After two seasons, dozens of red herrings, and gallons upon gallons of fake rain, AMC has decided to cancel The Killing. Their official statement:
“After much deliberation, we’ve come to the difficult decision not to renew The Killing for a third season. AMC is incredibly proud of the show and is fortunate to have worked with such a talented team on this project, from showrunner Veena Sud and our terrific partners at Fox Television Studios to the talented, dedicated crew and exceptional cast.”
Entertainment Weekly also has a statement from Fox, the production company behind the The Killing, that says they plan to “try to find another home for the show,” but I sincerely hope that does not happen. Some of the cast, Mireille Enos in particular, is entirely too good to be chained to this sinking ship for another season. The whole thing was a mess from the start, and Veena Sud got a second season mainly so she could tie up the loose ends she left lying around after the first, and now she sort of did that and it’s time to go.
I still believe the show could have been a huge hit if they revealed the killer at the end of the first season, and it was an evil koala who wore a fedora and trench coat. No one would have seen it coming.
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I didn’t hate The Killing, mostly because of the strength of some of the actors. That said, good. It doesn’t need to continue.
HBO should follow this good example and cancel True Blood. Quit while you’re behind.
I really enjoyed The Killing. The acting was fantastic even if the story lagged at times. It’s a shame to have it cancelled because it could be an even better series if given the chance. Why all the hate?
Are you serious? It might have something to do with promising the audience that you would reveal the killer by the end of the first season in the promotional campaign and then giving them the middle finger instead.
Christ, this old trope again? THE NEVER PROMISED ANYTHING. “Who killed Rosie Larson?” is just a question, not a promise, and it does not connote any type of timeline.
If you’re going to say you were promised something, please cite reliable and true media references. There are none.
Yes. THE NEVER PROMISED ANYTHING.
Who is the, you might ask. Well, you know what the say.
Yeah, they never “promised” anything. Only 3/4 of their audience thought they did. Just like the little annoying brother isn’t “touching you.”
AMC has to make room for the Breaking Bad spinoff “Better Call Saul”.
“Ha ha ha, bitch!” Is what went through my head when I read this headline.
Bummer for everybody that works on the show, obviously, but that turd of a show wasted like, a bunch of hours of my life. Could’ve been watchin’ porn or some shit.
To be honest, I was hoping for a third season so the show could be given one last chance to rise above the steaming rain soaked frustration it had become.
All I learned from The Killing:
1) It sucks when your kid dies
2) When your kid dies your wife will go through stages of grief, one of them I call “fuck a stranger”
3) Indians haven’t completely forgiven whitey for stealing everything they had
4) You can’t trust politicians – even the good ones
5) Never turn your back on an assistant with a bad attitude
6) Don’t try to bang your sister-in-law on a whim while your wife is out fucking strangers
7) IF YOU SAY YOU WILL REVEAL THE KILLER IN THE FIRST SEASON – FUCKING DO IT
8) Ignore #7 because it never happened.
It was FAR too long on the one story.
Too many contrived twists that pointed to a different suspect at the end of the episode than at the beginning of the episode.
The end was a clustephuck which I actually put high on the list of bad series/season finales. To me it was worst than Lost or any of the others that people b1tch about.
I’m glad it’s dead. With that space they can bring back Rubicon!
show was wack, i thought the star, the lady wit the stone face and serial killer walk, was also wack, the imagery of the city was depressing as shit. it was one long episode of law and order and it made me think those law and order cops are really good. and these two cops are the worst, and the seattle pd would probably be hit by major lawsuits from all the false accusations they tossed around.
only way i’d watch again is if midge was found in the drunk drowned instead, and lorrie from walking dead was stuck in the driver seat in that lake. 2 for 1 value deal
I wouldn’t say it was a mess from the start, DG. It was amazing at the start, which is why there was such a huge reaction to its downward spiral.
Weren’t there only two seasons of the original anyway? God forbid we make a comparable number of episodes for a comparable number of seasons and call it a day…
The comment so nice he had to post it twice!