The Town, I'm Still Here, & Easy A - The Rotten Tomatoes Show

This was the last full show!!! I am not happy about this. I weep for the loss of it. At least they are still reviewing movies. I would really be upset if it disappeared all together.

So, I wrote my Five Favorite Films as an ode to TRTS/a plea to bring the show back: http://thecrkelley.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/five-favorite-films/

COME BACK!!!! How will I know how I feel about movies?!!!

You guys got cancelled!!!??? How can you Cancel a show on a channel that barely has any shows??

The Rotten Tomatoes Show is the ONLY show I watch regularly via internet. Brett and Megan are extremely amusing. What gives? Is something else on Current actually getting more hits? Not by me.

Cancellation!? Why!? You can't cancel the show, bring it back! Please.

Current hasn't made ANY change that I agree with in a LONG FUCKING TIME.

The one episode I didn't watch (okay third) was your last? I heard of this this too late to make a valid point so I'm just hear to support the others.

You can't cancel the show!! It's the only movie review show I watch. Is it because I never sent you wall-things, Brett? aaaaaarrrggghhhh.

Last episode!? Last episode?! There is not another entertainment review show that has been relevant like RTS in decades. The Rotten Tomatoes Show was original, inventive, and satisfying TV. It's ability to change the classic review a movie format and add comedy in way that made any movie (good or bad) they were talking about something to follow.

I only watched Current online and on TV for this show. It may sound petty but now that RTS is gone, there is no good reason to watch Current anymore.

The only reason that anyone I know who has watched Current is because they saw this show. For Current to cut this show out like this when it was still growing a real audience and sustaining a following that actually cared about the show, is out of touch for a network that claims to be very 'in touch' with it's audience.

There is many factors beyond the common viewer's perspective as to why this is happening, but it boils down to one central point: this is the wrong call to make.

Take time off and bring it back.
Fox did it with Family Guy, Current please do the right thing, and bring back RTS.

WHY!!!!! NOT THE LAST SHOW!!!!!!! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!!!

For all it's self generated hype, television is not what it was 15 years ago. Maybe I keep to myself more now than then, but I do not hear anyone at work or family talk about Mad Men or Modern Family the way Seinfeld or the first years of ER were back then. The only exception is this show, I've been hearing people talk about this show. Sure it is one man's opinion, but it confounds me why some suits would want to give this up or mess with the formula.

@watcher1, I have no problems with the exuberance. But sometimes they just act juvenile. Like when they do sketches and wear cowboy hats, etc. I'm sure that may be entertaining to some, but I'm well over the age of 21 and it often just comes off as sophomoric shtick. Still, as I've said, it is often entertaining/creative and I've always enjoyed it, for the most part., and would like for it to stay around. I've signed the petition, although I doubt the suits will reconsider, since they did not seems to use much rational thought when they chose to cancel it. It's the closest thing to a "branded" show they have and they dump it??? Someone's head should roll.

What over-paid programming "genius" was behind this brilliant decision?!?!?! I had never heard of this channel and stumbled upon it due to this show. Sure, the hosts are painfully dumb, but it was a creatively produced program and the only thing I've ever watched all the way through on the channel. Buh-bye, currentTV...we hardly knew ye.

Such a shame that this show is getting cut...
It was the best movie show ever.

I agree that this show turns people on to GOOD movies and CLASSICS from the past that we might have missed otherwise. I love infomania, but this show should NOT be cut down to a SEGMENT!

this is the worst thing to happen to TV since Jay Leno, I shall boycott Current Tv forever more, info mania segments are gay....well at least one of them.

Wait guys... is this a joke?! Are you Joaquin Phoenixing me?! Haha, boy you guys are good. (please please please don't go)

I can't believe that your canceling this show. It has been one of the reasons that I began watching Current in the first place. I know that ya'll are smarter than this. This is not a good choice

OK, so you have a show that offers both witty comedic hosts and a fine appreciation of film that continually shows through. Blend in nice spots where today's actors share their five favorite films and offer a unique viewpoint, and you have a pretty damn good show. Oh wait, another long-time film review show, "At The Movies," is canceled by Disney. Gosh, an opportunity to grow and gain more disenfranchised viewers! So the very best decision that can be made is CANCELLING this show! Wow, now that's incredibly well thought out and taking advantage of an audience segment that's being dropped in your lap. I thought Current was all about smart, intelligent programming. Guess that I was wrong.

hey everyone go to the feedback section at the top and click then click the problem button they have a place were you can cast a vote saying you are mad about RT getting canceled its kinda sad there are only 13 votes so far so make yourself heard

Noooo! This show single handedly turned me on to movies... like GOOD movies. I watched this show religiously. Dont take it away from us!

p.s. when you do bring it back also bring back the pod reviews. kthx

I registered just to say "please don't take my Rotten Tomatoes away!" I never register for ANYTHING, this is how badly I want my Rotten Tomatoes (and Brett Urlich.) What can we the viewer do to convince Current to give us back our beloved show?

I know the community has responded out of anguish to the cancellation of this amazing show, but i too would like to voice my disappointment and personal sadness that the RT show is no more...

RT and Infomania are the only shows on "TV" i watch and one of them just got canceled :(... imagine how i feel right now Current...

WHAT?! =( This show helped me decide on what to see and gave me many good laughs! PLEASE DON'T CANCEL THIS SHOW!

Why, oh why is Rotten Tomatoes going away?

WHAT?! I cannot believe this amazing show is coming to an end. I have been impressed by everyone's efforts on the RT show since day one. The quality of the show only grew with time. Sure, i would have liked it if the web-cam reviews had stayed, but i was still very happy with the show up to this point. It's hilarious! There is no way that a short Infomania segment will be a good idea. The longer the RT segment is, the more it will unbalance the flow of Infomania. RT is it's own show, and so is Infomania. This deci$ion baffles me.

Anyways, I'd like to give a huge thanks to everyone who worked on the show for all the great entertainment. Good luck in the future!

It can't be over! You were the only critics worthy of our trust.

Worst day of my life.

What? No more Rotten Tomatoes Show? Why? Not that I don't love infoMania and all, but I really think Rotten Tomatoes deserves its own independent show.
I am just as heartbroken about this as I was about Sarah Haskins leaving infoMania, if not more. Actually it's decided: more. And that's really saying something.
If there is ever any way the Rotten Tomatoes Show could come back, please let the fans know.

What? This is my favorite show right now. I hope you guys can team-up somewhere else, because you're awesome.

I'm really bummed about this cancellation. I'm telling myself its a joke. it's NOT REAL!!!!

You've GOT to be kidding me. This was the last show, and there was no funny quip of Brett at the end? Just a pic of the logo? Wow.
I really hope Infomania isnt next...please guys keep watching infomania, its the only show i watch on a regular basis.

What happened to the full podcast? Bring this back please! I see I am not alone here, what was the rationale for removing?

WHY are you taking away my favorite SHOW!!! My husband and I look forward to this ALL WEEK!!! I am bitter and sad! What was the motivation for this!!

NooooooooOOOoOOoOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! That was a BS Soprano's end WTF!!!!

I feel like You guys just totally just had awesome 'protected' sex with me...but afterward, you told me you weren't wearing a condom, and just left me there to ponder on whether I was ovulating or not. lol If you're gonna cancel a show, WARN US! Don't just tell us all of the sudden like you just found out 3 seconds before it ends like it was breaking news! Good god this is sad...why do you have to go?!

NOOOOOOOOO! WTF?! WHY?!

infoMania and SuperNews both started out as segments and then became half-hour shows, now Rotten Tomatoes starts out as a half-hour show and then becomes a segments. Weird.

hey everyone go to the feedback section at the top and click then click the problem button they have a place were you can cast a vote saying you are mad about RT getting canceled its kinda sad there are only 13 votes so far so make yourself heard

noooooo! i love this show :(

Five years from now, Current programming will be void of any intellectually stimulating programming and consist of nothing other than rating cashcows and a dumbed down InfoMania.

i loved RT, doesnt seem like current has much original programing left. well i guess they i heart hipsters (i hope there trying to be ironic cuz i dont know any one who likes hipsters lol). I like info mania but its only 30 mins long its getting a little cramped over there but if they have to kick someone off the show to make room for RT may i suggest the Modern Lady segment, it hasnt been funny since Sara Haskins left

http://RT.com

I've got to say that I totally understand why they are getting rid of this show. Money is the biggest denominator, obviously, but why??? Because RT was so terribly scripted! I HATED having to sit through all the segmented and scripted bullshit just to get to the reviews which was the entire reason I was watching. I love RT.com and thought this was a great concept and appreciated the viewer comments, but as I'm sure handing out monetary incentive was a bad idea if the show itself wasn't producing enough of a profit, that too had to be sliced. And can we ALL just admit that Ellen Fox is BEAUTIFUL but is frankly just NOT funny. I find her attempts at punches always flat which is why, if anyone else hasn't noticed this, Ellen is almost always the one to set up the joke and Bret has to deliver the punch since she typically always fails. I think I've laughed at her maybe once or twice but I can remember getting insulted from time to time at her commentary. Even Bret, who I know everyone loves including myself, gets aggravating when I feel his creativity is being boxed in soo rigidly to fit the confines of this shows formatting. If they hope to continue this show on infomania, which is not doing so hot either (modern lady anyone?), I beg of you current do the one last decent thing you can and allow the show to be organic and then you might see some turn around.

http://current.com/s/contact_us.htm

Contact Current, even by snail-mail if needed, and maybe we can get this show back!
^.^
edit I don't know why this picture keeps getting embedded....but its scaring me.

Say whaaaaatttt?!? This had better be a temporary hiatus, or as other suggested, making Infomania an hour long and giving Erlich and Fox a good 10-15 minutes or so. I've told my friends at work that this is a great movie review show and now you're pulling the carpet out from under us?? WHY?!? The show can't cost that much to produce. No more Anticipatron, no more Weekend Peekend, no more Secret Movie Confessions, super huge mega FAIL on CurrentTV's part

I had to click to reset my password so I could log in and join in expressing my extreme disappointment over the cancelling of this excellent, smart and funny show. This really sucks.

I really don't get what's going on with Current. As others have commented, Current was built on the principle of community participation. They stopped the pods, they stopped the participatory aspects of Rotten Tomatoes, and now they're just stopping Rotten Tomatoes altogether. Is this a grand experiment in how to get people to watch less television? Is it safe to assume Infomedia's days are numbered? It was nice knowing you, Current.

I don't think I can handle the merger. I look forward to watching TRTS every week, but infomania just makes me feel like I'm wasting my time. Why do I need to know about things they admit are inherently frivolous? Bret, you're the only good thing about infomania, but now I guess you'll have to share that spot with Ellen.

Last I checked you guys were the ONLY movie critic show on TV at least one worth watching. I am hoping you get enough comments to the “tacking your show onto that other show” idea and keep things as is. I love the show, I love Ellen and Brett and have watch movies based solely on their recommendations. Well now, I can check Current TV off the list of things I have to do on Thursday or any other day of the week.

This show is awesome, it's the first thing I always see Saturday morning, you can't do that to me! First Digg, then this... Looks like a bad movie. I'm out when there's no pop corn left.

wow they better make infomaina an hour long with a half hour RT segment

I see there are a lot of disappointed people commenting on the show ending, and I'm sure it's annoying...but I'm just gonna have to fall to my knees throw my arms in the air and shout to heavens "NOOOOOOOOO WHY MUST THE ROTTEN TOMATOES SHOW END!?"

Gonna miss you Rotten Tomatoes show..btw Mark Rosenthal, STOP RUINING TV A**HOLE!!!

Wow, I can't believe the show is ending. It's been a great partner to infomaina! It has been quite informative, and highly entertaining, every week. Good luck to everyone, I look forward to what you do next. That includes the RT segment. :) Sad news.

I freakin love this show. The first thought that goes through my head at the end of an episode is I want more. I want this show to be an hour. Please bring this show back. I watch it religiously every week and I got some family members to watch it too. Now their into it and are bummed too. Bring Back the Rotten Tomatoes Show, also you are the best critic/ movie show I have seen way better than 2 thumbs up. I learned about older and rare movies from watching your show. Don't do this to us!!!

This is my favorite show ever! I can't believe your taking this wonderful show off the air!! There aren't any other good movie review shows out there! The Rotten Tomatoes Show needs to remain its own show and bring back User Reviews, more Buck Smithy and Haiku Review! (And even though they took away user reviews, buck smithy and haiku review it was still F'n Awesome!)

The only way I see not being upset by the matter is if Infomania is turned into an hour long show, giving Rotten Tomatoes 22-23 of air time. I don't know whose idea it was to take it off the air but it was a bad one. Please fix it and keep The Rotten Tomatoes Show on the air where it belongs!

I stayed! It means I like you guys! I'm so sad about the sudden ending...

WTF!!! What happened??? Not even the curtesy of a heads up? I am wondering if even the hosts knew this was going to be the last show and were told minutes before the show ended. This is one of the few shows my husband and I like watching together. And I agree with the getting dumped analogy. This totally feels like being dumped. I'm just glad I was able to be on the show once before they stopped using webcam reviews. You will be missed, Rotten Tomatoes Show. :^(

This sure comes off as an ill conceived move made by someone using the shot in the dark method of program directing. It would sure be interesting to know what the back story is here. The last movie review show in syndication just bit the dust about a month ago, so you had the whole field to yourself. Why would you quit now? ..and as I pointed out before, your format was so much better than the tired old two bespectacled old white guy hash.
I don't know about ratings, but I will tell you I never would have watched any of the other shows on Current if it were not for this one. Most of the other stuff has far too narrow a demographic to maintain a network.
You really need to explain this...or better yet reverse it. Put the damn thing back on.
It cant be costing you that much.

No warning or anything. You can't cancel this show! It is hilarious! Please reconsider!!!

I have to say that I kind of agree with Shane. I feel like I just got dumped. You two are amazingly humorous and were my go-to movie reviewers. Well, crap.... going to miss the full length show. Thanks for the laughs!

Worse idea ever! don't cancel this show. WTF? I would like to know how Current determined this was a half hour that was not worth my time?

Get it together please!

Dont move the show!

DO NOT LIKE. Unless Infomania is going up to an hour... ?

noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please!!! why why!!!!!! this CAN'T BE!!! I know that the show was better in te early seasons but still being the only one movie review show that most people trust.... WHY ARE YOU DONIG THIS!! (OMG, am I gonna have less Brett smile??!!? x_x)

I registered for the first time just to express my profound disappointment (and to whine).

Brett, Ellen- I love your show!! In fact it is one of the few things my middle school-age daughter agree on and we looked forward to watching it together every week. Thanks to you guys, my girl is a budding film buff and we watch many of the films you recommend together. We liked the show's format better, but we enjoyed it even without the community reviews. I'm glad you won't disappear all together (knock wood), but we're really going to miss the show.

I hope you keep the video clips and past episodes on the website. I really hope we'll see new Rotten Tomatoes Show eps in the future, even if it is just a web show.

What?! NO!! this show was the show that really got me into movies!!! you CAN'T take it away!!!!!!! no more funny brett and ellen together. not cool.

God I hope this is because you F***ed with the way you reviewed movies and that change ruined the whole show. To be sitting on what could have been the next Go To movie show and then screw the pooch by crapping on the MO that got the show going in the first place is so very delightful and poetic.

Holy Shit. Way to spring that one on us, guys.

No no no no no

I thought you guys were jokingly making a reference to the disappointment that was the NBC show Heroes. Please say that you guys were. =/

Is Brian available to do a segment because this canceled business is gay.

(Hulk out)
Ahhhh!!! BTW can I return my Mindfreak kit that I didn't buy, or any of the other crap I'm not interested in that plays during commercial breaks! really current, who do you think your demographic is, people that just finished watching Jersey Shore and are looking for a show about tanning or convertibles!!!
(Hulk in)
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. ...I'm sorry Current I didn't mean that, it's just that sometimes you confuse me... and not in that good way like when Brett glances at you and bites his lower lip...

Oh and I second the Super News comment, what happened to it! Another smart and funny show gone for no reason.

Brett, if you keep this show going and not have it cancelled, I will suck your dick.