Why ABC Considered Bringing ‘Whiskey Cavalier’ Back After Cancellation
Whiskey Cavalier fans thought they’d get their wish and ABC would rethink the decision to cancel the dramedy after one season, but it didn’t happen.
ABC president Karey Burke told TVLine that executive producer Bill Lawrence sent her “a passionate email” after the cancellation. “He was just so deeply passionate about it. He put his heart and soul into it. And he just asked us to take one last look. And we really did,” she said.
However, in the end, that “last look” didn’t work out the way he’d hoped. “It was tough [to justify] financially [and] ratings-wise,” Burke explained. “We ultimately just decided to bet on the future.”
ABC originally canceled Whiskey Cavalier on May 12. However, nearly two weeks later, after a #SaveWhiskeyCavalier campaign from fans, the network reconsidered that decision, only to stick with it.
Showrunner David Hemingson announced to fans that the series had been “fully and finally cancelled.” “Thank you all so, so much for your efforts on our behalf,” he wrote on Twitter. “I can’t begin to express my gratitude for the outpouring of support.”
“It’s incredibly painful to say goodbye to this show and our extraordinary cast, but knowing that we made something you enjoyed — and that I believe will stand the test of time — makes it all worthwhile,” he concluded.
It’s incredibly painful to say goodbye to this show and our extraordinary cast, but knowing that we made something you enjoyed – and that I believe will stand the test of time – makes it all worthwhile. (2) pic.twitter.com/gCb0y4gPuJ
— David Hemingson (@DavidHemingson) May 24, 2019
And for fans hoping that it could be saved by another network, Hemingson confirmed on July 1 on Twitter that “Whiskey can never return,” explaining, “The sets have been struck. The actors had to move on.”
But there is good news. Lawrence revealed that Standish survived in reply to a question on Twitter. Unfortunately, fans will never get the chance to see how and what would have come next.
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Sadly networks don't really care about their viewers. If they are going to pull a series at least they should have the curtesy to end it in a way that stops the story without leaving fans on the edge of their seats. ABC just lost another viewer. Why watch anything they produce if you are going to be left with a cliff hanger on they're whim?
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I thought whiskey Cavalier was brilliant it's a shame American producers only concentrate on reality programmes and talk shows we English loves action packed Whiskey Cavalier and a great theme tune 😪
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Wow, unbelievable ABC would cancel Whiskey Cavalier. I never watch that
network and finally found a show I loved on ABC. Well, they've really
lost me now.
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True Up... ABC never really did have anything good on... This was a gem for them, amazing THEY would give it up...
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I really wish that they would really consider and bring back Whiskey Cavalier. At least for one more season and not leave us with a cliffhanger let it have some type of closure for the show. They got us interested in it and then left us hanging and the network let us down .
All the actors and actresses and the cast and crew were really good and really believable you got into the show . I miss it. It reminded me of the show Leverage if they would have done a crossover with those two or at least from some of the characters from leverage that would have been awesome I think.
The networks need to consider the actual families that work out here and that we may not be able to watch it when it comes on but we watch it on Netflix or Hulu or will record it and watch it later but just they need to take in count for all of that and taking consideration of the fans and families especially these days and times there's not many TV shows out there that are for families and they keep canceling the good ones and keeping some of the bad ones on I don't understand that sorry but that's how I feel.
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This was the best show I’ve watched in a long time, loved the characters. Very action packed and funny as well. So sad to see it end.
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I've stopped watching shows on TV networks (period). I wait until the show can be streamed (several seasons or entire series). I learned my lesson(s) with Scify, Syfy. The only shows I watch "live" are sports.
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I found a show l really love, then gone,no explanation. I am still hoping Whiskey Cavalier comes back. I stayed up late to wait for it.
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I loved this show, I was so excited there was something intelligent and intriguing to watch, it was beautifully cast, written, filmed. It was ridiculous they didn't give it a proper run. I will always remember and miss it.
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Even with the British definition of "Brilliant" there was nothing Brilliant about the show... But I suppose if you compare it to British shows... maybe...
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SciFi stopped being SciFi, when it became Syfy... Shame... but... We CAN stream SciFi... Farscape, Caprica, Babylon 5, I had the pleasure of seeing them and more on my Computer replaced CableBox Big Screen TV... From 13" black and white to 72" better than my eyes can see, it's the best TV ever...
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What "Cliffhanger"... They didn't show Ollerman's body when they looked at the street, and the body parts are "still being examined", and an important sidekick got killed... that's called "Cliche", much like the whole show.... copy-cat cliche... Still it was a good show, if it had Writers with a little creativity, and a male lead that wore less eyeshadow and lipstick, it would still be on...
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Welcome to Television... I can't tell you how many series I google to see if they ever actually ended them... But there is hope, once in a blue moon, someone else will pick it up and write a final season... and today, due to decades of disgust, some Writers end every series at the end of each season... If you were older, you'd remember "Cliff Hangers"... That was the standard way of ending seasons, a season finale that kept you from sleeping during the 13 weeks of waiting for the next season to begin... Today, like everything, it's about money... People are simply tools to generate money for the Elite...
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Whiskey Cavalier was a Charlies Angels meets 007 staring a teenage Corey Hiam... A story about good hardcore Spies becoming soft with a Jimmies Bond that wears too much eye shadow and lipstick... The Characters that bring hope for the future are the sidekicks, one of which got killed in the final moments of the Season... There was no fight for justice, freedom or the American way, just a bunch of sloppy copy-cat goo goo juice... Still, a pleasant run of the mill series to watch, like hundreds of others... Maggie is in a better place today...
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