how did it end?


while the final episodes are available through amazon and torrent, i'm probably not going to go to the extend of finding them. how did this show end? i heard there is introduction of a new character and storyline.

i liked this show, but could tell it was doomed from the beginning. not only because of the network it aired on, but for two key reasons: shows based on movies rarely survive, and the cannon's character. for me, james caan made the show and i really enjoyed how his character was written, but gratuitously mean leads don't test well with viewers. chloe from apt 23 was the downfall for that show, because a fun sociopath can hold up the series, but being progressively more and more awful towards others makes a protag unlikeable and in a show that doesn't use an ensemble cast (a la modern family), it can make it unwatchable, unless you enjoy that type of humor.

true, the ratings were better than many other shows in its genre or timeslot, but the pacing got really bad toward the end of each episode as they resolved the main story arc and started to falter in its comic delivery. every sitcom always has a lesson the characters will learn through more serious scenes, but this show got downright hokey and slow because the tone changed so much.

there is obviously zero hope for renewal (or revival) for this show. so i'm curious to know how it all played out. did the angles ever win a game? did the boy get with the girl? did the cannon grow a soul or check into rehab?

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there is obviously zero hope for renewal (or revival) for this show. so i'm curious to know how it all played out. did the angles ever win a game? did the boy get with the girl? did the cannon grow a soul or check into rehab?


Yeah, it's ashame that it never even got a full season, let alone getting kicked to the curb after 6 or 7 episodes (ie: knowing they were going to get canceled, but still showed a few more before a permanent hiatus).

**spoiler**



The last episode had Michael jealous of a new guy in town because Gigi (his mother) has fallen head-over-heals for him. She kind of stumbles when trying to get his attention & he's more focused on Terry. It turns out the 'new guy' is actually Dick's half brother that moved into town. Both Terry & Gigi compete for the attention of this guy. Michael & Danny are jealous as they fear their 'perfect world' is going to come crumbling down with their set-family dynamics (mom & son/mom & son & the cannon). Even though Terry keeps trying to gear his attention towards Gigi & even sets them up on a date, he is more interested in Terry. By the end, Gigi realizes this, concedes, and in the last few minutes of the episode... she secretly sets Terry & Dick's half-brother out on a date in a nice restaurant.

It ends there.
It was a good episode, but obviously it's not one to end a season on, let alone a series. It would have been great to find out how it leads towards the end even if they managed just 1 full season.




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It's a shame really, if they had just given them notice and maybe an extra episode or two they could have wrapped everything up nicely. Oh well, at least I enjoyed the final three episodes. I was starting to think I would never see them.

Esta es mi firma


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