why did they cancel it?
it was a pretty good show, i wonder why they canceled it
shareThe ratings were solid but unspectacular towards the end. The show went through a lot - 'ER' competition, constant cast changes, timeslot changes (the final one a movie from its successful Monday night slot to a more competitive Wednesday), creative ups and downs (many thought it jumped the shark by the time Austin wanted to become an astronaut, and David E Kelley even pulled the same trick he did on 'The Practice' - he fired a slot of actors in one fell swoop to reinvigorate the show in its last year). Still, it did get a lot of awards attention and though 'ER' will always over shadow it, I'd say it did okay for awhile.
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ian smith is the name of the guy that plays 'harold' in neighbours *shrug* lol
Phillip: What's wrong with Jeffrey?
Aaron: He's having his period.
the show wasn't as good in later years as it was for the first couple. and there were alot of cast changes over the years. i liked some of the new characters, but it seemed like there was always constant upheaval in the cast. jamey sheridan was only on for one season, eric stoltz for one season. they brought in a bunch of new actors for the second season, then fired them after season 5, only to bring in other new actors for season 6.
it's hard for shows to keep up a consistent standard of excellence for many years without slipping a bit. this show was absolutely brilliant for the first two years or so, then slipped in later years. part of that was due to the absence of mandy patinkin as a regular. and also the fact that david e. kelley had written alot of the early episodes before leaving to develop and produce ally mcbeal and the practice.
shows do seem to have a burst of creativity before fading. sometimes, it's not until the second or third season that they really hit their stride. they're on fire for a couple of seasons and then slow down. the first two or 3 seasons of chicago hope were brilliant, the same with ER, seasons 2 and 3 of csi, seasons 3-5 of homicide, the first 3 seasons of x-files. later seasons of those shows were still good, but not at the same level as earlier ones.