Television Q&A: Has CBS disbanded police drama ‘S.W.A.T.'?
You have questions. I have some answers.
Q: What has happened to 'S.W.A.T.'? We love the team.
A: CBS canceled the police drama. The network had done so before, then relented, but there was no extra life this time – for most of the team, anyway. Not long after the final episode premiered, the show's studio announced plans for a spinoff series, 'S.W.A.T. Exiles,' with Shemar Moore continuing his role as 'Hondo' Harrelson. The announcement did not say where the new show would air. It did describe it this way: 'After a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel 'Hondo' Harrelson is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental SWAT unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities, and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city and saving the program that made him who he is.' On Instagram Moore called it ''S.W.A.T.' on steroids.'
Fans like you are undoubtedly dismayed that the new show apparently will not include returning cast members other than Moore. On Instagram Moore said, 'nobody likes change,' but 'without change you can't grow.' Even as he praised the other actors, he said he was 'the quarterback.'
Q: NBC made a big mistake when it canceled 'Found.' Per numerous comments on the internet, this show was well-liked, and the ratings were good. This show was moved around and interrupted for various reasons almost every week. Yet, it was still very popular. Is there any chance that another network will pick up this show for more episodes?
A: There's a chance the studio will seek a new home for the series. Ratings declined in the second season, but Deadline.com noted a bigger reason for its demise: it was 'a casualty of NBC's cutback on entertainment programming to accommodate the 180 primetime hours of basketball next season.' NBC spent big on an NBA package, and Deadline said it made room for the games by dropping 'Found' as well as 'The Irrational,' 'Suits LA,' 'Night Court' and 'Lopez vs. Lopez.'
Q: I've been watching a Netflix series called 'Adolescence.' It ended with four episodes and no conclusion. What gives?
A: Widely praised - the series has a 99% rating on Rotten Tomatoes - 'Adolescence' indeed had a conclusion, one that critics saw as laced with pain and without any easy comforts. But having it end after four episodes is something that many viewers would find abrupt, especially those of us used to series with far more episodes. These days, though, the idea of shows running 30 episodes in a season, or 20, or even 13, is one many series no longer embrace for creative and financial reasons. So after 10 episodes, or eight, or six - or, yes, four - we have to find satisfaction in the story as told.
Q: I like watching Jon Taffer's 'Bar Rescue.' Why has he been sending other people to do his rescues lately?
A: Taffer is not just a TV host but a far-ranging entrepreneur. Among other ventures - including a bourbon brand - he recently made a deal to expand his Taffer's Tavern franchise nationwide, for example. Last year, as viewers noticed he was not hosting every episode of 'Bar Rescue,' he went on Instagram to say, 'I want to assure you all that I am in good health and as Executive Producer, even if I am not hosting the episode I am still overseeing every episode and ensuring that 'Bar Rescue' continues to deliver the high standards you've come to expect.' He promised he would host 'many episodes to come.'
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