# The Brink was a fun show and I can't believe it got canned after one season! (On HBO)

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**Created:** [July 30, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brink-was-a-fun-show-and-i-cant-believe-it-got-canned-after-one-season-on-hbo/761312 "2016-07-30T18:19:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brink-was-a-fun-show-and-i-cant-believe-it-got-canned-after-one-season-on-hbo/761312/1 "2016-07-30T18:19:22Z")

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So “Ballers” gets a green light and “The Brink” gets shit canned? Is there no justice in this world? :mad:

🙂

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**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brink-was-a-fun-show-and-i-cant-believe-it-got-canned-after-one-season-on-hbo/761312/2 "2016-07-31T02:24:24Z")

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I liked everybody except Jack Black, who was at least tolerable.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brink-was-a-fun-show-and-i-cant-believe-it-got-canned-after-one-season-on-hbo/761312/3 "2016-07-31T04:51:31Z")

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I liked “The Brink” but felt that it didn’t need another season. They packed enough in, in just the one season.  
As for “Ballers”… meh.

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**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brink-was-a-fun-show-and-i-cant-believe-it-got-canned-after-one-season-on-hbo/761312/4 "2016-08-02T01:24:09Z")

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It was wonderfully twisted, although there is no way anyone over six feet tall could become a fighter pilot.