‘Mr. Robot’ Finale Postponed Because of Similarity to Live TV Killings

[Ichingcarpenter]

USA Network has postponed tonight’s scheduled season finale of hacker drama series “Mr. Robot” for a week because the episode includes a scene with similarities to the real-life murders that occurred on live TV this morning in Virginia.

“Out of respect to the victims, their families and colleagues, and our viewers, we are postponing tonight’s episode. Our thoughts go out to all those affected during this difficult time,” USA said in a statement.

Early today, a reporter, Alison Parker, and cameraman, Adam Ward, for WDBJ-TV in Roanoke, Va., were shot and killed while delivering a live report for the station’s morning news program. The suspected killer is a former co-worker of the pair who posted video of the ambush on social media after fleeing the scene.



“Mr. Robot” has emerged as a critical darling for USA this summer. The series revolves around an anti-social IT whiz who is drafted to work for an underground group of hackers focused on rooting out evil and corruption in corporate America. Rami Malek and Christian Slater star.

USA said the decision to postpone was made because the finale “contains a graphic scene similar in nature to today’s tragic events in Virginia.”

“Mr. Robot” is the first new USA series to have strong pop culture buzz in some time. The postponement is not likely to be too big of a blow to the show’s ratings momentum. It’s not clear if USA had any time-sensitive sponsorship deals tied to the finale.

USA said the finale will air Sept. 2 in the show’s regular 10 p.m. timeslot. USA will sub in a rerun of last week’s penultimate episode to fill the void tonight.



http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/mr-robot-live-tv-killings-virginia-1201579137/


Remember that Lone Gunman X files spinoff episode?
About flying a commercial airliner that was computer controlled into the world trade center six months before it really happened?


As William Shatner would say
Weird or What?

[Lorien]

1. Thanks for posting this. I was wondering what happened

Of course, a brutal shooting in America is pretty much a daily occurrence, and why that is acceptable to anyone is beyond me.

And I wouldn't call Elliot "Anti-social"; he's lonely and doesn't like it, but doesn't "know a way out of loneliness." Anti-social people, on the other hand, tend to be misanthropes.

[complain jane]

2. Love this show.

I was so disappointed about the postponement last night, although a a part of me was glad we still have a little time now before the finale.

Now that we know a similar shooting scenario takes place in the episode, I have a general suspicion of what that might mean.