As expected, ABC has cancelled The Gates after one season on the air. The ratings certainly didn’t dictate a second season and a couple weeks ago, series star Frank Grillo said that he’d heard unofficially that the show wouldn’t be back.
Though even actress Lindsay Lohan wanted to see it return, it’s now been confirmed that The Gates has indeed been cancelled. Some of the people connected with the show have tweeted about the series’ passing.
From the show’s Twitter feed comes, “We would like to thank our followers for sticking with us through this great journey.”
Gates creator Richard Hatem wrote simply, “Thanks to everyone who loved it. DVD set to be released…someday?”
Consulting producer and writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe tweeted, “Thank you to #TheGates fans, crew & cast for a great run. It was a blast. Seriously some of the best fans ever.” He later posted, “4 sale, lux devlpmnt/incrprtd town w/ upscale owners, prvt police/fire, exclnt school, occasional mysterious death”
Colton L Haynes wrote, “Was a great/fun experience and thk u all for coming along for the ride!. He followed that up with, “THE GATES cast and crew: thk u all for the good times! Learned alot and had a great summer with u all! Cheers to the future!” and posted this photo with #ripBrettCreski. Wolfe responded, “Sob… Too young!”
James Preston looks forward to the future, tweeting, “No worries gates fans follow us on to our new exciting roles!” Travis Caldwell echoed that sentiment, saying, “its all good more to come from all of us !!!”
Justin Miles wrote, “We gave em a hell of a run, though…” Janina Gavankar feels similarly, saying, “Sad. But we’re incredibly proud of what we made.”
Young McKaley Miller tweeted, “thank you guys for all the support!! seriously, y’all are awesome!! #TheGates is officially over, but it was such a great experience!! TY :)”
Andrea Powell wrote, “Thanks for all the love, fans of #TheGates. We’ll miss you! :-*”
Rachel Dipillo wrote, “We had a fun ride on The Gates. Love everyone I worked with and can’t wait to see what you do next! #RIPLEXIEWADE”
Grillo tweeted, “Thanks to all of you for supporting us. It made the whole thing worth it. Lots more fun stuff coming.” Grillo also said that he’d share what would have happened in the second season. After son Charlie is saved, Nick and his family would have stayed in the Gates community. The Radcliffs decide to take a break from one another. Leigh becomes the head of the police and Nick takes over the Gates board and oversees the community.
What do you think? Are you sorry that The Gates won’t be back for season two? What would you have liked to see happen?
Image courtesy ABC.
I really don’t believe they didn’t have enough people watching!!! I know plenty that watch it and this show was a lot like ‘Twilight”….so go figure!! I was so mad when I found out it was canceled. Please reconsider this cancellation!!! This was a ‘one of a kind’ show. You add a new show ‘Body of Proof’ which is like any other show…nothing special (you can see that type of show on any other network!! What’s going next..Off the Map, No Ordinary Family, Desperate Housewives or Grey’s Anatomy??? Very unhappy!!
I just decided today to check and see when The Gates would be back on. This is the one show I was anticipating a second season of, since the final episode. I can not believe they would cancel it. Even my husband enjoyed it – and that’s saying alot. I actually even liked it better than True Blood. I am so disappointed in this decision. Now there is nothing to look forward to for TV.
Im so mad that The Gates isnt having a second season!!! It really was a good show and it was addicting!!
seriously can u remove the boring series and leave the shows such as the gates and other breath taking series for us to watch do you even market this things through advertisments or you just cancell. we want it back please cancell the borring once
so sorry to see that the gates has been canceled. abc seems to cancel alot of good shows . like better of ted eastwick and pushing daises in which kristen chennowth won an emmy for to name a few. maybe they should give their shows a chance instead of putting them out to pasture so soon and let them gain a following instead of airing yet another reality show.
Leave it up to ABC to get rid of yet another good show
The Gates’ was the first series that got e glued to my tv and it’s sad to know that good things are officially cancelled, Was looking forward for season 2 have been waiting all this time thinking maybe they will allow it back, that’s why i comment now please bring us back season two we are realy wanting to know the end please please
From Lawrence
I honestly thought it was a great show and wanted to see a lot more of it! I am beyond disapointed!
I would love to see the gates return it was just getting good and now they are taking it off the air how rude.
I am sooo upset about this… really!!! Another GREAT SHOW bites the dust! I guess I shouldn’t be surprised. They seem to do that a lot, unfortunately. I could not wait to for next season to see what was going to happen. Talk about excited! Wow! This is so frustrating! Left hanging on yet again! I am really about to stop watching these types of shows altogether! Every time I get hooked, they get cancelled it seems.
i loved this show, and want to know what happens so can someone just post what actually happens in season two? please it kills me to know i will never know
I can’t believe that this show is being cancelled, I love this show and could not wait to see what happened on the next season. I agree that the network should try being it back during the summer to see how the rating are and also run a recap of the first season before the next season starts. This sounds like Jericho all over again. I’m very sadden by this decision!
I followed every episode, thought it was an excellent show, the creativity was outstanding. I waited all year for a second season, I’m so disappointed that it won’t return.
i love that show and was dieing to see the second season. wow i wish abc would stop taking the good shows off. im just pissed now.
I really wanted this show to come back. I honestly don’t know how they quantify the number of people watching but I am pretty sure it is not an exact science. They should try bringing this show back. Maybe it cost too much money to make or something. They rather fill up the airwaves with cheap reality tv like the horrible bachelor and shite like that.