![]() ![]() Offering little financial return for networks, they're rarely handed out to series, especially ones that struggled with getting a big audience in the first place. Two-hour finales are costly endeavors that require new contracts to be struck, and sometimes even for part or all of a show's set to be reconstructed. In the end, NBC did want it, and the show's final renewal warranted an even bigger celebration. We're ready to make it if really wants it." "I think this 2 hour movie is our best shot. ![]() The announcement came as an immense relief for the show's fans, who had been left with a cliffhanger by the "Timeless" writers at the end of its second season. "Behind the scenes, Sony has been trying hard to set it up elsewhere, but no luck so far," co-creator Eric Kripke said on Twitter. Now, it's worth asking: How did that happen, and what was NBC's reason for doing it? The answer comes down to network politics and the most crucial consideration in broadcast television: ratings.ĭespite that, almost as if someone had tinkered with time, a two-hour series finale was greenlit. It was a hard-earned and costly finale that nearly didn't happen because "Timeless" was actually canceled twice over the course of its two seasons. As all three characters - a history professor, a soldier, and an engineer - jump through time, they find themselves trying to keep history on track during some of the world's most significant events, from the assassination of Abraham Lincoln to the launch of Apollo 11.Ĭo-created by TV veteran Shawn Ryan ("The Shield," "S.W.A.T."), "Timeless" aired for two seasons before getting the chance to wrap up its story with a two-hour series finale movie event. Debuting on NBC in 2016, the science fiction drama starred Abigail Spencer, Matt Lanter, and Malcolm Barrett as a trio focused on preventing a mysterious organization from changing the course of history. You can sign up here to attend future TheWrap events."Timeless," an NBC time travel series, is another well-loved - if less-known - entry on Kripke's resume. Watch the video above for the complete panel discussion, featuring Spencer, Hinds, Winstead and Banks. Spencer told Hinds, whose show was recently canceled by WGN, not to give up. NBC canceled and then quickly revived “Timeless” after a deluge of fan support.Īlso Read: 'Better Call Saul' Star Jonathan Banks: Acting 'Aint About New Head Shots' The panel also included “Better Call Saul” star Jonathan Banks, “Fargo” star Mary Elizabeth Winstead and “Underground” star Aisha Hinds. Spencer, who also earned critical acclaim for playing the moral center on “Rectify,” says it’s important to share your creativity - “it festers too long, that’s when it turns inward and get get unhealthy.” … So I started writing and I ended up selling a pilot during that time.”Īlso Read: 'Timeless': See Abigail Spencer's 10-Tweet Reaction to Surprise Un-Cancellation “Before ‘Mad Men,’ I worked for 10 years as an actor, but pretty inconsistently,” she said Thursday during TheWrap’s Emmy Season Screening Series. “I felt like the best thing I could do was start writing for myself. She was in her early twenties - well before she earned a breakthrough part on “Mad Men” - and many available roles were in what she calls the “American Pie” genre, which “didn’t feel like my thing.” ![]() The “Timeless” star remembers cleaning an acting teacher’s toilet to pay for classes. Listen, struggling actor: Abigail Spencer has been there. ![]()
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