Network: NBC
Episodes: 32 (hour)
Seasons: Two
TV show dates: September 26, 2007 – April 8, 2009
Series status: Cancelled/ended
Performers include: Damian Lewis, Sarah Shahi, Adam Arkin, Brent Sexton, Donal Logue, Brooke Langton, Robin Weigert, Jennifer Siebel, Victor Rivers, and Jessy Schram.
TV show description:
Offbeat Detective Charlie Crews (Damian Lewis) is convicted of a triple murder and serves 12 years in jail. DNA evidence finally exonerates him thanks to the efforts of his close friend, attorney Constance Griffiths (Brooke Langton).
While in jail, Crews loses his wife, his job, and sometimes his grip on reality but also ends up embracing the Zen philosophy. After suing the LAPD, he’s reinstated to the force and wins a substantial settlement. He’s partnered with unpopular Detective Dani Reese (Sarah Shahi). Lieutenant Karen Davis (Robin Weigert) questions Crews’ unconventional tactics and blackmails Dani into supplying her with reasons to fire him. Living above Crew’s garage is his friend Ted Earley (Adam Arkin), a former CEO he befriended in jail.
Crews works to acclimate himself to life outside prison while also trying to solve the 12-year-old murder and to discover who framed him.
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this was a show with substance. grow some and put it back on the air. you left too many questions unanswered.
We are very disappointed in the cancelation of Life. I noticed lots of shows being renewed are lacking in depth and substance. It seems that the business of TV shows is declining farther and farther and the ability to sustain quality programing is sad. Too bad the public is so underestimated in our need for thoughtful programing, not everyone has an flash in the pan mentality. Give us something to chew on that is smart quirky and funny or just intelligent. Life was worthwhile.
I never missed an episode!!
I really try to watch NBC, but they keep canceling the good shows. I have waited all summer for a new season! Hey NBC, BRING LIFE BACK! It was a great show with great characters. Maybe USA Network can pick it up?!? They have some good shows. Hey USA, get Life…
Once again, TV execs can’t seem to get is straight about people wanting intelligent, THOUGHTFUL, well-WRITTEN shows..no, they’d rather put garbage on….like…fat people falling in love….I am fat..I don’t care to see other fat people paw each other and act like they are into a permanent committment…nor do I care about the Barbies & Kens sucking face…WHO CARES!!! …and I am TIRED of TALK SHOWS…OMG! I don’t care to hear crap spewing out of people’s mouths about how they screwed up their lives, or want to screw up someone elses..yada yada yada…I DON’T CARE!!!! I hear it all day long…I want to come home from a long day at work…turn on the TV and see some WELL WRITTEN E N T E R T A I N M E N T!!!! Life was GREAT!!!!! I couldn’t wait for the next episode… Another show that got killed was Pushing Daisies!!! Get with the program TV EXECS..we are all going to eventually turn of the telly and just live off of NETFLIX!
This sucks big time. Life was a GREAT show.
wtf The cast and writing was the best in a very long time. Not smart to let Life go.
I thought you were smarter than that.
very disappointed.
very very upset that life has been cancelled. Just like the rest of you I came online to see when the premiere would be only to find out it has been cancelled. I never missed an episode. I thought it was a truly amazing show with an amazing plot & interesting characters. I couldnt wait to find out who framed him. NBC used to be my favorite network but what is there really left to watch. I mean no more medium, life or er, all they have to do now is take away law & order svu & I have nothing to watch on their primetime schedule!
i AM VERY SAD AND UPSET THAT LIFE WAS CANCELED BECAUSE I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW CRUISE WAS GOING TO REACT NOW THAT HE KNEW HE WAS IN LOVE WITH REESE! AND NOW WE’ll never know who actually killed his friend’s family! SO DEPRESSING!!
Figures! These tv networks bring out a great show like Life just so the viewer can get addicted and then they cancel it. How bout giving these shows a chance!!!! Just goes to show the tv networks involved in this show have no idea what the consumer wants. What a joke. Won’t being watching this network anymore. Enough is enough!!!
I am not one to write comments but I have to say I am truly disappointed to hear Life is not going to make a Season 3. I did a search to see when it would be on and got this information instead. My fiancee and I fell in love with the show. I bought a previous season on DVD because it was such a good show. I encouraged friends and family to watch it even. There is no show like it and it will be sad to see it go. Would have been nice to see the rest of the series and to see what the future of the show would have brought. If you could reconsider I know it would be a HIT!
This was one of the best shows on TV.
Very disappointing that this show is ending. TV is going down the tubes!
I am very sad. Life was the only television series that my wife and I followed together. The characters were outstanding, and will be missed.
I think they canceled the show however because they could not figure out how to keep the story going without it becoming another CSI type show. I loved the subplot and wish they would have given us some insight into how he was set up and what exactly happened.
I think that they should make a two hour farewell show for all these shows that they decide to cancel so that the viewers get some closure, lol .
I am so disappointed that NBC has failed to see the quality of this show. Surprise? NOPE – NBC does this all the time. I truly hope another network will pick this wonderful show up. AND the biggest LOSING move NBC could ever make – Putting Leno in 5 nights a week during prime time. Geesh someone with some brains PLEASE take over NBC programming!!
This is a shame. Great show – will be missed
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