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Seriously Why Was It Canceled?

posted 12 years ago by tbirdman-1
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I was so disappointed when TNT canceled MOACA which was such a great
show to watch. And enjoyed the chemistry between the three leads.
Andre Braugher is one of my favorite actors I so looked forward
to seeing this show on Mondays. So was it canceled due to low
ratings? TNT claims to know drama and yet decided to cancel one
of the best dramatic shows on basic cable. Too bad and I miss
this show!

Lorenzo Sunny Florida

Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!

[–] carpet_crawler 12 years ago

yes it was the ratings, which from what i remember were actually increasing in season 2 but then they split it in the middle, and the 2nd part got considerably lower ratings and led to the cancelation.
i was sad to hear about it too, i was also enjoying the show very much.
there was also talk about shopping the show to a different network but it doesn't look like it's going to happen any time soon...

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[–] carpet_crawler 12 years ago

it probably won't happen not because it's been too long (other shows were revived after longer periods of time) but more because it's not popular enough...

[–] stanleyhetz 12 years ago

I was so disappointed when TNT canceled MOACA which was such a great
show to watch. And enjoyed the chemistry between the three leads.
Andre Braugher is one of my favorite actors I so looked forward
to seeing this show on Mondays. So was it canceled due to low
ratings? TNT claims to know drama and yet decided to cancel one
of the best dramatic shows on basic cable. Too bad and I miss
this show!

Steve Koonin would have to answer your question. He was behind the cancellation.

[–] tbirdman-1 12 years ago

Well thanks Stanley for your answer. Did a bing search on Steve Koonin
since I had no idea of who he is and he's the executive in charge of
programming, marketing, scheduling and strategy among other factors
at TNT, TBS, TCM & TrueTV. Now even though he holds this high
ranking position working for Ted Turner well in my opinion that
doesn't make him an expert in what viewers like and don't like to
watch on basic cable! These so called industry experts often make
the wrong kinds of programming decisions which just anger people
like me!

Lawrence Sunny California

Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!

[–] stanleyhetz 12 years ago

Well thanks Stanley for your answer. Did a bing search on Steve Koonin
since I had no idea of who he is and he's the executive in charge of
programming, marketing, scheduling and strategy among other factors
at TNT, TBS, TCM & TrueTV. Now even though he holds this high
ranking position working for Ted Turner well in my opinion that
doesn't make him an expert in what viewers like and don't like to
watch on basic cable! These so called industry experts often make
the wrong kinds of programming decisions which just anger people
like me!

You're welcome. What that guy did angered me too. Here is him talking about cancelling MOACA:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/steve-koonin-michael-wright-tbs- conan-obrien-334264

[–] tbirdman-1 12 years ago

Thank you very much for the link and his email address!
Now I do wish that the entire series will be released
onto dvd to buy.

Lawrence Sunny California

Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!

[–] stanleyhetz 12 years ago

Thank you very much for the link and his email address!
Now I do wish that the entire series will be released
onto dvd to buy.

You're very welcome. Both seasons have been released on DVD, and are available at Amazon.

[–] tbirdman-1 12 years ago

Okay and very nice to know and now I can plan on buying
those seasons to own.

Lawrence Sunny California

Call me a sailor or a swabby just don't call me a squid!

[–] stanleyhetz 12 years ago

Okay and very nice to know and now I can plan on buying
those seasons to own.

I have both seasons on DVD, and they are both great.