Copper has been cancelled but Sunday’s series finale may not be the end for the characters. Deadline reports that executive producers Barry Levinson, Tom Kelly and Tom Fontana (also the co-creator) are considering a movie version.
Fontana has apparently worked out an extensive story arc for season three and may rework that into a movie script. It would supposedly look at life in America following Lincoln’s assasination and the Reconstruction years that followed.
Will Rokos and Fontana created Copper which premiered in August 2012 to 1.1 million viewers. That was a record-setting audience for BBC America and the period drama was renewed in October. Unfortunately, the numbers weren’t as strong in season two so the show was cancelled.
What do you think? Would you like to see a Copper movie? Do you think it will actually happen?
I am so tired of getting envoled in shows that I love only to find out it was cancelled. This is not the first time the BBC channel has done this to me. I want to see Copper BACK. I love the show. This season was attention grabbing. Why do you put FANTASTIC showson only to rip them out of our hands. I am done watching your channel. Until you bring back Copper.
Give me a break! I can’t imagine my Sunday nights without my “Copper” fix. If this show is cancelled, I will not watch anything else on BBC because I would be afraid they would do the same thing with other series.
So many unanswered questions. Thanks a lot BBC.
Please un cancel it.
Where can we write to hassle the people who cancel the best show on TV – Copper should been tried another night or network but cancell ? hogwash
http://www.bbcamerica.com/contact-us/
http://www.bbcwpressroom.com/bbc-america/contact/
ADDRESS:1120 Avenue of the Americas
5th Floor
New York, NY 10036
MAIN PHONE:212 705 9300
lots of options to chose from to let them know how unhappy you are and how you want a movie/mini-series to complete the storyline.
After seeing how BBC literally left us hanging on a balcony last night, I shot this off to BBC: I know you will probably not reply, but I wanted to pass along with blog I wrote about how the fans are feeling about Copper’s premature cancellation before seeing the finale. After seeing last night’s cliffhanger, it is obvious even the writers thought it was coming back for season 3. The fans (BBC America’s clients) are owed some type of closure. I urge BBC America and Perry Simon to consider at least a 3-4 ep abbreviated season to end the show… Read more »
It ceases to amaze me at the decisions these so called TV “executives” make. They obviously have little or no talent for recognizing good programing. They continually cancel quality programs and replace them with losers. Case in point, canceled “rules of engagement” kept the unfunny, ” two broke girls”, simply amazing. Maybe we need to raise the performance bar and lower the ratings bar to a realistic level and bear with the financial side a little longer!!!
We are very committed to these characters. We don’t want the series to end, so we will want to see the movie. I think this is a time period that needs to be examined in depth. A miniseries would be even better. Did you shop for another network? Have you considered a NetFlix series like House of Cards.
Sooooo disappointed. If I cannot have the series, I’d love a movie, but the series is so entertaining and enriching. Why is quality television not rewarded? Here’s hoping that all the actors who have done such a good job can go on to have great careers with scripts and characters as interesting as this one has been. Sigh.
The COPPER series needs to be UNCANCELLED. However, to wrap it up properly a movie would be better than nothing. It best be a movie for TV and BBC best be showing it to make up for its poor judgment in cancelling the series. Foolish movies such as the one coming up in October about Elizabeth Taylor is a waste of money. Enough is enough of those kind of movies.
Well hell. I actually like S2 better than S1. Very disappointed it’s been cancelled. Been a huge fan of Fontana/Levinson since their Homicide:Life on the Street days (which they also did a movie for after the series was axed, so I have high hopes a Copper movie might come to fruition). Hope Tom Weston Jones shows up somewhere else soon – he’s fantastic.
The fact that not only was Copper quote ‘record-setting for BBC audiences’, but season 3 was already all drafted out, has transformed my sadness about its cancellation into fury. I really hope they make the movie.
Is it possible another network would pick Copper up?
It would be fantastic to have this adapted to a movie. But would
love the series to continue.
Would love a movie. Would love to see the series “un-cancelled.”
Would love to see it as a movie. Broke my heart when I heard it was canceled. It was one of the few truly good shows on the air.
I think it would be fantastic if they can give us a 2 hour movie to wrap up all the storylines and let fans adjust to the loss of the show. Perhaps it would even be good enough to prompt additional movies, but won’t be greedy. I just hope this isn’t a idle idea, as was the Entourage movie Doug Ellin promised and never delivered. But, at least it is a glimmer of hope for the amazing cast and crew of Copper, and for the fans who love it as well.
Are you kidding me? Bring it on with gloves off! 😀
Just keep the actors and actresses the same! <3
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