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Trust Me might be going bye-bye

by Mike Moody, posted Mar 19th 2009 10:02AM
Eric McCormack Trust MeAre there any big fans of TNT's Trust Me out there? I'm really curious to find out. I like the show, but it still hasn't hooked me. I thought it started out with a lot of potential, and the charismatic leads – Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh – are great, but that's not enough to keep me coming back every week.

I guess most viewers feel the same way. Trust Me has been getting killed in the ratings for weeks, and now it looks like the show might never get a chance to find its groove. McCormack is reportedly ready to move on. He's been cast as the lead in an ABC comedy pilot produced by Tad Quill (Dirty Sexy Money).

That's right, it seems like he's leaving Trust Me -- and cable -- behind to return to network TV. The Hollywood Reporter article about McCormack's new gig stated that Trust Me, which THR calls Truth in Advertising (the show's original title), is not expected to return after it finishes its first season run.

I can't say I'm surprised, but I am a little disappointed. The Quill project is described as a multi-camera sitcom about "two friends who embark on very different lives." (I bet it'll have a laugh track too!) I'd much rather watch McCormack opposite Cavanagh on Trust Me – which I think could develop into a really good show after another season or so – than another blah ABC sitcom.

What do you think? Do you want Trust Me to stick around?

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Shellz

I loved Trust Me! precisely because it wasn't your typical cop/doctor or crazy reality tv show. The relationships between the characters and their own personal dramas unfolded slowly over the course of the season through the vehicle of various advertising campaigns. And while I don't work at an ad agency, I felt I could relate to the characters-their professional & personal struggles- more than any show I've watched in ages. Though some people complain about Connor, TNT admin are the only people with ADD here. They didn't give Trust Me the time and attention they needed to really blossom. Shameful!

April 23 2009 at 12:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ben

I loved the show..it was my favorite..my personal opinion everything on tv right now is pretty much crap but i really liked this show..sad to see it go that is if it goes.

just one mans opinion tho.

April 11 2009 at 7:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Eric

Trust Me is one of the BEST shows I have seen in a long long time. This show has everything! I can relate to almost every cast member. This show feels so fluid and natural. I hope this show goes on for at least 10 more seasons.

Just take a look at the TRUST ME groups in Facebook.

It's a HIT!

April 01 2009 at 10:47 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Brainfish

I'd really like to see McCormack and Cavanagh in a different show together. It's not that the show is bad it's just that nothing really happens. I think they have a good rapport with each other and some of the dialogue between them even sounds improvised/realistic

March 20 2009 at 3:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jffm

Trust Me isn't all that bad, but isn't great either from where I sit.

One big problem for me is an atmosphere of smug preciousness and a pervasive self-awareness. We know, by way of being hit over the head, who all the kewl kidz are supposed to be and who the 'dorks' are supposed to be. It feels more like a drama about high school than about a creative world and the human stories within that world. There's still some amount of entertainment to be found, but it's shallow and lacks the little weight that takes even a comedy beyond the average.

Mad Men is Tennessee Williams and Capote and Studs Terkel. Trust Me obviously doesn't aspire to those kind of heights, but the problem seems to me is that it doesn't really aspire to much at all and succeeds all to well in that. It's fluff, but feels like it could be more if only the effort were put in.

March 19 2009 at 10:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
GerryofNorVA

I like Trust Me though though I realize it hasn't hit its potential. It's funny to read how some people are willing to quickly throw a decent show under the bus but everyone wants to give Whedon's "Dollhouse" a full season run even though it's quite worse than Trust Me.

The two problems that strike me with Trust Me are (1) Eric just looks old/tired and doesn't have the energy of his "Will & Grace" character, and (2) Tom's character is just too single-note with that ADD thing. I'd like to see the show succeed, the production values are good, but the story-arc just wasn't thought out well enough, at least to this point.

March 19 2009 at 6:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jon B. Knutson

Well, count me in among the people who liked the show, and will be sad to see it gone. It took a few episodes for my wife and I to decide we like it, but we do... I was hoping that by having it on TNT, it would be given more of a chance to find an audience (even after trying a different day -- it really didn't stand a chance airing on the same night as House and Heroes, among other shows!).

It always makes us wonder why we should start watching a show in the first season when this happens to programs we like... that's why we waited until the 2nd season of Burn Notice to start watching it!

March 19 2009 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Steve

My wife and I loved Ed so we gave the show a shot. Things started out very slow and I'm not surprised that viewers dropped off. However, it is just so unfortunate that they did since last week's episode and this week's back to back episodes were really good. LOL good. I know the chances that the show will stick around is small, but add us to the small group of people that hopes it does.

March 19 2009 at 3:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
QRagsdale

I love this show, but I agree, it somehow is losing the draw to watch every week. I do tivo it though. I work in the Ad-Sales industry and get every joke, every reference and wonder who in my office is leaking stories to the show writers? However, that might be the turn off. It might be a little too inside. But hey, 30 Rock makes it work and I think the Writers and Producers of Trust Me could too. (btw, I prefer the original title) I wish TNT would give it another shot... Let the audience find it, let it develop. But, working in the Ad-Sales based world, I understand but not necessary agree with the philosophy of no viewers, no money...

March 19 2009 at 2:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
litehousebeacon

I like watching it, but I won't miss it.

March 19 2009 at 12:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

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