‘Eastwick’ Is Dunzo!
Sad news for fans of the ABC series Eastwick, it was announced late yesterday that the new series (which is based on the 1987 film The Witches of Eastwick) has been canceled! Apparently the show hasn’t be doing very well in the ratings so ABC decided to cut its losses and burn the show at the stake, if you will. I, for one, am very bummed about this … I’ve been a fan of the show since it debuted this season and have been happily watching the eps on a weekly basis :( But, alas, I guess it was all for naught … cuz I now have to give a hearty, but sad, Peace the Spork Out to Eastwick:
ABC has opted not to order additional episodes of “Eastwick,” its rookie supernatural comedy-drama starring Rebecca Romijn. “Eastwick,” a fresh take on the hit 1987 movie “The Witches of Eastwick,” will finish production on 13 episodes; ABC plans to run them all. ABC is also yanking its reality show “Let’s Dance,” which was supposed to premiere on November 23 with Kathy Griffin hosting. Sources said ABC had difficulty casting the series, which is a common problem for networks when developing celebrity-driven reality fare, though usually such projects don’t get so far in the process as to have a premiere date. In its place, ABC intends to air “Find My Family,” in which people get to meet long-lost families or loved ones. The network has six episodes planned. It has also picked up five more episodes of its Tuesday crime drama “The Forgotten,” starring Christian Slater.
I suppose we fans of the series should be somewhat relieved that ABC still plans to finish production of the initial 13 episodes and promises to air them … many shows that get canceled in this manner just disappear immediately and you’re lucky if the unaired eps show up on DVD at some point down the line. Again, I must stress how upset I am that the show is being canceled … folks are saying that Rebecca Romijn is cursed (it is said she is not capable of carrying a successful TV show … do you remember Pepper Dennis? Yeah, didn’t think so), or mebbe it’s Lindsay Price who is cursed (her Lipstick Jungle also got canceled early). Whatever the case may be, I’m gonna miss the show … I don’t know if there is any chance of saving it from cancellation but my gut tells me that there will not be an outpouring of anger over the axing of this series. Boo.
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November 10th, 2009 at 8:08 am
awww that is sad! I liked that show! Oh well…
November 10th, 2009 at 8:13 am
Well poop, I too really enjoyed the show! I was really excited to finally see Paul Gross get the recognition he deserves!!
November 10th, 2009 at 8:30 am
I am really sad. I really enjoyed the show and when I had to work, I always DVR it. I guess I will just have to wait and see if it comes out on DVD.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:44 am
I really liked the show too. It great light-hearted fun and there just aren’t that many of those on the air right now (that aren’t down right ridiculous).
November 10th, 2009 at 8:49 am
BOO!!!!!! I love this show, one of the few I actually look forward to weekly.
again… BOO!!
November 10th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Lindsay Price was also on Pepper Dennis too!
November 10th, 2009 at 8:52 am
Lindsay Price was also on Pepper Dennis*
November 10th, 2009 at 8:52 am
This sucks! I love that show! I too look forward to watching it off my DVR every week.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:54 am
….I just noticed they’re ordering more of The Forgotten. Really? They could have kept Eastwick and cancelled that CSI:knockoff.
November 10th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I really enjoyed it – and loved seeing Matt Dallas, as well, though they killed him off last week. I’m going to miss it.
November 10th, 2009 at 9:06 am
ABC gets rid of all the good shows! Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who?, and now this. Bummer man.
November 10th, 2009 at 9:06 am
there was something about this show that drew you in.
Astrid, I was hoping that they would have more Dallas in flashbacks and visions!
November 10th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Thats crap! The show was on a VERY short list of shows that I MUST watch. I even tivo them to watch again on the weekends. Why is it that all the shows I love vanish? Hopefully another network will pick this up. Like with Friday Night Lights (emmy award winning NBC drop) on Direct TV’s 101. You would think in a time where many American’s can afford to do little more than plop down in front of the tv each night, that networks should leave the shows be. And I agree that ABC seems to get rid of the good shows with Pushing Daisies, Samantha Who. They need to have their exec’s pull their heads out of their bums.. quickly! Television is quickly being replaced with CSI-ish bull crap reminding us all of the horrible in the world.
November 10th, 2009 at 9:35 am
I totally loved this show! They suck bigtime for cancelling it!
November 10th, 2009 at 9:37 am
I liked the show too but the acting and cinematography wasn’t up to par. The story line moved to slow and they could have put some more action in the show. I watched it just because I love anything about witchcraft and wizards. It is a shame thou.
November 10th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Oh no! I love this show. It’s a great show.
November 10th, 2009 at 10:27 am
noooo :( i hope some picks it up
November 10th, 2009 at 10:49 am
noooooo….damn it i loved this show…this sux!!!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 10:54 am
this sucks! I love Eastwick, but I am happy that they will air the rest of the episodes…..damn another one bites the dust!!!
November 10th, 2009 at 11:28 am
I liked it too. But yea at least we can see the rest of this season.
November 10th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Boo. This does not make me happy :( I really enjoy this show!
November 10th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Wasn’t Lindsay Price also on the failed american version of Coupling? I loved the Brit version, but was glad when the american one was cancelled – it was pretty bad.
November 10th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Ugh that upsets me! I really enjoyed this show! Atleast they’re completing the first season! I liked Lipstick Jungle as well.
G – I had no idea Samantha Who? was cancelled!
November 10th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Well… don’t come here and bitch about it. DO SOMETHING! Start an online petition to keep it going, send emails to NBC, etc. – let them know there are fans around who don’t want the show canceled. It happened re: “Jericho” (sending bags upon bags of peanuts to the network to keep it going) & a few other shows. Try it.
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Unless there’s some reaction over a show being canceled… no network in their right mind is gonna put effort into keeping a show on the air… or peek the interest of another network to pick it up. Better yet – I wish the NBC would go back to one of the PREVIOUS shows canceled & run the episodes again (for example: “Pushing Daisies”) instead of wasting money producing so-called *new* crap like the above mentioned replacement show, “Find My Family” – lame & voyeuristic enough to perhaps find an audience.
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That’s one show, I myself, WON’T be tuning in to see. Thank God for cable! There’s more chance of those shows staying on the air. Like “MYTHBUSTERS” (for example) which I doubt would have lasted as long as it has if had aired on ABC, CBS, etc.
November 10th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I’m also aggravated about this. I couldn’t even find last week’s episode online. All videos were yanked from hulu.com and not offered on ABC’s website. Dislike!
November 10th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
WTF! I actually like this show! BOO!
November 10th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
NOOOOOOO i’m so sad this is out!!! :( i genuinely liked it
November 10th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
Wow. I love Eastwick. This is so lame. First Fox cancells the super awesome Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and now ABC cancels Eastwick. Totally heartbroken. I’m sick of typical crime/law/hospital type shows. I want my paranormal shows back!!! I’m already mad Smallville was moved to Friday. That better not get cancelled or I don’t know what I will do.
November 10th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Bummer! I really loved this show. I hate when they do this. They never give anything a chance and it’s always the shows I love.
November 10th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Man this sucks. I love this show and I loved Lipstick Jungle. It’s not fair! :(
November 10th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
oh what the hell!!!! i love this show! Eastwick and Ellen DeGeneres are on my must watches…thats it! it’s so good. this is crap.
November 11th, 2009 at 8:17 am
this show is amazing and cleverly written. Bring back Eastwick and MOONLIGHT damnit!!!!
November 11th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
i agree with most of the sentiment expressed here.. Eastwick is AWESOME. i’m pouring out my anger right now. it’s such a refreshing show after the onslaught of crime-series that just. won’t. die! I mean, I love CSI and Numbers and all but then there are shows like Without a Trace and Life and Criminal Intent which are basically the same thing over and over again! Bleah
November 13th, 2009 at 7:07 pm
I was enjoying it too. It was lying-on-the-couch-with-a-quilt-and-a-cold-Poptart fun. *sigh*