Shemar Moore on ‘S.W.A.T.’ Future Beyond Season 8: ‘Talk to My Knees’
Seems like CBS can’t keep the S.W.A.T. team down. The network has canceled and un-canceled the action drama twice now, once after Season 6 and again after Season 7. And as Season 8 gets going, star and executive producer Shemar Moore is talking about the future of the series.
“To get canceled twice in a row and to get uncanceled twice in a row, I give kudos to me running my mouth on social media,” the actor behind Hondo Harrelson told People in a new interview, referring to his Instagram activism on behalf of the series. “Nothing lasts forever, but I fight.”
Moore also revealed the target the cast and crew has in mind for the series. “Everybody at S.W.A.T. wants season 13. And I’m like, ‘You’ve got to talk to my knees, boy. It ain’t no joke,’” he said with a laugh. “Hey, I’m 54. It ain’t like it was. It’s harder and harder running around, jumping over cars, and playing tough guy and trying to keep that six-pack together.”
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And Moore said he “partied like a rock star” when he heard S.W.A.T. would be returning for an eighth season. “Doors closing and then kicking down doors is a very scary, fun thing,” he said. “And that’s how I live life.”
Talking to TV Insider this April, Moore celebrated CBS ordering a full season of 22 episodes for this eighth go-round. “Look, two cancellations, and now they’re backing us? That’s huge,” he said. “All the adversity that we’ve faced, and to be granted a Season 8 and a full slate of 22 episodes, that’s great for the fans, that’s great for the crew that work so hard and have to provide for their families. There’s so many wins in S.W.A.T. staying alive.”
And it would be “okay” should this eighth season be the final outing for S.W.A.T., Moore told us. “That’s okay because we won this fight, this impossible fight,” he explained. “But maybe there’s [Season] 9, maybe there’s 10. We don’t know, but I know that all of us involved aren’t worried about getting canceled anymore. We’re so proud of winning, and we know nothing lasts forever. And one day, it will end. And if that’s after Season 8, we’re going to throw one hell of a party, hug it out, and then figure out our next chapters. But we don’t know until we get there.”
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I do like SWAT, so I'm glad it's back. I'm also glad of something else: three episodes so far, and no hint of Hondo's home life (Nichelle). Even better, no Annie. I just want SWAT police action.
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She is on a new show soon so hondos wife will just be a recurring character I'm glad if I wanted these kind of shows to focus on personal lives I'd watch a romcom
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Love SWAT but not as good without Luca and Street
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I hate to see it end. Even if they switch out the cast and have a younger team, keep Hondo as the trainer.
Same with SEAL Team.
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Too bad CBS can extend the same love to Blue Bloods. The loyal fans and even the cast members want another season, but CBS doesn't seem to care about that.
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I (age 45)Absolutely love SWAT so does my hubby (age 64) kids( aged 19 21 34) and the grandkids (aged 7 and 10) my point it appeals to so many different ppl it's got the grit, drama, the humour, love, compassion, politics, and it covers important real life issues n gets messages across. The acting, the stunts the effects all brilliant. Buzzing it's back, hope it stays for many more seasons.
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