"HUFF" IS CANCELLED

[m***@rogers.com]

Well......

I'm not surprised. The writing has majorly plumetted during S2 with
ongoing desperate and unbelievable story developments intended to lure
(or hold) viewers via sex, violence or gratuitous guest stars (Sharon
Stone).

The show is an unfortunate failure thanks to sloppy writers who had an
outstanding cast and characters, and didn't know what to do with them.









CPJ

Sunday's episode of the Showtime series will have to serve as the final
episode.

Did HBO just announce this, or has this been known for a while?

HBO's cancelling enough of their shows as it is......now they're
cancelling Showtime's?! ;p

Whoops!! :o

http://comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=15105
Showtime Cancels Hank Azaria's Huff
Source: Variety June 23, 2006
Showtime has quietly pulled the plug on the Sony Pictures TV-produced
drama
Huff, says Variety. The most heralded series in Showtime history, it
scored
a record seven series Emmy nominations for its first season.
The cable channel notified the cast this week of its decision to end
the
series after two seasons. The Hank Azaria starrer revolved around a
troubled
psychiatrist and his dysfunctional family.
Showtime entertainment executive Robert Greenblatt was so impressed by
the
first few episodes of Huff in 2004 that he gave the second season a
greenlight before the show had even premiered.
After a low-rated first season, Showtime made a big push for attention
with
an aggressive Emmy campaign, in which DVDs of the entire season were
mailed
out to some 12,000 TV Academy members. But numbers for the second
season
remain on par with the first. The series finale airs Sunday.

...

[Alan Pollock]

Post by m***@rogers.com
Well......
I'm not surprised. The writing has majorly plumetted during S2 with
ongoing desperate and unbelievable story developments intended to lure
(or hold) viewers via sex, violence or gratuitous guest stars (Sharon
Stone).
The show is an unfortunate failure thanks to sloppy writers who had an
outstanding cast and characters, and didn't know what to do with them.

The writing did suffer this second season, but the characters had become real
in the first, so it still worked. More than that, flashes of brilliance - both
in the acting *and* the writing - helped sustain Huff's quality this season.

Huff wasn't a failure. It was an excellent show that got a little insecure and
a little reckless - was probably meddled-with - and now it's cancelled.

Where could the show have gone anyway? Huff never got the numbers and that's
what counts; you can't blame them for including easier, louder and less
textured storylines as part of a wider net. They still managed to keep the
quality high despite the pandering, and that's no mean feat.

Hats off to Huff!

I'll miss it. Nex

[ebrian]

It's just sad. I really liked this show. A lot.

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
Well......
I'm not surprised. The writing has majorly plumetted during S2 with
ongoing desperate and unbelievable story developments intended to lure
(or hold) viewers via sex, violence or gratuitous guest stars (Sharon
Stone).
The show is an unfortunate failure thanks to sloppy writers who had an
outstanding cast and characters, and didn't know what to do with them.

The writing did suffer this second season, but the characters had become real
in the first, so it still worked. More than that, flashes of brilliance - both
in the acting *and* the writing - helped sustain Huff's quality this season.
Huff wasn't a failure. It was an excellent show that got a little insecure and
a little reckless - was probably meddled-with - and now it's cancelled.
Where could the show have gone anyway? Huff never got the numbers and that's
what counts; you can't blame them for including easier, louder and less
textured storylines as part of a wider net. They still managed to keep the
quality high despite the pandering, and that's no mean feat.
Hats off to Huff!
I'll miss it. Nex

...

[m***@rogers.com]

I'll miss what the show might have been, but not what it had become
during S2.







CPJ

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
Well......
I'm not surprised. The writing has majorly plumetted during S2 with
ongoing desperate and unbelievable story developments intended to lure
(or hold) viewers via sex, violence or gratuitous guest stars (Sharon
Stone).
The show is an unfortunate failure thanks to sloppy writers who had an
outstanding cast and characters, and didn't know what to do with them.

The writing did suffer this second season, but the characters had become real
in the first, so it still worked. More than that, flashes of brilliance - both
in the acting *and* the writing - helped sustain Huff's quality this season.
Huff wasn't a failure. It was an excellent show that got a little insecure and
a little reckless - was probably meddled-with - and now it's cancelled.
Where could the show have gone anyway? Huff never got the numbers and that's
what counts; you can't blame them for including easier, louder and less
textured storylines as part of a wider net. They still managed to keep the
quality high despite the pandering, and that's no mean feat.
Hats off to Huff!
I'll miss it. Nex

...

[Chris]

Post by m***@rogers.com
I'll miss what the show might have been, but not what it had become
during S2.

So that is how they are going to leave it hanging?

Post by m***@rogers.com
CPJ

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
Well......
I'm not surprised. The writing has majorly plumetted during S2 with
ongoing desperate and unbelievable story developments intended to lure
(or hold) viewers via sex, violence or gratuitous guest stars (Sharon
Stone).
The show is an unfortunate failure thanks to sloppy writers who had an
outstanding cast and characters, and didn't know what to do with them.

The writing did suffer this second season, but the characters had become real
in the first, so it still worked. More than that, flashes of brilliance - both
in the acting *and* the writing - helped sustain Huff's quality this season.
Huff wasn't a failure. It was an excellent show that got a little insecure and
a little reckless - was probably meddled-with - and now it's cancelled.
Where could the show have gone anyway? Huff never got the numbers and that's
what counts; you can't blame them for including easier, louder and less
textured storylines as part of a wider net. They still managed to keep the
quality high despite the pandering, and that's no mean feat.
Hats off to Huff!
I'll miss it. Nex

...

[m***@rogers.com]

manitou wrote in message

Post by m***@rogers.com
I'll miss what the show might have been, but not what it had become
during S2.

So that is how they are going to leave it hanging?

So it would seem.

I sure don't envy the poor kid born to Kelly and Russell!







CPJ

[Alan Pollock]

Post by m***@rogers.com
I sure don't envy the poor kid born to Kelly and Russell!

Ever notice how similar Russ and Kelly are in the way they react? Krussell
would double it. Watch out!

The victims in that scenario are undobtedly Russell and Kelly, with Krussell
wearing the triumphant smirk. Nex

[Chris]

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
I sure don't envy the poor kid born to Kelly and Russell!

Ever notice how similar Russ and Kelly are in the way they react? Krussell
would double it. Watch out!
The victims in that scenario are undobtedly Russell and Kelly, with Krussell
wearing the triumphant smirk. Nex

Well they should do a classy thing like Deadwood is doing and have a 2 hour
movie
finale to tie up the loose ends have some closure

[Alan Pollock]

Post by Chris

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
I sure don't envy the poor kid born to Kelly and Russell!

Ever notice how similar Russ and Kelly are in the way they react? Krussell
would double it. Watch out!
The victims in that scenario are undobtedly Russell and Kelly, with Krussell
wearing the triumphant smirk. Nex

Well they should do a classy thing like Deadwood is doing and have a 2 hour
movie
finale to tie up the loose ends have some closure

Oh definitely!

By the way, is the Deadwood movie a sure thing? Nex

[Chris]

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by Chris

Post by Alan Pollock

Post by m***@rogers.com
I sure don't envy the poor kid born to Kelly and Russell!

Ever notice how similar Russ and Kelly are in the way they react? Krussell
would double it. Watch out!
The victims in that scenario are undobtedly Russell and Kelly, with Krussell
wearing the triumphant smirk. Nex

Well they should do a classy thing like Deadwood is doing and have a 2 hour
movie
finale to tie up the loose ends have some closure

Oh definitely!
By the way, is the Deadwood movie a sure thing? Nex

...

Yes, according to Milch.