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.
Maybe someone connected with the series could at least write some kind of “Follow Up” al-la “My Name is Earl- 10 Yrs Gone” and answer: Did Earl finish his list and how long did it take? Who is Earl Jr’s Father? Did Darnell ever get released from his Witness Protection Program? Did Randy ever end up with Catalina? it goes on and on…Add your own Questions…
I would even go for another cast continuing the series if they could pull it off tastefully. I’m sure there are some actors out there that could pull of a recast-ed “My Name is Earl”. Either that or how about a Web/Podcast style Series?
They should take it to Netflix! Everyone else is making Netflix series … or continuing a series on Netflix. I’m sure there is a way they could figure out the budget going that route. And like other commenters have said, he needs to finish the list! So many cliff hangers and no resolution. Please find a way to bring the show back! This is the only thing I have left since Kevin Smith stopped making Jay and Silent Bob movies and the Jersey Series!!! I mean c’mon … RANDY SAID POOPYTRIM DAMMIT!!! (-_-‘)
If you still don’t know, it is on Netflix.
A series of books would be a good way to go and then they could be read by the author for the book on CD version.
Why I love this show so much and everyone dos did to pls bring this back pls pls
I feel the same way it was one of my favorite shows and I really wish they would bring it back it would make me so happy.
pls don’t Cancelled it
It sucks they are really stopping this show it really sucks they really need to finish the series ! And I want to know if Dodge is Earls and if Lil Earl is Darnells!!!!! Why would they stop the show and not finish it is very fusterating!!!!
No he’s not Darnell’s they show you that at the end of season 4
Okay so I have watched this series 5 or 6 times and to not continue is disappointed. I understand all the budget cuts, but you could have at least made one more episode. I just feel like you need to. I mean come on it even says to be continued the least you could do is make like a half an episode to finish it off. I mean America needs just one more ,at the least.
A damn shame, So many mediocre shows are on (Ever suffer through Two broke girls?) This was always funny, always had a positive message and I dont usually care about that, How do rich beyond rich tv stations and production companies cancel a really great show? Ive always wondered what happened, Now my all time favorite comedy Srubbs and Earl are off,
WTF!!!!!!!!! Why say “to be continued” if u guys are canceling it. Are u mentally ill?!?!?! SMH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BOOOO
That was just a great show I wish that it was still going he never finished his list! I was just watching the show on netflix and it was so crazy that it just stopped there wasn’t a season 5. It’s hard to be a better guy when they cancel your show.
I feel the same way at the least they could have made like a half episode the finish it off.
We loved my name is earl! Greg Garcia was a genious in coming out w my name is earl.We are upset they unfairly cancelled t show.Best funny TV comedy ever made!!
They need to keep making my name is earl that was such a good show I loved it my family loved it please keep making more
My husband and I loved this show so much. It left on such a hanger and he never got to finish his list. We just rewatched all the episodes on Netflix. It was a alert down to see such a great show cut short.
To tbs u guy cancled a fun Famley show it. Was the beast show out their
HE NEEDS TO FINISH THE LIST!!!!
What would Karma say? BEST COMEDY AND HATING THIS CLIFF HANGER…. Such a disappointment even years later….
I just finished watching this on Netflix that cliffhanger is aggrivating! There should definitely be more to this sitcom IMO.