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.
Cancel reality t.v. I work with real idiots all day, I don’t want to watch more scripted so called reality t. V. Idiots when I get home. The gates was a great show. Maybe another network should pick it up and prove to abc that they screwed up again. Stop canceling seasons And leaving everyone wondering. It’s like going to a movie and having it shut off in the middle, or reading a great book for six months and finding the last chapter was never written. You never know what happens.
Got totally hooked on The Gates from Netflix. So bummed there isn’t another season. There are so many shows that shouldn’t be on…..this one SHOULD be! Loved it, sorry to see it was canceled. I honestly don’t remember hearing about it. Or maybe it had a bad time slot. Perhaps the hype should have been better….it would have been worth knowing about.
I am really sad that this was cancelled cause it is amazing. 🙁
I AM REALLY UP SET ABOUT THEM CANCELLED THE GATES THIS WAS A PRETTY GOOD TV SHOW WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS CANCLL SOME OF THEM OTHER SHOWS DONT NOBODY EVEN WATCH ABC ALWAYS WANT TO TAKE ALL THE GOOD SHOWS OFF THE AIR AND KEEP ALL THE BOSSIE SHOWS SO MAD RIGHT NOW
We never even got it shown here I cam across it looking for series just like these and i love it I’m about to watch the final episode and am so pissed you never gave it the time it deserved to get a good following I agree with everyone’s comments you put **** shows before great ones like these I see all the other **** shows advertised and brought here what about good ones just like this we are a big country and i can tell you now from the massive line ups in every town when movies like twilight… Read more »
I am getting sick of getting in to new tv series only for them to last 1 season. Just like flashfoward what a great tv show and there not bring that back either. I will never watch an ABC series again its a waste of time and effort of getting involved in the story line and ending the season with more questions then answers if you ask me its BS. ABC should just stop making series seriously.
I never heard of this show until I was bored one day, looking through Netflix, and saw The Gates. I watched the first few episodes and before I knew it I was watching two or three episodes every night because I had to know what happened next. Come the end of episode thirteen, and I was more addicted to this show than ever. Of course, I came to realize it’d been cancelled. Whoever made this decision, know that it was a big mistake. This series could have been a hit – proven when I and my other highschool friends watched… Read more »
I love the show The Gates! I started watching throught Netflix after the show had already been cancelled. I am so dissapointed in the ending we were left with and also confused as to why this great show would be cancelled!? If another network picked up this series I would be a devoted fan! Look at other series’ that took a long time to get going… Seinfeld is the best example! The show took 4 seasons to become popular and well-known, and now everybody can reference the show and in general they love it. Give The Gates another chance at… Read more »
stumbled apon it on Netflix….got hooked….can’t believe they aren’t bringing it back…The left us hanging!!!!!!
You left us hanging!I love this show better than those reality show where people make a fool of themselves. You need to bring the show back just to finish it.
So sad they cancelled this show. I really enjoyed watching it. I would have cancelled Cougar Town before The Gates, but that’s just my opinion…
And, I’m really surprised that with all the Twilight hype this show didn’t last. It is really a shame…
Agreed…it was a good show and I would have definitely dumped Cougar Town before this.
I never heard of it either, stumbling across it on Netflix. I think execs cut good TV off to make room for crap TV just because they don’t like it. It doesn’t matter what the people want to see. Half of the time they get no publicity, they get crappy time lots or they keep changing times or days so that people can’t keep up with things. Then they wonder why nobody knows when to watch. Idiots. This is another great show down the tubes to make room for more reality junk. That is all they keep on anymore…
Agreed. They should have let this last longer. Would’ve been popular in no time.
no wonder regular tv keeps losing to cable they get something started than dump it.LIKE THE GATES! JERICHO! SARAH CONNER CHRONICLES! FIREFLY! THESE GUYS SUCK!!!
Got that right.too much bs on tv and the best shows aren’t given a chance to stand ; Jericho was awesome ,so are the gate , instead stupid reality shows take over great job
Very disappointed there won’t be a second season! We watched the entire first season in just a few days on Netflix. With so many shows out there that are a waste of time and should be off the air, it’s unfortunate that they cancel a show as good as this.
The Gates was great, this is a show that should not be cancelled. I wish the BIG WIGS would reconsider. The world is just seeing this series, give it a try or even take a poll you may be suprised.