Things sure looked over when TNT canceled the critically-acclaimed, low-rated “Men of a Certain Age.” Yet hopeful fans maintained faith that the show would find a new home.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, that door looks to be closed, and co-creator Mike Royce effectively announced the show’s end in an open letter to fans.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately there\u2019s been nothing to report. And at this point, since we want to be straight with you guys, I have to tell you that we\u2019ve kind of reached the end of the road. Hard to admit, but it\u2019s true.<\/p>\n
If you can think of a network, we called them. Of course, Men of a Certain Age doesn\u2019t really belong on certain networks. But we called them too. We called everybody. We tried online, satellite, alternate content providers, corporate sponsorship, Taxi TV, filmstrips\u2026 everything. We\u2019ve exhausted every possibility and then some.<\/p>\n
I was certainly hoping \u2013- actually, naively expecting a different outcome. I thought somebody would pick us up. Ray and I feel strongly that there are places where MOACA would not only be an excellent fit, but a home run. But we couldn\u2019t persuade others to see it that way. And at a certain point, you gotta move on.<\/p>\n
Sure, a miracle could still happen somehow. So please don\u2019t \u201cunlike\u201d [the Facebook] page or unsign the petition. It\u2019s still good to be able to show the world how much you guys care about the show.<\/p>\n
We can\u2019t thank all you enough. So many of you have worked your asses off to help us find the show a home. To see the support continue to pour in now weeks and weeks later is really incredible.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also hard to express how grateful we are to the awesomely talented 200+ people who made the show. The cast and the crew were not only the best but made it a joy to come to work each day.<\/p>\n
And we also want to thank TNT. I know it\u2019s natural to look at it like \u201cthey\u2019re the ones who cancelled it,\u201d but a more accurate viewpoint is \u201cthey\u2019re the ones who put it on.\u201d Honestly, the notion that a show about the lives of three 50-year-olds was on television at all in this day and age is a miracle. It shouldn\u2019t be, but it is. On top of that TNT gave us the rare opportunity to do the show the way we wanted.<\/p>\n
The end result is, we\u2019re proud of the work, proud of the critical response and mostly proud that the show seems to have secured a deep place in people\u2019s hearts that isn\u2019t always reached. Like some of you, we feel a little like we\u2019ve lost a friend. But the good news is, the 22 episodes live on. They even end in a good place (if too soon).<\/p>\n
So think of us as not as a cancelled show but a \u201cmini-series by accident.\u201d<\/p>\n
Because really that\u2019s our biggest hope: if you are a fan, turn other people on to it. We want it to live on. Hey, for better or for worse, the ratings tell us there are plenty of people out there who haven\u2019t seen Men of a Certain Age. We hope they check it out.<\/p>\n
Thanks, and see you on the hill.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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