News recently surfaced that, in light of NBC’s cancellation of My Name Is Earl, TBS was interested in picking up the show for 13 new episodes. The cable channel currently airs the first three seasons and is scheduled to add season four in the Fall.
Unfortunately, all sides weren’t able to come to an agreement so there won’t be a fifth season of the sitcom. The Hollywood Reporter reports that series creator Greg Garcia and producing studio 20th Century Fox TV decided not pursue the deal after looking at the necessary budget cuts. Meanwhile, the LA Times believes that TBS felt they wouldn’t be able to afford the show and cut the discussions short. Either way, the end result’s the same.
Yesterday, actor Ethan Suplee (Randy on Earl) indicated that the deal was still possible. On Twitter, he wrote, “I heard TBS MIGHT stand for TheBestStation.” Earlier today, he changed his tune and wrote, “TBS isn’t TheBestStation for reviving Earl. Good news is I’m now available to play Shia Laboof’s better looking brother in Transformers 3.”
A little while ago, 20th Century Fox TV issued a statement that said, “Greg Garcia’s brilliant My Name Is Earl kept America laughing for the past four seasons and certainly deserved to continue for many more.”
“While we had hoped to find a way to produce additional episodes for TBS, in the final analysis we simply could not make the economics work without seriously undermining the artistic integrity of the series. As none of us, Greg included, want the show to go out on anything but a high note, we regret that we must put to rest any speculation that Earl will continue.”
“We are grateful to everyone at TBS for their enthusiasm for the series and wish to offer our heartfelt thanks to the cast and crew of My Name Is Earl for their incredible work.”
So, the sitcom is apparently over. Unfortunately, the viewers have been left hanging. If you had your choice, how would you like to see the Earl story concluded?
Image courtesy 20th Century Fox TV.
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c’mon man..
just one more season..
earl is the best man..
don’t do this to us..!!!
how can a great show like this be canceled while there are long lasting crappy shows like according to jim polluting the airwaves?? wake up TBS!! PICK UP THIS GEM OF A SHOW
do good things and good things happen
so please give us more of this show!
karma will reward you
Like futurama you could make a couple of films to end the story.
I believe in this show.
I promise to buy all the films.
Please don’t end it so abruptly.
Not again! Arrested Development, Futurama and now Earl! Family Guy was shut down for a while till people woke up. I have all the available seasons from all these shows and will continue: you make quality, I buy quality. Bring back Earl!
Bring back Earl! it’s the perfect show
Well, all successful shows go through this problem:
1. It’s popular.
2. Everyone in the show tries to cash in a-la NBC ‘Friends.’
3. The studio decides to rework the show or cancel it to save money.
4. Show is canceled, actors either let it go, or reduce their demands to keep it on the air.
No one will cancel a money-making show, unless they aren’t making money. The article itself said, “production costs” are keeping it off the air.
How dare you end my name is earl when it was just getting good. What makes you people think you can just leave people in suspens like that. You should countinue making the shows at least until it ends in the right way GOD DAMN IT!!
what the hell!how could a great show like this end for reasons of budget cuts.this is a great show they should continue this show.
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