Comments (9)

• Please, that show was dreadful. Crappy writing made even worse by Christina Applegate’s insane overacting. Girl needs to learn how to dial it back down to 10 instead of being permanently on 50 on the acting richter scale. She and that show were an embarrassment. Now hopefully she’ll disappear into the abyss that is washed-up child stars and leave us alone.

  Comment by dorothy — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 1:59pm PST  Reply to this post

• Wonder what excuse they gave Ugly Betty? That show must be a huge ticket item with slipping ratings.

  Comment by Above and Below — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 2:24pm PST  Reply to this post

• More of the same … people would rather not work, than make concessions. Hear that “VOTE NO” people?

  Jeez.

  Comment by CleaingStuffUp — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 2:31pm PST  Reply to this post

• ABC made a mistake with this one. Producers made every attempt at cutting the budget to meet demands. A show that was once lauded by the network as the number one breakout comedy of the year is gone less than two years later. Horrible programming. Networks just need to let shows breathe in one timeslot for one season. ABC ran this one into the ground. And it had a star in Applegate who is always all over the news stands! To renew Scrubs (another slap in the face to fans since it had it’s series finale) over this is nonsense.

  Comment by Anonymous — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 3:01pm PST  Reply to this post

• $ 500,000 per episode? It was like killing it.
  Hom much could cost a show like that?
  To cut $500,000 from its budget seemed impossible to me.

  Comment by silvia — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 3:07pm PST  Reply to this post

• Too bad. It was a funny show and Christina Applegate is terrific in it.

  Comment by typical — Tuesday May 19, 2009 @ 3:35pm PST  Reply to this post

• That’s a mistake. As a viewer that rarely watches half hour comedy, I really enjoyed this show. Christina Applegate is outstanding and Don Todd is one of the few writers who doesn’t think viewers are stupid.
  Scrubs?????? Really??????

  Comment by Anonymous — Wednesday May 20, 2009 @ 7:39am PST  Reply to this post

• Hey, I know how to save some money, don’t show anything but a test pattern ABC! Oh, wait, they have been doing that for the past ten years now. Wow. And to think the idea is to be entertaining while making money. Can’t do either. Time to fold the tent and go work at the car wash ABC.

  Comment by Richard — Wednesday May 20, 2009 @ 11:27pm PST  Reply to this post

• dear cleaning stuff up,
  “More of the same .. people would rather not work than make concessions
  hear that Vote No people?”

  WHAT? The decision to stop making the show with a $500,000 cut in
  the budget was made by THE SHOW’S PRODUCERS.
  the actors had no say.

  so how does the cancellation of this show have anything to do
  with this wretched TV/Theatrical contract?

  the concessions you seem to be willing to make include:
  allowing non-union workspace
  and the virtual elimination or residuals.
  this will decimate the pension and health plans.

  this makes sense if you are an AMPTP / Studio troll,
  but if you actually are an actor,
  you are selling out your future for a few pitiful short-term gains.
  this blithe

  Comment by harry98 — Thursday May 21, 2009 @ 8:45am PST  Reply to this post