Wonderfalls: Difference between revisions

The series was an American production, filmed in [[Niagara Falls, Ontario]] and [[Toronto]], Ontario (standing in for [[Niagara Falls, New York]] and environs),<ref name="BFI">{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/39918|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824002244/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/series/39918|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 24, 2011|work=[[British Film Institute]]|accessdate=November 21, 2012|location=London|title=Wonderfalls}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wondertour.org/ Wonderfalls Tour — Guide to filming locations seen on the show]</ref> with several Canadian actors cast in lead roles (including the show's star). It was created by [[Bryan Fuller]] and [[Todd Holland]] and executive produced in partnership with [[Tim Minear]]. Originally scheduled to debut in the fall of 2003, its premiere was delayed until early 2004. When it finally debuted in March 2004 on the FOX network, ''Wonderfalls'' received positive reviews from critics,<ref>{{cite web|author=Tim Goodman |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/03/12/DDG6B5HL391.DTL |title=Trinkets are Spirit Guides in Fox's Brilliant 'Wonderfalls', '&#39;San Francisco Chronicle'&#39;, March 12, 2004 |publisher=Sfgate.com |date=March 12, 2004 |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Heffernan |first=Virginia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/12/movies/television-review-orders-come-from-a-talking-lion-made-of-wax.html |title=Orders Come From a Talking Lion (Made of Wax), '&#39;New York Times'&#39;, March 12, 2004 |publisher=Nytimes.com |date=March 12, 2004 |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Joy Press |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2004-02-24/art/guided-by-voices/ |title=Press, Joy. "Guided by Voices", '&#39;Village Voice'&#39;, February 24, 2004 |publisher=Villagevoice.com |date=February 24, 2004 |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref> but had trouble attracting viewers. The pilot episode, "Wax Lion", received a higher [[Nielsen rating]] when it was repeated the Thursday after its premiere, and the show was moved from a Friday night time slot to Thursday.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MZRt-W8Hq7UC&pg=PA277&dq=wonderfalls&sig=aaZXLxdxtjNhD4kecsDrjWomW8I#PPA277,M1 |title=Perebinossoff, Philippe, et al. (2005) '&#39;Programming for TV, Radio, and the Internet: Strategy, Development, and Evaluation'&#39;, Elsevier, ISBN 0-240-80682-4, p. 277 |publisher=Books.google.com |date= |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref> There was little notice or promotion of the time change, and FOX subsequently canceled the show after airing the fourth episode. A fifth episode was advertised but never aired.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timminear.net/archives/press/000064.html |title=Cancellation notice from |publisher=Tim Minear |date=April 3, 2004 |accessdate=June 16, 2010}}</ref>