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Okay, I admit it. I am a television junkie. Some people are crazy for movies. I’m that way about TV shows. Maybe it’s because I can edit/revise my current WIP (work-in-progress) while I watch the tube. Whatever the reason, there are some shows I REALLY like (such as The Mentalist and Ghost Whisperer) and others that I’ll definitely watch if I happen to be flipping channels and discover that they’re on.
Samantha Who was one of those shows. I like the dialogue between the characters and the growth that Samantha showed. Unfortunately it’s been axed for next season.
Here are some of the shows that have not been renewed:
4Real
According to Jim
Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader
Battlestar Galactica
Boston Legal
Deal or No Deal
Dirty Sexy Money
Do Not Disturb
Don’t Forget the Lyrics!
Eli Stone
ER
Everybody Hates Chris
The Ex List
Guiding Light–Though I didn’t ever watch it, after 58 seasons I hate to see it go
In Harms’ Way
Kath and Kim–This got trashed by the critics, but I liked it
Knight Rider–Started out good, then something happened to the writing…
Kyle XY–only watched once but seemed to have potential
Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Lipstick Jungle– Thumbs down from me on this one
My Own Worst Enemy
Pushing Daisies
Reaper
Samantha Who–Like I said, I thought this was cute. Sad to see it go
The Shield
Stargate Atlantis
The Unit–A little violent at times, but I really like this show
Without a Trace–Always watched this when it was on
How about you? Which shows will YOU miss? And have I forgotten to include any favorites of yours that haven’t been renewed?
This week I’ll draw TWO winners from everyone who comments. They’ll win a copy of my March Silhouette Special Edition, Claiming the Rancher’s Heart. If you already have it, we’ll figure something out 
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May 30th
2009
7:03 am
kristan higgins Said:
I’m still mourning the loss of my favorite show ever, Cindy. Arrested Development. I own the DVDs, but one can only watch the same shows so many times. Sigh.
I have to say I’m glad that Deal or No Deal has gone the way of the dinosaur. Never got the appeal of that one…
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May 30th
2009
7:33 am
Lois Said:
Well, I’m not a big tv watcher — hmm, well, the tv is always on, but it’s usually glued to the news (heck even the CNN bug is burned into the screen! LOL), so I mean I’m not a big show watcher. . .
But I do watch Guiding Light, and will miss it (and should someone else pick it up, they better not change much plus be on a channel I actually have). . .
and I just finished watching last night’s Tonight Show, and ended up bawling like a baby. LOL So, September better get here quick!
But a show I wish was canceled but has one more season was Smallville. What the heck was the point of that season finale? Sure wasn’t much of a cliffhanger to me!
Lois
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May 30th
2009
8:52 am
Margo Maguire Said:
Well, since I’m not a regular watcher of anything, the DVDs of full seasons are always open to me!
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May 30th
2009
8:53 am
Cindy Kirk Said:
Lois,
I went to a conference a year or two ago and they had one of the producers of Guiding Light. It sounded like they were all so close, like a family. I’m sure this cancellation has been devastating to them.
Kristan,
I have a couple of DVDs for shows that were cancelled years ago that I loved SO MUCH. Hmmm, maybe I should figure out why they were so appealing and try to capture that in a book?
I’m with you on Deal or No Deal. Was I the ONLY ONE who wanted to scream at the contestants that $300,000 was a LOT OF MONEY to turn down???
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May 30th
2009
10:15 am
eap Said:
My mom has watching GL for 46 years everyday. THe characters are so real ro her. She will be in withdrawal in the fall.
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May 30th
2009
10:40 am
Maureen Said:
I liked Samantha Who too. Her family and friends were a riot. Deal or No Deal was fun at first but then the contestants got on my nerves too much so I haven’t watched it in a while.
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May 30th
2009
11:04 am
Karen H in NC Said:
I’m still pouting that CBS cancelled Moonlight at the end of the ’08 season. Glad I have my copy of the DVD!
Other programs that will not be renewed for Fall ’09 & I’ll miss are:
The Unit (they didn’t wrap this one up good enough to not renew it! Dang!)
Life (another that wasn’t wrapped up good enough at the end)
Eleventh Hour
Life on Mars
Boston Legal (excellent program IMO)
ER (I guess it was time to go after 15 years)
Another program I like but I don’t think it’s coming back is Flashpoint.
The programs I really love are still running: CSI & CSI:NY; Law & Order, L&O:SVU and L&O:CI; NCIS; Numb3rs, Criminal Minds
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May 30th
2009
11:07 am
chey Said:
I’m going to miss Boston legal, ER and Without a trace. No one has come up with anything that makes up for losing Friends.
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May 30th
2009
11:52 am
Cindy Kirk Said:
eap,
I used to feel that way about One Life to Live and General Hospital. I hated to miss and episode.
Chey,
Boston Legal always touched the hot spots of current events. I’ll miss that show, too.
Karen H,
We’re kindred spirits…I have my copy of Moonlight on DVD too and all the shows you listed that you liked are my favs too!
Back to Moonlight, I still wish Josh would have lived, even as a vampire. I really liked the guy.
Maureen,
Yeh, another Samantha Who fan!
Margo,
Obviously you’re a DVD junkie!
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May 30th
2009
12:09 pm
Shana Said:
I’m not a regular watcher of anything either, but I will miss Everybody Hates Chris. I don’t even know when it’s on anymore. The network moved it to some obscure time, so no wonder it’s not renewed.
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May 30th
2009
12:11 pm
Lois Said:
For GL, I’ve only been watching for 10 years, since Another World was canceled (I followed one actor to GL, David Andrew MacDonald since I just loved him there LOL). . . so while that’s long, it’s not as long as some have. But at present, even if the show wasn’t leaving, I’d be wondering if I would continue watching, because who favorite characters left (Edmund was killed, or was he. . . and rumor has it Jeffrey will be shot and killed), so if it wasn’t for Phillip’s return, not sure I’d still be watching when all was said and done! LOL
Lois
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May 30th
2009
2:26 pm
Jane Said:
“Life” is my favorite show, but NBC canceled it. I’m so mad that they renewed other shows that weren’t as clever and well acted as “Life.”
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May 30th
2009
2:26 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Shana,
I think it’s the death knell of most shows when they start moving them around.
Lois,
I hear you! When those characters we love (or love to hate) are gone, there’s not much incentive to keep watching.
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May 30th
2009
2:28 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Jane,
I feel that way too…it’s as if the networks don’t even give shows a chance to grow their audiences.
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May 30th
2009
2:43 pm
Booklover1335 Said:
I really liked Worst Week, and I think that was canceled as well
It’s one of the only comedies that actually made me laugh out loud.
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May 30th
2009
3:05 pm
Minna Said:
Conan O’Brien is merely taking over Jay Leno’s show. My favorites -exept for Life- still seem to be running, like Numb3rs and Bones.
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May 30th
2009
3:54 pm
Crystal B. Said:
I will miss Without A Trace, Eleventh Hour, Guiding Light, and According to Jim.
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May 30th
2009
4:07 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Booklover,
I’d never seen Worst Week, now I wished I had!
Minna,
I LOVE Bones!!
Crytal,
I couldn’t believe they cancelled According to Jim. Of course I couldn’t believe they cancelled Without a Trace either.
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May 30th
2009
5:52 pm
Kate Diamond Said:
I will miss Life, mainly because I’ve been in love with Damien Lewis since “Band of Brothers.”
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May 30th
2009
6:09 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Karen H and Kate,
Now I’m “really” getting the feeling I missed something by not watching “LIFE”
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May 30th
2009
8:08 pm
Quilt Lady Said:
Life is the show that I am going to miss, since their going to discontinue it. It was one of my favorite along with ER, that I have watched for years.
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May 30th
2009
10:46 pm
Diana Said:
Shows that I’ve loved over the years that have gone off the air: Freaks and Geeks, Arrested Development, Undeclared, My So-Called Life, Pushing Daisies. Why do so many good, quality shows get canceled and garbage gets renewed season after season?
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May 30th
2009
11:03 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Diana,
I LOVED My So-Called Life. I was so sad when it was cancelled.
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May 31st
2009
4:21 pm
catslady Said:
I am really going to miss Boston Legal. I’ve replaced it with Castle though lol. I’ve watched a few of the others on your list but had given up on them a while ago. They really don’t give some shows a chance and on others it upsets me when it doesn’t have closure.
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May 31st
2009
7:05 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
catslady,
Castle is, in my opinion, one of the best new shows of this season.
Which I never thought I’d say because when I saw the previews, it looked kind of cheesy to me. Boy was I wrong.
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May 31st
2009
9:44 pm
Cindy Kirk Said:
Winners of the two free books–
Everyone who commented on my blog is a WINNER!
Just email me your name and mailing address via my website http://www.cindykirk.com and I’ll get Claiming the Rancher’s Heart out in the mail to you. If you already have it, let me know and we’ll work something out.
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Jun 1st
2009
12:10 pm
Crystal B. Said:
Hi Cindy. Thank you so much. I can’t email you from your website because the confirmation letters won’t show up on the contact form. Can you email me so I can send you my address?
Thank you.
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Jun 2nd
2009
10:34 pm
Diana Said:
Cindy, I don’t see any confirmation letters in the box either.
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Jun 3rd
2009
7:32 am
Karen H in NC Said:
Hi Cindy,
How generous of you…love it. I’m a little late in checking back to your blog, and like the rest, I don’t see any confirming letters either. When I try to send email without the letters, I get this message: “You must enter an e-mail address”
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May 12th
2010
12:01 pm
Jennifer Powell Said:
I always watch Deal or No Deal on TV, what an exciting show and i love the briefcase girls too.`’;
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Jun 29th
2010
11:23 pm
Elliot Russell Said:
I always watch everybody hates chris.”.*
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Jun 30th
2010
8:47 am
Cindy Kirk Said:
Elliot,
Although I didn’t watch the show much, I liked it when I did. Chris Rock is very funny and the show was sooo him.
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Jun 30th
2010
8:55 am
Hayden Bennett Said:
i like the idea of solving crime using Mathematics that is why i love numb3rs.’-~
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Jun 30th
2010
11:22 am
Cindy Kirk Said:
Hayden,
I’m going to miss Numbe3s, too.
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Jul 18th
2010
9:03 pm
Jacob Johnson Said:
i watched Everybody Hates Chris and sometimes i find the lead actor a bit distracting.~”*
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Jul 26th
2010
9:44 pm
Brody James Said:
Numb3rs is very unique because they crack case by means of mathematics.*:~
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Jul 28th
2010
10:30 am
Courtney Lloyd Said:
we like to watch Samantha Who because the characters in that tv program are really funny and cute.’`~
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Aug 12th
2010
12:26 pm
Reece Khan Said:
i always watch Deal or No Deal during my past time, what a great show and a great host,;”
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Oct 11th
2010
2:52 am
Francesca Webb Said:
Everybody Hates Chris has a great cast and a leading character’;*
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Oct 13th
2010
2:14 am
Sleeper Sofa Said:
nmb3rs is the best TV Series that is very educational too,:”
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Oct 13th
2010
1:10 pm
Knife Sets Said:
Samantha Who is nice, i like the way the characters interact with each other*;~
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Oct 18th
2010
12:02 pm
Arthritis Remedy Said:
howie mandel of deal or no deal is a super great host;~;
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Oct 22nd
2010
12:13 pm
Epoxy Floors : Said:
the lead character of Everybody Hates Chris is so damn talkative he he’;’
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Nov 8th
2010
9:23 am
Beverage Dispenser · Said:
Deal Or No Deal is one of the best shows that i always watch, i love the briefcase girls too `
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Dec 13th
2010
12:42 am
Carpet Tiles Said:
Everybody Hates Chris sometimes bores me because the jokes aren’t so funny anymore but i still watch it all the time ~.”
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Dec 20th
2010
1:01 pm
Phototransistor Said:
i am waiting for the new season of Numb3rs, this show is really really good ~`,
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Dec 22nd
2010
1:53 pm
PID Controller Said:
i would always be a fan of the TV Series samantha who, it is really very funny `:”
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2011
4:31 am
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