Sadly, great content and business models clashed recently as two of the best shows on television were cancelled. HBO’s ‘Bored To Death,’ ‘How To Make It In America,’ and ‘Hung,’ will be no more.
What hurt the most was not knowing that the recently concluded seasons for these shows would be their last. Bored To Death, created by genius Jonathan Ames, starred Jason Schwartzman, Zach Galifianakis and Ted Danson an amazing trio. The show, in its weird and wacky way, captured the details of Brooklyn and New York City. How To Make It, starring Bryan Greenberg, was filling a void in a post-Entourage world. The second season, which just ended, was superb and had amazing music curated throughout. Not surprisingly, fans across social platforms are not happy. Bluefin Labs provided us with some great data on comments around the linear broadcasts of the shows on HBO after the announcement had been made.
Bored to Death
- Bored to Death concluded its third and final season on 11/28/11. In its third season, the first-run episodes of the show received on average about 650 comments per telecast.
- From 12/20 to 12/21, we have seen over 3,600 comments in response to HBO’s announcement that Bored to Death is being canceled.
- Commenters were both upset and angry with HBO and HBO’s decision. Some of the most frequently used terms in audience comments included “sad,” “WTF,” “sucks,” “pissed,” and plenty others.
- Here are some sample comments that depict people’s reaction to the news:
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