Is Second Chance getting a second chance? In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, executive producers Howard Gordon and Rand Ravich discussed the status of their sci-fi cop drama.
The series premiered on January 13th.
Second Chance stars Rob Kazinsky as Jimmy Pritchard, an irritable sheriff who is killed at age 75. He gets another chance at life, however, when he’s resurrected as his younger self.
The series went through several changes before its current incarnation. Based on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, it was previously titled The Frankenstein Code before being changed to Lookinglass before being changed to Second Chance. Then, in October, FOX cut the episode order from 13 to 11.
In the interview, both Gordon and Ravich addressed the episode cut, saying it has nothing to do with FOX canceling the series early:
First of all they’re spending money on reshoots, which is great. You don’t do that for [a show you don’t believe in], but it’s also put right after American Idol. We got the Empire slot. There is not a better slot on Fox, so if that’s not a show of faith. … It really is a scheduling issue. They offered us 13 [episodes]. They said, “Do 13, but we only have 11 continuously.” For storytelling purposes we said, “So, then let’s not do it.”
Ravich added that it was them who “begged” the network to reduced the episode order so they could better tell the story:
It was our choice to tell the story in the way it should be told and not have these two little episodes hanging out there that had no meaning.”
The premiere of Second Chance did okay in the ratings, receiving about 4.7 million viewers.
What do you think? Did you watch the premiere of Second Chance? Would you continue watching the series?
Absolutely want it back. It has become one of my favorite shows, please don’t cancel it.
Really good show, love the characters, want the show back!
Please bring back!!! I absolutely love the shiw
I loved this show!! Wish that they would reconsider was waiting for season 2.
I loved the show! Love the actors especially Robert! Fan since True Blood! Been looking out for his new work, glad to see he has a decent script for a pretty clever show considering the monotonous shows out there trying to not replicate each other but are doing just that. Thanks, continue the series.
I like the show left me wanting to watch more of it now just waiting for season 2.
I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show!!! When does season 2 start?
i really like second chance, waiting for next episode very inspiring and interesting but maybe lack of promotion so not popular yet.
Just finished viewing Second Chance. Excellent!! Please keep making this series!
I love this and really would like a second season, you can’t keep us hanging after the first season
One of my favorite shows. Where is season 2.
I Love the show
I love the show
I love the show and is telling my coworkers about it. We need Season 2
I love the show, I couldn’t wait for next episode but my problem is I work nights so can’t watch when aired so watched on Hulu, so don’t know if me watching got counted as a viewer, please keep it on the air, I hate it when show get cut and there is no good ending or conclusion to the story. It was a very entertaining series and who, if asked, wouldn’t want a second chance to go to a young age and fix the mistakes we made when young and foolish?