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?
Really enjoyed forever great acting across the board I am gutted that it’s over but the memories are good thank you again mike and Gina from liverpool
Well said.
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Forever it’s great serie, she’s realy good, and than he stopped because there is not “audiences”, seriously?! I can’t thing thet, it’s not finish for forever i can’t belive, so please netfix or any chanel took forever for an other season, trust me, she is not finished.
Who ever pulled that show made a serious mistake..! One of the best shows out there! It’s amazing how much crap is renewed when something of such high caliber is removed. It really makes you wonder what is wrong with this world. There has to be another solution.. can they take it to another network! This show needs to be renewed!
Forever was one of the rare shows I could not wait to watch every week. The plots were interesting and I am upset that this is the show to cancel
Ioan made “Forever”! He is so supportive and passionate about this show. “Forever” was such a great story and Ioan made it so believable. I couldn’t wait to watch the show from week to week. This show will truly be missed and ABC should be ashamed for cancelling such a great show for the viewers!
This was a really good show. Good plot lines, very good acting with some name stars. Well thought out stories each week and the casting was excellent. I was waiting to see if Henry
would reveal his secret to Jo….now we’ll never know. Too bad, this series was designed for a smart, mature audience.
Forever was the ONLY good TV Series last year. I paid for the entire season this year so that I could watch over again. The Script and the acting were both top notch in my opinion. I believe they should have promoted the show better. It is an extremely SAD comment about producers and possibly society , that cancel a very good program without giving it a second season, while renewing garbage and old and tired programs and new predictable, recycled programs. It is an extreme shame. The new programs that were renewed were of no where near the caliber… Read more »
I watched Forever every week and could hardly for the next weeks show. I loved the show and was very disappointed to see that it was cancelled. The show has humorous parts too. I especially enjoyed the interaction with the police and MEs office. Possibly it could come back in February when the other shows sometimes take a small hiatis.
I LOVED this show!!! SO SHOCKED that it was Cancelled!?!?! Ioan was Perfect for the part of Dr. Morgan and he was certainly Very Good in his portrayal and convincing of the part he was playing in the Episode. Don’t understand how ABC could have Cancelled the show!?!?! Blessings to the cast, writers, technicians that; they find other jobs that will carry them through this disappointment. DO NOT UNDERSTAND the REASON these TV people are SO AFRAID of this type of material!?!?! GOOD PROGRAMMING AVAILABLE to ALL is what we are seeking…not ones we can get caught up in AND… Read more »
Since history has been a favorite subject of mine, I loved how the show intertwined bits of history into the plot. It made me imagine how people in the past reacted to circumstances then and how these compare to the present. The problems Henry would have really had were the people in his recent past who were still living.
The show didn’t deserve to be cancelled.
My heart was saddened to learn Forever was canceled. It was a great show with a fascinating story line each week. I guess the network people don’t know a good thing when they see it.
I totally agree with your comment. So much sex and killing, grafically, that we need more somewhat clean entertainment.
This was a quality designed plot, it was a great entertainment show, with in depth, well done for a smart audience. Are the measures used to evaluate a good show really that great or is TV truly degrading to only stupid reality shows ( how real are they really ) this is not entertainment …….
Forever was a good show one of the few I watched. If this is what the TV world think of a good show, I have few hopes for TV broadcasting……
Serge
I have just sat and watched the first series from start to finish and couldn’t wait for more now find its cancelled That’s so wrong