When logging on to the Internet the other day I was greeted by some very sad news. After 4 seasons NBC decided to cancel one of their Thursday night hit shows "My Name Is Earl". This came as a big shock to my wife and I. "Earl" was one of our favorites and part of the best tv line-ups ever. The reason given by NBC was declining ratings, which is really hard to believe given it's choice time slot and talented cast. In my opinion the ensemble cast sit-coms that are done well are the best things on television. With more and more reality crap shows taking up prime real estate on televising the great comedy shows are a dieing breed. "My Name Is Earl" had it all, snappy catch-phrases, lovable characters, outrageous situations, and one very hot (and talented) actress, Jamie Presley. I would go as far to say that "Earl" was one our top five shows to watch...
1. 30 Rock - one of the funniest shows I have ever seen
2. The Office - if not for 30 Rock this would be the hands down favorite
3. The New Adventures Of Old Christine - someone finally broke the Seinfeld curse, big time
4. My Name Is Earl - mentioned above
5. Scrubs - suffered same fate as Earl, but brought back by another network
My hope is another network picks up "Earl" too. What other shows have lines like...
"When you go into the witness protection program do they let you pick your own name? Cause if I ever witnessed anything I'm going to name myself Crash Fistfight." - Randy
or...
"Hmm, no, I don't have a gambling problem, I'm winning, and winning is not a problem. That's like saying Michael Jordan has a basketball problem, or Def Leppard has an awesomeness problem. So why don't y'all just pour some sugar on that?" - Earl
and even...
"I hope you get nut cancer." - Joy
Here is hoping some television executive has the grapes to grab "Earl" and put it back on TV. It would be bad karma not too.
PEACE OUT DADS!!!
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