Being Cancelled Is A THIRTY BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY - 
by B-side
Rumors are swirling! The Mercury News (via Reality Blurred) reports that one of the best comedies on TV, The Apprentice, might be canceled after the current season wraps up in May. Even though casting is underway for a sixth season to be shot in Los Angeles, sliding ratings might send The Donald down to the street instead of up to the suite. Granted, I'm sure the show won't be cancelled. It's more like The Donald will probably be suddenly "too busy" to do it anymore. Still, I implore all readers to save this series. It's hilarious! Don't let it sink in the quagmire of programming that is NBC.



Comments
Nooooo! I love this show!
Posted by: mangos
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May 8, 2006 4:47 PM(#1 of 22)
It is the best comedy on TV. Someone needs to start a TV channel that plays all of the great shows that have been cancelled before they should have. Shows such as "Arrested Development, The Mole(not the celebrity editions), The Apprentice, Undeclared, Buzzkill(from MTV), and of course, What's Happening?"
Posted by: chief113
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May 8, 2006 4:51 PM(#2 of 22)
Chief113,
Trio ran a series of called BRILLIANT BUT CANCELLED. Shows on here were incredibly obscure and oh so entertainting, such as the little known LOOKWELL. Adam West starred as an actor from a cancelled detective show who tries to fight crime and suceeds inspite of himself.
ahh, good stuff.
MYL
Posted by: Madeyoulaugh
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May 8, 2006 5:02 PM(#3 of 22)
B-Side really does love that short yellow bus... perhaps he rode one to school?
Posted by: Double L
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May 8, 2006 5:08 PM(#4 of 22)
Aww, I still love this show!! It has been so good, particularly season 4 & this season. WTF! NBC won't get better ratings with any other shows. Will they come up with new editions of awful Deal or No Deal?!
Posted by: stacyrocks
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May 8, 2006 6:20 PM(#5 of 22)
If they had kept it on Thursdays at 9:00, they would still be good to go. NBC is so far down the crapper at the moment, they need to learn to stop jacking with the very few things that work for that company.
Posted by: RealityTV4Me
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May 8, 2006 7:14 PM(#6 of 22)
You're kidding right? Earl and The Office are far superior shows. They may be the best two shows on TV these days.
Posted by: The Svan
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May 8, 2006 7:24 PM(#7 of 22)
Madeyoulaugh- sadly, i watched some reruns of Lookwell..i love me some crazy adam west.
i don't know why, but networks have a habit of cancelling great shows like 'my so called life,' 'arrested development,' and 'freaks and geeks'...
oh, and 'joey,' obviously.
you know what show really needs a spinoff? the 70's house--now THERE was some great tv.
Posted by: anonym.
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May 8, 2006 7:33 PM(#8 of 22)
if you google "a thirty billion dollar industry", tvgasm is the first link.
you can make the connections yourself. i'm just sayin.
Posted by: Hannah
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May 8, 2006 9:49 PM(#9 of 22)
About time!
The show is now considered a joke. And not a good one either.
Posted by: Zharak
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May 8, 2006 10:35 PM(#10 of 22)
putting it up against 24, great marketing move
Posted by: DelRay
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May 9, 2006 6:05 AM(#11 of 22)
As much as I enjoy this show, I think two installments a year is overkill. They probably need to scale it back to once a year, like Idol, to avoid viewer fatigue and increase ratings.
Posted by: JasonR
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May 9, 2006 6:39 AM(#12 of 22)
I can't wait for this TV remade into a movie. Who's going to play Hasselhoff?
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/09/film.knightrider.reut/index.html
And it doesn't stop there apparently. This guy is looking to make "Magnum, P.I." and "The Fall Guy"!!
Posted by: RealityTV4Me
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May 9, 2006 7:00 AM(#13 of 22)
This season has been very lackluster. You are right, suddenly Donald won't have time to do it, and will give him time to pitch something elaborate.
Posted by: BigTeebo
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May 9, 2006 7:04 AM(#14 of 22)
*Throwing arms up into the air and yelling: "Noooooooo!"*
Why oh why did they move this show opposite 24? I tape it while I watch 24, but I mean come on, for those who have to pick, 24 will win every damn time.
This show has been declining over the years, but has always pulled in a steady Nielsen share every week. It is also the best freaking unintentional comedy on tv! Watching the Donald ham it up should be a THIRTY GAZILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY.
And to the guy who mentioned 'Freaks and Geeks', you are so right! I have the complete first (only) season and it is one of the best, and realistic shows about teenage angst ever made.
Other great shows that met an early demise were Firefly, which I'm currently halfway through and Men Behaving Badly, back when Rob Schneider was funny.
Posted by: PoopsMcgee
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May 9, 2006 7:37 AM(#15 of 22)
Men Behaving Badly WAS funny! I thought I was the only person who liked that show!
I may have been the only one who liked Joan of Arcadia...sigh........still miss it.
Posted by: lynturn
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May 9, 2006 8:12 AM(#16 of 22)
i agree it's over kill to have two shows a year. trump needs time off the show to put up yet another tombstone like residential building on Riverside Drive.
Posted by: dredge
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May 9, 2006 8:16 AM(#17 of 22)
"The Apprentice" jumped the shark when:
1) It was put against "24". What were they thinking?
2) The "apprentices" began to form alliances. Did they think they were on "Survivor"?
Posted by: Tony A.
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May 9, 2006 10:21 AM(#18 of 22)
lynturn, I liked Joan of Arcadia. I thought I was the only one. At least I still get to watch Wentworth Miller on Prison Break.
Posted by: dahrache
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May 9, 2006 10:49 AM(#19 of 22)
The Apprentice started to go downhill when every freaking week involved the same task: help some corporate behemoth introduce some new product by designing a marketing campaign. The first year had some inventive challenges that didn't rely on some product-placement, like when the teams had to renovate an apartment and rent it. This year, though, it's like "design an ad" every week--"P'Eatzza," "The Haircuttery," etc. And, of course, Laaaaaamborghini.
Posted by: Dave J.
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May 9, 2006 1:10 PM(#20 of 22)
And to the guy who mentioned 'Freaks and Geeks', you are so right! I have the complete first (only) season and it is one of the best, and realistic shows about teenage angst ever made.
PoopsMcGee- i'm a girl, but no harm done :)
but freaks and geeks was definitely a great show
Posted by: anonym.
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May 9, 2006 1:10 PM(#21 of 22)
if this show is cancelled, it will b a travesty. i dont know what ill do with myself. i may die.
Posted by: ILikeAppleJuice
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May 9, 2006 2:37 PM(#22 of 22)