TV just got a lot 'whiter,' says a canceled George Lopez

George Lopez, the first Latino to lead a television series successfully, isn't laughing. "TV just became really, really white again," he said.

ABC, he said, has "unceremoniously" canceled his self-titled comedy, which over the years chronicled his personal life from his sad childhood growing up with an abusive grandmother, to his alcoholism and kidney transplant.

"The George Lopez Show" will live on in syndication, but that's not making Lopez feel better about not getting the chance to tell one final season of stories. Lopez said Steve McPherson, ABC president of prime-time entertainment, called him over the weekend to explain that "financially" it wasn't working out, that the network would lose money if it picked up the show again.

That explanation was painful to hear, Lopez said, considering the way the network has shuffled his show over the years -- four different time slots in five years -- and putting it up against "American Idol" time and time again.

It all contributed to the show's low ratings, a point not lost on Lopez who noted that this season his show out-performed two freshman comedies that were renewed: "Notes from the Underbelly" and "Knights of Prosperity."

"I’ll take the good and the bad," Lopez said. "I took the five years of good and I did a lot with the good. My popularity, I was involved in charities, I overcame my illness, all on TV. I shared all of that with America—every secret I had. Every personal feeling. Every emotion. Everything was open to the show. And what happens?"

Lopez said he attributed the cancellation in part to the fact that the show is produced by Warner Bros. Television, and not ABC Television Studios. Using some colorful language that cannot be printed in a family newspaper, Lopez scoffed in particular at another ABC pickup: "Cavemen," about two brothers and one best friend, described as sophisticated cave dudes living in modern-day Atlanta, who will continually find themselves at odds with contemporary society.

"I get kicked out for a...caveman and shows that I out-performed because I’m not owned by [ABC Television Studios]...So a...Chicano can't be on TV but a...caveman can?" Lopez said. "And a Chicano with an audience already? You know when you get in this that shows do not last forever, but this was an important show and to go unceremoniously like this hurts. One hundred seventy people lost their jobs."

For his part, Lopez will be fine. He has an HBO special and a movie coming in the summer, and a deal with Warner Bros. to produce television movies.

"They dealt with us from the bottom of the deck," Lopez said. "Which is hard to take after what was a good run."

** Editor's update: Whoa! Hold your fire, "ATJ" fans!

No sooner did we report the cancellation of the Jim Belushi comedy "According to Jim" that we heard from seemingly everyone who watches the show that we were wrong, wrong, wrong. Well, they may be right, the show might very well be renewed after all. But ABC won't confirm that. We'll keep checking back.

--Maria Elena Fernandez

Comments

[John]

ABC left G. Lopez on a lot longer than he deserved. He's not funny. But always nice to blame it on his race, rather than his performance.

[Average Joe]

So, in this climate of culture where any derogatory comment by a member of one racial/ethnic/religious group about another is condemned to high heaven (oops), how is it that Mr. Lopez' comment that "TV just became really, really white again." goes over.? And, what does he mean anyway . . . like there aren't "white" Latinos? How many Afro-Caribbean, or dark skinned "Indeo" Chicano's did George (not Jorge) have on his show?

Go work on you tan brother.

[Alex]

George Lopez's show ( as well as Jim Belushi's show) were horrible to the point of being unwatchable. It was the kind of show where you wondered if the star was embarrased about what he was willing to do for the paycheck. While TV may have become "whiter" it definitely became more funny simply by the removal of Lopez' tired schtick. He was bad.

[Jim]

What a horrible person George Lopez must be!
This dude has made millions of dollars over the past 5 years with ABC and now he's going out like a cry baby and playing the race card.
An embarrassment to all people and not indicative of honorable Latinos.

[ARMANDO LOZA JR]

IT IS SAD TO SEE THE G-LO SHOW CANCELLED, DUE TO THE FACT THAT IS WAS A SHOW ABOUT A MEXICAN-AMERICAN ON HOW HE STRUGGLED IN LIFE TO BE WHERE HE'S AT, I MYSELF AM A MEXICAN-AMERICAN, ALSO A U.S. ARMY DISABLED VETERAN, WHY IS IT THAT MANY WHITE SHOWS AS BORING AS THEY ARE STILL STAY ON, THE G-LO SHOW HITS MANY HOMES AND I'M SURE MANY VIEWERS NO MATTER WHAT RACE THEY ARE CAN RELATE TO HIM. ITS A SHAME THE SENIORS IN THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY ON SEE WHITE, MAYBE THEY SHOULD WHAT THE MAJORITY COLOR AND RACE ( LATINOS ) DEFENDING THIS GREAT COUNRTY OF OURS IS.

[XF]

George: You've been here before. When your radio show was canceled, you awoke to the bright horizon of your TV show. Put this experience in the rear view mirror, and seek out bigger and better projects. You'll feel better when you can turn around later this year and tell McPherson: Tooma!!

[scott]

If the show is as important as Mr. Lopez suggests, perhaps he should lower his salary, thus reducing the cost of the show and going to another network.
Over the years I have enjoyed many of the episodes, but like all shows they lose their popularity, over time. If his race was such a factor then ABC would not have aired the show in the first place.

[Egon]

I can't wait for the new white sitcom from ABC: Khakis and Mayo! The title alone is funnier than anything Geroge Lopez has done.

[Rick in East L.A.]

I am Mexican-American, and I suspect race had nothing to do with The George Lopez show being canceled - it just wasn't funny anymore and the ratings probably sucked. In the beginning, my family and I would watch the show every week. We were proud that a Chicano had his own show, and we thought the show was funny too. However, after only a few years we found the subject matter had begun to show Mexican-Americans in a negative light (as if we need help doing this) with George's underage daughter shacking up with her boyfriend and all those other demeaning story lines. I mean, I am proud of my culture and the idioms we sometimes use, but I can only take so many "Orales", and "Watchas", and bug-eyed stares from George. We were offended and embarrassed, so we simply stopped watching. George Lopez is still funny and I think he should simply move on.

[Californian Realist]

It's such a crutch to be able to blame your race rather than admit that you are not funny and that people are losing money because of you. EVERYONE IS SO SICK OF THAT!! He is spineless and has no one to blame but himself. By the way, isn't he American?? What a whiney sissy!

[Marlene Christian]

I am glad this silly show was cancelled. The reason I am glad is due to George's stand up routine called "American Mexican" where his vulgarity against the President of the United States hits an all time low. Also in his routine he stands with and justifies all the illegal aliens breaking the law in this great county. The country that provides the opportunities for him to make millions of dollars. He showed his utter disdain for America and all of us who call ourselves Americans - by the way I am part latina and could definitely relate to his stories about growing up but I certainly consider myself only an American and would never have disdain for this country - like most of the people who "love" him.

[Gregg]

Maybe George is miffed that his show has never won an Emmy despite having five years to try.

ABC's "Ugly Betty" which has a latina lead has shown that it can be funny without playing the race card and still win awards in its freshman year.

George: you are No Desi Arnaz. No Freddie Prinze, No Ricardo Montalban or many other latinos who have proven that what you say is not only shallow but racist.

Ugly Bato

[Valerie]

How often do you see white people crying that they're not represented on Spanish Television, Gala or Univision or the many other similar stations...Come on now George, if your show was good it wouldn't have been canceled! George, you already seem like a very small man, don't make yourself smaller.

[Alex]

Whites are not permitted to even speak about race - that is how all the anti-White double-standards are allowed to exist unchallenged.

Let's speak about how Black the NBA is.....

[Cal]

Disgusting racist. If Lopez can only see himself as a mexican or latino he needs to leave the US ASAP. The ONLY reason non-whites have the freedoms and success that they have in the USA is due to the blood, kindness (i say suckerness), compassion, and curiousity of white america.

[LT]

Interesting...was it his race that got him on TV? Face it George, you got 5 years...with a sitcom. Your show was never funny...they gave you 5 yrs of exposure. Geez dude...face it, your show stunk.

[Victor Perez]

Once again the establishment shows its true colors. It is high time for the media to give back to the very people who helped make them successful, Latinos. We want George Lopez back!

[eric]

I thought Latinos were taking over the economy with their growth in population, illegal entry, and bought everything with Spanish written on it? It sounds like George was pedalling his wares to the wrong segment. Should have been in Spanish with English subtitles. Maybe it was just a bad product no matter how you try to spin it?

[Chas]

Maybe folks just don't like what they see on TV? Has nothing to do with color, everything to do with content...

[Lorenzo]

Hey, ARMANDO! This is for you. I am 55 years old and white. My boyhood sports hero was Willie Mays. My favorite tv show was Sanford and Son. My favorite musician was, and is, Louis Armstrong. If you have to see someone on TV represent you, then you have a very limited self-identity. TV is a huge waste of time, and finding comfort in seeing a man with your own skin color isn't all that big a triumph, my man. If you want to observe Hispanic success, do it yourself.

[Craig]

These decisions are based on $$$$. It's all $$$$ - that's why music and television have suffered from a lack of creativity (unproven commodities don't get made, because at the executive level of these studio's it's so cut-throat no one is willing to take a risk). George your show got cancelled because what it costs ABC to produce or buy, doesn't match-up favorably to what it will earn the studio. You are retarded to think otherwise (and the race card, paalleeaaassseee!!!!!!). The Latino population is growing, and as their purchasing power continues to increase, there will be plenty of Latino programming.

[whitey]

Never watched his show, never will. Never thought he was funny. Don't care what color his skin is. Get over yourself and your "race". By far the most racist people I know are not caucasian..........

[rachel soto]

George, you pathetic fooool! I'm a Hispanic, and I DON"T THINK YOUR FUNNY!

[Benoit]

Jorge Lopez is a loser.

[Tim]

George, get over it. The show was bland and the story lines were contrived. Playing race card politics is such a cop out way to show your malcontent for something that didn't go your way. I remember hearing you talking about your years of dreams, struggles and triumphs. And after going through all that, when something gets taken away you pout and blame others for it. Wow seems like that crybaby attitude of yours is beginning to look "really, really white" too.

[Rico]

That show was funny the first season and half, but you can only play on the same Mexican-American stereotypes so many times before it's just not funny anymore - and this show just isn't funny anymore. Shame on George for hiding behind his ethnicity. Try producing a quality product, and the cavemen wouldn't be knocking you off your pedestal.

[Ron]

George come on man why did you have to drop the race card thing.As a white guy I had a lot of respect for you and to play the race just makes me sick.
I've lost a lot of respect for you George.
I watched religiously every week reruns and all and to do this, just STUPID.
I going to miss the show and especially Constance....she is such a babe. Take it back George and suck it up and move on. Don't lower yourself to playing the race card.

[JWH]

"The ONLY reason non-whites have the freedoms and success that they have in the USA is due to the blood, kindness (i say suckerness), compassion, and curiousity of white america."

Wrong. The only reason why whites have the freedoms and success that they have in the USA is due to the blood and sweat from African slaves and the free labor that came along with it for hundreds of years in this country.

http://nogibbons.blogspot.com

[el diablo]

Nice job Jorge, I actually kinda enjoyed small bits of your show, but let's face it television is driven by ratings and money. If you had either, you would still be on. So, instead of moving on, you become a racist. I never hear white folk complaining about it when their show gets cancelled, but in America race is the last refuge of anyone who loves to claim the mantle of the oppressed. Hey, it's easier than being good!

[Sharkey]

Lopez isn't funny. The show was a bomb and the only reason it's been on this long is because AMB wanted to pander to the Hispanic community.

Sorry, GL. You're not funny so please don't blame everyone but yourself.

[Rocky Golds]

Wrong again George. It had nothing to do with your race. Leaving an unfunny "comedian" on the air for five years is the ONLY crime here. And the viewers are your victims. You steal jokes and don’t have any original material. If anyone is being racist it's you.

[Mike]

I don't blame George Lopez for being angry that he was canceled because of a Caveman show. That would aggravate me too. All his whining about TV now being "whiter" is stupid and shows what kind of person he is. Is he saying that white people aren't funny? If he feels that way, he should begin investing his time (and money) into finding funny Hispanic actors and writing quality scripts for them. His show wasn't funny, was one dimensional, and deserved to be canceled. Somebody please bring back a show that was actually funny...Arrested Development!!!!!!!

[michele]

I never watched, its not my kind of tv - George needs to get a Law & Order or CSI show then I will watch him

[Jose]

Show no funny.

[Travis Roste]

Place the race card, George, don't worry that your show was a snoozer. It was about race every episode. People get sick of that. Seinfeld wasn't about being white. Cheers wasn't about being white. That's why they stuck around so long. They were funny. The cosby show wasn't about being black, at least not most of the time. But George Lopez show was about being 'Chicano', all of the time. Boooring!

[James]

The show was just as funy as some of the other garbage ABC aires. They should have given Lopez one more season to close the show on a high note. Latinos are underrepresented on mainstream television and deserve an intelligent show with positive characters and strory lines. Thanks for the laughs George!!

[Joe]

So...who else is tired of people using their ethnicity as an excuse for sucking?

I mean here's a guy that regularly glorifies drunk-driving in his comedy routines and now he's blaming "whitey" for not liking him? No one gives a rip about his life and as much as he thinks so, its not owed to him.

Its your typical "victim mentality" that I think America as whole is sick and tired of.

Its cry-babies like George that will make producers think twice before getting involved with minorities and I can't say that I blame them....No one likes stepping in a pile of crap.

[Everett W.]

I respect George Lopez's talent but honestly, his sitcom had become a shadow of its former self. It was time.

[Guillermo]

I read the article and some of the comments and I was a little confused. Either the people who left comments can't read or failed reading comprehension.

So, for the benefit of those who can't read this is what I read:

Lopez said he attributed the cancellation in part to the fact that the show is produced by Warner Bros. Television, and not ABC Television Studios.

Lopez did make the following comment,"TV just became really, really white again."

I wouldn't characterize the comment as racist, but it certainly isn't PC. Although, some may argue he gets points for being honest (a point not uncommonly made by right-wing bloggers and radio personalities). You know the frequently heard refrain, "it's not racist if it's factually correct."

Generally, I agree with the assessment of most bloggers on here that GL Show was cancelled due to poor writing (the show just wasn't funny). The same can be said of the James Belushi show.

I find it interesting that there seems to be this rush to attack Mr. Lopez and make his comments out to be more than they were. I guess in light of the Imus controversy it should be no surprise. There is a distinction between the 2 comments as I see it. First, Imus made a disparaging remark about the Rutgers b-ball team. Mr. Lopez' remark was, "TV just became really, really white again,"

Now I assume he meant this wasn't a desirable outcome, although it's possible he was just describing the situation (although not likely). It is not disparaging, by any stretch of the imagination, to say to white people that TV just became really really white again (even if it's not an outcome you think is desirable). On the other hand, I can't conceive of any situation where calling a black woman a nappy headed ho would not be offensive.

In any case, I think I made my point. Sorry for being so long-winded.

[JRS]

I liked George Lopez a lot until that white comment came out of his mouth. Blaming your personal failures/challenges on your race is insulting to everyone. Grow up and stop blaming whites for your predicaments. Also, white is not a race; Caucasian is. How come we don't call you Browns? Stop the madness; we're Americans first. Get over it!

[paul thomas]

It isn't about race. It is about money. It is called business. Businesses are in business to make money. Lopez was probably on too long, and putting him up against American Idol... well, he had no chance against that. Sad to see him go, but it isn't about race.

[American in Califorina]

I thought George Lopez was funny at first but it was the same thing after a while . I quit watching his show and supporting his sponsors after he signed off of his show with the racial taunt toward Americans of Viva La Raza.

[Joe]

First of all, George has a point--the representation of Latinos/Chicanos in mainstream Hollywood is virtually non-existent and leading roles...well.... So, when he said that "TV just got a lot whiter," he was right not racist. Now, whether his show was canceled for that reason is a different matter altogether. I agree that many of the characterizations of Latinos on his show were also problematic (i.e. his daughter's shacking up, etc.) but that does not negate the reality of such issues. Second of all, race is still an issue in the United States. It wasn't too long ago that African-Americans were required to pay or take literacy tests to vote, and lets not forget, African-Americans currently make up a whopping 2% of the entire Ucla student body (including the athletes!). It's just that "Anglos" and "patriotic Americans" refuse to deal with the U.S.'s DARK secret--that this country has a long history of racism, classism and gender inequality (see: Native Am. History). No! This country and its founders could never do that! God forbid! Perhaps George Lopez is a symbolic reminder of that history and that's why many of the bloggers on this site hold such disregard for him. Oh yeah...almost forgot...there are more Anglos getting free lunch and free health care in this country than Latinos; George Lopez is a Chicano (which by definition means he was born in the U.S. and he celebrates his "Indigenous/dark" heritage) and dissent is not un-American! Just my humble opinion.

[Do not diss the President]

I could not say it any better than this person did...

I am glad this silly show was cancelled. The reason I am glad is due to George's stand up routine called "American Mexican" where his vulgarity against the President of the United States hits an all time low. Also in his routine he stands with and justifies all the illegal aliens breaking the law in this great county. The country that provides the opportunities for him to make millions of dollars. He showed his utter disdain for America and all of us who call ourselves Americans

[Alex]

If George isn't that funny, I guess he is conning a lot of folks. He holds the attendance record at the Universal Amphitheatre. Think of all the bands and entertainers that have performed at the Universal and he topped them all. I look forward to seeing George continue to break barriers and kick much butt in the future.

"Lopez’s current CD “Team Leader” was nominated for a 2004 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. His autobiography “Why You Crying?” was released the same year and immediately entered in the New York Times Bestsellers top twenty. He has performed stand-up for the President at the historic Ford Theatre in Washington, DC and set an attendance record at Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles with seven consecutive sold-out performances."

[Marc]

If Lopez got the ratings he would be on television … bottom line.

With 5 years on television Lopez might show a certain amount of gratitude and grace… but no he has got to blame it on his race and make racist comments about other races.

American’s are no longer listening to this kind of thing.

[Pancho Villa III]

The show sucked! Adios amigo!

[Fortis]

first De La Hoya loses his fight, now G-Lo loses his show. It's a conspiracy!!!

[AsianPursuasion]

I can't stand this race-blaming victim mentality. Grow up George. I use to like your show. You've discredited yourself and future Chicano show biz wanabes. I am Asian American and am tired of hearing other races blame the white race. I never see any Asian "role model" on TV or elsewhere yet can someone explain why Asian students do so well in school and why Asains as a group do so much better than the other races? I guess that' they key - we think TV and blaming others is a waste of life.

[Ubiquitous]

What's the hispanic version of "sour grapes"?

[monii]

Race has nothing to do with it.....the show was over acted and not funny.

[f.s.]

besides the hot wife and daughter, there really was no reason to watch the incredible tedious crap that was the george lopez show. george should be grateful that that he got paid for the 5 years of garbage that he did put out. i don't think by his show’s predictable demise t.v. got 'whiter' (although it is interesting that he classifies cave men as 'white'), just a little less preachy.

[Sri]

I admire George Lopez for who he is and what his show did to the rest of us non-Latinos -- opened up their culture a little bit more in the modern Americana context. However, I am sad, angry and frankly, frustrated, that he has used the race card to express his disappointment. One of the challenges for ethnic minorities is to see beyond the spectrum of race in each and every transaction of life. Will the same George Lopez have gotten his show in the first place, if he wasn't Latino? He should be grateful to the network for giving him this opportunity. Things don't work out in the crazy world of network television. George should know this by now and not, instead, resort to cheap and tawdry race based remarks. I expected more class from him. He will bounce back and so will, other Latino artistes. We must celebrate the tenure of his wonderful show and see all the positive upshots and not resort to race based mud slinging. Enough!

[jim]

I never even knew he had a show on TV. Who is this guy? really

[Brandon Dise]

Isnt what makes good comedians/great comedy writing the ability to step back, take an honest look at yourself and others, and have a good laugh at our ONE OF A KIND similarities as HUMANS?? I've wriiten an original TV sitcom that makes fun of EVERYONE under the sun. Remember JOKES? Black, Red, White, Yellow ALL start to seem really GRAY and SICKLY when they allow something as superficial as "race" to dictate their lives. When aliens come to invade Earth do you think they will pick out whites or blacks to exterminate? Or maybe just see a bunch of PEOPLE running around like idiots... Pity the comedians who have forgotten to laugh at themselves first and foremost

[Greg]

George Lopez' show did not look funny at all. As previous commenters have said, he's lucky he was on for five years.
I do have a prediction: Carlos Mencia will be the next to get the axe. Some comedians are just better doing standup. The only comedian I thought had a really good show was Dave Chappelle, even though it wasn't a sitcom. Plus he can actually act. Clankity clank son!

[ARMANDO LOZA JR]

HEY, LORENZO I AM PROUD OF MY SUCCESS, IT JUST GETS OLD, I AM ENGAGED TO A BLAK WOMAN, AND MY BEST FRIEND IS WHITE, SO IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE A RACIAL INTENTION, BUT I JUST GETS TIRING TO HEAR THAT WE (MEXICANS) ARE THE CAUSE FOR ANY PROBLEMS THAT OCCUR, BELIEVE IT JUST GETS OLD.

[JWH]

"Do not diss the President"

That's laughable. George W. Bush is a clown and the large majority of America and the world understands this. He'll go down as the worst one to ever step foot in the White House. Only fools support Bush at this point. :-)

http://nogibbons.blogspot.com

[steve]

Perhaps if the man was FUNNY his show might have garnered more ratings. His show isn't funny, his act isn't funny, his acting is awful. It seems his sole qualification for getting a sitcom was that they needed another minority on the air to meet their policitally mandated, social engineering quota.

[juan bautista virata]

Why is it that George Lopez plays the race card? Is he spending too much time marching with the protestors in L.A.? His show got cancelled because it was terrible. I watched it a few times and his lines were always contrived. Comedy doesn't work that way. I do like Ugly Betty, so there are plenty of chicanas on ABC TV.

[Ginger Urp]

Glad to see this guy getting knocked off his high horse. Americans don't want to see this racist jerk on the airwaves anymore. And why is he being called the first latino? The earlier poster was right, George is no Desi Arnez or Freddie Prinze.

[JWH]

Alex,

The Lopez haters on this blog aren't fooling anybody. They hate him simply for the fact that he's Mexican. They should just come out and say it?:-)

http://nogibbons.blogspot.com

[Louis Skolnick]

Show Tracher >>> George Lopez, the first Latino to lead a television series successfully, isn't laughing. "TV just became really, really white again," he said.

Cisco Kid >>> Oh Poncho, tell Desi Arnez, Freddie Prinze, Erik Estrada, Anthony Quinn, Jimmy Smits, Bill Dana, and everyone in the West Wing and on Fantasy Island that the first Hispanic to lead a TV show was Geroge Lopez.

[Dan]

Hey I'm an American of European decent and I found the George Lopez show very funny. I'm sorry he thinks race played a part in it's cancellation because it wasn't the cause of my watching it.
Working on a show for five years people become close and I'm sure he's hurt that his "family" has been broken up. I imagine the hurt is causing the harsh words than anything else. When people are angry they tend to say the most hurtful thing they possibly can. This whole last year has been littered with celebrities doing just that.

[Greg]

I guess it's easier to blame non-existant racism than to face the fact that the writing and directing on the show really sucked. I've seen better stuff on reruns of shows from the 1970s, and sorry George, your show was pretty lame. I think I had a total of three laughs on the four episodes I tried.

[Hannibal]

Regardless of whether the show was canceled due to economics or because Lopez belongs to a particular culture does not warrant the draconian and racist remarks left via this medium.

It is very to easy to purge hateful and vilifying remarks when nobody knows who you are, what you look like, and where you can be located.

Perhaps that is why the KU KLUX KLAN and its members switched from wearing sheets and hoods to now posting hateful and poisonous rhetoric via the internet.

His show was canceled, MOVE on….Get a life Mr. Lopez. And all YOU white supremacists should get back to your Klan rallies and methamphetamine binges.

[Round Rock, TX]

Perhaps Mr. George Lopez should try to get a gig on Telemundo: A Mexican station for Spanish speakers. You don't hear the whites crying racism because there's no "white" shows on that network.

[Jeanie]

Are cavemen white?

[Roland Preston]

I personally enjoyed the George Lopez show and I am sorry to see it go. It's also very disturbing to me to see how vile and hateful the majority of the comments are. I hope that this is not indicative of how real americans feel towards minorities or latinos. His comment of television becoming whiter deals with the fact that their are very few programs on tv that offer a hispanic perspective. I hope that his show gets picked up by another network.

[steve]

If there was a show with a talented cave-midget-transgender-puppet, people would watch it!!! Remove the talent and it will be cancelled too. It has less to do with representation and more about simply being entertaining! Bugs Bunny is still funny, and I am not a white-wabbit!

[Johnny Robbins]

Lopez is a RACIST, pure and simple. His hatred of whites is disgusting. He should be banned from ever working again.

[Michael]

It's a total shame that George Lopez is playing the race card. This is about business and NOT about race. If it were, he wouldnt have stayed on the air for 5yrs. I watched his TV show a few times and didnt think it was funny at all. I am Mexican-American and am embarassed by his comments

[Stu Hirschfield]

5 years on his own show...and he pulls out the race card?? Yes,us "whities" are sick of it....now in sick of him too.

[charliesmagicDotcom]

Never watched it.
Did I miss anything?

[Bat Guano]

I used to watch George Lopez open up for other comedians at the Brea Improv 10 years ago. Way before anyone knew why he was crying...back when he used to have truly original material. The problem I saw back then was that the material was so focused on quirky Mexican traits, that only Mexican's would think his act was hilarious. Then he hit it big. He was everywhere; on billboards, at golf invitationals, and then on his own sitcom. I really hate to say this, but The George Lopez Show was one of the worst shows on TV. It was unwatchable. To call it drivel would be a sincere compliment. Face it, George: Your show just wasn't funny at all. The bottom line is this: mainstream America will never love you as much as Jerry Seinfeld because they just don't understand what is so funny about having your bathroom drywalled for "a 12 pack." Or why your Grandma thinks you're too good because you want to drive in a separate car, instead of packing 14 people in a Pinto station wagon. Man up, George. Why you crying?

[ddub]

Business is business, George. Next time, try being funny.

[Roninacreage]

The show was lame. I tried to watch it a few times and it didn't click with me. Ever notice how someone or some company is racist when they fire a minority, but they weren't racist when they hired him? That race card crap really ticks me off. After hearing his race card remarks, i'm glad he's gone, and now I will not see his movies or anything else he's involved with. Good riddance! to the race baiter.

[Randomosity]

I watched it in the beginning, but soon it degenerated into nothing but a contest between his TV mom and him as to who could outdo each other in the insult department.
He plays the race card a lot, so I can't help but wonder if he's insinuating that latino families are like this.
As for "ATJ", that show was bilge- just playing on male stereotypes. I think ABC did us a favor.

[Sue]

Frankly, I never thought he was ever funny. And I mean EVER. His routines were predictable and always went for the knee-jerk reaction from his audiences. His blaming "white America" on his show's cancellation just shows how juvenille he truly is. In my experience, people generally don't care if you're white, red, black, purple, yellow, green or plaid - what' matters is are you talented and/or funny? He is not.

I'd rather watch the Geico Cavemen - or even the Aaflac Duck - over him.

[Peter]

Sorry, but the show just wasn't funny anymore. You lost your audience which was probably mostly latino. Lots of latino, black and white people get fired every day. Crap happens.

Wish you good luck in the future.

[velvel18]

yawn. most of commercial teevee is tedious tedious tedious. pbs is gutless gutless gutless (i.e., the nonshowing of Islam versus Islam shows this). and cable is either interesting or puerile but generally has something to see (maybe). but i do recall that this is supposed to be a money-making biz

[American in Califorina]

Dear" Hanibal" with the glass mandible. Your comment reads like the kind of person that is afraid to take a stand. So you attack all sides and then slither in to whatever position takes popular root, regardless of right or wrong. George Lopez and HIS RACEIST remark is the news. The comments are a reflection of the pretty much across the board unacceptance of GEORGE LOPEZ'S RACEIST REMARK.

[Jojoba]

I think we finally figured out the pecking order out here in LA. It goes Cavemen THEN Latinos.

[Santiago Ocampo]

I could painfully tolerate the LAPD violence at Macarthur Park but this is the straw that broke the camel's back.

[natalee]

It could quite possibly be because I, myself, am Mexican but George Lopez created community among Hispanic people through television. Honestly, I can't think of any other television show that directly portrays the traditional Hispanic/Chicano family. It's terrible that his show has been cancelled. Now the only way we see Hispanics portrayed on sitcoms is when they are mentioned in a laughing manner.

But I guess there's Ugly Betty and Mexican soap operas (which, by the way, are better than any American soap opera).

[Pam]

Actually had he not been hispanic the show would have been removed 5 years ago. It just wasn't very good. I wish him well.

[carlacalifornia]

Regardless of whether the show was canceled due to economics or because Lopez belongs to a particular culture does not warrant the draconian and racist remarks left via this medium.
His show was canceled, MOVE on….Get a life Mr. Lopez. And all YOU white supremacists should get back to your Klan rallies and methamphetamine binges.

Posted by: Hannibal

Mr Hannibal - you sure are the most 'draconian' and 'racist ' I have seen on here- get a grip

[spastic jack]

I used to watch the show, untill he made it a point to berate my country, you know the one that he made millions of dollars in.
Once his true colors began to show, the general population tuned out.
Which proves another point.
1:Most Americans (of every race) are proud of their country, and dont like or support anybody who feels the need to put it down.
2: There arent enough anti American illegals to support him, or any other organization that uses their race against this country.

[Ms. Sanchez]

George Lopez isn't Chicano or Mexican-American. Years ago on a talk show I heard him say he was Guatemalan. So we should respect that.

[Jose Garcia]

George tried to be Latino by doing stereotypical images of Latinos (such as his daughter's affair), but he wasn't very funny or entertaining. All shows end because they stop getting the ratings or making money. People move on...but George feels he deserves a show even if it's not very hilarious.

[Hen]

Okay, were we all reading the same thing. Were on here did he say or insinuate that race was the reason his show was cancelled. He said that TV just got a whiter again, it is. He pointed out that his show got better ratings than some other shows that were renewed, it did. Nowhere did he say race played a part in his cancellation. All this jibberish some of these people posting about most African Americans always blaming whitey is just stupid and a lie. Yes, some do but no more than white's do. Just come to the south. Then another comment by AsianPursuasion took another cheap shot at other minorities but what she failed to do was a history lesson on the level and quality of education received in minority-majority neighborhoods or the fact that many Asian-Americans receive grants and tax benefits for starting their businesses or the fact that a substantial number of their kids are not in the substandard failing schools. Ms Pursuasion, do you think that you can change overnight something that was built in the system for over a 100 years. It takes time and African-Americans are seeing gains in test scores and admissions into college. Another idiot said that Mexican-Americans would not have anything if it was not for whites fighting and dying in wars. You idiot, blacks also fought in the wars back then when they were considered second class citizens and many mexicans are fighting now in wars protecting our so-called freedom who do not receive their citizenship until they come back in a coffin. Then more jibberish about him insulting the president. The president is a man just like anyone else and seeing that many of his mistakes and short comings have cost thousands of people their lives, he should be insulted to the fullest. As I see it, most of you people have a comment but not a clue.

[caveman]

I for one am getting pretty tired of all the racist comments about cavemen. Why isn't anyone standing up for us? If you think mexicans or africans or whites are getting a bad deal, look at how cavemen are treated by the media. Where are the role models for our cave children? You'd think we didn't exist. Who would believe that life would be like this in the twenty-first century?

[A.J.]

If George wants another season to finish his story he should see if Ms. Bullock is willing to shop the show around and try another network and maybe take a pay cut if the money doesn't work. Isn't it better in hollywood to work for a little less than to not work at all? I would think that George would be fairly happy with a five year run on prime time t.v., most sitcom ideas don't even make the light of day. I, for one, don't give a rat's rear end what color or race the person is that is doing the sitcom, I just care if its funny.

[federalistcapers]

i have tried to watch lopez's show and belushi's as well...well,...the set was on and i would look at it...anywho,..in all these years, not once have i even cracked a smile or giggled at anything on either one of these shows..they and many shows like them ARE why television is losing its audience at a break-neck pace.

[stu guzzone]

TV just got better...

[unclesmrgol]

The guy had 5 years. That's pretty good for any show -- most shows last 3 years tops, and the ones that have lasted 5 or more can be counted on your fingers and toes.

So, George is in the company of "I Love Lucy", "Cheers", "Hogan's Heroes", "Seinfeld", "Sanford and Son", "All in the Family", "The Cosby Show", "WKRP", "I dream of Jeannie", and "Get Smart", and his show certainly beats the far better and funnier "Munsters", "McHale's Navy", "The Addams' Family", "Mr. Ed", "My Favorite Martian", and "F Troop".

George should congratulate himself on having dodged the bullet far longer than most, not play the race card, and sit down and watch a few episodes of "Ugly Betty" to see how funny "Hispanic" humor can be.

[JOE]

i'm mexican and i never have liked the man's stuff. i never thought he was funny and never understood how he got so huge. paul rodriguez is much funnier to me than g-lo ever was.

[Matt]

Yes, television is racist...that's why your numbers against American Idol were so dismal...all of us whities are too busy putting 3 black girls into the remaining top 4.
Wow, does the race card ever not get played by losers? Note to self: your show sucked and PC probably kept it on 4.5 years longer than it should have been.

[Bobc]

From what I understand, his comedy stage routines, were pretty foul mouthed and racist!

He'll cry the race card every chance he gets, even as he jumps in his expensive car on the way to the bank!

And he complains about 150 people losing their jobs? What about over 3 million who have lost their jobs to outsourcing, or new Visa workers, and yes even his beloved illegal aliens that have taken American construction jobs??

[Priscilla Miramontes]

George, your show was cancelled because the viewers were tuning out. It has nothing to do with being a chicano. I am latino and I never refer to myself in any situation as such because it is using the race card. Move on

[JR.]

IF YOU NEVER LIKED THE SHOW OR HIM, JUST SHUT UP AND LET GO, THE MORE YOU TALK ABOUT IT, THE MORE IT DRAGS ON. IT OVER.

[Ben Barbosa]

I enjoyed the show and still TiVo it. Lopez is funny and has touched on many important social issues that families face. The one main problem I had with it was how the granmother was portrayed. I have NEVER met a Latino mother or grandma that was selfish, a liar, and slept around.

They were always wonderful and giving women who cared very much about honor and integrity. They placed their children and husbands first and were always willing to sacrafice when necessary. This important issue concerned me with the message it sent to the non Latino audience.

[mark]

Mr. Lopez sold out shows in LA. Quite a feat, considering the demography.

[dovid]

Geroge should have seen this coming, he must have! His show took a downward spiral over the last season. They 'jumped the shark' when they replaced the character 'Carmen' with another girl of similar age and looks, using a silly and contrived situation to do it. Then this season that new girl just vanished into thin air.
They should have focused on the running characters, instead they added the girl, the father-in-law (and his tired schtick) and such is the way with all mediocre sitcoms.
George and most of the cast were pretty good, the writing staff failed to develop any of the characters including George's. He was poorly served by the writer's room, as were the others. Sometimes I actually felt sorry for the kid playing Max, although this season they did start to treat him like a human-had they followed that tack earlier and with all of the characters they could have had a good thing going.
And first?!?!? No, meng, Chico was born in the barrio, spent most of his time out on the streets....Freddie Prinze was years before. Jose Feliciano sang the theme song. Looking good!

[J.G.Q.]

It’s sad to hear the show got cancelled because his was the only show on TV to have a latino actor in the lead role (outside latino networks). Whether people like it or not latinos are becoming a integral part of this country, just like every other race that has migrated here. His show not only broke barrios but portrayed latinos in a realistic light, not stereotypical roles. George, should be happy he was given that opportunity and move on to his next project.

[matt]

That is so racist...I for one call for lopez to be fired....Oh wait he was...

[Trish]

That family was so abusive to each other, I had to finally stop watching. It had a good run, suprisingly.

[Cheryl]

I'm sick of minorities always playing the race card whenever things don't go their way. I've been fired. Unfair things have happened to me. I don't believe there is some huge conspiracy top keep me down because of my race. Yes, there are individual racists in this country. There are racists in every country and among all the races. But there is no institutionalized racism in the United States. Minorities do awfully well here. We see it all around us everyday. Your show was canceled because it wasn't making money. Just like any show full of white people would be under the same circumstances. You're being treated fairly instead of being treated special. What a concept.

[Gina]

When and how said that GLO represents Latinos?
It's shame for us to even think that he is one of us.
He is playing race thing just to monetary benefit from it
He is not talented, and horrible person. It's not about race. He got his chance and what did he do with it? Made a bigger list of haters.
They say that you eat what you cook, and so is he. Now feel the hate George. How does it feel to push and insult people around? Stop playing the race card because is not going to work ever again.

[Aztlan]

TV just got a little "better" by canning this terrible show, George your show was not funny in the least. I would rather watch a 30 second GEICO caveman commercial over and over than George's train wreck of a show. the Big question is how did this stay on the air as long as it did?

Seinfeld is still funny to this day.
In ten years who will remember the George Lopez show?
George Lopez thats who, no one else.

Mexican-Americans like comedies...
But not George Lopez' , cause its not funny and it suuu-ccks!

[richardc]

Okay, I am a minority but Lopez your show stunk. Really, you were not funny your show was not funny, Ray Romano, now his show was funny and he isn't even white. I think part of the reason you're not funny is that you insult other ethnic groups to be funny and that is not funny.

[Cognoscenti]

Grow up Jorge. Your show was cancelled because you suck and your comedy was old two years ago. As someone pointed out above, you're certainly no Arnez or Prinze, and certainly no Montalban.

[Sheryl]

Oh, who CARES what 'color' Lopez thinks he is? I didn't care when I watched the show (while it was funny) and I didn't care when I quit watching (because it wasn't funny; it was just bitter.)

Even when the show was funny, it's not like the show was a consistent Top 10 performer. It was ALWAYS a marginal success That's why ABC kept moving it around--they were TRYING to find a spot where it would click. And the reason Warner Bros owns the show is that Warner's is where Sandra Bullock had her deal.

Would he rather have had his show on the WB? or the CW? or whatever the heck it's called now? I mean...It would have been out of there in a year!

Be grateful for the blessings you've had, pal, instead of all this wailing and gnashing of teeth!

[TKC]

Well, he's got a point. TV did just get really white again. Except, of course, for lead characters in "Ugly Betty", "Grey's Anatomy", "Heroes", "Law & Order", "Desperate Housewives", "Scrubs", "Everybody Hates Chris", CBS's forthcoming Jimmy Smits show "Cane", Fox's upcoming Anthony Anderson show "K-Ville", ABC's new Gabrielle Union show "Footballers' Wives" and their Oprah Winfrey reality show, and (presumably) the next seasons of "The Amazing Race", "American Idol", "The Apprentice" et.al. Oh, and the supporting casts of "Lost", "Law & Order", "The Office", "24", the various "Law and Order"s and "CSI"s, "House", "30 Rock"....

[Mike K]

Any way you slice it, those "huge head" flashbacks were always hilarious, if just for the visuals. Novice producer Sandra Bullock has nothing to be ashamed of, and has other jobs to pay her bills if hubby Jesse's ever short on cash.

[Not Everyone Was Fired]

I think George Lopez will be happy to note that Constance Marie will retain her job, and be cast as the Caveman's wife. It shouldn't be a stretch from playing Lopez's wife for 5 years! Now, that is comedy :)

[CM]

TV has always been white and that will never change. Yes, occassionally they put on some shows which features one or more ethnic groups as the focus but rarely do they last long regardless of performance. He did better than shows that go renewed - if its not race what is it? studio rights? he's not funny? There are a lot of shows that aren't funny but marketed as comedy series - so that's not it. The same thing happen to My Wife & kids - it's nothing new. TV is white, the people who control the industry is white and even company supposedly marketed to ethnic groups are owned by white people. It's not a racist statement, it's reality.

[Keep It Respectable]

I'm Caribbean-American (btw Average Joe: "Afro-Caribbean"? Where'd you hear that?)
It seems to me like a lot of people are using Lopez's undeniably rasict words to spout off some of their own. When you make rasict comments on this board, you're proving that you are no better than the person you're attacking. Please, post your opinions but there's no need to degrade yourselves by stooping to a racist level, nomatter who "did it first".

[matt]

George Lopez is notorius for stealing jokes and generally has never done anything funny. As a comedian his is missing a key ingredient and that ingredient is comedy. It's about time.

[gnorville]

Heard Trump lost his show, too. I s'pose TV just became really, really poor again.

[redfish]

I think one of the reasons shows like Knights of Prosperity are being renewed and not Lopez's show besides lower ratings, is that the executives see more promise in them. Lopez's show is just another unfunny sitcom thats justified by someones ethnicity like those that have come and gone, like Margaret Cho. Margaret Cho's show wasn't canceled because of her ethnicity either. Knights of Prosperity is at least something the executives may thing is a little more interesting and promising for them, whether its good enough or not. I think its a combination of the executives judgment and the ratings.. but I don't think their judgment is based on bigotry, like Lopez implies.

[Greg]

Oh stop crying and take your final paycheck to the bank. Consider yourself blessed to have made the money you made on a mediodre show that lasted as many years as it did. No doubt you will continue to make money off the reruns. More than can be said for the white viewers who kept you on the air as long as they have. Someone above said they found "community" through television. I do not try to validate my existence through television. Try finding it in real people in your community and family.
Its tme we found community in ALL our neighbors and stop segregating ourselves into racial groups. And by the way George you werent the first Latino to lead a successful series. I believe Desi Arnaz accomplished that some fifty odd years ago.

[Randy]

His show sucked, it got canceled, cry me a freakin' river. Trump got canceled to I believe but you don't see him running around accusing everyone of racism. Now not only do I think Lopez is not funny, but I don't like him at all and his race mongering crap.

[No One Special]

GL has always used his race to get some where. Yes, I agree you can use what you can for your advantage BUT come on now!!!!! He got mostly everything he wanted as a latino. STOP CRYING NOW GEORGE! You sound like the people you complain about.

[Lamont Cranston]

George Lopez had a TV show?!?!??!

[Mike]

It was an act of charity to give him 5 years and syndication. What kind of humorist goes off on a racist tangent when it's time for his show to move on? Not a funny one, for sure. Didn't Ellen DeGeneres pull the same stunt when her show was cancelled for not being funny?

Mencia is way funnier, funnier to all people not just people who identify with a certain ethnicity.

[JJ Hart]

The show was dreadful. I'd rather watch a bunch of cavemen...or a burrito fester and rot under the LA sun.

You were never funny George. Now, just shut up and prepare for a D-List life. Maybe Match Game will come back on the air and you'll actually have somewhere to go each morning.

[Scout]

The few times I watched the show, I came away with the opinion that he was a "Stepin Fetchit" kind of character, you know bug eyed, shuffling, the Chicano equivalent of yassshuh...noshuh! If he had any creative control, I would have hoped that he did not want to have it as I just described.

[Steve]

Yea! Blame it on the Man! It's all Whitey's fault... don't think even for a minute that your show sucked!

[Joe Smo]

Good riddance!

That had to be the worst show ever! And to now use the racist card is pathetic!

-J

[Rob]

I really enjoyed your show. Very sorry to find out that you are a RACIST.

[J O R G E]

George, you said it buddy, you were dropped because you're not owned by ABC.....and I'm sure because you're show sucked, too.

When are we going to stop the finger-pointing?

[Jim]

Sitcom WRITERS lose their edge WAY before they realize it themselves, or the producers do. It's the chemistry between actors that winds up carrying a show through to a long, successful life. Cowboy up George, and ride off into the sunset.

[Steven Segal]

Finally...that show was absolutely awful. The entire show was basically "hahaha I'm mexican hahaha". I find it hilarious that he blames it on race when he obviously can't come to grips with the fact that he is not funny in the least. Good riddance.

[Chris]

Another day, another race card being played...so what's new? This guy is given a shot by ABC, makes millions of dollars, is on the air longer than other, MUCH better shows, and he has the gall to whine when they FINALLY pull the plug? I am sick of this garbage...George, get a grip. YOUR SHOW SUCKED!!!!! It shouldn't have been on for as long as it was. It wasn't funny...it was the typical, formulaic dreck that had the novelty of a Latino in the lead role. But this silly show isn't the story...it's the fact that the race card continues to be played by those who have benefited and profited from being in this country and taking advantage of the opportunities presented by us horrible white Americans.

[Bill]

I guess George hasn't seen Heroes

[john v]

That is a shame. His show was really funny. I hadn't seen it in a while because hey
my in recovery ex girlfriend brokie my tv and my gambling aint been workin out so i couldn't replace and all but someone else should pick that show up, the few times i saw it it was very funny.

[Rick]

Sounds like the majority on here agree that Lopez is a horrible "comedian." I saw a comedy special where he demonstrated his racist views mixed with bathroom humor to a nervous audience. His disdain for white people is becoming for a person who has taken every opportunity from TV despite as he says, things turning "white again." He is just not funny but patently offensive. He, like many minorities, gets a pass to promote bigotry under the guise of "culture" where he and his ilk will remain Chicano or Mexican or whatever rather than American. Sound familiar? Don't let the door hit you in the a** on the way out Georgie.

[LJ]

fisrt off its always the white mans fault. his show has ran for as long as it did and he should be happy with the time he had. but for real people we just need to get over the fact that "whites" are not out to get the minorites. we have gotten over that many, many years ago. is it about time everyone did? well with the final note, people just get over yourselves and understand that the whites are not always to blame. and lopez take it easy with the hair gell

this is the world today

[Louis Skolnick]

Cognoscenti >>> Grow up Jorge. Your show was cancelled because you suck and your comedy was old two years ago. As someone pointed out above, you're certainly no Arnez or Prinze, and certainly no Montalban.

Greg >>> And by the way George you werent the first Latino to lead a successful series. I believe Desi Arnaz accomplished that some fifty odd years ago.

Skolnick says >>> My earlier post was a criticism of the TV reporter who does not know her TV. The claim that Lopez was the first Hispanic to lead a successful TV series is bogus. Yes, Arnez led, produced, and owned the studio, but a year earlier Duncan Renaldo debuted in the TV version of the Cisco Kid. Since Lucy and Cisco lasted longer than Lopez, I'd say they were also successful. Whatever failings Lopez has, there is no excuse for an alleged TV reporter named Maria Elena Fernandez to fail to recognize all the previous shows led by Hispanics. Even if you skip the entire 20th Century, how in blue blazes did she miss the West Wing (which has been off the air for only a year)?

[yours truly, johnny dollar]

George (Jorge): If what you say is true; tell me, where I might find an Anglo on
Channel 22, 34, 46, 52, 54, 62. You have just been floored by what goes around comes around.
Now, we have to get your name off of The Bob Hope Desert Classic. What pandering that was in the first place. What do you have on what desert golf
official? Maybe the same "happening" that got Snoop Dog on the same Chrysler
television spot with Lee I.

[Aaron]

Yeah, thats typical of Lopez and most liberals. Its all about race. How come when white people get fired they cant claim it was because they were white? I wonder if it could have something to do with the fact that he alienated more than half of his audience with his left wingnut, whacked out political rants? And the fact that he supports an invasion of this country by a bunch of criminal aliens.

[Martha]

Notice how it's everyones fault but his. Amazing. A world of lessons to be learned here. Accept responsibility, stop whining, leave with grace and dignity,...couple of big ones...don't bite the hand that feeds you...don't burn your bridges. For gosh sake get off the race card. It's wearing thin.

[yours truly, johnny dollar]

Jorge, call up Michael Richards on your speed-dial; he'll buy you dinner; and you too can cry in your Corona.

[Clean 1]

George, you're the victim here man. I'm with you my Hispanic brother. I'd like to send you some money to relieve my guilt for being white.

[Dano]

Another case of " It must be racism " It's getting really old , but it still works .

[Rush baby]

"The Lopez haters on this blog aren't fooling anybody. They hate him simply for the fact that he's Mexican. They should just come out and say it?:-)"

You sir, are one foolish individual. Oh and the little smiley face at the end is funny, what, are you satisfied to appear sympathetic to minorities by pointing out, with absolutely no evidence whatsoever, that people (evil conservative whites of course) hate George Lopez? They just hate em, oh boy do they ever, simply because he is Mexican. Wow. Your delusion is off the charts. Try thinking about it from another perspective. Perhaps they don't hate George Lopez at all, or Mexicans, or any minority group. Maybe it's the fact that individuals and groups such as these have often placed blame on today's white population for any and all of their troubles in life, a white population that in modern times has done nothing but accept minorities and even allow them special privileges for past events which they had nothing to do with.

[John]

The show wasn't that funny anyway, and now we really know how George feels and thinks. Americans don't like cry babies, or people who blame their problems on everyone else, oh, I"m sorry, it's the white guys fault again. If white means better than you're right, TV just got really really white again. Sit down and shut-up George!

[RAY]

Never understood the point of the show, wasn't a funny show, wasn't a funny George Lopez either. This show was SIMPLY JUST NOT FUNNY. Was on about 4-4.5 seasons too long.

[Vet V]

I can't believe ABC would cancel such an awesome show. Finally, I find a show that appeals to me and your taking it off the air. George is right. At the very least, give the show a chance for one last season of good-byes. What's the matter ABC, only like your Latino performers shown as thugs and gang-bangers? What's next, Ugly Betty? Oh no, wait, they have gringos on that show. This is a great FAMILY show and your taking it away is just shamefull. I love what George Lopez has done for changing the view point of what being a Latino means. So to the cast & crew of the GL show, thank you for potraying such wonderful characters. I will truly miss you!!!

[Carlos]

I guess people don't know how to read....

Television DID just get "whiter" because one of the few shoes about, and by people of color just got cancelled, right? I mean, we can all agree that this is a fact, right?

Do you agree with the joke? Up to you, I don't care.

Now, when he really talks about the issue, he fully understands, or at least talks about the fact that not having been an ABC owned show (most likely making it more expensive to renew because of it, if you geniuses could put one and one together). He doesn't imply anything about race. He affirms what is true, that there will be less people of color on television, albeit in a flip, debatably comedic response, then gives his opinion on why he was in fact cancelled. If you confuse the two, then YOU are choosing the "race card" or deciding that race is an issue. That is on YOU.

Now that we have out of the way, I can see only a couple of reasons to be upset:

1) You like the show and are upset it got cancelled

2) You don't appreciate the joke

Now, if YOU ARE A RACIST IDIOT, then you got your opportunity to spew your venom on an anonymous, faceless forum where you don't have to face the repercussions for your idiocy and hate.

Congratulations (let me explain to you idiots, that the "congratulations" here, are purely sarcastic)

Furthermore, for you RACIST, HATEFUL IDIOTS, sarcasm means.....ah forget it

[FatMan]

I am soooooooooooo sick of whites whining and complaining about the "race card"....when thats what it REALLY boils to!

As such, I sure look forward to the 2020s and beyond when whites will be but a SMALL minority in California and especially Los Angeles County!

I mean, if you whites hate us sooooooooooooooooo much, why don't YOU just GO BACK TO EUROPE where YOU came from?

Just think; ZERO Mexicans and/or Mexican-Americans who you despise so passionately!

I mean, we are already over 50% of ALL births in California and 22% of ALL births in the USA are now "Hispanic"....couple this with the fact whites have fertility rates well below replacement and the writing is on the wall...

I mean, "Hispanic" purchasing power in the USA will top 1 TRILLION (with a T) dollars by 2010 and begin increasing steadily thereafter...if you HATE mongers think advertisers will NOT seek to reach this constituency via the media...you will be disappointed...

In short;

THERES GONNA BE SOME CHANGES AROUND HERE! AND I MEAN ON A NATIONAL SCALE!

[Eric]

What a jerk. His show gets cancelled because of low ratings....so he immediately goes to the race card. Too bad. I always liked the guy, but I won't pay any further attention to him. There is nothing I hate worse than a whiner.

[tom]

I feel bad for George but this Caveman thing is making me sick. Is this a takeoff on the GEICO commercials? If It is TV has hit a new low.

[Mariezzza]

TV became "white" again? Can you say sore loser? Don't make excuses as to why your show was cancelled, Lopez. In reality - your show just wasn't that good.

[Guardian]

Wrong. The only reason why whites have the freedoms and success that they have in the USA is due to the blood and sweat from African slaves and the free labor that came along with it for hundreds of years in this country.

WRONG!: Columbus found America in 1492 and America was rapidly colonized, from that point then slavery (of BLACK slaves) was introduced in 1619, and not only was blacks slaves there where MANY European indentured servants that Worked to build this country also. European Indeatured servants many of whom faired well, and were released as promised after a period of time, but many also were cast into timeless slavery untill they escaped their masters. Now from 1492-1619...I guess no work what so ever got done because whites didn't have their black slaves..Jesus you anti-white liberal wack jobs twist the truth untill its black and blue..LEARN more because when you type crap like you just did, you look like a TOOL.

[Posted]

the audience for the most part gets it right. ( i never got into-king of queens or everyone loves raymond) i watched the George Lope Show twice... it wasn't funny. it relied on tired stereotypes for laughs. Paul Rodriguez was the same. I'm all for supporting my peeps but if you're not relevant or not good you're not going to keep my attention.