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HBO Has No "Luck" With Horses

I have seen every episode so far and just couldn't get into this show. It was pretty disappointing for an HBO series. I wonder if the show was getting bad ratings and if that played a part in the decision to cancel the series?
 
ansky212 said:
I have seen every episode so far and just couldn't get into this show. It was pretty disappointing for an HBO series. I wonder if the show was getting bad ratings and if that played a part in the decision to cancel the series?
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I too was looking forward to this series. But after 2 episodes I gave up on it also.
 
The problem with this show is that we're now 6 weeks into it and there has been very little action. I feel like they were taking way too long to develop the characters. In addition to that, the show focuses on horse racing which is not something that appeals to a mass audience, or something that a lot of people even know about. Bottom line, if you're paying 20 bucks a month for HBO, you're probably disappointed with this show.
 
ansky212 said:
Does anyone know if the rest of the current season is cancelled?
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All nine episodes of the first season are done and have been screened by critics, and will air as scheduled; the accident occurred during filming for the second season. They were filming episode 202 at the time of the accident, which means 201 will likely never see the light of day.
 
I don't subscribe to HBO so can't comment on the quality of the
show. But I do believe the public was really made aware of the
threat racing poses to a horse's life after Barbaro's losing struggle
to stay alive, and HBO probably made the right call before hearing
from animal-rights groups who'd like to ban horse racing.

While I hate to see any horse have to be euthanized, there is a
problem: Thoroughbreds are born to run and it's almost as cruel
to expect them to live out their entire lives in a pasture somewhere.
That will probably always be a point of contention between the owners
and trainers on the one hand, and the animal-rights people on the other,
but I think HBO made the right call.
 
I slogged through about 4 episodes, and didn't "give up" per se, but also haven't gone out of my way to catch up thru On Demand. I guess that says something. Horse racing is a pretty arcane world most people are not familiar with. In the real world, horse racing tracks have been closing all over the country due to lack of interest by the public. So the series had made a mistake in concentrating on that world, and taking too long to introduce sub-plots that are more intriquing or suspenseful.

What's more interesting is the question: will this be the end of HBO's relationship with creator/producer David Milch? His last creation - John from Cincinatti was a mess of a series, and was very low rated.

Before that, Milch also created Deadwood for HBO - a great series and a critical favorite, but a bit of an acquired taste for most viewers. That was cancelled after 3 seasons (IIRC), reportedly because it was 'too expensive' to produce.
 
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