If you weren’t at an NBC press conference back on May 4th, the news that Life (starring Damien Lewis) was being cancelled probably flew in under the radar. For those who didn’t follow the show, this is no big deal. Afterall, Jay Leno needs his new show…
But for those of us who were loyal fans, this might easily have been the best shows on television (yes, Chuck fans. Charlie Crews would kick Chuck Bartowski’s butt!–House gets the overall nod for me because of the time I have invested into it). I didn’t anticipate being a fan of Life, though. Back before the writer’s strike I saw a couple commercials on NBC about the show. It was advertised as a show about a cop who spent 10+ years in prison for a murder he was framed for committing. DNA evidence was found exonerating him and now he wants to get revenge on the people who set him up…oh, and he wants his job back plus a $60+ million settlement (which he gets). Season one was cut short because of the strike, but season two was even better. However, NBC started it off on Fridays (not a great time slot) and then they moved it to Wednesdays (promising). The season (now series) finale was FANTASTIC! I still have it recorded on my DVR and I have watched it several times. The best part, however, was it was left open for more awesome plot lines revolving around the mystery of the LA PD and Charlie Crews. Well, that’s dead unless another network picks it up (doubtful since it will be difficult to carry the series on a new network with all the background required to obtain a new audience on top of the old one).
In short, if you haven’t watched the series you need to get on Hulu and watch Life. Once you’ve seen it, you’ll be just as upset as I am that it didn’t get another shot. Damien Lewis’ Zen charm is Emmy worthy and the beautiful Sarah Shahi shares my birthday.
In the meantime, now that ER is gone, NBC can fall off the planet now.
Oh, and I don’t even watch Lost, but I am upset about what they did to Elisabeth Mitchell. Maybe not Life upset, but upset nonetheless. Can I blame NBC for that?
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That cop is a snappy dresser.
He is a multimillionaire. Not many cops can afford to wear Armani.