After the series was cancelled, it was picked up in syndication by Turner Network Television. Two telemovies – The Pretender 2001 and Island of the Haunted – were aired on TNT in 2001; in response to an outpouring of emails from fans, which prompted negotiations involving the show's creators and both NBC and TNT. Both movies ended with an unresolved cliffhanger. The creators of the show, Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle stated in an interview on the French DVD of the telemovies that they have already written an ending and all they need is financing to produce the final Pretender telemovie.[citation needed] On February 27, 2007 a representative from the Turner Network Television announced they have no intention of financing any more Pretender movies
Reruns of The Pretender have aired and still air in many countries worldwide."
"Possible closure for the Pretender story
On September 7th 2007 in an interview for their new miniseries Tin Man, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle stated "Our fans still clabber for the answers because we never closed The Pretender out. We will just say to them please be patient, it’s going to happen, hopefully soon." They also referred to it happening in relationship to "Strange Highway" Entertainment and that the story line would continue digitally on the web."
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WordWolf
Here's what I got off the program's wikipedia page,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pretender_(TV_series)
"Series
After the series was cancelled, it was picked up in syndication by Turner Network Television. Two telemovies – The Pretender 2001 and Island of the Haunted – were aired on TNT in 2001; in response to an outpouring of emails from fans, which prompted negotiations involving the show's creators and both NBC and TNT. Both movies ended with an unresolved cliffhanger. The creators of the show, Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle stated in an interview on the French DVD of the telemovies that they have already written an ending and all they need is financing to produce the final Pretender telemovie.[citation needed] On February 27, 2007 a representative from the Turner Network Television announced they have no intention of financing any more Pretender movies
Reruns of The Pretender have aired and still air in many countries worldwide."
"Possible closure for the Pretender story
On September 7th 2007 in an interview for their new miniseries Tin Man, creators Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle stated "Our fans still clabber for the answers because we never closed The Pretender out. We will just say to them please be patient, it’s going to happen, hopefully soon." They also referred to it happening in relationship to "Strange Highway" Entertainment and that the story line would continue digitally on the web."
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GeorgeStGeorge
I really loved that show. (And I think Michael Weiss would have made an excellent Batman. I can see it now -- "Who ARE you?" "I'm Batman -- today.")
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