FOX announced the cancellation of two veteran dramas today. Sleepy Hollow was cancelled after four seasons and Rosewood after two. Sleepy Hollow was hot out of the gate in Fall 2013 with its crazy, buzzy first season. But after a long hiatus before season two, it could never get its mojo back and it limped along. It underwent a creative reboot for this season but was banished to Fridays and so far off the buzz meter by then. Rosewood got the prime pre-Empire slot last season and did quite well for awhile leading into TV's top show at the time. But this year, it was given a Thursday lead-off slot and it didn't do well at all before being banished to Fridays alongside Sleepy Hollow.
On Thursdays, I go through classic series with a critical look at each season. Today I am looking at Season Five (the final season) of Rhoda ! RHODA: SEASON FIVE 1978 13 episodes Rhoda' s final season was a truncated one as the show was cancelled in December 1978 after only 13 episodes had been produced (and only nine had aired). This feels like a continuation from season four in many ways except with the ill-advised split between Ida and Martin (more on that below). While Rhoda has an occasional good moment and even a couple decent episodes, it is a show that seems so wildly different from season one and not in a good way. Rhoda could never figure out what it fully wanted to be and only made it four and a half seasons as a result. Starring Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Julie Kavner as Brenda Morgenstern (13 episodes) Ray Buktenica as Benny Goodwin (11 episodes) Kenneth McMillan as Jack Doyle (9 episodes) Nancy Wa...
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