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Things don't look good for Eyes

by Bob Sassone, posted May 6th 2005 1:22PM

EyesIf you want me the rest of the day, I'll be curled up in on my couch drinking heavily: ABC is putting Eyes on the bench for the rest of May sweeps. And that's never a good sign for a show that's on the bubble when it comes to being renewed. Heavy sigh. First that Primetime Live special on American Idol pre-empted the show, and now they're putting a &$@!#! Supernanny family update show (let's check in and see if little Jimmy is still being a terror!) on in the time slot next week, because everyone in the galaxy wants to see a Supernanny family update show. So it looks like Eyes won't be back in the fall, and it's especially troubling because this isn't a show that will garner a lot of "save this show!" attention like Arrested Development, and we'll also be lucky to ever see the show on DVD. It's amazing to me how quickly a network will get rid of a show, and will just dump it instead of giving it a chance to build an audience. Hey ABC, could you at least show the 6 or 7 episodes that are left? 

 

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Tre

I was hoping that ABC would have re-considered in keeping 'Eyes'. I'm seeing a very disturbing trend here where a lot of these Reality Shows are given more chances than a black cat. Yet a show, like Eyes, that's well written or makes you think, ends up on the cutting board. Of course out of all the Networks, FOX is still netorious for this sort of thing. Cancelling good shows for garbage television (Reality junk and retarded comedy sitcoms). I hope ABC will at least air the remaining episodes of Eyes, and sell the show to another network. But I'm sure they'll find an excuse to do neither.

May 17 2005 at 9:58 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mary Reich

I can not believe that this show is being cancels without giving it a fair amount of time to caught on ,Tim Daly is one the best actor on T.V. EYES is witty and very celver and the hour goes by so fast that I can't wait until the next week. Please !! give me alittle more pleasure and something to look forward to. M Reich

May 11 2005 at 7:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mary Reich

I can not believe that this show is being cancels without giving it a fair amount of time to caught on ,Tim Daly is one the best actor on T.V. EYES is witty and very celver and the hour goes by so fast that I can't wait until the next week. Please !! give me alittle more pleasure and something to look forward to. M Reich

May 11 2005 at 7:30 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Sassone

P.A., I'm a huge fan of both Sports Night and Keen Eddie too. Both cancelled much too soon. Thankfully they're both available on DVD!

May 11 2005 at 11:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
P. A. Stone

I totally agree with all comments made re: Eyes. It is fast, bright, and entertaining - therefore it must go. Of course, I liked Sports Night and Keen Eddie -

May 11 2005 at 11:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bob Sassone

Brooke, that's FANTASTIC. You know, I was seriously considering doing something like that myself, so I'm glad to see it's already up. Hopefully ABC will see they have a good show on their hands and give it time to grow, maybe in another time slot.

May 09 2005 at 9:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brooke

So it looks like Eyes won't be back in the fall, and it's especially troubling because this isn't a show that will garner a lot of "save this show!" attention like Arrested Development... Not so. In fact, the movement was already underway before ABC made the sweeps announcement. The site and SOS info can be found at http://www.saveeyes.com - Our petition already has over 500 signatures (in the four days since it went public). We've recently added a pledge to the campaign as well, which collects demographic info along with a promise to recruit new viewers. Drop in, sign the petition, sign the pledge and feel welcome to promote our site.

May 09 2005 at 3:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

What? Eyes rocks! Why must you toy with us, oh evil television over lords?!

May 08 2005 at 12:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Kel

OMG, First Boston Legal and now this. I thought ABC was fianlly getting there act togeter. ARG!

May 07 2005 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
chuck

eyes sucked from day one. just after 2-3 episodes i could bet on its cancellation

May 07 2005 at 6:50 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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