It’s not a shocker and perhaps not the final nail in the coffin, but yesterday James Hibbard broke the news that FOX denied Lie to Me a back nine for its third season.
With such dismal ratings many may ask themselves, how has Lie to Me even remained on the air and in such a prime Monday slot. I for one figured that when Lie to Me was relegated to burn off its season two episodes during the summer doldrums the show was done for, but FOX never ceases to surprise me.
So often they are the first network to drop the ax, but lately they’ve seemed a bit slow on the uptake. Perhaps there isn’t much on the shelf ready to go or the majority of FOX’s schedule is kind of a holding pattern until MLB playoffs begin or until American Idol comes back to fill so many unnecessary hours of programming. Either way, FOX has broken my heart so many times (see Firefly, Wonderfalls, Dollhouse, etc…) that I may be getting used to it by now.
Loving and Losing Lie to Me
Although I enjoy Lie to Me and it’s weekly scientific not-by-the-books crime solving adventures, it is a procedural at its core and that may make the end that much less painful. We won’t be left hanging, there isn’t some deep mythology waiting to be explored, and I have a fairly good feeling that the last episode won’t end on some big cliffhanger.
In the end, like all other crime procedurals that have ended (weirdly I can’t actually think of any, they never seem to end) I’d like to think that Lie to Me will finish with the characters just going on with their daily lives. Working at the Lightman Group, uncovering the truth through more lies, the occasional illegal act, trickery, and maybe a side of violence.
When will FOX tell us the truth about Lie To Me? Maybe after they burn though the third season order or maybe in the spring during upfronts, either way I’ll be waiting for the answer.
Comments
I’m happy people don’t follow it anymore. This show had the truth in front of your face. So I guess I’ve lied. I’m going to miss a show like this. It was a great show and cast.