As one of the few black TV shows still on the air The Game made a somewhat publicized campaign to save the show from the CW chopping block in hopes of not suffering the same fate as it’s network peer Everybody Hates Chris. The show’s creator Mara Brock Akil, who’s also responsible for “Girlfriends”, decided to help quell speculation. She released a statement on the message boards of CW’s website about the future of the beloved television show.
“As of today [April 10], The Game is not canceled,” Brock Akil says. “However, due to The CW phasing out of the half-hour sitcom business, it is highly unlikely the show can return in its current form. Dawn [Ostroff, president of entertainment at The CW] and I are meeting so she can hear what The Game could look like in the hour format and give it strong consideration as she plans her schedule for next fall. And it certainly feels good knowing the fans are trying to do their part by getting a million hits on The CW web site before I go in to meet, so that I not only go in with a new idea, but I go in with a lot of fan support.”
So all is not lost, as of yet.
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