Witchblade has been cancelled.
Some speculate that her need to spend a month in alcohol rehab half way thru the second season might have made TNT jittery about gambling on a third season.
But this report claims a much shorter time for the rehab:
Shortly after this interview, Butler checked herself into an alcohol rehab facility. After undergoing treatment for about a week, she emerged and appeared ready to begin filming the remaining episodes for the second season of "Witchblade."
Anthony Cistaro appeals to fans to petition TNT to continue Witchblade. If you want to help try to save Witchblade then go here and follow one or more of the suggestions.
I personally think Witchblade is a great show. Petitions did help give Roswell extra seasons before it was finally cancelled. So its quite possible that WB and either TNT or another network could be persuaded to keep Witchblade going for another season.
Posted by Randall Parker at September 20, 2002 10:53 PMWitchBlade Canceled- The show was in the middle of a story, how can they just drop it and not at least finish the season out and either finish the story or continue?
And here I was JUST WAITING for the new Witchblade season to start! I loved the first two seasons. So . . .instead of giving Butler credit for needing some help, they cancel the show? I'm fed up--all the TV stations are filled with survival shows and talents shows (am I back in the 50's?) and shows with some style, class, and story content get cancelled! And if you think this comes from a 20-35 year old, guess again! I'm 63 and I think Witchblade, and the cast (especially Butler), is great. Get with the program folks! Some of us don't really care who the lastest cast off from some desert island (or Brazil or wherever)is. Some of us like good television.
Emily Bell
They said they cancelled Witchblade because of Yancy Butler's problem? First of all, she was out in a week or however long it was, and finshed shooting season 2 and they think it would be a gamble to make season 3?Instead they leave the season off in a cliffhanger?and they think it was a fitting conclusion? She got the help she needed and they cancelled it because she wanted to get off the bottle?I hope another channel picks the show up and I hope they have the same cast!!!
Amanda
CANCELLED, A GOOD TV SHOW WITH A VERY GOOD STORY AND THEY CANCEL THE SHOW, FOR WHAT TO PUT NO THE TV SCREEN GAY SHOW, NOT THAT I HAVE ANYTHING AGENST , LIVE AN LET LIVE, BUT A GOOD SHOW WITH A GOOD STORY.
The show was wonderful and left fans in 'limbo'...wanting more... it still 'is' one of the best series on television. The TV movie of Witchblade made you want to go back each week to find out what was going to happen next. Gripping, thought-provoking, and very mystical.
It's five years later and I'm still pissed!
I heard it was because Nancy Butler was an alcaholic, and had to enter rehab.
Six years later and I'm still pissed. (I hear you Monteen)
I just bought the whole series on dvd to get my "witchblade" fix that I have been suffering these last 6 years!!!
They left us hanging!!!! I WANT IT BACK!!!
It would seem that in general if there is a good show on the air and the PTBs (Powers That Be) or a family member want another show in that time slot, then, off it goes. It is amazing the number of shows still on the air with actors having drug or alcohol problems. Something is not quite right here. I am still hoping one of the cable channels will bring it back. It was and is an excellent show, well thought out and portrayed.
Awww, no season 3? The lastepisode ending make me cry
Great show!
If there is anything I can do to make it come back on air, I would do it.
Petition here, Comment there! Come back Witchblade!
7 Years later, and I'm still pissed Monteen...
I just got the whole Witchblade series off of Ebay for like 30 bucks , its been 2 weeks now and I practically have every episode memorized , I so wish they would make a movie with the original cast of the series to at least finish the story line !!!!! almost 10 yrs and I'm very pissed at tnt , so what that she had a drinking problem , she was and still is a great actress !!!! love that raspy voice of hers !!!!! look at all the supernatural shows that are now on TV, I heard through a source , that it was not just Yancy's drinking , it was because tnt did not want to be none as the chick in power channel , and I'm almost 40 and a guy , really love the Buell she rode !!!! Harley quit making the Buell line of bikes too , now how Gay is that ????? we need to petition TOPCOW to make a movie with the original cast now , before time go's by anyfurther , and the cast ages to much , no OFFENSE to any of the cast reading my blurb , hit me back at pryor256@comcast.net , Chainsaw out , it was such a great show , lets make it a movie !!!!
GO TO tnt.com AND THEN GO TO SUPPORT CENTER , THEN HIT THE CONTACT TNT BUTTON , AND SEND THEM A EMAIL , OLD TED TURNER HAS TO LISTEN TO SOMEONE ELSE FOR A CHANGE INSTEAD OF JANE THE TRADER FONDA OR HER LAWYERS !!!!! IM ALSO PISSED ABOUT ANOTHER SHOW TO THAT GOT CANCELLED , THE DEAD ZONE ON USA , THAT WAS GOOD TOO !
Yeah its 2010 am still hatin! Want witchblade ressurection so bad. Any group who ever want 2 rally in front of tnt jus announce it in youtube where 2 meet and i wili bring hundreds of pissed witchblade fans!
But you do know that they require way over a million viewers to keep a show alive? a hundred fans is far from enough.