# NBC's "The Restaurant" cancelled. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672 "2004-05-17T22:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KidCharlemagne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/1 "2004-05-17T22:48:51Z")
[http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=797&e=1&u=/eo/14119](http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=797&e=1&u=/eo/14119) That sucks. I loved hating Rocco. ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/2 "2004-05-17T22:58:02Z")
Wow! That **is** a bummer! I loved that show… But they are saying the series will return later in the month (or sometime in June, perhaps?). There’s supposed to be an episode tonight in my area… Wonder if they will pull the plug before, or if we’ll get to see it. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/3 "2004-05-17T23:36:16Z")
> [@omni-not](#): > > Wow! That **is** a bummer! I loved that show… But they are saying the series will return later in the month (or sometime in June, perhaps?). There’s supposed to be an episode tonight in my area… Wonder if they will pull the plug before, or if we’ll get to see it. If they don’t have any other reality crap lined up to take it’s place I suppose they may show the rest of the episodes over the summer, but for now it’s still a sweeps month and they’d probably rather rerun the Friends or Frasier finales for sure ratings. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/4 "2004-05-17T23:48:37Z")
I guess that means you cannot get fries with that anymore … 😃 ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/5 "2004-05-18T02:07:31Z")
They pulled the plug! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Pastrami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/96bed5/32.png) [@Captain\_Pastrami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Pastrami)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/6 "2004-05-18T02:19:48Z")
/Cuba Gooding Jr./ Boo-fucking-hoo. /Cuba Gooding Jr./ ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/7 "2004-05-18T12:40:41Z")
I hope they let us see the last three after sweeps week! Grrrr ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/8 "2004-05-18T15:51:57Z")
> [@Tiramisu](#): > > If they don’t have any other reality crap lined up to take it’s place I suppose they may show the rest of the episodes over the summer, but for now it’s still a sweeps month and they’d probably rather rerun the Friends or Frasier finales for sure ratings. Nah, it was a Crossing Jordan rerun… I guess that’s a sign it’s nice outside so I should turn off the TV and go play. ---
**Author:** ![slu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@slu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/9 "2004-05-18T17:03:46Z")
Does anyone know if Rocco still (1/2) owns the Restaurant? Anyone in NYC that can check it out? This is a bummer as I also loved hating Rocco! ---
**Author:** ![slu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@slu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slu)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/10 "2004-05-18T17:07:26Z")
Never Mind the last post. I just RTFA… ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/11 "2004-05-18T18:08:21Z")
I’m bummed about that being cancelled. I really liked that show. I would tape it while I was at work at my restraunt and then watch it afterward ☹ \ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/12 "2004-05-18T20:00:48Z")
Bear in mind that this is just rumor at this point but I heard that either Rocco’s or Chodorow’s lawyers, perhaps both, are the reason behind the cancellation. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nbcs-the-restaurant-cancelled/245672/13 "2004-05-18T20:27:55Z")
That show was a train wreck. An entertaining wreck but a wreck none the less. I would imagine that if the really was litigation involved that the shows may not be able to be broadcast while it’s still pending