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?
Image courtesy ABC.
ABC what are you thinking? This is a great show with a great story line and actors! Give it another chance or sell the rights so someone else can make a hit.
WHAT??? That stinks at least finish the story for craps sake!!
i think abc are idiots they always cancel good shows. happytown was one of the best shows i’ve seen in years…………..
ABC you BLEW IT by ending Happy Town!! Who was your test group – not us normal , intelligent folks in this country. You had a HUGH TALENT with Sam Neill and some other great actors and some really good new ones I applaud. ABC you missed a big boat – the show is so unique , if you would have given it time it could have been a HIT!! Really, think about how many shows are either cops, drugs, medical. ENOUGH ALREADY!! You’re sissy’s to yank it so fast and if I were you I’d seriously RETHINK or at… Read more »
i think its bogus about the ratings because everyone i have spoken to loves the show an i did too every time a new episode was on i was so excited and the thrill of finding the magic man was awesome so they better put it back on because i wanna know WHO IS THE MAGIC MAN
i really really enjoyed happy town and think it is a great series and you should pull something off the air unlessmit is finnished!!!! nobody like being left wondering .. we all wan to know how it ends… please please put it back on!!!
I really liked it. Hopefully, ABC will sell the rights over to another televion studio and perhaps they can bring it back. I thought it was a pretty scary show, not to mention some interesting characters.
i have to say…when networks do this..it makes it hard to even want to watch a new showing of anykind..cause you may like it and then its pulled..im thinking i will wait till the 3rd season to watch a show..i can always catch up online and bring me up to date..the networks are the shows worse enemies..peopl don’t want to like a show and then its gone.
i mean really…i just learned of the show from hulu..would probly have gotten more ratings if the advertised it and gave it atleast two seasons for people tp catch it..i thought it was a fascinating show..and then i find out its already been yanked ? lol 1 season ? give me a break !!
I was really enjoying the series. There are so few shows that I really enjoy watching and this was definately a keeper. Why do the networks always cancel the good ones before they even get a chance? This one they should definately rethink!!!
We’re aware this all had to do with revenue but couldn’t you at least air the last 2 episodes with a resolution so your audience (who might be part of your demographics) can have closure too?
I really enjoyed it too. I watched it online because of my hectic work schedule.
I want to see how it ends. Come on network you can’t leave people hanging like that!
And I also agree with you Lou. It’s now 3 hours into October and I have searched for a while for any good news about this series and nothing. Worst part about was I was for sure getting into Happy town and my friends who were not interested at first were catching on and enjoyed the show almost as much as me. You would think nowadays with all the research they do prior to even filming a pilot or further episodes they probably already Have enough positive feed back to go ahead and invest in an entire season and they… Read more »
I really liked it. More interesting than most of the new shows. I wish some miracle would occur and it would return. I hope we att least find out who magic man is.
I agree with everything you had to say. Keep it up
I couldn’t agree with Monica more. Of course the worst rating episode of twin peaks is still probably twice the best rating episode of Happy Town–I still was getting into it very much. To just not even clean it up and have an ending is pretty disheartening. I’m guessing, this being an old article, that ABC didn’t even bother to make the last two episodes–it’s October in half an hour and I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere. ABC could have pumped it up a little bit more–what’s worse is when they start airing repeats in place of it. Oh well..
i really liked the series – it reminded me of twin peaks, which i also wished had never been canceled!!
Hulu has all the episodes of Happy Town, including the final 2 episodes. There is still much unresolved, but at least you find out who the magic man is.