Utopia: Cancelled by Channel 4

olivestrosity: Yeah, it was cancelled a few weeks ago. It's a huge bummer. Like rimjobflashmob said, the ratings were low, and while the show was only six episodes a series, I'm guess that cost was too much to justify the low ratings.

However, the series got an International Emmy nomination for Best Drama Series (pretty damn impressive considering there are only three other nominees), so that's fantastic. It was never a drama without it's critical acclaim.

Lemminkainen: The more I think of it, the more I actually love the ending to the second series. The ambiguity of the cliffhanger gives it this nice ambiguous, oddly apocalyptic feel. One commenter on AVC said it felt like the cycle had ended, the hydra grew a new head, and it's heavily implied it all begins again.

Maybe it's just me, but I think it works really well. It was the ending where I initially had a lot of reservations, but knowing it's over (at this time) makes it work in its own odd way.

Plus, if the HBO version is a success (I'll give the first couple of episodes a go), maybe Channel 4 will revive it. I mean, if Twin Peaks can return after all these years...