News recently surfaced that, in light of NBC’s cancellation of My Name Is Earl, TBS was interested in picking up the show for 13 new episodes. The cable channel currently airs the first three seasons and is scheduled to add season four in the Fall.
Unfortunately, all sides weren’t able to come to an agreement so there won’t be a fifth season of the sitcom. The Hollywood Reporter reports that series creator Greg Garcia and producing studio 20th Century Fox TV decided not pursue the deal after looking at the necessary budget cuts. Meanwhile, the LA Times believes that TBS felt they wouldn’t be able to afford the show and cut the discussions short. Either way, the end result’s the same.
Yesterday, actor Ethan Suplee (Randy on Earl) indicated that the deal was still possible. On Twitter, he wrote, “I heard TBS MIGHT stand for TheBestStation.” Earlier today, he changed his tune and wrote, “TBS isn’t TheBestStation for reviving Earl. Good news is I’m now available to play Shia Laboof’s better looking brother in Transformers 3.”
A little while ago, 20th Century Fox TV issued a statement that said, “Greg Garcia’s brilliant My Name Is Earl kept America laughing for the past four seasons and certainly deserved to continue for many more.”
“While we had hoped to find a way to produce additional episodes for TBS, in the final analysis we simply could not make the economics work without seriously undermining the artistic integrity of the series. As none of us, Greg included, want the show to go out on anything but a high note, we regret that we must put to rest any speculation that Earl will continue.”
“We are grateful to everyone at TBS for their enthusiasm for the series and wish to offer our heartfelt thanks to the cast and crew of My Name Is Earl for their incredible work.”
So, the sitcom is apparently over. Unfortunately, the viewers have been left hanging. If you had your choice, how would you like to see the Earl story concluded?
Image courtesy 20th Century Fox TV.
I am very sad for this serie My name is Earl ending like this. Althought it would be ending,they could afford to finish the episode on a happy ending. I hope they will continue the serie.
i started watching my name is earl when it came out and watched it religiously. this really sucks theyre ending it like this. there are plenty of more stories which could be made. put out a movie or atleast a grand finally to finish the story jeez. just leave america hanging when us watching it religiously brought the damn show to its fame. screw the networks that ruin tv
Ey, I’m from the Netherlands and love the show my name is earl and I just found out that it’s been cancelled. Isn’t there anyone who can get this show back on the air!!!!!!
cant see a reason to put out one of history’s best series out..
My Name Is Earl will live on forever !
Make a movie to end the series, It would be long enough to have closure, and I’m sure it would do great. My cousins introduced me to My Name Is Earl it has given us quality time together, and has kept us entertained since it aired. I think the loyal customers that pay $40 per season deserve to have more seasons or at least a happy ending to one of the most entertaining show to every come into our living rooms.
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BS.. that show was soo worth watching and if i could id try and find a way to get all the “my name is earl” fans to help with the budget problems and to help get the show back on.
Dude i feel you, i just finished watching the last episode from netflix, i watched the entire series, i really wish they could continue filming they left us with suspence. If they can’t bring the show back now they could bring it next year its worth the w8.
i love the show my name is earl me and my mom watch it so much it is our favorite tv show and you can not leave us hanging please please please please please keep it going please!!!!
When I found out they wasn’t making anymore episodes of My Name is Earl my entire family, friends, co workers and my self quit watching NBC and TBS. Its not right of them to do away with a show so many people love to watch. If you thank about it, compainys souch as NBC and TBS would have the money to contune the My Name is Earl series if they wern’t so cheep. The’ll spend out thousands if not millions on shows that suck or canclled their first year.
Hard to believe they will make many DVD sales. Who wants to pay just to be left with no conclusion.
The economics should have provided for a single final episode.
I have loved My Name Is Earl from the beginning. A show that displays great values and the works of Karma is a great way to show teens and adults what effect there actions really do have on others. By not providing a proper completion of the series just sends a message of failure by NBC. What the show was against… No matter what stood in Earls way he would always try and do the right thing. Earl is a part of every persons life but the show gave power to make right decisions and to keep trying to do… Read more »
this is the only show that my husband and I would watch together now we won’t have anything and to end with a to be continued and not continue is just messed up and unfair to the American way!!!
Don’t cancel MY NAME IS EARL!! PLEASE!
GOD save MY NAME IS EARL 🙂
DAMN! If I had the money I’d finish thee series myself! You can’t just end it with “To Be Continued” then not do a last episode at least. WTF!
It’s a pitty they canceled this serie, specially cuz’ the 4th season ending that makes everyone know the rest of the story…
I think CBS could have paid to add some new episodes… it’s bether a bad/short 5th sesion ending than a never-ending one =(
Well… this may have happened to many series for sure…
The best ending for this story is Earl finishing his list and having a exelent karma retribution… (may be at the same time finding someone who do something bad to him who might have an accident later and start the story all over again…)
dont cancel my name is earl.. I LOVE THIS SERIES !!!