And Another One Bites the Dust

Another great show has left us. NBC announced today the cancellation of Life.

Starring Damien Lewis, Life was a funny, suspenseful, and Zen cop show.

Charlie Crews, played by Lewis, was a cop that had spent 10 years in prison for murdering his best friend's family, including his best friend. New DNA evidence exonerated him and he went back to work for the LAPD. He practiced Zen and loved fruit. Crews got millions from winning a lawsuit against the city but spent very little of the money. He lived in a huge, unfurnished house with a crooked CPA, Ted, played by Adam Arkin, who was otherwise a good guy. His partner was a practical, straightforward cop, Dani Reese, played by Sarah Shahi.

The show was well written, funny and interesting. It had well thought-out story lines and mysteries that followed throughout the whole season.

Sadly, I'm sure this will be the 1st of many great shows to get the axe as networks announce their new fall line ups, while stupid, useless, mind-numbing reality shows keep on living.