er ious ▁W ays ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Peter ▁O ' F all on , ▁who ▁wanted ▁a ▁science - f iction ▁drama ▁that ▁was ▁family - friend ly ▁and ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁explore ▁human istic ▁them es . ▁U 2 ' s ▁song ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁inspired ▁the ▁series ' ▁title . ▁▁ ▁The ▁show ▁first ▁eight ▁episodes ▁a ired ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁on ▁N BC ▁starting ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁show ▁returned ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁July ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁before ▁being ▁pulled ▁in ▁August ▁due ▁to ▁poor ▁ratings . ▁Meanwhile , ▁P AX ▁TV ▁( a ▁channel ▁N BC ▁had ▁a ▁ 3 2 % ▁interest ▁in ) ▁a ired ▁the ▁show ▁since ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁through ▁the ▁summer ▁months . ▁P AX ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁show ' s ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁its ▁run , ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁For ▁O ' F all on ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁move , ▁since ▁it ▁allowed ▁them ▁total ▁cre ative ▁freedom . ▁▁ ▁The ▁series ▁had ▁seen ▁success ▁intern ation ally , ▁even ▁after ▁its ▁can cellation . ▁It ▁currently ▁air s ▁in ▁synd ic ation ▁on ▁V ision TV ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Despite ▁many ▁fans ▁pushing ▁for ▁it , ▁as ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁the ▁series ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁DVD . ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁( 2 0 0 0