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Fox Cancels Alcatraz and Renews Touch – Any thoughts?


		Ratings Slump Against Stiff Competition Sinks Alcatraz Fox have announced that Alcatraz has been cancelled after only one season on the air. The show, starring Sarah Jones and ex of Lost Jorge Garcia told the story of inmates from Alcatraz back in the sixties mysteriously reappearing in present day San Francisco and getting up to their old tricks, including murder, bank robbery and kidnapping. When JJ Abrams’ Alcatraz launched it had an impressive 10 million viewership, but the ratings for the show sharply declined until after ten weeks it was struggling to get near 5 million. The show was also competing for a limited number of timeslots for scifi / fantasy shows and simply couldn’t cope against Fringe and Touch. It was announced previously that Fringe had been given a limited run 5th and final season meaning that … Continue reading →


		It seems that fans of the TV show Alcatraz are causing problems for the people employed by the National Park Service to look after the former prison island. The service says that visitors to the island are trying to find as many locations as possible and in the process are causing damage to the area. The service have put up signs and notices to try and deter would be explorers

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