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Thread started 07/08/16 6:26am

kitbradley

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Mike Epps' "Uncle Buck" Cancelled By ABC

mad eek They didn't even give it a chance. Too bad. It was the only sitcom currently on television that I could bare watching.

Uncle Buck's stay is over, EW has confirmed.

The ABC comedy starring Mike Epps will not return for a second season, as Tuesday night's episode will serve as the series finale.

Originally ordered to series in May 2015, Uncle Buck, based on the 1989 John Hughes film starring John Candy, was held on the bench throughout the entire traditional 2015-16 TV season and didn't launch until June.

James Lesure, one of the show's stars, broke the news on Wednesday when he tweeted, "Disappointed. No more @ABCUncleBuck. Cancelled. Thankful," he said in part, continuing, "Proud of what we've done. Thx 4 let us entertain u."

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Reply #1 posted 07/08/16 7:17am

EmmaMcG

Good. It should never have been made to begin with. I am glad that they resisted the temptation of casting someone like Kevin James in the role but Mike Epps is not much of a step up.
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Reply #2 posted 07/08/16 12:55pm

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It should've been called, "After Black-ish"

Katie Kinisky: "So What Are The Latest Dances, Nell?"
Nell Carter: "Anything The Black Folks did Last Year"
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Reply #3 posted 07/08/16 1:41pm

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woot! excited bananadance

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Reply #4 posted 07/08/16 1:48pm

kpowers

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The 1990 series didn't last that long either. TV executives out there, let's rest on an ok John Candy movie already.

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Reply #5 posted 07/08/16 2:42pm

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It never had a chance going up against Tyler Perry's Have And Have Nots.
I watched 2 episodes before HAHN returned and it seemed like it had potential.
I never watched the original. If I'm gonna watch a John Candy movie it's
gonna be The Great Outdoors.
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Reply #6 posted 07/08/16 3:45pm

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Previews looked boring, I didn't even know it was on the air yet but I would have given it a chance. Oh well, Epps needs to magically resurrect on Survivors Remorse, he was great on that.
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Reply #7 posted 07/08/16 4:38pm

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CalhounSq said:

Previews looked boring, I didn't even know it was on the air yet but I would have given it a chance. Oh well, Epps needs to magically resurrect on Survivors Remorse, he was great on that. [Edited 7/8/16 15:45pm]

Yup and corny

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Reply #8 posted 07/12/16 3:06am

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EmmaMcG said:

Good. It should never have been made to begin with. I am glad that they resisted the temptation of casting someone like Kevin James in the role but Mike Epps is not much of a step up.

If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...

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Reply #9 posted 07/12/16 4:39am

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Chancellor said:



EmmaMcG said:


Good. It should never have been made to begin with. I am glad that they resisted the temptation of casting someone like Kevin James in the role but Mike Epps is not much of a step up.


If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...



In fairness, I've never seen any stand up. He might be a good comedian. I've seen a few movies he was in and thought they were crap though.

I do think it's a bit strange for you to make that statement though. If I don't agree with you, I don't know much about the topic?
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Reply #10 posted 07/12/16 12:29pm

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Chancellor said:

EmmaMcG said:

Good. It should never have been made to begin with. I am glad that they resisted the temptation of casting someone like Kevin James in the role but Mike Epps is not much of a step up.

If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...

I know comics and Mike Epps is ok, no Richard Pryor but he is ok. A million times funnier than Kevin Hart I give Mike Epps that.

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Reply #11 posted 07/12/16 1:33pm

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kpowers said:

Chancellor said:

If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...

I know comics and Mike Epps is ok, no Richard Pryor but he is ok. A million times funnier than Kevin Hart I give Mike Epps that.

And Martin Lawrence. Loved him on his 90's sitcom. But, as a stand-up comic? One of the worst I've seen.

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Reply #12 posted 07/12/16 1:59pm

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kitbradley said:

kpowers said:

I know comics and Mike Epps is ok, no Richard Pryor but he is ok. A million times funnier than Kevin Hart I give Mike Epps that.

And Martin Lawrence. Loved him on his 90's sitcom. But, as a stand-up comic? One of the worst I've seen.

Couldn't stand anything he was in. I tried, but no.

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Reply #13 posted 07/12/16 2:00pm

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EmmaMcG said:

Chancellor said:

If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...

In fairness, I've never seen any stand up. He might be a good comedian. I've seen a few movies he was in and thought they were crap though. I do think it's a bit strange for you to make that statement though. If I don't agree with you, I don't know much about the topic?

Good point. Since when is "Mike Epps" the one who sets the bar in stand up???

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Reply #14 posted 07/12/16 3:06pm

SPYZFAN1

They really hyped that show up and I knew it wasn't going to last....I couldn't even make it thru the first 8 minutes of it.

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Reply #15 posted 07/17/16 8:01pm

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kpowers said:



EmmaMcG said:


Chancellor said:



If you don't think Mike Epps is Funny then you don't know Comics...



In fairness, I've never seen any stand up. He might be a good comedian. I've seen a few movies he was in and thought they were crap though. I do think it's a bit strange for you to make that statement though. If I don't agree with you, I don't know much about the topic?

Good point. Since when is "Mike Epps" the one who sets the bar in stand up???

mike epps is no Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor
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Reply #16 posted 07/18/16 2:08am

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breakdown2k14 said:

mike epps is no Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor

And Adele is no Aretha or Whitney but Adel can still sing a song....Go sit yourself down somewhere...

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Reply #17 posted 07/18/16 4:42am

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breakdown2k14 said:


mike epps is no Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor


And Adele is no Aretha or Whitney but Adel can still sing a song....Go sit yourself down somewhere...



I watched a couple of stand-up shows, as well as a few short clips on YouTube but I'm still not overly enamoured with him. He's ok. His stand-up is definitely better than any of his shit movies. He's pretty good but the majority of his act is just comparing how black people do things to how white people do things. I'm kind of thinking, "yeah, that's a funny observation, but I liked it best the first time I heard it when it was done by Richard Prior, Eddie Murphy, Alonso Jones, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Bernie Mac etc". Only personally, I think they did it better. Maybe it's unfair to expect him (or anyone else) to be up there with Prior or Bernie Mac, but I don't believe not liking him is akin to not knowing good comedy.
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Reply #18 posted 07/18/16 7:22am

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Chancellor said:



breakdown2k14 said:


mike epps is no Eddie Murphy or Richard Pryor


And Adele is no Aretha or Whitney but Adel can still sing a song....Go sit yourself down somewhere...


Girl,bye
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Reply #19 posted 07/18/16 11:24am

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kpowers said:

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The 1990 series didn't last that long either. TV executives out there, let's rest on an ok John Candy movie already.

Wow, I had forgotten all about that. eek I didn't see much point being that the lead was ... whoever that actor is. neutral

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Reply #20 posted 07/18/16 11:25am

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Good, making black folks silly no longer works.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #21 posted 07/18/16 1:41pm

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2freaky4church1 said:

Good, making black folks silly no longer works.

That's what 90% of sitcoms are about (for everbody)

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Reply #22 posted 07/19/16 1:16am

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breakdown2k14 said:

Girl,bye

Don't blame me when a piano falls on top of you....

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Reply #23 posted 07/19/16 9:16am

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Chancellor said:



breakdown2k14 said:



Girl,bye





Don't blame me when a piano falls on top of you....


Don't blame me the next time u polish a knob
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