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?
I really love ‘Roadies’. It’s such a magical and refreshing show! It’d be such a shame to see it cancelled… I really hope it gets renewed!
Show is great, I will be extremely sorry to see it go. Loved the unique characters and the music, both new and old. I’m 65 years old and I find meaning in this show. Sometimes greatness needs time to grow. Don’t disappoint and cancel, PLEASE!!!!!
True entertainment! I loved Roadies w/o even seeing it, on the strength of the concept, and having been a showgoer, eternally fascinated by them. I got my husband to love it, too, and he didn’t know what a roadie was. We On-Demand-ed the whole thing in @2 weeks. The series is well cast, wonderfully original, lots of good work on display, and Showtime/Crowe is courageous to present the music biz without focusing on drugs & Thrones-level sex scenes. No zombies, no murders. Also love that we never see the band play. But like another commenter, I got the bad hint… Read more »
We love the show and want it to continue! We love the characters and relationships were just developing! How can you end it now? Please continue the show!!!!
I thought the show was magical wonderful and should be renewed.
Great show period! You made me love these characters, you better bring them back!!!
I will be very disappointed if Roadies does not come back.
Wonderful show! Would love a season 2. Please don’t give up on this show like you did with Penny Dreadful, showtime!!
We have thoroughly enjoyed Season 1. Songs of the Day were so appropriate. Characters were strong. We would like a 2nd season.
(Spoilers) While I enjoyed Roadies, the last episode felt like they saw the writing on the wall and tied up a lot of story lines and, through Phil, gave a way to say good bye. It looks like Bill has conquered his past demons and is looking to make a life that works for him and Shelly. Reg was going to head back home, and then decided that he wanted to take his chance on KellyAnn, essentially ending the way the first episode ended, with someone pounding on the door to get back to where they feel they belong. The… Read more »
My husband and I liked Roadies. We haven’t been watching on Sunday nights because of work but would catch up by watching them “On Demand”. Got to know the main characters and got wrapped up in THEIR personal lives. Enjoyed the classic rock musicians that appeared and played. I really hope there is a 2nd season. I think most shows that start out on Sundays at 10 PM face an uphill battle for viewers and not because the show isn’t any good. People who have to get up early for work don’t watch TV that late. I hope you will… Read more »
My husband and I loved watching Roadies! We thought it had a lot of meaning and had a great story to tell! Need to have another season to at least find out what happened to the band. Look forward to another season!
Roadies gets the magic right often enough that I really hope they get a second season. I liked the mix of newer artists with old. Too bad they had to kill off Phil – since he was the main conduit to the glories/roots of the past. Although maybe that was the (rather cynical) point.
Love the show. It is inspiring, tells good stories, shares legendary music, and gives people a view of a whole different lifestyle that most are not educated in. I look forward to a second season.
Cancle it ! Roadies blows ! Get it off showtime I’m sick of looking at it !