Free Agents: Canceled

14 Comments

1. 1
   Danielle
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 4:48 pm

   NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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   baymenxpac
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm

   does anyone else just think NBC is a god-awful network? seriously, this may be the most poorly run entity in america.

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   emilyhartly
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 6:21 pm

   @baymenxpac Your sign in is so scary I hate to half agree with you. At first I thought you meant NBC was God awful for the shows they put out but I think? you meant the great shows they cancel? They do cancel alot of stuff that has massive potential quite quickly. Is that what you meant?

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   baymenxpac
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 7:37 pm

   @emilyhartly sorry about the sign in. a seventh grade screen name that has now stuck as a default internet handle 15 years later (it’s not that scary. just the baseball organization i play/coach for and my favorite wrestler back in the day.)

   honestly, i’m still angry at NBC over studio 60 on the sunset strip. and i’m not saying the playboy club or free agents were fantastic, but it seems like canceling a show before it even had a chance to build an audience (or holding it responsible for underperforming in a timeslot that is the equivalent of death: monday at 10) is pretty ludicrous.

   truly, has NBC brought us anything worthwhile in scripted drama since the first season of heroes? or before that, the west wing? they don’t develop, they don’t market and they don’t put anything in the proper forum to succeed. terrible.

   end rant

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   Danielle
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 8:22 pm

   I agree, Baymen–not sure I understood what was scary about your name either, by the way.

   The first Free Agents episode aired at 10:30 on a random night. That was such a great episode, too. I LOLed throughout the series premiere. Oh well. For some crazy reason, Up All Night is sticking around. Wanted to like that one, but even Maya can’t save it.

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   emilyhartly
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 8:31 pm

   @baymenxpac. OK, hillariously innocent handle. I am sometimes leary of siding with someone that has a name that makes no sense to ME. I don’t know sports. Love your insights.

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   emilyhartly
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 8:34 pm

   @danielle. It just sounded like some with tinfoil on their head – xpac can be seen a few different ways and I was wrong calm down.

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   See-Jay
   Posted October 6, 2011 at 9:13 pm

   The only good thing NBC has going for it right now is Community, Parks & Recreation and 30 Rock. I used to include The Office in that list but right now it’s in a coma and James Spader is the life support.

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   sarcasatire
   Posted October 7, 2011 at 12:38 am

   See-Jay, I was gonna type the same thing! I love Community and Parks and 30 Rock. I haven’t watched The Office in a while because it got a little stale. But NBC has these great shows so I never considered it to be such a pathetic network. Especially since they own Bravo and profit from the success of the Housewives.

   But I guess in numbers, Community may not do as well when it is pitted against The X Factor. And that may cost ad dollars (no Pespi deal) and lead to its cancellation. (I hope not!)

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    truthhurts
    Posted October 7, 2011 at 8:01 am

    times have seriously changed. How long was Seinfeld on air before it became a ratings goldmine…years!

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    shana
    Posted October 7, 2011 at 8:48 am

    I also loved Studio 60 and I agree that they are not keeping shows on long enough to give them a chance. Early episodes of all the great shows aren’t as good as they get later on (the earliest episodes of friends, Joey is a joke and Monica is too severe). Early Sienfield episodes were so boring.

    Is Up All Night NBC? The commercials for it looked so funny, but I could barely get through the first episode and I didn’t laugh once. Right now I am liking CBS’s Monday line up best, which is a shame because FOX used to be my favorite, but just feels tired lately.

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    maryedith
    Posted October 8, 2011 at 10:34 pm

    So “Up All Night” does suck? I was afraid to watch it because the ads made it look a little … desperate for laughs? I love GOB but he seems to have trouble holding his own as a lead. So does Christina Applegate, come to think of it.

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    shana
    Posted October 9, 2011 at 1:51 am

    @ Maryedith: only watched it once and didn’t like it

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    nicole
    Posted October 13, 2011 at 7:19 am

    What is going on!!? First Playboy Club now Free Agents? I can’t believe this crap