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Bads news, sports fans and devoted believers in the emotional benefits of group therapy: NBC has pulled the plug on
Go On, according to
The Hollywood Reporter.
Although the Matthew Perry sitcom about the host of a sports radio
program who undertakes grief counseling after the death of his wife
debuted to impressive ratings in the fall of 2012, viewership petered
out over the course of the year, leaving the network to cancel the
sometimes dramatic comedy after a single season. This is
Friends vet
Perry's third failed attempt at a new network program since the
conclusion of his turn as Chandler Bing in 2004, and perhaps the most
bitter of these goodbyes.
Despite its flaws in structure and inconsistencies in tone,
Go On was
heavy on the laughs and pretty handy with some genuine emotion, as
well. Starring alongside Perry was John Cho, star of the
Harold and Kumar and
Star Trek franchises
(he'll be fine), playing the central character's boss and best friend
who supports him in his decision to seek help in group therapy. Perry's
circle was made up of goofy but authentically scarred characters,
ranging from widows to divorcees to a woman whose cat just died.
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