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RIP Men in Trees
Granted, this news has probably been a long time in coming, but it's still a bummer: Men in Trees has been officially canceled after two years of life in Elmo, AK.
Of course, that's two years of airing on three different nights in numerous different time slots, with two long breaks — one when its first season came to an early end, another when ABC decided to save episodes of the show rather than air them during the writers' strike — in between. Not the easiest way to get a following, that's for sure.
Not Even Lifetime Can Save October Road, Men in Trees
These days, it seems like the first move for a network series that's in danger of being canceled is to find a cable network or other partner that's willing to take it on. See: Law & Order: Criminal Intent moving to USA from NBC last year, or Friday Night Lights trying to get a deal with DirecTV to bring it back.
So I guess it's no surprise that ABC wanted to shop its low-rated Men in Trees and October Road to another network.
TV Tonight: Men in Trees
Remember when ABC had a show called Men in Trees? You can be forgiven if you don't recall. The show has been shuffled around and treated more strangely than most, moving from Fridays to Thursdays and back again, being pulled before the end of its first season, and then finally resurfacing in October — only to leave again in December, despite having plenty of episodes to get through the writers' strike.
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TV Tonight: "Women's Murder Club" and "Men in Trees"
ABC kicks off its new Friday night lineup tonight with the premiere of a new show, "Women's Murder Club," and the return of an old favorite, "Men in Trees."
It pains me to recommend a show that airs at the same time as my beloved "Friday Night Lights," but "Women's Murder Club" is a pretty solid show. It's based on a series of books by James Patterson, and it centers on a sassy crew of women in various law enforcement roles solving crimes in San Francisco.
"Men in Trees" Resurfaces — Sort Of
Here's a piece of news that will make all the "Men in Trees" fans in North America wish you lived somewhere else: According to showrunner Jenny Bicks, the five episodes of the show's first season that ABC decided not to air until fall will be broadcast in some international markets as early as this week. The rest of us will have to wait until late September or early October to see what the folks in Elmo, Alaska, are up to.
But before you North American fans get too upset, here's some other news from Bicks to tide you over:
- Reruns of the show will start airing June 28.
More "Ugly Betty," "Prison Break" Next Year
The networks have yet to reveal which of this season's TV shows will be canned, but they're starting to announce the ones that are coming back for sure next year.
Fox said today that "Prison Break," which wraps up its second season April 2, will get a third. Not to be outdone, ABC released its own list of shows that will be back, including newcomers "Ugly Betty," "Men in Trees," and "Brothers & Sisters" along with no-brainers "Grey's Anatomy," "Lost," "Desperate Housewives," and "Dancing with the Stars."
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Defend This Show: "Men in Trees"
We all love things that others love to hate, whether it's a Counting Crows CD you can't get rid of or your "Degrassi Junior High" boxed set. Now I'm giving you a chance to explain yourselves in a new feature called Defend This. (Thanks to YumSugar for the idea.) First up, ABC's Thursday night show "Men in Trees."
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