TNT Cancels Men of a Certain Age - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 07-15-2011, 05:10 PM

The midlife misadventures of Joe, Owen and Terry have come to an end.

TNT on Friday pulled the plug

http://www.tvline.com/

AKA · 07-15-2011, 06:49 PM

It was such a great show, and TNT treated it like crap. No wonder it didn't "build an audience;" they only aired it in five-week spurts before benching it for half a year or so at a time.

I know TNT produces the show, and thus owns it. Even so, what are the chances of the show getting shopped to another network (USA, Showtime)? Slim to nil?

claret · 07-15-2011, 08:22 PM

Too smart for TV, I guess.

ryan423 · 07-15-2011, 08:58 PM

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Today, we lose the best hour-long drama currently on television. This afternoon, TNT announced that they had decided to cancel the low-rated critical darling, Men of a Certain Age. It wasn't unexpected, but it sure struck me hard when I got an email about it while I was out this afternoon. It truly saddens me that this show is now gone forever, and I haven't felt this sad about the cancellation of a show in quite a few years.

Read my full blog entry addressing the cancellation!

DSfan · 07-16-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by AKA

It was such a great show, and TNT treated it like crap. No wonder it didn't "build an audience;" they only aired it in five-week spurts before benching it for half a year or so at a time.

I know TNT produces the show, and thus owns it. Even so, what are the chances of the show getting shopped to another network (USA, Showtime)? Slim to nil?

Has a cable TV show ever gone from one cable channel to another? We know some have gone network to cable but I can't think of any dramas to go from one cable channel to another off the top of my head. Anyone know of any examples?

ryan423 · 07-16-2011, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DSfan

Has a cable TV show ever gone from one cable channel to another? We know some have gone network to cable but I can't think of any dramas to go from one cable channel to another off the top of my head. Anyone know of any examples?

Well that mini-series on the Kennedy's was made for Showtime, but when they decided not to air it, Reelz channel did.

AKA · 07-16-2011, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by DSfan

Has a cable TV show ever gone from one cable channel to another? We know some have gone network to cable but I can't think of any dramas to go from one cable channel to another off the top of my head. Anyone know of any examples?

Not a drama, but Mystery Science Theater 3000 moved from Comedy Central to Sci-Fi.

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Originally Posted by ryan423

Well that mini-series on the Kennedy's was made for Showtime, but when they decided not to air it, Reelz channel did.

That was actually made for The History Channel.

Retro4Life · 07-16-2011, 01:12 PM

Too bad, I caught an episode of it recently and thought it was pretty good. I liked the 3 main actors a lot, and it had potential. It leaned a BIT toward the "the old guys are out of it and need to get with it" angle, but I would have followed it had it remained on.

Janice · 07-23-2011, 08:12 PM

What a shame. This was truly a fantastic show. Ray Romano is a better dramatic actor than I realized; better golfer too.

I miss the show already.

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Retro4Life Accept No Substitutes Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 04, 2009 Location: IL Posts: 6,708	Too bad, I caught an episode of it recently and thought it was pretty good. I liked the 3 main actors a lot, and it had potential. It leaned a BIT toward the "the old guys are out of it and need to get with it" angle, but I would have followed it had it remained on.
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07-15-2011, 06:49 PM	#2
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	It was such a great show, and TNT treated it like crap. No wonder it didn't "build an audience;" they only aired it in five-week spurts before benching it for half a year or so at a time. I know TNT produces the show, and thus owns it. Even so, what are the chances of the show getting shopped to another network (USA, Showtime)? Slim to nil?

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claret Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 06, 2008 Posts: 54	Too smart for TV, I guess.

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Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	What a shame. This was truly a fantastic show. Ray Romano is a better dramatic actor than I realized; better golfer too. I miss the show already.