"Dear Diary... today I was pompous and my sister was crazy."
April 10
2007
NBC cancels 'Andy Barker, P.I.'.
Jane Espenson was a co-executive producer and writer for the show.
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TheZeppo | April 10, 02:28 CET
IrrationaliTV | April 10, 02:37 CET
themayor | April 10, 02:46 CET
-- seriously, everybody should be watching 30 Rock. Alec Baldwin won a Golden Globe for half a season's work on the show, and he freakin' deserved it! Funniest thing on the air, including The Office, in my opinion.
dottikin | April 10, 02:58 CET
In any case, if it had been mildly successful on NBC, where would they put it? It seems pretty clear that none of their Thursday night comedies are going anywhere next year. (Scrubs is the only one that hasn't gotten 'official' confirmation at this point, but it's only a matter of time...)
unsquare | April 10, 03:03 CET
Bad news for Jane though, at least she's still got Battlestar.
Ghost Spike | April 10, 03:21 CET
orangewaxlion | April 10, 03:43 CET
Celluloid Novelist | April 10, 03:49 CET
Did anyone else wonder if the big, tough, noir detective being afraid of chickens was some kind of (very) oblique nod (David Boreanaz is apparently scared of them too) ?
Saje | April 10, 05:11 CET
palehorse | April 10, 05:56 CET
OzLady | April 10, 06:31 CET
It would have taken a lot of time to find its audience, and that's, of course, not allowed.
toast | April 10, 06:36 CET
war_machine | April 10, 07:17 CET
Septimus | April 10, 07:28 CET
OzLady | April 10, 08:08 CET
Tonya J | April 10, 08:29 CET
RavenU | April 10, 08:54 CET
What? The topic is about Andy Barker, P.I.? Uh... I'm glad that Ms Espenson now has more time to write for my favourite current show, Battlestar Galactica! :p
non sequitur | April 10, 09:03 CET
Think I might have to check out '30 Rock'.
Saje | April 10, 09:22 CET
Oh, hi everyone! First post here. :)
flakbait | April 10, 09:29 CET
Absolutely agree with you there, dottikin. "Damn it, Johnny, you know how I love my Big Beef n' Cheddars."
Welcome to the madhouse, flakbait!
zeitgeist | April 10, 09:53 CET
kishi | April 10, 10:28 CET
luvspike | April 10, 10:47 CET
Shapenew | April 10, 10:59 CET
Not odd, just poetic. ;)
My wife and I love 30 Rock as well. "I will eat your family!" has become a standard threat now, heh.
flakbait | April 10, 11:08 CET
themayor | April 10, 11:44 CET
OzLady | April 10, 11:55 CET
This notion makes me happy indeed.
Hjermsted | April 10, 12:00 CET
Andy Richter Controls the Universe was awesome. Pure, unadulterated awesome.
[ edited by Dym on 2007-04-10 18:14 ]
Quit | April 10, 12:13 CET
mister0 | April 10, 12:44 CET
Calledon | April 10, 12:45 CET
I can count on one hand the shows that I make a point to watch every week. TV sucks.
thatweirdgirl | April 10, 12:53 CET
OzLady, I had a hard time getting into 30 Rock, too, but it's growing on me. Some parts still don't work for me, but overall I think it's quite funny.
I still consider The Office the best show on television right now.
fortunateizzi | April 10, 13:04 CET
Arrrrrrrrrrgh! Saje, you are severely disturbing my calm, dude. I'm tired, so, so, tired and slightly silver-haired under my hair coloring, of becoming attached to shows and actors that go away. STOP IT! In the name of all that is holy and good ... STOP IIIIIIIIIIT!
Tonya J | April 10, 13:08 CET
It has ceased to surprise me (though it still confounds me) when a network barely gives a show a chance (6 episodes? little to no promotion?) and then when it doesn't immediately become a hit they scrap it. I'm saddened that once again TV loses a comedy that's actually funny. (I'm looking at you, "Two and a Half Men".)
Now, so help me if they (the TV PTBs, not NBC specifically) cancel "How I Met Your Mother" too...
marpocky | April 10, 14:22 CET
I watched part of an episode of 30 Rock and turned if off because it seemed absolutely awful. I don't know if I should attribute that to my limited sense of humor and go on with my life, or whether I should give it another try in case I just got a bad section of a bad episode.
I'm pretty busy. I'll probably just continue on with my life.
newcj | April 10, 15:14 CET
Um, yeah, not to mention when it gets just 6 episodes made. Which is a shame, I liked the show, I thought it was a fresh take on the 1/2 hour comedy. What I've hated is how the past few weeks the Thursday block has been moving all over the board with hour long episodes, doubled episodes, and changed time slots. We actually missed part of the last episode for this reason. How is anyone supposed to keep up with a show anymore?
I also really enjoy 30 Rock but I'd like to have seen this given more of a chance.
yourlibrarian | April 10, 16:37 CET
It's interesting that the Andy Richter show is being compared to Bob Newhart's. If you look at the start of the Newhart show, you see that it evolved a lot; different regulars were brought in and the show developed its rhythm. Very few shows get that chance now.
lycoming | April 10, 17:29 CET
Funny thing is, if that could be reliably done just by wanting it, the whole entertainment industry would be out of a job, because anybody could do it.
Rowan Hawthorn | April 10, 17:58 CET
Oh, cheese and crackers!
QuoterGal | April 10, 19:08 CET
Pointy | April 10, 20:10 CET
But deep down, I knew that for NBC, it was a battle between 30 Rock and Andy Barker, and I was all my heart rooting for 30 Rock. Because Tina Fey = love.
(seriously, the show is wonderfully absurd and satirical and fierce, and if you liked Arrested Development, you should check it out. )
dottikin | April 10, 20:53 CET
Plus, uh... I thought it was boring.
NekoDono | April 10, 21:53 CET
I'm disappointed that Andy Barker got cancelled. It was a funny, sweet show. And I really can't stand 30 Rock, and don't understand at all why people like it so much.
Gonnas | April 11, 21:20 CET