At the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation event held yesterday in Los Angeles, Courtney Cox (I refuse to add Arquette to her name) was asked about the status of
Dirt, the F/X series she has starred in for two seasons and twenty total episodes. Matter-of-factly, Cox said: "It just got canceled.”
Dirt's second season was drastically reduced due to the writers' strike, finishing with only seven episodes. The cancellation isn't a major surprise. The F/X, known for its cutting edge and critically acclaimed original shows, was bombarded with negative reviews when Dirt hit the air. Courtney Cox, yesterday, did say that she and her husband David Arquette are “developing all kinds of stuff right now. What kind of “stuff” that will be is still a mystery. Speaking of other F/X original series,
The Shield has received a premiere date for its final season.
Your Take
hillarybillary88 said:
I really liked Dirt. It is sad to see it go, especially when last season was cut so short.
CrimeGal said:
That sucks royally! I love Dirt! How can they blame it on bad ratings? More like screwing over the fans....
laurik2007 said:
it's not fair.....Dirt was awesome.....what is wrong with the networks??? first moonlight then Dirt......
The Shield will begin its seventh and final season on September 2, 15 months after the final episode of season 6 hit the air. The series, which stars
Michael Chiklis, has been a fan and critic favorite, and it can be argued that
The Shield is what kick-started F/X's recent surge in quality original programming.
Back to
Dirt. Tabloids and gossip magazines, the TMZ's and the Us Weekly's of the world, they are a problem. They intrude into people's lives who don't deserve such intrusion, they often jump to rash conclusions based upon small amounts of photographic evidence, and they feed what should be a dormant desire of the public. Unfortunately, there's probably no real solution, because people love gossip. US Weekly fans need their fix, need to see that the stars are indeed just like them. It's a strange industry, but one that makes sense. It's much the same reason why reality shows are popular – we live in a voyeuristic society. It's human nature, I suppose, and that's one of the reasons why I thought Dirt would be popular. The idea was rock solid: Courtney Cox would play the editor-in-chief of a gossip magazine. Great set-up, it's on cable so raunchiness is accepted, and it'll play on the general public's love of gossip. Unfortunately, the execution left a lot to be desired and now it is gone.
Would you have liked to see the third season of Dirt?
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
Source: TV Guide, Zap2It
(Image Courtesy of F/X)