Another Gift this Memorial Day

Earlier this week the Fox network announced that the last four episodes of Enlisted will be broadcast starting June 1st.  This is a nice gift for all of us with Memorial Day arriving.  As I noted earlier, I do not think cancelling this series was a very smart move on the part of Fox. 

An Army Times editorial recently called for the return of Enlisted, noting:

The Fox network’s new military comedy, “Enlisted,” appears to have hit its stride, but stagnant ratings after the show’s disappointing pilot episode threaten to torpedo its chances of being picked up for a second season.

That would be unfortunate. The show’s creators have demonstrated a sincere effort to normalize America’s view of its service members. In doing so, they’re forging a better, broader understanding of military life and its most challenging aspects, including difficult topics such as post-traumatic stress.

And Navy Times recently reported on Army veteran Nick Palmisciano who is pushing to get a second season of Enlisted.  His video expanding on his TV views is amusing, and I agree with his comments that the network was also too dumb to understand what it had with the Firefly series.  For multimillion dollar companies, these networks can be pretty dense.