Question: I’ve just finished watching the final episode on Fox of The Moodys Christmas limited series with Denis Leary. That thing is a REAL HOOT! Funniest sitcom I’ve seen in a long time. Is there ANY chance that show will be picked up and continue with the same format, same actors — by any cable company? —Virginia
Matt Roush: Happy to start off my final Ask Matt column for the year on a positive note. Glad you enjoyed The Moodys, even though that TV family (which also included Elizabeth Perkins and Jay Baruchel) didn’t seem to be enjoying their holiday much throughout the six episodes. There is a remote possibility you could see the family again in another limited format, built around another family gathering at a different holiday time. (A Moodys Easter or Fourth of July?) But it seems a long shot, because the limited-series format was always something of a risk for Fox, and neither the reviews nor the ratings made this look much like a hit franchise. Part of the problem was that this seemed to have come out of nowhere and didn’t fit in with any of Fox’s regular programming, and double-running episodes on three nights (not all of them consecutive) presented another scheduling hurdle. If Fox does order more — I can’t imagine anyone else stepping up, though these days you never know — we’ll be sure and report it.
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