Oh won’t you stay, just a little bit longer? The news coming out of the last day of the 2016 TCA summer press tour makes it sound likely that Cameron Crowe’s Roadies TV show may be cancelled after its first season on Showtime. The comedy series about a team of roadies stars Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino, Imogen Poots, Rafe Spall, Keisha Castle-Hughes, Peter Cambor, Colson Baker, and Ron White.
When asked about the show’s performance, Deadline reports Showtime CEO David Nevins said, “It’s going according to vision. I like the show. It’s a very different tone for us and for pay cable in general. I think it gets better, but it hasn’t caught on big. We’re evaluating what its future is one way or the other.” Other reports took a more pessimistic tone.
The Deadline report said a cancellation or renewal decision was likely to be made when Roadies finishes its first season. Other reporters tweeted more fatalistic take-aways.
Gwen Reyes quotes Nevins as saying the he thinks the show is “…at the end of its run” and that it just didn’t “catch on.”
https://twitter.com/ReelVixen/status/763842556954226689
Likewise, Candace Havens tweeted: “So if you love #Roadies appreciate this one season. I don’t think it’s coming back. ‘Probably at the end of its run’. –Nevins #TCA16.”
So if you love #Roadies appreciate this one season. I don't think it's coming back. "Probably at the end of its run." –Nevins #TCA16
— Candace Havens, M.H. (@CandaceHavens) August 11, 2016
What do you think? Have you been watching the first season of the Roadies TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime?
Great character development and parallel themes. Love the writing. Just excellent entertainment, especially for anyone who has done load-ins and load-outs. Put those characters on the road again for a second season!
Love this show!
I love love love Roadies!!!
Please let there be another season!
Amazing collection of stories. Talent and music!!!
Can’t wait to watch Roadies each Sunday. Please let there be a season two. “The Staton-House Band takes Europe” or something like that. Just please don’t take this show off the air
I just love Roadies and the depth of the characters. I feel like I know them personally, this show just strikes a chord with me. I’ll be so sad if it’s not renewed…. Please.
I love Roadies – my fav show!
LOVE, LOVE , THE SHOW!!!!!!!
I also love the show and bemoan the fact that corporate America cares only about its bottom line rather than providing quality entertainment– but I honestly hoped Showtime was different. We have not seen such a strong ensemble cast sense Breaking Bad and Mad Men and– dare I say it — Gilmore Girls. There have been wonderful moment moments, and yes, a couple of missteps, but throughout the season the quality of writing and the stellar performances have been an absolute joy for this television viewer and the highlight of the season. I don’t want it to end. I think… Read more »
Love the show, the music, the actors, the writing. Cameron Crowe hit a Home run for me.
Roadies is great. The characters are deep, realistic, and subtle. They are closer to real life than all the over-the-tops characters in so many other shows. The tone is like real life, too. Things just happen. Life doesn’t come with a plot line and protagonists. The music is awesome, too. Episode 9 gave me goosebumps. I also love Willin’, will never see Titanic, and love Some Like it Hot. It will happen tonight.
I love Roadies! The music is great and its just different from all the rest!
I hope Roadies is given a second season. The character buildup has been steady but not too fast. I’m glad things haven’t been rushed, and I feel a second season is needed.
I LOVE Roadies! I love the tone and the laid back pace! I love the fact that it features great music from so many artists from the very famous to the up and coming. And I love to hear the trivia about the bands and their history in each city on the tour. The characters are fun and wonderful to watch, and the show weaves a great thread of a story! Please RENEW ROADIES!!
This is the one show my husband and I totally watch together. We love #Roadies. Believe me, with all the shows to watch this caught us both. Maybe because we love going to concerts, and seeing the back life has been very intriguing. Please bring this one back.
If roadies doesnt renew, I am not renewing showtime
Tired of tired old movies, and then catching a good series, only to be left wondering when or if it will come back
Loved the whole show, its music, the drama, the characters, all seems like one hard working family. Especially love “Phil “