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.
Bring back Earl! it’s the perfect show
Not again! Arrested Development, Futurama and now Earl! Family Guy was shut down for a while till people woke up. I have all the available seasons from all these shows and will continue: you make quality, I buy quality. Bring back Earl!
Like futurama you could make a couple of films to end the story.
I believe in this show.
I promise to buy all the films.
Please don’t end it so abruptly.
do good things and good things happen
so please give us more of this show!
karma will reward you
how can a great show like this be canceled while there are long lasting crappy shows like according to jim polluting the airwaves?? wake up TBS!! PICK UP THIS GEM OF A SHOW
c’mon man..
just one more season..
earl is the best man..
don’t do this to us..!!!
dammit this sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hindsight is 20\20. They didn’t know the show would be canceled when they signed the last episode:”To Be Continued”. Season 5 epiode 1 was surely written. Just never shot.
i wouldnt want the show to conclude. why the hell dont these companies, producers, and etc. just get over the fact that they might not make as much money as they would have originally intended and just keep making the damn show. its not like they will be suffering anyways, i mean, if the cast had fun making the show, and the tv networks loved the viewings, why the hell care about an object (money) that means nothing in the end. i dont make even 10% of what these people make, but i damn sure put my money into buying… Read more »
damn tht sucks
AMEN
AMEN
AMEN
Amen! I’m so bummed!
AMEN! Great show!