'Harper's Island:' No chance for second season, insiders say

The concept of having a short run mini-series was good, the execution was awful. Having a second season with the same concept with different characters would have been beyond stupid.
There were too many characters given that it was a 13 episode mini-series. All of the characters seemed to be too self-absorbed and were completely unaware of people missing until at least half way through the series. There is no way that any series can sustain an audience with that writing formula.
I had to force myself to watch every episode in hopes it would get better. It didn’t get better for me until around episode eight or nine.
Then they have to go and ruin it by having Wakefield be alive.
I think this show would have had a better chance of success if it was more of a whodunit, and not a slasher series. In either case, slow developing shows don’t work very well unless their is something to hook the viewer into watching. Watching people killed off in a variety of ways wasn’t enough.

While Harper’s Island wasn’t the best example of a limited-run series, I hope the networks don’t give the idea up. Many times viewers are forced to either give up on their shows or watch their shows tank because networks can’t limit the runs of ‘successful’ shows until the ratings tank–which doesn’t happen until the writing goes south, which doesn’t happen unless creators are strongarmed into year after year of unending love triangles and unresolvable plotlines. Networks need to embrace the idea of a show that ENDS. Give the viewers a limited run so they can enjoy great writing from beginning to end. I hope the Harper’s Island concept gets revamped into something with a little more depth and genius for the benefit of all TV fans.

My daughter and I loved this show!! Lots of twists and turns and the finale was a shocker. We were glued to the TV every Saturday night to watch. So sad it’s over now…

I loved the show, I know there were some really bad spots with awful writing, but there isn’t anything else like it on. I would love another season with different characters next year. I have several friends that were watching and we had such a good time trying to figure out who the killer was.

This show was great and very original. I’m willing to forgive a few plot holes or bad writing for the sheer entertainment it provided. My wife and I loved it. Nobody ever thought the show would be up for any kind of awards so lighten up. It did have a great case regardless of the material. And who watches one episode of a show and declares it awful? The same people that think American Idol and Dancing with the Stars is good tv I guess.

Enjoyed the show as pure summer entertainment. The only way I would watch a second season is you had the cast of Twilight and the cast from The Hill’s on the island. I would hope to see all of the Hill’s crowd DEAD by season end.

Harper’s Island was the equivilant of a beach read – fun, mindless and good to the end as long as you looked only at the surface. We will miss it on Saturday nights. Equal to the Scream series but not at the movie prices. In today’s world mindless is good once and a while.