Comments on: Happy Hour: Fox Drops Sitcom to Save The O.C.

By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:37:48 +0000

I haven’t started watching the O.C. until recently, and I love it! Its one of those shows that have you addicted after the first episode. Honestly, I think its selfish of the people who have complained about it. If you don’t like it don’t watch it! Let the people who do like it continue watching it. I hope that they decide to relaunch the O.C. I would definitely buy the fifth season.

By: Supergirlkit

Supergirlkit — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 12:48:39 +0000

Funny show! Really got into it and looked forward to it then all of a sudden gone!! FOX SUCKS!

By: Melissa Billings

Melissa Billings — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:31:51 +0000

My husband and I are also very disappointed that Happy Hour has been cancelled. This was one of the few shows that we really enjoyed together. It is the first real comedy in a long time that really made us both laugh out loud. Please bring it back. Here’s to Happy Hour!!!!!

By: Save the O.C. T-Shirts

Save the O.C. T-Shirts — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:39:07 +0000

It is not over till its over. We can still impact them to create another season. Don’t underestimate the power of people joining together!

By: Some Girl that doesn't want the Oc to end!!!

Some Girl that doesn't want the Oc to end!!! — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 13:45:17 +0000

The OC is a realy great show. It has ment a lot to me. It has actualy brought my sister closer to me because we were watching the episodes together. No, seriously, why would you even thing of letting the oc that show is an amazing one! I’m telling you, it is so believe me for God’s sake. I’m in love with this show. It just cant end like this. What will it take to change you guys’ mind? Sing a petition or what?
Cmon… Kelly Rowan is MY idol…. oh yea, And I so love Adam Brody and Ben. Please, for the love of God, please dont think that no one likes the OC.

I hope there will be a season 5… and a sixth one too!

By: kristin

kristin — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:57:15 +0000

i Can’t believe u could even think of letting the oc that show is my life i love and have never!!! missed an epasode of it if that show goes off air i will never never ever whatch any fox show again u hear me i love the oc ya maybe there is a lot of complaining teens but who cares its like a soap… at night and i love the ppl that dont like it have probab;y never whatched more than 1 epasode so if u want to have more veiwers i will tell every1 i no to start watching if it means u will keep the o.c goin i rele rele LOVE the oc it’s great i could name every single person that has ever been on that show and seth cohen is my freakn idle man!!!!!!!!
~~so i hope u listen to what i had to say!~~

By: Tammy

Tammy — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:46:39 +0000

I can’t believe Happy Hour is cancelled. I miss it. Now that the OC is going away – maybe they will bring it back. I don’t know why they’d think Happy Hour would bring in OC viewers anyway – that’s for the teenage crowd while Happy Hour appealed to an adult crowd. I say bring back Happy Hour!!

By: Jo

Jo — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 17:27:30 +0000

It is clear that FOX never intended that Happy Hour succeed. Their advertising for it was nearly non-existent, with barely a mention at the end of an ad for ‘Til Death. They bounced the pilot of ‘Til Death all over the prime-time schedule, in a desperate attempt to get viewers for it, and now they play a re-run of ‘Til Death (from just a couple of weeks previous) along with a new one on Thursdays.
It appears that Happy Hour was deliberately picked up just to be slashed from the schedule. They’ve got no business blaming a cancellation on poor viewership for a show they didn’t advertise.
It’s a shame, because ‘Til Death is turning out the same old typical banter we’ve seen over and over again, and that may be the reason FOX has had to push so hard to get it noticed. Happy Hour had fresher faces with refreshing new comic delivery, not the same old lines we already know are coming. The writing and presentation gave us a real ensemble production with a sense of fun I haven’t seen since the days of WKRP in Cincinnati.
There hasn’t been much else on FOX lately that I care for. I watched Bones last season, but it hasn’t been good enough to hold me, and I’m so irritated by FOX’s obvious tactics with Happy Hour that I no longer watch any shows on FOX. I just looked at their current line-up. I can say with honesty that no one I know watches the programs FOX has on its schedule.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:16:15 +0000

Happy Hour was one of the best shows i have seen in ages. The characters were great and the acting was better then it in many shows.

Lets hope that they release the complete series to DVD

By: k8

k8 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:37:18 +0000

I love Happy Hour. I thought this would be the show to make drinking the afternoon popular again. Especially for those of us who chose to enjoy our 20’s by avoiding marriage and getting pregers.

My only other comment is that ‘Til Death sucks and so does The O.C. So someone needs to release the unaired episodes of Happy Hour on YouTube so I can watch the rest of the season instead of The O.C. or ‘Til Death.

By: K8

K8 — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:21:56 +0000

I love Happy Hour. I thought this would be the show to make drinking the afternoon popular again. Especially for those of us who chose to enjoy our 20’s by avoid marriage and getting pregers.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:31:28 +0000

Oh my god what is wrong with you people?? I went to a taping of this idiotic excuse for a sitcom and may I say I have never had to endure a more painful 3 hours in my life. Are we talking about the same show?? The actors (with the exception of Brad Faxon, whom I can only assume needed the money) were so clearly lacking in comedic talent that even calling this show a comedy is a stretch. Then again, they had little to work with, considering the atrocious writing clearly aimed at producing a laugh from the lowest common denominators of society. Even in this pursuit I can’t help but feel they missed the mark, the nadir being the following line from Larry: “She’s reading a book, probably a feminist”. HAHAHA, how hilariously denegrading and sexist.

All in all, a terrible show and I’m glad it will no longer sully television screens with its immature attempts at humour and painfully bad acting.

Good riddance to bad television!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 07:13:25 +0000

All in all, a terrible show and I’m glad it will no longer sully television screens with its immature attempts at humour and painfully bad acting.

Good riddance to bad television!!

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 20:48:08 +0000

I’m sorry to know Happy Hour was cancelled…it was a really funny show, and sure fresher than ‘Til Death. FOX needs to give people time to find the new shows before taking them off the air. I looked forward to watching Larry and the crew…they were a really bright spot on Thursday nights.

By: Ralston

Ralston — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:49:19 +0000

I seem to be in agrement with a lot of people that FOX did not let Happy Hour pan out.
Happy Hour was the only reason that I turned to Fox of thursday nights and now I don’t even turn on the TV untill Grays comes on.

By: darla youldon

darla youldon — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 01:26:13 +0000

Happy Hour was the best show that has ever been produced by Fox and they cancell it without giving it a chance.

I beleive Fox is not paying attetion to the show just the short term ratings. If they gave it a chance you would see another Friends or Tool Time – – maybe better.

Run the 13 epoisodes in the summer anytime without heavy competition and Fox will see that they have the best new comedy.

FOX – GIVE IT A CHANCE I REALLY MISS IT.

DARLA

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:43:55 +0000

Happy Hour had the best Characters of any new sitcom. I think it is better than Till Death, but as everyone seems to agree, it never got a chance to develop an audience. The viewers were going to get the word out to others to watch but by the time they did, it’s cancelled! TV Sitcom shows are becoming a thing of the past. Soon it will all be Reality TV.

By: Thelma

Thelma — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:36:02 +0000

I agree with what everyone has said. It is extremely funny. I sent FOX and e-mail. I asked if there was any chance it would return in the off season. I was told no it has been cancelled and the cast and crew have moved on to different projects. Moved on to different projects? It just happened. I didn’t even know about the show. I happened to catch the first episode of ‘Til Death. (Which I don’t like much.) Then, Happy Hour came on. It was one of the funnest shows I’ve seen in a long time. FOX never promoted it. How can they expect people to watch something they know nothing about?

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:57:34 +0000

I loved this show. I thought it was great, infact it reminded me of my and my guy friends. I only got to see one of the episodes because I did not know that there was such a show, and that is the problem. New shows are’t talked up enought. Let the people know that this is coming, get them pumped up for it!
If anything take off Everybody Loves Ramond, because not everyone loves Ramond and there’s two of them played everyday, losing one, on like Thurdsay isn’t going to kill the show! Or put the new shows on right before a really big show, so than when people are waiting for the BIG SHOW to come on they get a glimps of this new show, and they might just like it! That or switch it to another night. Thursday is packed as it is, put it on Mondays or Tuesdays. How about Mondays since Prison Break is leaving for the year.

By: Trey

Trey — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:35:04 +0000

Happy Hour was my new favorite show. And people watch ‘Nanny 911′?!?!?!? The person at fox who came to his/her senses and brought back Family Guy should make a move pretty quick.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 06:25:46 +0000

Happy Hour is a funny show. I thought my DVR was on the “blink” only to find out that the show seems to have been cancelled!!! Too bad. I agree with the other comments that new shows dont get enough time to gain a following. I hope to see the rest of the episodes if Fox can find a slot.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 01:18:35 +0000

My husband & I rarely watch primetime TV because it’s so filled with reality TV shows and stupid teen shows. Happy Hour reminds me of the days when TV was fun to watch. No reality, no teen love stories – just good fun. Also, Happy Hour really didn’t get a fair chance with the World Series taking up some of those weeks. The least they could do is to finish up the episodes they made and then see what happened.

There are lots of TV shows out there that almost didn’t make it, but got a second chance and now they are considered classic TV. I don’t know if Happy Hour would have become one of those, but I really enjoyed the show.

What will FOX do next-pull ‘Til Death for another reality show?

By: Moogie

Moogie — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 22:54:40 +0000

My husband and I are very dissapointed that Happy Hour has been taken off. We enjoyed it very much. One of the few shows we do like along with Till Death. I guess people just prefer watching fake, stuck-up spoiled snobs (OC) than watching fictional comedy stories that are actually good. Sorry for FOX, they’re going to loose a lot of viewers if they keep this up like they have for the last 10 or so years. PUT IT BACK ON!!!!!

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 18:09:59 +0000

I wonder if it ever occurred to FOX that the OC doesn’t get ratings because of the silly teen drama story line that it has taken on. “I love him; I love her. Should I kill myself? Should I drive the Mercedez or the Porsche to school? Should I roll my eyes at this girl or that girl? It’s gotten ridiculous! I watched the first season, but couldn’t stand the way they were taking the story after that. What made FOX think they could compete with CSI and Grey’s Anatomy anyway? The OC was never that good, even in the first season! Happy Hour was such a fun show! There are many shows they could stand to get rid of. Happy Hour should come back!

By: chuckbeary

chuckbeary — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:50:09 +0000

I knew “Happy Hour” was doomed from the start. I liked it very much. Any TV show that I like disappears almost immediately.

Too bad, I think Larry was tremendous; but that is the way it goes. I am sure greater things are on the way for him.

FOX goofed it again. They should reconsider playing the series during the off season. I hope the episodes that were made become available on DVD.

By: kim campbell

kim campbell — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:15:03 +0000

Hapyy Hour was one of the funniest shows that has been on in the last few years.i hope the network comes to it’s senses and keep the show.

By: Daniel Borges

Daniel Borges — Sun, 12 Nov 2006 02:52:14 +0000

Happy hour is an awesome show! how could you take it off air to save a stupid show like the O.C. it was pretty much the only reason i even turned it on fox on thursday nights. til death is ok but they should can it and bring back happy hour.

By: Dylan Alm

Dylan Alm — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 18:43:35 +0000

i love happy hour it was a great show the O.C sucks compaired to happy hour. The O.c just has a bunch of bitching teenagers on it no comdey what so ever.

By: Carole Peck

Carole Peck — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 15:29:08 +0000

I was disappointed that this wasn’t on last night. Finally the baseball is over, the shows come back, only to be taken off again. The network never gave this show enough time to develop a following. Give them a chance!

By: Michaela

Michaela — Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:15:30 +0000

I can’t say that this is the best comedy that I’ve ever seen but at least it was a comedy and it seemed to get a little better with each show. We were certainly watching it after ‘Til Death. The networks may be surprised when there aren’t enough viewers for any NEW shows they try to air. Myself, my husband and friends I speak with are getting tired of watching new shows only to have them cancelled just when we’re beginning to enjoy them. It takes a little time to get to know the characters and watch storylines unfold. Plus, when you put new shows up against well established, hit shows, no one is going to change the channel to watch something new. Too many good shows have already been cancelled and others are on the chopping block because of their time slots. New shows should be put in time slots that don’t place them up against the hit shows so people have an opportunity to really watch them, decide how much they like them and then put them up against hit shows to see how well they do in the ratings. Why watch anything new if it’s going to be cancelled? O.K. I’ve basically said the same thing in 3 posts. Put well written, well acted shows in reasonable time slots and GIVE THEM A CHANCE!