"Last Resort" TV series

[Rico]

Just playing around Al.  :)

I actually might come back to "Revolution" at some point.  It just wasn't really appealing to me.

As far as "Last Resort", long time TV guide columnist Matt Roush has this to say in response to a question he received.  I've followed Matt for awhile and like the way he thinks and writes:

Send questions and comments to askmatt@tvguidemagazine.com and follow me on Twitter!
Question: Fellow Hoosier here. Love your column. I don't have a question really, but wanted to express my displeasure in the fact that ABC has canceled Last Resort and 666 Park Avenue. I was excited about both of these shows not only for the story lines but for the cast. I'm becoming rather weary of investing time in a show only to have it canceled. Any hope either series will be picked up by another network? OK, so maybe I had a question after all. - Bonnie
Matt Roush: Not an uncommon question, fellow Hoosier, but one with a standard answer: Almost never does a canceled series, especially this early in a show's run, get rescued by another network. Personally, I'm the most disappointed that ABC gave up this quickly on Last Resort, without trying it in a later or less competitive time period. (Sony, the studio that produces Resort, is well known for aggressively trying to keep its shows alive despite the odds, and it has been reported they're still holding open the options on the show's stars, but I wouldn't get my hopes up.) Resort was always a weird fit on this network, but like so many other ABC experiments - I still think fondly of last midseason's The River - I'm glad they at least took the swing. Best for now to think of these shows as a 13-episode miniseries, and enjoy them while they last. We frequently debate in this column whether it's a waste of time to watch a show with a questionable or (in cases like this) no future, and I always come out on the side of watching what interests you for as long as you can. I know I'll stay on board with Last Resort to the end. (I confess I gave up on 666 shortly after the Halloween episode; it just didn't spook me enough or make me care enough about the characters. In a world where The Walking Dead pushes the envelope for true character-driven horror, this felt awfully timid and thin. Still, for those who like it, why bail now?)


Read more: http://www.seattlepi.com/entertainment/tv/tvguide/article/Ask-Matt-ABC-Cancellations-Homeland-Anarchy-4049916.php#ixzz2CgkuJ2rd

[QuadShot]

No worries Rico, I know :) Lord knows I've had MY share of fun on the forums! :) This writer does have a very valid point, and even though we all love to debate our favorite shows, and defend them from time to time, at the end of the day it's what we ENJOY watching that counts. If you don't like a show I like for whatever reasons you have, that's awesome! And for the record, I agree that Resort was set up to fail from day one. C'mon! Put it up against The Big Bang Theory? REALLY??

[Redshirt97]

I have been watching this series also when it premier this fall.  it has been a good show so far and it was getting even better.  at first I thought that the show was renewed but I just found out it was canceled.  I like the show became I am a navy vet myself, but I didn't serve on subs. although I was station near a sub base.  I hated to hear about the show being canceled some other podcasters whom I also listen too where sad ed by the news.

[Rico]

Just read that the last episode will give us some closure for the series.  I just watched the most recent episode called "Nuke it Out" and it was really good.  Anyway, at least they found out in time to give us some type of series ending when the last episode airs down the road.  Still six more episodes to be aired.

http://tvline.com/2012/11/21/last-resort-666-park-avenue-series-finale-spoilers/

[moyer777]

I'm glad we get closure.  I really enjoyed this series.

[Rico]

Well, I finished watching the last episode of the series and we did get an ending.  Kind of a compressed, rushed ending but at least they closed things up for us.  I do wonder if how the show ended is the way it would have went if it got a longer run?  From what happens in the last episode, I think they changed some stuff.  I really did enjoy the series, the acting and the story for this show.  But I'm glad I got 13 episodes to enjoy.

[moyer777]

yes, I enjoyed it to and will miss it.  I felt like it was rushed at the end too, but what could they do? 

[Redshirt97]

I still have the last ep of last resort recorded.  I hope to see the final ep tomorrow or latter.  it was a good show and I did enjoy it.  It does remind me of Jericho the TV series somewhat.  BTW one of the cast members of that show was a character in last resort.