Due to a threat of legal action from the Fox network, City Paper has decided to cease publishing its fictional series The Transit of Venus. City Paper never intended for its readers to interpret the series as pertaining to any factual occurrences or Fox employees, but Fox expressed concern that other local media had reported on apparent parallels between the series and certain personnel at Fox Philadelphia, and indicated that it was prepared to pursue litigation. Not wanting to engage in a costly and time-consuming legal battle with a media giant over a work of fiction, City Paper has opted to end the series and to remove previously published chapters from its web site.