7/25/15

Cancelled Shows at FX and Showtime

You know the airwaves are full to plenty to watch when two series involving well known actors cannot get a second season.  First, FX has canceled The Comedians starring Billy Crystal after one season.  Before the show premiered, executive producers Ben Wexler said:  

All I can do is hope it fits well in the TV comedy landscape. Your goal is to fit into the comedy landscape and also to not fit into it. I think that the shows that transcend, there is no sister show like it.

Well, apparently it did not fit into the comedy landscape and there is no sister or brother - the family is gone.

On Showtime, Happyish starring Steve Coogan has also been canceled after one season.  The series never received much praise, so the single season is not surprising.  In discussing his character on the show during an interview, Mr. Coogan stated: 

We like and celebrate people who are failures, who are frustrated and malcontented and haven’t achieved what they wanted to achieve.

Well, I guess that means we should celebrate that the show failed after one season.  Or should we be happy we had at least one season with Steve Coogan?  I prefer the latter response, and I hope to see him in films again soon.

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