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! 
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I Love the Riches!!! I NEVER get into a t.v. series but the uniqueness of this one had me captivated from the start. Please…Please…Please finish it off…You can’t leave us hanging!!!!
Please keep “The Riches” on TV as a series. We look forward to seeing it and are disappointed when it’s not on. We love all the characters.
Loved the show!! It wasn’t given enough time to build an audience. Eddie, please make a movie!
I have just discovered “The Riches” from a Recommended DVD Release column in the newspaper and am glued to the TV, can’t turn it off until I’ve gone on the next episode. It’s expertly crafted, acted, written, filmed, directed, unpredictable in plot develpment, everything any intelligent viewer seeks in a TV series and rarely finds any longer, even on PBS. The suspense equals that of a HItchcock thriller, the dark humor, the poignant, almost heart-breaking moments, all 4 star. Why in heaven’s name it was cancelled with dreadful “reality” shows and high violence series substituted only demonstrates the FX executive’s faulty reasoning that legitimate, first class theater on TV can’t possibly be worth continuing, pandering instead to the ever-lowering of standards to keep the general public infused with violence-especially towards women, gang warfare, soft porn, starlets whose every other word is “like” and who are more concerned about their hair, make-up, and bust sizes than any genuine human emotion, as entertainment. Please make the movie, please.
The Riches was by far one of the best shows on telelvision!!! I can’t believe another cleaver, funny, sad…just all of the things that most shows aren’t all in one…IS CANCELLED!! I know they had a great following, who is the idiot that cancelled yet another wonderful-worth-watching show!!! No wonder everyone will soon only be watching HBO, Showtime and all the premium channels, they are taking all the good shows that are left off…shame on you network bigwigs!!!
THE RICHES IS THE BEST SHOW EVER, I CONSIDER IT TO BE BETTER THEN HOUSE MD, AND EVERYONE LOVES THAT SHOW, EDDIE PLEASE MAKE A MOVIE MAN, IT WILL BE A BLOCK BUSTER !
I found out about the Riches a little while ago and i have watched both of the season. It is by far one or my favorite shows. I seriously hope that they make a movie!!
It is an unfortunate but true fact that the networks etc. cater to the largest common factor when deciding to continue any series (Never underestimate the power of stupid [unsophisticated] people in large groups…) Generally speaking; smart, cleverly written and well acted shows seldom survive long in an audience craving the likes of ‘Tool Academy’ and Jerry Springer… We’ve been let down sooo many times it’s no small wonder why DVD’s and Movie theaters continue to do well even in a depressed economy. People get fed up and abandon regular programs in search of satisfaction. Sad though that the simple joy of looking forward to a great series and settling down with a bowl of popcorn in one’s own home is becoming more and more rare. I’m really disappointed with FX. They USED to be so cool. Now they just rerun like everybody else…
I don’t watch a lot of tv, but my boyfriend tries to find unique series that may interest me and that we can watch together. I usually end up wandering off to do something else by the first 10 minutes. Until he found The Riches… I was glued to the tv, never wanted to stop watching, we kept saying “lets just watch one more”, long after our usual bedtime. We were so disappointed when we found out there were no more episodes… and we were left with so many unanswered questions… We really really hope they do a movie or ever better another series! We don’t get FX, so we never watched it on tv and we’ve told so many people about it that don’t get FX either. Is there any way it could start up on a channel that more people get? That would be awesome… We love it so much!!! Please come back!!! At least give us an ending… We really need to start a petition to bring it back! I’m not that advanced when it comes to computers, so if there is anyone out there who knows how to go about making an online petition, please do so, I could get a lot of people to sign up. I’ll keep checking back. We LOVE The Riches!!!
We love the Riches, great stories, great acting. PLEASE bring it back, or at least finish it off.
OH-NO! The Riches was the best, I was just wondering when the show was coming back. I even recently rented the DVD’s from the local video store so I clould be refreshed for it’s return. PLEASE! BRING IT BACK!!! I have to know what happens.
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