R.I.P. Minx, again
It looks like nobody's coming to rescue Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond's raunchy Starz comedy this time
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It looks like nobody is swooping in to save Minx this time: After getting a second-season reprieve from the fine folks at Starz, the Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond-starring series has now officially been canceled, Deadline reports. Johnson himself has previously said in interviews that he saw this one coming: He’d already cut his luxurious ’70s series-length hair short before the cancellation notice actually rolled out, telling reporters, “My guess is you can’t beat something up that many times and keep going.”
To Johnson’s point, Minx took a lot of hits, despite getting good reviews for both its initial season, on HBO Max, and its follow-up on Starz last year. For instance: The show was abruptly canceled mid-production on that second season in late 2022, as HBO Max writhed and mutated under the tender loving care of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Starz came to the rescue…but then said second season aired directly in the midst of the twin WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes in the summer of 2023, severely limiting the show’s cast in their ability to promote it. Any one of these incidents could, and has, ruined a lightly-rated, fairly niche critical darling like this one; combined, they pretty much sealed its doom.
Which is a shame, because Minx was funny, sexy, and smart, leveraging creator Ellen Rapaport’s strong writing, a well-realized 1970s setting, and a lively and charismatic cast—including, obviously, Johnson, as a pornographer open to new ideas in the pursuit of making giant stacks of money—to create two solid seasons of television. The show, which co-starred Jessica Lowe, Oscar Montoya, Idara Victor, Michael Angarano, and comedic wrecking ball Lennon Parham, released what’s now its final episode in September of last year.
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“My guess is you can’t beat something up that many times and keep going.”THAT’S WHAT SHE…oh, you know the rest.
THAT’S WHAT MY BONER SAID… wait that sounds worse
I guess he did himself no favors by playing such a great romantic and comedic character as evidenced in the greatest TV kiss of all time. If he doesn’t look like or act like Nick Miller, it’s too painful to watch. See also Hamm, Jon.
As much as I liked the show, I think this makes sense. They got a lot of story out in season 2, covered a lot of ground, so I feel at peace.
Now more than ever shows like this need to make seasons self contained with satisfying endings.
Agreed. It was a fun little romp but it’s okay to say goodbye.
They left it on a cliffhanger!
As much as I liked the show, I think this makes sense. They got a lot of story out in season 2, covered a lot of ground, so I feel at peace.
His hair is luxuriant, not luxurious. Luxurious means (1) marked by luxury or (2) characteristic of luxury.Luxuriant means (1) characterized by rich or profuse growth, (2) producing abundance, or (3) excessively florid or elaborate.
and yet
I’ve never seen this show, but Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond both sound like completely made up names in the most disparate possible way
Well Jake Johnson’s real name is Mark Jake Johnson Weinberger so you’re right with him.
How? He literally has “Jake Johnson” in his real name?
All names are made up
I didn’t realize until now there was an Avengers meme associated with that. Archer definitely deserves first credit, although knowing Adam Reed, I’m guessing that concept comes from some classic philosopher – Descartes, or maybe Steven Wright?
Damn it. Well, at least in terms of the story, the second season finale worked well as the series finale.
I loved the first season on Max, but wasn’t going to follow to the new network