On The Bubble podcast

Feb 23 2025 66 ep. 12 mins

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An oral history of save-our-show TV fan campaigns. Have you ever wondered why your favourite TV show was cancelled before its time, and did anyone try to save-the-show? On The Bubble podcast is here to answer those questions, and more. In 'On The Bubble podcast', Josh Liston delves into the who's, the how's, the when's and the why's, of save-our-show fan campaign. With a pinch of rich audio production and more than a pinch of a heavy Aussie accent, Josh is here to share the stories of TV's most dedicated fandoms.

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Saving One Day at a Time - moving from Netflix to POP TV for Season 4.

Feb 23 2025 6 mins

Listen & Share the Show: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/Topic: How One Day at a Time's cast, crew and fans campaigned for a Season 4 after it was cancelled in early 2019 by Netflix. With the CBS cable network POP TV taking on the challenge of saving-the-show and giving the world more episodes of 'One Day at a Time'.Episode Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wi

Buffy's Worst Episodes Ever. "Even One of the Best Shows Ever had some Real Stinkers in the Mix".

Feb 19 2025 8 mins

Listen & Share the Show: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/Audience Question: What episodes of Buffy does Josh feel are the worst? In this episode Josh dives into Rolling Stone's Worst-to-Best 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Episodes Ever List: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-ranking-every-episode-worst-to-best-sarah-michelle

The 10 Best 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Episodes of All Time - according to Rolling Stone.

Feb 17 2025 16 mins

Listen to and Share the Show: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/In this episode Josh evaluates The 10 Best 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Episodes of All Time, according to Rolling Stone. Follow along with Rolling Stone's Top 10 List here: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/10-best-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes-of-all-time-113273/angel-season-1-episode

Saving THE TICK - Celebrities including Mark Hamill put their weight behind trying to #SaveTheTick

Feb 15 2025 4 mins

Listen to & Support the Show: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/Celebrities including Mark Hamill put their weight behind trying to #SaveTheTick on Amazon. Both fans of the show (and series creator, Ben Edlund) campaigned long and hard to find The Tick a new home after its cancellation, but did it work? Episode Sources:https://www.wcnews.com/news/update/14589 (go her

'Person of Interest' on CBS, was it being "watched" enough? - #13isnotenough

Feb 10 2025 5 mins

Listen & Share: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/After 4 season’s ranging from 22 to 23 episodes, 'Person of Interest' fans became aware in the first half of 2015 that CBS had only put in an order for 13 episodes for the show’s upcoming 5th Season. This launched a massive fan effort featuring Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogging and Podcasting initiatives to get

The Buffy Reboot - Sarah Michelle Gellar's comments on the potential 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' revival

Feb 08 2025 3 mins

Listen and Connect: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/In early February 2025, Sarah Michelle Gellar of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' fame posted a statement on her official Instagram account regarding the recent announcement that a Buffy Reboot/Revival is in the works, and along the path to becoming a reality. You can read the original post on Sarah’s Instagram account vi

Star Trek: Enterprise fans raised millions of dollars for a Season 5 of the show

Feb 02 2025 2 mins

https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/Despite raising millions of dollars, the fan-campaign for a 5th season of Star Trek: Enterprise, but was it successful? Decreasing viewership, uneven story arcs, a change of Showrunner, and a lack of network support were among the many reasons that Enterprise was On The Bubble multiple times during its 4 season run. All that didn't stop

Chelsea Arrington and The Night Agent S2. (The Binge-Release Model vs Storytelling)

Jan 26 2025 4 mins

Listen to other Great Shows: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/What happens when you release an entire season of a television on day one, and a good chunk of the early chatter is swirling around a much-loved Character being written out of the latest TV season, for no apparent reason? Well, there's not much a Showrunner can do, but try to assure the fanbase that the Chara

Flowers, Seeds and Fresh Pies - the fan-campaign to save Pushing Daisies

Jan 19 2025 3 mins

co-Powered by the Gonna Geek Network: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/How fans sent in Flowers, Seeds and even Fresh Pies to ABC to try and save the much-loved comedy-drama, Pushing Daisies (2007). Fans wanted a Season 3, and they did everything they could to get it. Socials@joshuacliston on Twitter@joshuacliston on Facebook@joshuacliston on InstagramFind more On The B

Closure vs Cliffhangers: What Makes for the Perfect TV Series Finale?

Jan 10 2025 6 mins

co-Powered by The Gonna Geek Network. What's the best way to end a TV show? Does giving fans exactly what they want, mean they'll watch (and rewatch) with even more interest, passion, and long-term devotion? That and more in this audio essay style episode from On The Bubble podcast. Email: [email protected] | @joshuacliston on Twitter/X. Find more On The Bubble podcast episodes,