If you were waiting anxiously to find out the identity of the mysterious Magic Man on ABC’s Happy Town, you’ll have to wait a bit longer.
Happy Town revolves around a bunch of strange disappearances and murders in a small town. The large cast includes Sam Neill, M.C. Gainey, Geoff Stults, Lauren German, Amy Acker, Steven Weber, Ben Schnetzer, Sarah Gadon, Jay Paulson, and Robert Wisdom.
After a disappointing start in the ratings, Happy Town was pulled off the airwaves for much of May. Before the show could return on June 2nd, ABC officially cancelled the series. Only eight episodes have been filmed but at least answers to some of the TV show’s mysteries will be revealed by the end.
Unfortunately, ABC has pulled the show off the air once again. Happy Town was scheduled to take next Wednesday off but return for June 30th and July 7th with the last installments. The network has decided, likely because Happy Town’s ratings have gotten really bad, to replace them with repeats of Castle.
It’s likely that ABC will get around to airing the last two episodes of Happy Town on a Saturday night sometime this summer. It won’t be soon though. On July 3rd, they’ll burn off the last episodes of the forgotten. On July 10th, the network’s airing the extra two episodes of Eastwick. Could Happy Town return on July 17th? Another mystery that we’ll have to wait to have solved.
What do you think? Are you upset that ABC has pulled the last two episodes of Happy Town? Do you think they’ll ever air?
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If a network is going to cancel a series, they could at least wrap up the mystery instead of leaving all of us hanging. Happy Town was a good show!!!! Why do networks do this us?
I am disppointed to hear of happy towns cancelation. I was enjoying the series. It seems it was damned from the beginning. 1st we noted a lot of commercials, then as the premiere got closer fewer commercials. I didn’t know what day or time the show was scheduled. I notice ABC does this a lot, move shows around. It is hard to keep up. The show had great potential due to its cast of actors. To bad. Perhaps syfi will pick it up.
You can’t just cancel a show in the middle. What idiot made that decision.?
It totally pisses me off to take my time to watch a series and get really interested in it only to have the network cancel it. Of course ratings are lower in the summer, everyone is vacationing and spending time with there family. This is a really good show and should be given a second chance during the fall or winter months when people actually watch more TV. I bet the ratings would have been better had it been a different time of year.
I’m going to stop watching ABC if they keep cancelling shows in the middle of a season. I hope another network picks up Happy Town. Ratings are stupid – don’t they get it that most people record shows now.
Like everyone else, I am so frustrated with these networks taking off shows before they even have a chance to wrap up. You committed to put the show on the air, at least have the respect for your viewing audience to finish what you’ve started. I love Castle, but I’ve seen the episodes, I don’t need to watch them again. Wouldn’t you love to know what moron makes these decisions? Obviously, not someone who is really in touch with what real people want to view. Please SyFy, TNT, USA, anyone, please pick up this show!
Please bring back Happy Town!! I get really into it then its gone with questions unanswered!! It was only timing-everyone was outside enjoying summer!!
I am down to “The Gates” as far as ABC is concerned so if ABC thinks they have anything worthwhile coming up they better put their previews in that hour
I enjoyed the show and mostly started watching because Laura German looked phenomenal. I noticed the flow of the show and certain actors just did not seem to click but I was interested in the storyline and to see where it progressed mostly due to the occult themes.
In my opinion, Sam Neill is the best actor on the show and often steals the spotlight but also seems to keep the show together. Something is clunky about it but I can’t put my finger on it.
I am no longer watching ANYTHING from ABC. This network is moronic. They have pulled this stunt so many times with shows that you just get into and have no ending to them. Thanks ABC for ticking off more people. Happy Town would have been great for this summer viewing (much like Harper’s Island).
I loved Happy Town put it back on !! there are other shows that need to be pulled!!
I HATE ABC for pulling Happy Town. I am making it my mission NOT to watch shows from the big networks because everytime the ratings drop below 250 million friggin viewers, they cancel the show. I am switching to smaller/cable networks cuz at least if we invest our time in watching a show and getting into, we won’t have to worry that they will be cancelled every single time. I want to know what happens… and I hope, REALLY HOPE, that another network can pick up Happy Town. F-U ABC!
This is a great show and hasnt even had a chance to really taken off. This is a great show and ABC should continue airing and maybe do episodes recaps to let viewers catch up. Im sure this isnt over as happy town is a amazing show.
It Sucks they pulled Happy Town! Geoff Schultz is fantastic and it was a great show, even though most of the cast came from October road which was also a GREAT show. Get it together ABC, and one question….why did you not pick up Ghost Whisperer???? Nuts I say NUTS!
Why don’t they move Happy Town to the Sci-fi channel, there is a new show called Haven on there which in no way is as good as Happy Town was.
Good idea, Lupe. I’ve already emailed the SyFy channel and suggested they pick-up Happy Town. Come on Happy Town fans….contact ABC and rant at them. Then, contact SyFy, USA, TNT, AMC, et al, and suggest they pick-up a creative show–Happy Town.