As viewers are no doubt aware by now, ABC has decided to cancel their Forever TV show after one season of 22 episodes. Series star Ioan Gruffudd took to Instagram to send a message to the show’s loyal viewers.
He wrote:
My dear friends, fans, supporters.
Tonight, as you all now know, I received a phone call that I was hoping not to receive, and to be honest I really wasn’t expecting it. I knew the numbers hadn’t been great, but I also knew the studio and the network both loved the show, and of course that it had an incredible fan base…so I thought we were in with a pretty good chance.
But sadly no, this time the cards weren’t dealt in our favor. Show business is like that. Hell, life is like that. You ride to the top of the wave and then you come crashing down again. I asked Alice to send out the sad news because I was a little bit shaken up and needed time to gather my thoughts.
So I sat down and started reading the thousands of Tweets in response to the announcement. And the more I read, the more I couldn’t believe it. The love, the sense of solidarity, the hope, the kindness, the support. Not just for the show, but for each other. And slowly I began to focus on what we had gained in the past year, rather than what we had lost in the last five minutes. I was overcome by a sense of gratitude. To have met you all and to have you all rooting for me and the show. At having a chance to play the role of my dreams, even if it was only for a year. To have been given the chance to bring Henry to life.
Watching the interaction of the FOREVER fans come together and share their love for the show has been breath-taking. It was you guys who held me up when I thought I could no longer go on. (Those days were LONG!) You made me smile when you pointed out the little things I did on screen that I thought had gone unnoticed. You gave me confidence when I accidentally found myself reading less than shining reviews. You were always with me, every step of the way, waving your flags, shouting your support for the show. It’s been an incredible, wonderful year, one that I will never, ever forget.
And guess what? The memories belong to us. We get to keep them ‘forever!’ Thanks again a million times for your unwavering support. Stay strong, be brave, and show kindness as often as you can!
Ioan xxx
What do you think? What do you think of Gruffudd’s message? Why do you think Forever has such a passionate viewership yet the ratings weren’t very good?
I just found out after doing a search to see when the season was starting. I am really disappointed by this news. Here was a show that was smart, mysterious, and just interesting. Ioan was wonderful at displaying what men today have lost; integrity, gentlemanly strength, conservative honor, and style. He did an excellent job- as did the rest of the cast and crew. It is foolish and sad that a network would cancel a fantastic piece of art that even my nineteen year old daughter AND my sixty-nine year old mother would gather together to watch and even talked… Read more »
That is exactly the type of show it is!!!
Cancelling the series, “Forever” was a mistake. It just didn’t have the right time slot and day. This was a great show. I think it should be resurrected in January or even as a spring/summer show
His genuine self came across the tv screen…I had something not only nice to look at but the story lines were the kind that really made you think. He and his “dad” Abe had great chemistry. And I was hoping sooner or later he and lady cop would fall in love and live happily ever after “Forever”.
Just realized Forever is gone – I hope not forever. I feel so sad, as I really enjoyed the show and the characters. Henry and Abe – I will miss you. This show was unique, well-written, fabulously acted, and I am so sorry it will not be part of this season’s shows. I am going to drop my cable TV, as there’s so little to watch that’s classy like Forever was.
It was a good show with good morals and not a lot of blood and killing, yes it was a Si-fi but a good watch, I think it should have a second season
I can’t believe Forever was cancelled because my husband and I watched it every week. Loved the show. I don’t think Forever was given a chance because it sometimes takes a year or two to catch on. Please bring Forever back!!!!
I loved this show — I can’t believe you cancelled it. It is just as good if not better than Castle, which I also love. I want you to bring Forever back — I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show!!! The cast was terrific and the story line was FINALLY something different! PLEASE, PLEASE bring it BACK!!! I can’t believe you would cancel such a good show. 🙁
I think people are getting stupid with the shows they are now watching. No interesting ones anymore. I guess I’ll just get to Reading again…….. Can’t understand WHY FOREVER WAS CANCELLED ! It was my very favorite show. Maybe it was cancelled because it MADE YOU THINK instead of just watching people humiiate each other with the “competiton” stuff.
Very very sad.
FOREVER exceeded our expectations of a show,well written and executed,with acting superb,especially MR. Gruffudd and JUDD Hirsch.
I cannot believe FOREVER IS NOT RETURNING R OF ABC. YOU PUT STUPID SHOPS ON FOR STUPID PEOPLE ANDROID A SHOP THAT BOTH ENTERTAINS ANDROID TEACHES YOU REMOVE! I GUESS CASTLE WILL BE THE NEXT GREAT SHOP TO GO FOR BLATHER!
I am so very sad that Forever has been cancelled. It was creative, well written and excellently acted and I will miss watching this show. I can only hope that another network will pick it up. I will miss Henry and Abe terribly.
He is a great actor and very nice man ! I still can’t believe stupid abc cancelled the show ! For a change we had something totally different that those other boring shows ! I will boycott ABC AND WONT WATCH ANYTHING THEY HAVE TO OFFER . After all they don’t have many shows worth watching except for FOREVER and the great cast
Thank you !!!
Was great series and was just getting good .we looked forward to it every week , it was my favorite show . I’m extremely disappointed with ABC for canceling it . Actually will not watch anything more on ABC because they probably will do it again to another series. Will miss Henry
I am a 32 year old male, landscaper who lives in N.W. Indiana. I rarely get to watch television due to having a wife who works nights at the hospital, two very young children, and my job. I like a lot of genre’s of television and movies but this show I thoroughly enjoyed I only was able to make it to episode 15 of Forever on hulu and it disappeared. I was so excited to go watch the show last night after my evening duties were completed and was soo sad to find it disappeared from Hulu. I looked on… Read more »
Forever is a beautifully thought out and perfect show. ABC did not appreciate the beauty of their creation and cancelled it like nothing. Ioan Gruffudd played the role as a combination of smartness , gentleness , sophistication , uniqueness , drama , humor , style , sherlockian ingenuity and boldness. It would be a crime against faithful and loving fans if forever series does not came back with more seasons and same casting with Ioan Gruffudd as lead actor. I just want the show to get renewed.