The Hollywood inside scoop on the fate of Crusade. It was developed as the flagship series for Sci-Fi. Twelve episodes were shot and only six were shown. The series was cancelled due to Sci-Fi's failure to meet contracted financial terms (in other words, they said they didn't have the money to pay for the series).
Other parties were invited to negotiate for the rights to run the series, but despite a strong track record by the previous series and the solid reputation of the producer (J. Michael Strycynzki), insufficient interest was generated and the series died a quiet death.
All of the actors were paid their "kill" fees (this is the compensation received by actors when a series commitment falls through in lieu of any residuals), the remaining episodes are "in the can," but unlikely to see the light of day. The status of the unshown episodes is legally paid for. The orginal series contractor may not air the unseen episodes
without a renogotiation of terms with the Executive Producer (JMS) and he may fully veto the idea.
So, Crusade is deader than week old mackerel. Much to my chagrin.
~JC
