Many fans of The Riches were left on the edge of their seats for months, waiting to hear word about the fate of the gritty FX series. Unfortunately, when the word finally came down, it wasn’t one they wanted to hear: cancelled. But, according to one of the TV show’s stars, the story isn’t over.
The Riches TV show debuted in March 2007 on FX. The series follows a family of Irish con artists who assume the identities of a wealthy family who perished in a car accident. The show stars Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver in the roles of Wayne and Dahlia Malloy. Others in the cast include Shannon Marie Woodward, Noel Fisher, Aidan Mitchell, Todd Stashwick, Gregg Henry, Margo Martindale, and Bruce French. Stashwick broke the cancellation news to fans last month and an official cancellation notice came soonafter.
In a recent TV Squad interview, series star Izzard says that there are plans to make a Riches feature film, inspired at least in part by the interest of a famous fan.
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Izzard says, “Oh, there was unfinished business [in the series]. We want to do a film about it. We want to do a film to continue it on….We’re already working on the script for it. Because I met Samuel L. Jackson in a lift, or an elevator, as you say, in London. And he was going, ‘So what happens with your kids…they gonna be ok, you continuing, what’s going on?’ So I thought, well, if Samuel L. Jackson wants to know what’s going on, we have to do a film. So we’re going to pick up…the plan is to pick up exactly where we left off, and we think we’re going to make a film of the next bit.”
The actor believes the timing for a movie couldn’t be better. “You know, with the Internet exploding, with all the finances going through the roof, we’ve got passionate fans. We had great reviews, and passionate fans all over the world… But we didn’t have the right number of them. ”
While the show’s declining ratings ultimately doomed it, Izzard believes simply measuring a show’s popularity via traditional television viewers is unrealistic. He said, “And how you test with these Nielsen boxes, it’s antiquated. It’s 1950′s technology, and we’re doing stuff that is different. People are looking at it in different ways.”
He concludes, “Numbers apparently stopped us, but passion keeps it going.” Stay tuned! 
Image courtesy FX.
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Here it is 2011, and I know it’s silly of me to have hope that a movie will be made 3-4 years after the show has been cancelled…. But I still hope. It is ridiculous that we are still going off of viewer tv ratings. They should be taking into account hulu, netflix, and plenty of other sources you can watch tv shows on the internet. Internet has taken our worlds by storm and soon, who will need cable? It’s unrealistic to count on viewer ratings from cable.
Like many others, I would like to see this come to a conclusion. It was great and I am thoroughly impressed, I think I could even settle for a writer sending me the conclusion in an e-mail, I just wanna know what happens!!
It kind of makes you feel screwed over by FX and others, they drop all of these bombs in the last episode only to say “oh, sorry, no more Riches, use your imagination.”
2011, and like any good fan, still hoping for a movie…
I too am STILL waiting on said movie! I feel let down…no…more like betrayed. I was addicted 3 years ago….watched every episode again on Netflix (cheaper than cable!!) and here I sit with what seems to be THOUSANDS (maybe even more!) of other folks (including some famous ones!!) wishing there was some closure to the Malloy Family. It’s really to bad that the Neilsen people have not figured out most people don’t watch TV. (tired of the commercials, life is more hectic so not everybody works 9-5 M-F anymore)…so the internet has become a staple in most’s lives and the actual television has gone to the way side for DVD watching and video games.
But, alas, maybe there still is a real possibility of a “Riches” movie coming out so that the fans can get those much needed answers to close the chapter on Eden Falls.
Oh..and one more thing (only because it doesn’t allow for editing said message)…Take a look at the Movie the Boondock Saints. Opened in FIVE theaters in the USA..ran for only a few weeks…got really bad reviews….but has become a LEGEND…it is so popular, a TV series is in the works!!! Now…FX…it can be done.
I really loved this show and miss it so much. Yes the movie would be awesome but please how can they not bring the show back to tv. FX really p****ed me off when they cancelled it because they continue to keep dumb shows like always sunny and the league yet when they have this fantastic show it gets cancelled after a short 2nd season and they leave us hanging. It just burns me that they have so much crap on tv but when something comes along that is great and different it gets cancelled so fast without giving the show a chance to grown and get a audiance. Hell Friday Night Lights was one of the best shows on tv and it took a while to gets a following before signing off. And i know its alittle different because it was a cartoon but fox cancelled family guy only to bring it back because of strong dvd sales and fans on the internet. Please Please Please bring back the show on a different network. I will be happy if a movie comes out but i want the show back.
I agree! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!! What Lyssa said is spot on.
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