May 14 - TV just got a lot 'whiter,' says a canceled George Lopez

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George Lopez, the first Latino to lead a television series successfully, isn't laughing.

ABC, he said, has "unceremoniously" canceled his self-titled comedy, which over the years chronicled his personal life from his sad childhood growing up with an abusive grandmother, to his alcoholism and kidney transplant.

"The George Lopez Show" will live on in syndication, but that's not making Lopez feel better about not getting the chance to tell one final season of stories. Lopez said Steve McPherson, ABC president of prime-time entertainment, called him over the weekend to explain that "financially" it wasn't working out, that the network would lose money if it picked up the show again.

That explanation was painful to hear, Lopez said, considering the way the network has shuffled his show over the years -- four different time slots in five years -- and putting it up against "American Idol" time and time again.

It all contributed to the show's low ratings, a point not lost on Lopez who noted that this season his show out-performed two freshman comedies that were renewed: "Notes from the Underbelly" and "Knights of Prosperity."

"I’ll take the good and the bad," Lopez said. "I took the five years of good and I did a lot with the good. My popularity, I was involved in charities, I overcame my illness, all on TV. I shared all of that with America—every secret I had. Every personal feeling. Every emotion. Everything was open to the show. And what happens?"

Lopez said he attributed the cancellation in part to the fact that the show is produced by Warner Bros. Television, and not ABC Television Studios. Using some colorful language that cannot be printed in a family newspaper, Lopez scoffed in particular at another ABC pickup: "Caveman," about two brothers and one best friend, described as sophisticated cave dudes living in modern-day Atlanta, who will continually find themselves at odds with contemporary society.

"I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I’m not owned by [ABC Television Studios]...So a...Chicano can’t be on TV but a...caveman can?" Lopez said. "And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs."

For his part, Lopez will be fine. He has an HBO special and a movie coming in the summer, and a deal with Warner Bros. to produce television movies.

"TV just became really, really white again," he said.

--Maria Elena Fernandez

I feel for him... even though I think Robin Williams >>>>> __________

George Lopez >>>> Carlos MenSTEALia

the show wasn't good enough...dont feel bad for george he got paid alot of money for that show. If people liked it they would watch it and they dont. Its not like he got the best show on tv and they are cancelling it. TV Execs love making money so if you make them money they will love you but if your show is not doing well its done. thats the business. George Lopez knows that. He may be taking it a little bit personal and thumbs down to him for making it a racial thing. Its all about Green and thats the only color that has to do with it. How can he say he outperformed the Caveman show that hasn't even been on yet (i dont think). No I dont think the Caveman show will be good but that doesn't mean his show was either. It was ok, I sorta liked it but it wasn't great. He acts like the station came up with a new rule about not having Chicanos on tv. Doesn't he watch tv? I see alot of spanish people on tv. I dont know if Chicano means Mexican, or just spanish or what but I see all kinds of people of different ethnicity on tv all the time so I dont really know what he is getting at and i think he is just venting and fuming cuz he is dissapointed.

^^^yup the show just wasn't good enough...

Cry me a fu*kin river

George Lopez is very lucky that Sandra Bullock basically gave him the chance for his own show.........dude had a long run, show hasn't been funny since almost from the get-go.

its been a bad week for rich latinos first oscar now him but after all that oscar made he can afford anotha show

I dont think many Latino people care for ABC in the first place, thats why they have Spanish speaking channels all over the dial now.

Ahh that sucks... I liked that show, I just forgot about it.

Show Lasted 5 Years, haha Whats Good Enough? But Anyways Though Ima Miss That Show...

They have their little Spanish Language feed (SAP)....they're trying to get Spanish speaking viewers to watch - but don't really succeed in doing so.

Hell yeah. God I hate Mencia..

hes just not funny, fatty

i liked his show, but i never knew when it came on. alot of these good shows have poor time slots. bernie mac,halfway home, reno911!,adventures of hollyhood,..they all have pisspoor time slots and/or don't advertise for sh*t. i liked georges show it was funny, but i never knew when it came on so whenever i did see it it was by accident.

i anit watch the show alot but we need diversity on tv upn 33 had the best comedy line up at one time eve girldfriend cutz them joints was funny even one on one was kinda cool but now its like nothing on that channel and that caveman show will not pass 1 season if its not super funny well sorry about that george i know u made cake but u would have rather have another season i cant call it

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I loved the show.. that sucks... George's wife on the show is fu*king BAD.

damn that sucks...the show was good...o well they'll probably pick it up on another outlet...

Prop if you can!

Just wondering what Sandra Bullock had to do with the show???

i tought it was a pretty good show
george lopez>>>>>>carlos mencia