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Thirteen has proven not-so-lucky for Fox's veteran animated comedy "King of the Hill."

After several previous brushes with cancellation, the network has opted not to renew the series beyond its current 13th season.

In April, Fox picked up 13 more episodes from the 20th Century Fox TV-produced show, which are wrapping production.

A lot has changed since "King of the Hill" premiered in 1997. Its creators Greg Daniels and Mike Judge have moved on to other projects -- Daniels developed and is running NBC's "The Office," and Judge has a new animated series, "The Goode Family," launching on ABC in midseason.

Judge had continued to voice the central character on the toon comedy, alongside voiceover cast members Kathy Najimy, Pamela Adlon, Brittany Murphy, Tom Petty, Johnny Hardwick and Stephen Root.

"Hill" has been exec produced by Judge, Daniels, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky, Michael Rotenberg, Howard Klein, Jim Dauterive and Garland Testa.

Fox is introducing two new animated series in midseason, Mitch Hurwitz's "Sit Down, Shut Up" and the "Family Guy" spinoff "The Cleveland Show."

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Godammit, another good show down the drain.

Not only that, but they're replacing it with crappy shows?! What. The. f***, man?
 
QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:35 pm) Godammit, another good show down the drain.

Not only that, but they're replacing it with crappy shows?! What. The. f***, man?
now you feel the pain of the toonami fans! but KotH was alright but it needed to end.
 
QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ November 02, 2008 03:44 pm) QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:35 pm) Godammit, another good show down the drain.

Not only that, but they're replacing it with crappy shows?! What. The. f***, man?
now you feel the pain of the toonami fans! but KotH was alright but it needed to end.
Still, there have been many shows that have run for longer, like Gunsmoke (for you younggins 'twas a cowboy show) and it it epic and legendary by all accounts.
 
QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:46 pm) QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ November 02, 2008 03:44 pm) QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:35 pm) Godammit, another good show down the drain.

Not only that, but they're replacing it with crappy shows?! What. The. f***, man?
now you feel the pain of the toonami fans! but KotH was alright but it needed to end.
Still, there have been many shows that have run for longer, like Gunsmoke (for you younggins 'twas a cowboy show) and it it epic and legendary by all accounts.
I'm not a Gunsmoke fan.
 
QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ November 02, 2008 03:49 pm) QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:46 pm) QUOTE (Demon_Skeith @ November 02, 2008 03:44 pm) QUOTE (Hachi @ November 02, 2008 02:35 pm) Godammit, another good show down the drain.

Not only that, but they're replacing it with crappy shows?! What. The. f***, man?
now you feel the pain of the toonami fans! but KotH was alright but it needed to end.
Still, there have been many shows that have run for longer, like Gunsmoke (for you younggins 'twas a cowboy show) and it it epic and legendary by all accounts.
I'm not a Gunsmoke fan.
Nor do I, I was just making an example.
 
update:

There's a chance that Fox's canceled animated series "King of the Hill" could reign again.

Sources say ABC, which has "The Goode Family" -- an animated comedy series from "King" co-creator Mike Judge -- lined up for midseason, is eyeing the veteran toon.

A spokesman for producer 20th Century Fox TV would only confirm that "another network is interested" in the show. ABC had no comment, and there is no deal is in place.

At a time when shows are being renewed while earning modest 2.4 adult demo ratings, the current 13th season of "King" is averaging a 3.4 -- nearly as much as CBS' breakout freshman drama "The Mentalist." Sunday's edition, boosted by the annual Halloween episode of "The Simpsons," hit a season high.

While a possible pairing of "King" and "Goode" would make a lot of sense for ABC, creating a Judge animated block could be logistically difficult.

"King" takes nine months to produce new episodes because of the animation work involved. So while "Goode" is slated for midseason, "King" wouldn't be ready until the fall. If ABC orders "King" and "Goode" flops, the network would be left with an expensive half-hour animated show with no partner in the fall.

One source hinted that ABC might just opt for a script order, which would getting the ball rolling on another "King" season while leaving the network time to test "Goode" on the air.

Another option for "King" is to move to cable. But between cost of the show's animation and voice talent, "King" is considered pricey and likely too rich for a network like Cartoon Network's programming block Adult Swim.

If ABC were to pick up the show, it would mark the second series to change broadcast networks in the past year -- the first being "Scrubs," which moved from NBC to ABC. ABC also expressed interest in CBS' "The New Adventures of Old Christine" when the show was on the bubble last year. All three titles are half-hour shows, a format the network has had some difficulty programming.
'King of the Hill' could reign at ABC
Former Fox comedy may be paired with 'Goode Family'

By James Hibberd

Nov 3, 2008, 07:44 PM ET
There's a chance that Fox's canceled animated series "King of the Hill" could reign again.

Sources say ABC, which has "The Goode Family" -- an animated comedy series from "King" co-creator Mike Judge -- lined up for midseason, is eyeing the veteran toon.

A spokesman for producer 20th Century Fox TV would only confirm that "another network is interested" in the show. ABC had no comment, and there is no deal is in place.

At a time when shows are being renewed while earning modest 2.4 adult demo ratings, the current 13th season of "King" is averaging a 3.4 -- nearly as much as CBS' breakout freshman drama "The Mentalist." Sunday's edition, boosted by the annual Halloween episode of "The Simpsons," hit a season high.

While a possible pairing of "King" and "Goode" would make a lot of sense for ABC, creating a Judge animated block could be logistically difficult.

"King" takes nine months to produce new episodes because of the animation work involved. So while "Goode" is slated for midseason, "King" wouldn't be ready until the fall. If ABC orders "King" and "Goode" flops, the network would be left with an expensive half-hour animated show with no partner in the fall.

One source hinted that ABC might just opt for a script order, which would getting the ball rolling on another "King" season while leaving the network time to test "Goode" on the air.

Another option for "King" is to move to cable. But between cost of the show's animation and voice talent, "King" is considered pricey and likely too rich for a network like Cartoon Network's programming block Adult Swim.

If ABC were to pick up the show, it would mark the second series to change broadcast networks in the past year -- the first being "Scrubs," which moved from NBC to ABC. ABC also expressed interest in CBS' "The New Adventures of Old Christine" when the show was on the bubble last year. All three titles are half-hour shows, a format the network has had some difficulty programming.

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looks like there is life yet but is it worth it?
 
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