On The Bubble podcast

By Josh Liston | Gonna Geek Network

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 t... more

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September 01, 2025 OTB Audio Essay: Wednesday S2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 were both a bit disappointing (and that makes me sad).
OTB Audio Essay September 2025: Wednesday S2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 weren't worth the wait (and that makes me sad).
If you aim for incredible, you might just hit great! Strange New Worlds Season 3 feels more like “they aimed for safety..and they hit suitable”.
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14min
September 01, 2025 Audio Essay: Wednesday S2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 were both a bit disappointing (and that makes me sad).
OTB Audio Essay September 2025: Wednesday S2 and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S3 weren't worth the wait (and that makes me sad).
If you aim for incredible, you might just hit great! Strange New Worlds Season 3 feels more like “they aimed for safety..and they hit suitable”.
Correction: La'An (not Le'An as I said in the audio recording).
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11min
August 24, 2025#LongLiveLongmire (p2/3) - The Longmire Posse, Longmire Stampede, Longmire Days, and Actor Robert Taylor
The #LongLiveLongmire fan-campaign is of the great save-our-show campaigns of all time.
[ Today's recording was saved by a back-up lavalier microphone. The sound is still great, just a bit different. Thanks for listening. ]
Key Elements of the Renew Longmire Campaign and the Longmire Fandom:
The Longmire Posse. https://www.instagram.com/longmireposse/
The Longmire Stampedes. https://x.com/LongmirePosse/status/781890352315637760/photo/1
Longmire Days. https://www.longmiredays.com/
The Longmire Foundation. https://www.longmiredays.com/longmire-foundation.htm

Amazing Walt Longmire Tattoo: https://www.jcaldigital.org/otb/2025/8/24/longlivelongmire-p23-the-longmire-posse-longmire-stampede-longmire-days-and-actor-robert-taylor
Episode Articles and Sources:
https://www.facebook.com/LongmirePosse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_(TV_series)
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2025/07/21/longmire-star-robert-taylor-comes-to-buffalo-every-year-because-he-loves-wyoming/ <<< this post was really great!!!
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10158375693946768&id=116758481767&set=a.374295681767

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14min
July 07, 2025Saving Longmire (part 1/3) - Why was Longmire Cancelled by A&E ?
Longmire was cancelled by A&E in the summer of 2014 (after 3 successful and critically acclaimed seasons), despite the show being A&E’s most-watched original series. It's believed that A&E’s Executives deemed the show's primary viewership (over 50’s) to be less appealing to advertisers. A bit silly, right!?
Two Great Tweets from the #LongLiveLongmire Campaign:
On Nov 4th 2014, Lou Diamond Phillips tweeted:
"Might be the time of year to 'Fall Back' but not for me or the posse! Full speed ahead with Faith and Optimism! #longmirelives".
On Nov 11th 2014, Lou Diamond Phillips tweeted:
"The thing about trends...they become mainstays with enough dedication. Way to go, Posse! You are inspirational! #NeedLongmire".
According to actor Zahn McClarnon (who portrayed Mathias on the show), “Longmire Was Saved by the Fans!!”
Episode Articles and Sources:
https://x.com/LouDPhillips
https://www.facebook.com/LongmirePosse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longmire_(TV_series)
https://x.com/renewlongmire?lang=en
https://ictnews.org/archive/longmire-was-saved-by-the-fans-says-zahn-mcclarnon/

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July 06, 2025 When CBS cancelled Jericho in 2007, fans went "Nuts". But did the Save Jericho campaign work?
When CBS cancelled Jericho in 2007, fans went "Nuts".
Episode Sources:
https://nypost.com/2014/02/14/save-our-show-10-tv-fan-campaigns-that-worked/
https://www.reddit.com/r/television/comments/1fuy6qr/tv_fun_fact_the_jericho_nut_campaign/
https://abcnews.go.com/Business/FunMoney/story?id=3214156&page=1
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5min
July 04, 2025Renew The Acolyte vs Bridgerton Season 3 (Deleted Scenes).
How can one show get 85,000 Signatures to save the entire show, and another get 75,000 Signatures just to get some deleted scenes put back into a show? In this episode we explore the contrasting fandoms of Disney's 'The Acolyte', and Netflix's 'Bridgerton'.
This is not yet another "Bash the Acolyte" podcast episode (those are boredom personified), instead we take a look at how quality programming energises a fandom in ways that middling programming does not.
Sources:
'The Acolyte' 84,727 Signatures: https://www.change.org/p/renew-the-acolyte
'Bridgerton' (S3 Deleted Scenes) 75,154 Signatures: https://www.change.org/p/netflix-restore-deleted-scenes-bridgerton-s3?utm_source=National-media&utm_campaign=BridgertonS3&utm_content=Entertainment&utm_term=1000+&utm_medium=National-petition

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9min
June 29, 2025 Do 'Save Our Show' Fan Campaigns Ever Actually Save TV Shows?
Do 'Save Our Show' Fan Campaigns Ever Actually Save TV Shows?
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February 23, 2025Saving One Day at a Time - moving from Netflix to POP TV for Season 4.
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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/wiki/One_Day_at_a_Time_(2017_TV_series)
https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/the-oa-one-day-at-a-time-community-save-our-show-campaigns-1203339855/

Josh's Favourite Thing: The same day that the show aired its last episode for the year in 2020, the show's then Twitter account thanked fans with the following message:
"This isn't goodbye … it's see you later. We'll be back soon, familia! Thank you for watching with us.”
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7min
February 19, 2025Buffy's Worst Episodes Ever. "Even One of the Best Shows Ever had some Real Stinkers in the Mix".
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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-gellar-joss-whedon-1234735428/
Josh's List of Worst Buffy Episodes:
Beer Bad - S4E5.
Where The Wild Things Are - S4E18.
Inca Mummy Girl - S2E4.
Teacher’s Pet - S1E4.
Retile Boy - S2E5.
Him - S7E6.
Bad Eggs - S2E12.
Never Kill A Boy On A First Date - S1E5.
I Robot, You Jane - S1E8.
Goodbye Iowa - S4E14.

Josh's sleeper pick for worst BTVS episode is Into the Woods - S5E10. This was Riley’s goodbye episode was sadly, completely unaffecting. For a break up / goodbye episode that directly impacts our main character (Buffy), we really should’ve felt more for Riley and a lot more for Buffy. I think I’m not alone here in saying that, it was like: “OK, thank the gods that’s over....next”.
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9min
February 18, 2025The 10 Best 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' Episodes of All Time - according to Rolling Stone.
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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-7-114321/
Josh's 10 Best Buffy Episodes Ever:
The Body - S5E16.
The Gift - S5E22.
Hush - S4E10.
Chosen - S7E22.
Graduation Day - S3 E21 & E22.
Becoming - S2 E21 & E22.
Once More, with Feeling - S6E7.
The Wish - S3E9.
Innocence - S2E14.
Dopplegangland - S3E16.

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FAQs about On The Bubble podcast:

How many episodes does On The Bubble podcast have?

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