Happytown and the problem with network television
Well, one of the problems anyway.
ABC just launched a fun, kind of terrifying, mystical, psychological murder mystery called Happytown. Great show so far. I’ve seen two episodes that you can also see at Hulu. It reminds me of one of my all time favorite TV dramas, and one you should all see if you haven’t, David Lynch’s Twin Peaks (which can also been seen over at CBS.) I’ve always enjoyed mystical shows (X-Files comes to mind) as well as crime dramas (I’ve been watching Castle lately too) so Happytown was right up my channel (or alley, or whatever.) Love the first two episodes (I mean, come on, it has Sam Neill playing a Dr. Weir-type character!) then today I was saddened to see ABC has decided to cancel the show.
THEY CANCELED A BRAND NEW SHOW AFTER TWO EPISODES! TWO!
Why? WHY ABC? Why do you cancel shows before they have a chance? What if you canceled LOST after two episodes because it was slow-going catching on? I’m just baffled.
Well, it may be hard selling you on the show now knowing it has already been canceled, but if you’d like to check it out, there’s a link towards the top of this post. And if it turns out that you like it, as do I, please consider sending ABC a quick “WTF are you canceling a show after two episodes?” message at their site. The link is this picture right below.
Composed on May 12th, 2010 in the category 15 mins, Culture, TV. with the tags abc, David Lynch, dr. weir, event horizon, happytown, lost, sam neill, TV, Twin Peaks, x-files



