Bad news for all of you Being Erica fans south of the border. Â Disney announced today that SoapNet is closing it’s doors by January 2012. Â This is obviously stressful news for fans the time-travelling series since SoapNet is the american home of Being Erica.
I have no freaking idea what happens to a series when the network shuts down, but I’m guessing someone will have to pick up the rights. Â While Being Erica has found a nice home on cable, maybe this will be the push a network like ABC needs to pick it up as a summer series?! Â And what about NBC? Â It is not like they have anything better on the air!
And what does this mean for Being Erica here in Canada?  The series got a ton of buzz in the USA and if there isn’t a network willing to air it anymore, CBC might have  a hard time thinking past season 3, which is currently filming!
The few episodes I watched on SoapNet were heavily edited anyway so no big loss. I’ll just continue to download to watch it & buy the DVDs as they come out. Season Two was just announced!
I don’t think that this concerns season 3 but, rather, future seasons. Although it seems to me that at the rate it’s going at now, future seasons of Erica are not looking too likely.
I REALLY hope I’m wrong.
The AP reports the switch to Disney Junior actually happens January 2012, so season three of Being Erica could still air on SoapNet.