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Is there still a future for The Kids Are Alright? Recently, star Mary McCormack spoke with The Los Angeles Times about her efforts to save the cancelled ABC TV show.
Set in the 1970s, the sitcom centers on the Clearys, an Irish-Catholic family living on the outskirts of Los Angeles. The cast includes Michael Cudlitz, Mary McCormack, Sam Straley, Caleb Foote, Sawyer Barth, Christopher Paul Richards, Jack Gore, Andy Walken, and Santino Barnard.
In the interview, McCormack says she thinks ABC cancelled The Kids Are Alright before its time:
It feels too short. It’s hard to get something really funny and nuanced and moving, and I thought our show was all those things. There’s a lot of stuff I don’t understand about how shows find new homes, but you do hear about it. And I guess because you hear about it, your fans think there’s hope. There are just so many networks now — networks I’ve never heard of. So I’m still holding out a little hope that someone will look at us and see we’re like the already housebroken cute shelter pet that needs someone to adopt them.”
What do you think? Did you watch The Kids Are Alright? Would you have watched a second season?
This is such a clever and funny show! I hope it is picked up by another network. This show deserves many more seasons.
I loved this show! It cracked me up every week. I would definitely love to watch many more seasons of this zany family. Some parts of it remind me of my childhood. Good memories.
We loved this show!! Please bring it back. My husband and I watched it together every week. Finally a light hearted family oriented TV show and they cancel it. Bring it back please!!!
Was a great show …best comedy on TV ..needs to come back
ABC must be crazy to have cancelled this wonderful show. Was I Love Lucy an immediate success. Bring this show back!!!
This is absolutely my favorite new show! Heartbroken with the cancellation. The writing, acting, directing, music, set design, and costumes are all amazing. 100% takes me back to my childhood in the 70s, yet still very relevant to today’s issues. Someone PLEASE save this incredible show!
I watch it on Hulu every night before sleep.
This show was great! I introduced the show to my husband the week after it previewed. He enjoyed it just as much as I did. We recorded the show on are DVR to make sure we didn’t miss any show. If there wasn’t anything on tv that we liked, we would rewatch “The Kids Are Alright.” We are so very tired of seeing reality type shows that are full of unbelievable and disgraceful behavior that I turn the tv off rather than see these shows. Please, bring back “The Kids Are Alright,” so I have a show of substance and… Read more »
Please bring back The Kids Are Alright for a second season. One of the funniest shows on! Well written and we looked forward to it each week. How does a show like Fresh off the boat get a new season or the Conners? Please give The Kids are Alright a second chance.
Kind Regards,
Kim Hughes
Just found out this show was cancelled! ABC is great on canceling great shows like Whiskey Cavalier. Now the kids are alright. I hope Mary McCormick saves this show.
I liked the show. It was entertaining and it reminded me somewhat of my our childhood in the ’70’s. Good times different world!
I loved this show. Why do they cancel all the good ones. This show is funny and we can relate to it. BRING IT BACK.
Very funny family show
I watched it faithfully and loved it. And I don’t generally like or watch comedies. Yes, I’d watch a second season.
Loved this slow!!! So disappointed to hear they are canceling it.
I love this show!! Perfect…the show might not be for everyone, but if you were a kid in the 70’s, (I was)–it’s a home run!!
BRING BACK THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!!
Loved the show. right on the mark for time. It just needs a little more time to be appreciated.
Absolutely! Abc should have done a much better job promoting this gem, and they should have done reruns over the summer!