WHY did it end?


Ok, i get that some good shows get cancelled, and thats just life. But WHY did this one get cancelled? Poor ratings? Somehow I don't see that. Anyone know?

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it soo sucks that they cancelled the show. i loved it. but im pretty sure that its because of the time slot. it was on at the same time as the OC, which has the same target audience. if it was another night, i think it could've stayed on air.

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yeah.. thats what it was. they were stupid ot go up against it.

i've been watching the oc since day one and i started life as we know it since day one, too.
when they come on the same time.. i almost had a break down.

but i chose the oc.

sometimes, i wish i wouldnt..

no joke

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oc is sh!t, this show was better

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U know what? I've been asking myself that for some time know, and it never clicked in my head that it ended because of The O.C.

I liked The O.C., but I LOVED Life as We Know It!

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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Actually, another reason was that Kelly Osbourne went into rehab, too.

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Didn't know that.

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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man i'm ticked. one of my pet peeves is when a good series gets canclled because of scheduling. friggin beep.

"MOTHER******!!-dumbledore jkl;-)

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i think it did because it tried to compete with the OC which was huge at the time

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i really liked it :(

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It is a real shame that such a great show got cancelled... and its is the stupid people that work at ABC for the cancellation. I'm pissed I want to know how Ben and Sue end up and how and if Dino and Jackie stay together again... Its not fair... we should start writing letters to the producers and directors of the show and talk them into making a DVD only release (thingy) for another season or something.

If enough people write to them they have to know that people care and that people want more!!!!! Its the only way we can see a final ending... IDK maybe if someone who knows how to write a screenplay or something sends in their copy something could get started... Its only fair to the fans!!

We should give it a shot! If we find addresses and names this plan could get some serious action!!!!!! NO PUN INTENDED!! :)

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i was the kind of person that chose the oc over this show when it started to be on at the same time, but now the oc is crap and there isn't anymore life as we know it, o well i'll just have to get the season dvds

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Man this sucks....

I love the show!!!
WHY?

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I must appologize, it's my fault it got cancelled. God hates me so he cancelled my favorite show.

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I like your idea...it's great. I want to see what happend to. But how should we make it work and LAWKI have viewers all over the world like me...I'm from Sweden. Let's make it one more season and I don't care if it will air just it will come on DVD. Hope the plan works. Write back plz

jake

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Yup! I'm from Norway and I'm a HUGE fan of this show!! They've been sending the same season over and over again here now, so obviously ppl r watching it!! I WANT IT BACK ='( It's such an awesome show!!

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You know what? I wish I thought about all this years ago when the show first got cancelled. I would have easily wrote to someone about putting the show back on air. But I was just so pissed and so busy with my life that I didn't even think about addressing the problem.

And now, 5 yrs later, I still find myself wanting to see more of the show! So I told my family (who were also hooked on the show) that I was going to finish that season using my own creativity, and finish the script! I haven't started working on it yet, but I will in the upcoming months. But I know it still wouldn't be the same as watching it on tv! : (

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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sorry for offtopic, but in 13th episode i couldn`t here what Jonathan said, after saying: "We should call a tow", and then Ben and Dino say "Shut up !".

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he's says: well can I steer?

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are you sure ? cause I have tape with that episode and i watched that scene for many times and it still sounds different ! Actually I`m expiriencing this, cause I`m not american or enlgish, so it would be great if somebody here knew for sure what did Jonathan say.

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IT GOT CANCELLED?!?! I DIDN'T KNOW :|
I just found out about this show, I live in Norway, so the show just aired on tv here a couple of weeks ago.. I thought that there were only 13 episodes.. Argh.. Does the DVD box have the rest of the episodes on it? omg.. I Love that show.. <3

Ben + Monica <3

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On the DVD boxset they show the last two never before seen episodes.

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I loved that show....i think it wasn't the right type of show for ABC...that was the problem...

Rory: Do something to make me hate you!
Loralei: Um, go Hitler?

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Wasn't it on Sunday or something, where it wasn't interfering with anything? So why did they move it against another teen-driven drama/comedies? That was plain suicide!
Not that it matter now, cause I watch it on DVD now

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hey, i'm from india. and it's '09....still miss this show so much. bring it back ABC!!

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I can see why it got canceled. To me, after the whole relationship with Ben and Ms. Young was over and she left, it lost all of its spark. In my opinion, that relationship kept the show going and made it exciting. I mean come on, a hot teacher and a student, that's just great stuff. And yeah it wasn't ABC's usual type of show. Still, I'm glad to have seen it.

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Yes, I agree that I wanted their relationship to last longer, but at the same time, it had to end because they weren't exactly taking major precautions in keeping it a secret. But yes, after she left, there was something that seemed missing. I didn't mind it, because I figured she'd be back in the near future, which would've been even more exciting!

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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Yes, that's one of the reasons it got cancelled. ABC is a family channel, so it wasn't at all appropriate for that. But they could at least have moved it to another channel!!

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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They played the episodes on MTV in mini-marathon format while the show was still airing on ABC.... it just wasn't getting enough viewers, and the viewers it WAS getting weren't desirable to advertisers and network executives.

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The main reason it was cancelled was because of it's low ratings. This was due to people going... wait? wtf? 16 year olds not being deep and emotional? 16 year olds want to have sex?! holy crap, it seems realistic! I suddenly don't get it... let's boycott this show because it is rralistic!

It ended way too quickly, though I don't think it would've lasted anymore then 2-3 seasons, ultimately it was a storyline about 6 teenagers discovering and learning about sex.

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Listening to the commentary, they actually said that the reason it ended was because so many people ahd a problem with the fact that it was such a sexual show, and that it was based around high school kids. I personally love the show and own it on DVD, and I remember being in 8th grade when it aired and loving it then too, but, I guess some people were disturbed that a show about 15 and 1 year olds was so sexual. In one commentary, a writer said that the show was actually BANNED in some states!

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Yeah, I'm sure the sexual content played a major role in the cancellation of the show. I was 19 when the show was on air, and I loved it as well! I can't believe the show was banned in some states, that's just ridiculous!

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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By "banned," the poster means the local affiliates wouldn't carry it, not banned by state legislature.

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Yes! Thank you!

I think the show is sooo realistic that it scares people. Also the Ms. Young-Ben relationship may have turned away some viewers. I thought that was a great, interesting addition, in my opinion.

"It's gonna happen. All the people who change the world die in violence." Tupac

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