Matt, I'm a huge fan! My ...
Question: Matt, I'm a huge fan! My question is about ABC's comedies (
According to Jim,
Rodney,
Hope & Faith,
Crumbs,
Sons & Daughters,
George Lopez,
Freddie and
Less than Perfect). Which ones do you think will survive another season? I think it's time for
According to Jim and
Hope & Faith to go. But I love
Rodney and
Less than Perfect. Creatively, I feel they have a lot to offer. Do you think there is at all a chance for a TGIF comeback? What are your thoughts on this?
Answer: Of all the shows you mentioned, I would only even consider watching
Sons & Daughters regularly. But I know I'm in the minority on that one, given the puny ratings it drew this spring, which makes me doubt it will return, barring a miracle. (There are some intriguing comedy concepts kicking around ABC for next season, and maybe ABC would keep
Sons & Daughters alive as a companion piece. But that's probably a pipe dream.) Given that
Rodney was put on hiatus before it could play out its second season, and that
Less than Perfect was kept off the air for almost this entire season before returning to little notice last month, I doubt either will survive the cut. All of ABC's comedies took a major hit this year, but I'm betting some combination of
Jim,
George Lopez and
Freddie will be back, although I'm not so sure about
Hope & Faith. If it were up to me, I'd dump them all and start from scratch. This really is the most pathetic comedy lineup imaginable from a major network.
