit. I LOVE the fact that–although the hero and the chief antagonist are both men–they would be entirely ineffective without the KICK-ASS women who support and protect and fight for them. With the addition of Sister Nicci as a sort of “wild card” antagonist, things were looking pretty interesting for the third season. Would the reborn Darken Rahl be able to reclaim the throne? Or would Sister Nicci try for it? Or perhaps they would form an uneasy alliance? Will Richard and Kahlen EVER be able to be together? What will Shota do next? Heck, might not Shota ally herself with Sr. Nicci? Now THAT would be a bad-ass alliance! Anyways, television glows a little less brightly now with the cancellation of such a superior series.
Pleaseeee do not cancel Legend of the seeker.I have never missed an episode,I don’t whatch much Tv but it would break my heart not to see this show go forward to season 3,4, etc.All the junk we see on the Tv this show is one of the best…..Im asking please dont cancel..Thank you.
Ive read every one of the sword of truth series. They were the best books of fantasy ive ever read and i dont care that the show doesnt follow the books. I just want the show to continue. As they say in showbiz THE SHOW MUST GO ON!!!!!
I only came across the t.v series on net flix but I was drawn in by it. I only hope that they won’t let the show go off air. I can say I would gladly watch more episodes. I hope my voice counts
It is real shame that another great show like: eastwick, sg-atlantis, melrose place, and angel and buffy a few years ago is also cancelled. Presently, it appears that there are going to be more fashion influenced and gossip /rumor inspired shows that to me are uninteresting. When this show is becoming interesting and after so much has happened it ends. No one will know if the seeker and the mother confessor will wed or darken rahl will return to his former evil ways now that he is alive again. Weekends will be boring without The legend of the seeker.
Cancel the Seeker???? I will be upset beyond belief. This is one of the best shows on tv. I started watching it during Season 1 and was hooked. Like the others have said, there is not very many good shows to watch. Out of all the shows that are on, this is the ONLY ONE that I look forward to watching. Please, Please, Please do not cancel this show. Everything about this show is the best, the actors, the scenery, everything. I desparately need to have this show to make my Seeker Fix!!!!
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