“‘Lone Star’ Creator on His Show’s Future (and Mel Gibson’s Movie)”

From TheWrap:

Can Kyle Killen catch a break in this town?

Killen, creator of the new Fox series “Lone Star,” saw his show go from critical darling to cancellation candidate in the span of less than 24 hours after its premiere episode Monday drew staggeringly low ratings.

Killen spoke with TheWrap via email about the future of the show and the questions surrounding another of his projects — the black comedy “The Beaver,” starring Mel Gibson.

Given the loud cheers “Lone Star” drew from critics, Killen said the show’s staff was shocked by its poor performance this week. “Obviously we’re all stunned by where we ended up Monday,” Killen told TheWrap. 

According to Killen, “Lone Star” is still in production, and the writers are still at work on new scripts. Killen said he’s unaware of any plans to try to move the show to another time slot or network.

“We’ve gotten the sort of reviews I would gladly tattoo across my forehead, the response from the people who tuned in has been incredibly positive, and the season long story we’ve worked out is something everyone on staff is dying to share,” Killen said. 

Killen said the low ratings for “Lone Star’s” debut mean episode two is likely a make-or-break moment. 

“The truth is, in a week there’s probably only going to be two ways you can describe ‘Lone Star’: a historically spectacular failure or a truly miraculous comeback,” Killen said.

Unfortunately the numbers for “Lone Star” this week didn’t materialize. And the inevitable happened.

And the fate of The Beaver:

Killen said he’s still in the dark about the status of “The Beaver.”

“Only Summit knows when/if/how it will ever be released,” Killen said.

Killen seems to be maintaining his sense of humor in spite of the problems facing his projects.

“When you put the two of those issues back-to-back like that I really look like I’m batting 1000, huh?” he joked.

Kyle, on behalf of the GITS community, a hearty “this too shall pass” and a little something to get you through until your luck turns around. This virtual bottle of booze:

While you may not want to drink this bottle of the world’s most expensive beer and drive, there’s no law against drinking and driving.
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