AMC is getting out of the reality show business and is cancelling several shows. Other than The Walking Dead aftershow Talking Dead and Kevin Smith’s Comic Book Men, the cable channel has decided to focus solely on scripted series.
Production on Game of Arms, which was recently renewed for a second season, will shut down immediately. Small Town Security and Freakshow have also been cancelled.
Producers on the dropped shows will have the option of finding another home for their series, with AMC’s full cooperation. This includes two other projects with Smith and Chris Hardwick’s All-Star Celebrity Bowling.
“Scripted originals are at the core of the AMC brand. Iconic shows like Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead have driven AMC’s evolution into a must-have television network,” an AMC spokesman said in a statement. “We are proud of our efforts in unscripted programming and the unique worlds we have been able to introduce, but in an environment of exploding content options for viewers, we have decided to make scripted programming our priority.”
What do you think? Did you watch any of the cancelled shows? Would you continue to watch any of them on other channels? Is this a good move for AMC?
I have watched the television show ‘Freakshow’ and enjoy it’s entertainment value. Upon hearing the move to cancel this new television show, has put me at odds with AMC and what their trying to accomplish by its cancelation? I thought the whole idea for a show was entertaining the populace and with this move of cancelization, it has taken a very entertaining show off the air? I am upset with their ignorance.
Isn’t that the show with that skinny dude with the huge forehead? His name morgue right? He used to sit in Denny’s and scream at people that “he was a stunt artist’! we would scream back “Nobody Cares”!!! 😛 Booooooooooo to freakshow! “thumbs down” E-****- M-Fkerz!
This thread is more interesting than the freakshow. I agree, The show pissed off and it should stay that way. All these dizzy teens need to shut up about bringing freakshow back. How embarrassing it must be to want some old ugly carnies on tv that have no talent. It looks like a nightmare Halloween that flew out of bigfoots ass! The show was cancelled it will stay cancelled!
Freakshow is amazing…I’m sorry you feel that way because we love every single one of them…and they do have talent,they could do stuff u could never do!! #saynotonormal
Freakshow is dumb. Even if they brought that show back, it will be cancelled again.
Freakshow was a super interesting show…I watched every week. Hope it comes back.
I’m so sure, Watched it every week my ass haha! Get a life that show had longer commercials than the show it’s self. The asia ray family was also on “Dog whisper” can we all sing “attention whores”!! Anywayz.. Adios MF!
I LOVED Freakshow. What a trip into something completely different and so unlike the ordinary boring world that we live in. Please bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Freakshow sucks No do humanity a favor and do not ever bring it back!
I agree, I hated the freakshow. I saw them twice live down in Venice and they were rude and the whole show including pictures was 18 minutes long. Morgue refused to speak to me and my cousin and Asia was giving people dirty looks. We were pretty upset and the show was very boring. Please please do not bring Freakshow back. The “Horror story freakshow is awesome”. My cousin and I went twice to see “freakshow in hopes that our second visit would be better. It was actually worse, morgue acted like he was strung out and Asia made us… Read more »
Please do not bring “Freakshow” back that show was so lame and boring and a waste of space. Not to mention the fact that they use social media to steal ideas from other performers and former fans. They are a rip off and exploited people who they fooled to coming on their show and never paid them either. Also the show was more about “asia ray” chasing off performers and finding some crappy apartment and hanging out with half wits insulting manipulating everyone at the “Freakshow”. It was a disaster, and I’m disgusted with all of them. I don’t support… Read more »
Oh boy do you dedicate too much time on a show you don’t like lol.
Please bring back freakshow. Was a great show very interesting.
Must bring back freakshow …….great show every week!!!!!!
No! my cousin and I saw them live, they were so rude and the show max was 18 minutes long.
Nooo I need Freakshow :c
Please find a home for Small Town Security! We love it!!! We miss Joan and Irwin!
Game of Arms was an awesome show. Hope another network picks it up. Bring it back! Shout out to Travis
Please bring back game of arm a must serie to see .