# Riches on FX **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241 "2008-09-19T01:25:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/1 "2008-09-19T01:25:23Z")
Was it renewed, and if so when does it return? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/2 "2008-09-19T01:39:37Z")
Good heavens, you scared me. I thought I had missed the season premiere. It was renewed as far as I’ve heard, but I’m not sure if it’s scheduled yet. ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/3 "2008-09-19T01:58:06Z")
Google says that it hasn’t officially been renewed or cancelled. It’s in good tv show limbo, I guess. It’s still listed on the FX website, but no information about when the third season starts. [Here’s](http://www.thepetitionsite.com/65/bring-back-the-riches-for-a-third-season) the online petition to bring it back for a third season. Ratings weren’t good for the second season (which was cut short anyway by the writers strike) so FX may not think it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/4 "2008-09-19T02:12:33Z")
Minnie Driver was pregnant. Maybe that didn’t fit into the script? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/5 "2008-09-19T02:24:01Z")
Aw, Hell. I was hoping for better news. ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/6 "2008-10-16T04:40:18Z")
Not worth starting a new thread, since there are only a handful of us that apparently liked the show. It’s [been cancelled](http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6602931.html). Allegedly due to low ratings. Which, given the extraordinary participation in this thread alone, I find very hard to believe… ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/7 "2008-10-16T05:01:57Z")
Argh! F’n hell. I just finished downloading and watching all of the last season from iTunes. So much unresolved. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/8 "2008-10-16T06:57:01Z")
Crud. Despite gaping plot holes, it was enjoyable to watch, because of the characters. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/9 "2008-10-16T16:05:39Z")
Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Iggins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/10 "2008-10-16T17:25:24Z")
Well, I guess there’s no rush to watch the episodes languishing on my TiVo. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/11 "2008-10-16T19:38:17Z")
Dammit!!:mad: ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b3f665/32.png) [@Alan\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Bird)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/12 "2008-10-16T19:53:03Z")
Aw hell. I was loving this show. It airs some weeks later in Canada and as I was watching last night, I noticed a promo for a new show in The Riches slot next week. So I’m thinking, is this the season finale? After only five or six episodes? The plot was pretty thick with development. I assumed it was. Now to find out it won’t be back…my life is somewhat de-richened. Sorry for that. ---
**Author:** ![freekalette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/50afbb/32.png) [@freekalette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freekalette)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/13 "2008-10-16T20:33:29Z")
But, but…I have to know how it ends!! _sobs_ ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/14 "2008-10-16T20:49:21Z")
Crap, crap, crap. :mad: Whatever happened to letting a show find its audience?? Some of the most successful TV shows in history – from _Hill Street Blues_ to _Seinfeld_ – had TERRIBLE ratings their first year. But noooo, it’s all about ratings these days, it’s all about instant gratification. I sure hope they rebroadcast the 2nd season or release it on DVD… ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/15 "2008-10-16T22:09:17Z")
Dammit, that was one of the best things on television. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/16 "2008-10-17T02:20:32Z")
> [@freekalette](#): > > But, but…I have to know how it ends!! _sobs_ I always figured Wayne would kill whats-his-name, or perhaps more elegantly frame him for some crime against the other travelers so that they would kill him. Ah, well. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/17 "2008-10-17T02:23:59Z")
If only HBO or Showtime picked it up. It would be nice to see them be able to really let loose with the “adult” language and such. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/18 "2008-10-17T02:39:34Z")
> [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](#): > > If only HBO or Showtime picked it up. You have chosen your user name well. Use the Force. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/19 "2008-10-17T04:31:00Z")
I agree. It was always a bit too restrained for me; it was good, but on the wrong side of lunacy, if you know what I mean. I’d have liked to see it tip straight over the edge, which maybe it could do on cable. ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2008, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241/20 "2008-10-22T21:41:50Z")
I thought it was a great 30 minute show. I lost interest around the 5th or 6th episode when I realized that it sucked as an hour long show. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riches-on-fx/464241.md?page=2)