So the primetime lineups for next year are finally out, and I am pissed. I understand that shows can’t live on forever, but it seems that the majority of the shows that were caneled were canceled not because of their quality but because of their cost while other shows that sucked were kept on.
I’m very upset and disappointed that Samantha Who?, Kath & Kim, In The Motherhood, Pushing Daisies, and The Unusuals were canceled while ABC decided to keept Scrubs alive on life support (no pun intended), Better Off Ted was saved (
that show is painful, I wanted to love her but Portia del Rossi just didn’t deliver for me), and there are like, seventeen different incarnations of CSI and Law and Order still on. Is this a joke?
Samantha Who? was one of the best shows on television. It was witty, well-written, and a pleasure to watch. The characters were loveable and relateable and Christina Applegate was a fantastic lead. ABC flat-out said that it was canceled because it was too expensive and that they didn’t want it to come to this.
Kath & Kim was another hilarious show, but it seemed to be pretty polarizing. A lot of people compared it to the Aussie version which probably ultimately caused its demise. Although they were the same show, each version had a different style of humor and it was innapropriate to compare them both.
In The Motherhood was a diamon in the ruff – Megan Mullally and Cheryl Hines were entertaining and hilarious, but I felt like Jessica St. Claire seemed contrived and unrealistic. That being said, the whole premise of the series was fresh and original and it was otherwise very well-done. This one will be missed.
I really liked The Unusuals, too, but not until I actually watched an episode. The promos for the show made it look really freaky and “out there” (almost Sci-Fi) but it was a lot more…normal that it was advertised. I thought, based on the promos, that it was some stupid scifi show, but I liked it a lot when I actually watched an episode.
Now, all of that being said, there are many shows that I am glad to see returning: Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, Ugly Betty (although I am upset to see this moved to Fridays), The Biggest Loser, The Office, and Parks and Recreation.