Asemore

Asemore is an American television series that aired on FOX in 2013. It was created by BeamOfSunlight and was distributed by 20th Century Fox Television. It ran for 13 episodes and has developed a cult following.

Premise
A claustrophobic petroleum engineer and a crazy dictator team up - after a village is threatened by bandits - to find a replacement. Events are shattered by an invasion.

Conclusion
In December 2013, BeamOfSunlight announced that the final episode of Season 1 would be the last ever. According to BeamOfSunlight, he had planned from the beginning that the show would only have one season, as he felt that it would be enough. He said that he wanted the series to end on a high note, and encouraged the then small fandom to continue loving the show and not feel down that the series was ending.

Reception
Asemore received mixed to positive reviews from television critics.

Controversy
In November 2013, the citizens of Asemore, Montana announced that they would be suing BeamOfSunlight and 20th Century Fox. The citizens stated that BeamOfSunlight had visited the small town on numerous occasions during 2011 and 2012, and although promising that he was visiting "to study the history of Montana", he allegedly lied to the citizens and had based the show off them without their permission. The citizens said that they were seeking up to $225,000 in damages, and wanted the show off the air. BeamOfSunlight called this lawsuit "absurd", admitting that he visited the town several times, but he never said that he was visiting to study the history of Montana, and made it very clear to the citizens that he was visiting to see what parts of the town could be used to develop Asemore. According to BeamOfSunlight, he had gotten the citizens approval to base the show off the town. The lawsuit was later dropped in February 2014, almost a month after the show concluded.

Fanbase
After the show concluded, an unusually large fanbase began to develop on the Internet, particularly on Tumblr. BeamOfSunlight said that he was surprised, but not shocked at how large the fanbase has gotten. The fact that BeamOfSunlight had a Tumblr page also added the opportunity for fans to directly ask him questions about the show. Cosplays of the show's characters are very popular and can be seen often in major conventions.

Home media
The entire series was released on DVD and Blu-ray on September 5, 2014 by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD was criticized for being "bare bones", with the only special feature being commentary by several of the crew (including BeamOfSunlight). The Blu-ray was more positively reviewed, as it contained more special features such as deleted scenes and bloopers.