Yeah, they canceled this one after too many reports of Frankie Shaw losing her actors' trust when performing and even discussing sex scenes. Not a good look! I liked this show more than I thought I would, once I finally got around to giving it a try, and it's one of the rare Boston-based comedic shows or movies out there that really felt like it took place in Boston and not from the "someone from New York or LA has spent a few days there and is otherwise relying on stereotypes like anyone under the age of 40 having the terrible accent" version of Boston you see everywhere.
(Side note - notice how in dramas and crime thrillers you still see Boston painted in the broadest strokes as this haven for Irish crimelords and yammering guidos? But then how in comedies every single person in Boston is a Celtics-loving numbskull in like, track pants? I mean, seriously, can we all cool it with Boston? This request is directed primarily at people from Boston! We are by and large culturally reprehensible - we don't need this spotlight on us!)
Silver lining, this show's cancellation saves it from what looked bound to be a disaster of a third season; the finale ends with Frankie Shaw's character being told by her American mother that she has an older sister in Ireland because said American mother went all the way to Ireland - in the 1970s or '80s, just so we're clear on the timing here - in order to give a baby up for adoption. That's exactly the kind of shit we don't need Boston-based TV shows pulling, is the Sons of Anarchy third season trip to Ireland. Yikes!
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