Why did Clueless finish so soon? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Finer Feelings · 01-29-2004, 08:59 AM

It didn't last long enough. It was a great show with a really good cast and I thought it did justice to the movie. So why did it end? Anyone know?

irehtman · 03-03-2017, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Finer Feelings

It didn't last long enough. It was a great show with a really good cast and I thought it did justice to the movie. So why did it end? Anyone know?

The ratings tanked, but it ended properly.

tlc38tlc38 · 04-03-2017, 05:48 AM

It ended because the whole "90s whatever" phase was phasing out.

irehtman · 05-20-2017, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

It ended because the whole "90s whatever" phase was phasing out.

What do you mean by "the whole '90s whatever' phase"?

TMC · 12-05-2020, 06:45 AM

I was wondering the same thing. Did the show simply "run its course"? I know that for its last two years, it was on UPN, which was of course, a much smaller network than when it was on ABC. But being that Paramount produced Clueless and owned UPN, I would figure that it would've been more willing to give it a chance to succeed (since there was more margin for error).

01-29-2004, 08:59 AM	#1
Finer Feelings Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 28, 2004 Posts: 20	Why did Clueless finish so soon? It didn't last long enough. It was a great show with a really good cast and I thought it did justice to the movie. So why did it end? Anyone know?

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tlc38tlc38 Every day’s a Dolly day! Forum Star Join Date: May 02, 2008 Location: I’m just travelin’ thru Posts: 19,252	It ended because the whole "90s whatever" phase was phasing out.
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12-05-2020, 06:45 AM	#5
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 124,387	I was wondering the same thing. Did the show simply "run its course"? I know that for its last two years, it was on UPN, which was of course, a much smaller network than when it was on ABC. But being that Paramount produced Clueless and owned UPN, I would figure that it would've been more willing to give it a chance to succeed (since there was more margin for error).