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’m kinda pissed about this. I kinda wanna know who decided this. Where do the ratings even come from? Cause everyone I know LOVED it!!
I was so looking forward to a good summer season of this show. It left you in such supence and could go so many directions. It rates up there with ABC’s Flash Foward. Just because there isn’t the numbers, doesn’t mean its a great show.
network fail!!! need to make more so bring it back and do it already.
That just SUX!!!!! It was refreshing to have a sitcom with a plot and not another reality show or csi type show. i tivo’d it every week. never missed and was looking for to the summer series to return. Paranormal is in large demand. Bottom line “NO PUBLICITY, NO RATINGS.
I am sad also that there is no season two, i didnt see this on tv or i would have watched it then, maybe my schedule just didn’t allow for it. I found this on netflix like the rest and i must say that this was an awesome show. My wife and i watched two and three episodes at a time because we just couldn’t get enough of it, i dont think that there was any lacking of excitement or drama in the show it was one of the best i have seen in a while, i think the problem… Read more »
I too as the others found no Season 2, was extremely let down and disappointed and really want a second season to find out what happens with Nick’s sun. At least there should be one final one or maybe a movie to finish it out so the die hard fans are not let down like we are with everything else that we like that comes and goes.
I originally followed this show and I’m greatly disappointed they aren’t returning!
my scheduled did not allow me to watch it when it was on. however, i just got caught up with it on netflix. REALLY LIKED IT. REALLY WANT TO SEE MORE. WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH CHARLIE AND THAT WITCH DEVON. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH DILLON AND CLAIRE. The vampire killing serum. etc. thought it was a great show.
omg am so depressed that theres no season 2! i watched the whole first season on netfix and was hooked. now ill never know what happens next!! they should give it a shot again and see what happens with season 2 i think it was cancelled to soon everyone deserves a second chance!!!
Man this stinks I love this show what is wrong with them. thats all they do is throw them away everytime I like something
I had never heard of it before and watched it on netflix and LOVED it. I was very sad that this was the only season. I would have loved to watch more!!!
I can not believe they did not continue this show. It seems like the bad shows wont die and the good ones get cut. This was a great show, and I for one think this proves the network is not in tune with their viewers. I can not believe this is it, and to leave the story line the way they did. Makes me not want to watch tv just so i do not get caught up in another show like this only to be left hanging…. I just cant believe this, royal fail on the network!
Wow!!! I haven’t been this disapponted since “Charmed” went of the air. What a great show, I still cant believe its been cut. I also stumbled upon it through Netflix and now I wish I never did because now all I want is more but as the say ” Better to have love and lost then never to have loved at all” and I truly loved the show. I don’t know writing the network will help at this point but I will try and ask all my friends and family to do the same.
I was very disappointed that the show will not be returning. I am surprised this show didn’t get more publicity. I had never even heard of it until it showed up on our Netflix. I think that is the problem with a lot of these shows, like Legen of the Seeker, The Gates, etc. they are great shows but are not given enough publicity for those who would most enjoy them. In the future, it would have been wise for the network to work harder on publicity for such shows, as the demand for the supernatural is high right now!
Some people as myself who dont watch alot of english channels and now that i find this tv series thats amazing i catch up with it find out there wont be a season two just because some people didnt watch it while it aired it doesnt mean they didnt watch it after like myself who watch it on netflix. Very disappointed.