When Last Man on Earth ended its fourth season, the gang found themselves surrounded by a bunch of strangers. We did not know if they were good guys or bad ones. Then it looked like we would never find out because evil Fox cancelled the fan favorite on a cliffhanger.
Now that two months have passed and no one was nice enough to pick it up, the show’s star and creator, Will Forte, is revealing what would have happened next. He told Vulture’s Good One podcast, “Basically they had been in this bunker and they went down when the virus had first started. They had some kind of medical expert or scientist who knew, ‘At this certain point, the virus will be dormant. You’ll be safe to get back out.’ Then they see a bunch of stragglers — us. And we represent a real threat to them, because they’d thought everything was dead, so they quarantine us.”
Eventually, the nine of them would get to know the bunker people and they would let one of them out quarantine. The only problem is that even though our guys were immune to the civilization-ending virus, they were still carriers. Thus, when the two groups meet, only one will survive. Our guys.
That storyline would have gone for the first 4-5 episodes and then it would have gone back to being just about them and their growing family. Which might have included one more famous person who was part of the bunker people. Because there is always time to kill off a celebrity we know and love in the funniest of ways.
Did Forte know how the show was going to end? He did not, but he did come up with a plan. He was thinking it was all going to be a dream of talking cat who can communicate through a special collar. If the 5th season gets made, I offer up my cat to play that part.
Was he upset that LMOE was cancelled? Yes and no. He loved doing it, but the 7-days a week with very long hours was a lot for him to handle. He is happy to have his life back. I just wish we had the show back. It was the feel-good apocalypse show we all needed. Yes that is possible.
Today is the day that most of the broadcast networks make up their minds on what shows they want to keep and which ones they don’t. The latter leaving people like me downing a bottle of St John’s Wort.
The first sad news came from January Jones who broke the news that The Last Man on Earth was cancelled after only four seasons. She wrote, “To our @lastmanfox family..it’s been an amazing 4yrs, thank you for all the hard work, we love you and will miss seeing you every day! And thank you to our fans who loved and laughed at these ridiculous and lovably flawed characters. @orviv your brain is a national(global?),treasure ❤️” She is not kidding about Forte’s brain, it is scrumptious gem full of beautiful smelling farts. How many other actors would do what he did in that photo above and with a big smile on his face. That is the perfect way to describe this show, a big smile. You can tell this was a cast that loves working on the show and each other ever more than that. A combination that is rare these days. I can go on, but I am only on my first glass of wine. Also, I am not ready to handle the fact that the show ended with such a cliffhanger that will not be resolved just like what happened on Soap, Benson, Alf and V.
Now, as I get ready to pour the second glass in honor of Mary Steenburgen’s character, I am sad that The Mick is ending too. This is a comedy that pushed the envelope so far it fell off of the flat earth and went into a black hole. How many other shows would have a sex scene with a 100-year-old woman and a 30-year-old female for diamonds? Did I mention, they showed a lot of nudity and then they killed her off the rich old lady by having her mix her oxygen tank with one last cigarette. What other show would do that? None, for a very good reason but still it was very funny.
Finally, Fox also gave the ax to Brooklyn Nine-Nine after 5 seasons. Never got that show. I guess Fox is getting out of the Saturday Night Live business.
What about some good news? NBC picked up AP Bio for a second season, which is good for Glenn Howerton since he quit It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They are also staying with Blindspot for a fourth one and J-Lo’s World of Dance for a third. The latter is a summer show.
Back to f*cking Fox, they are staying with Star to see if the third one will be a charm. I do not watch that show, but I still watch Empire. Who else besides me, would like it to be put out of our misery? Seriously, the show is not even a shell of what it once was. It is barely watchable which is why I watch most episodes and have no idea what just happened and I don’t care that zoned out for a whole hour.
It is hard to believe it, but tonight at 9:30p on Fox it is time for The Last Man on Earth season four finale. Like seasons in the past, it ends with Tandy (Will Forte) saying, “Oh farts!”
Before we get to those last two words of the episode, a lot of stuff happens before it. Tandy and his brother Mike (Jason Sudeikis) return from their trip, only to see everyone else outside the house with their belongings. The group tells the brothers that they are moving because the house is full of corpses, guns, and explosives. But they say it in a more colorful way.
After Gale (Mary Steenburgen) suggests that they move to Cancun, they are ready to go. Before they leave, Todd (Mel Rodriguez) sings a song, Melissa (January Jones) gives a solo 21-gun salute and Tandy gives one of his speeches that is unlike any other toast you have heard before. That and they blow up their former home.
Before they drive all the way down to Cancun, they make a pit stop at the place that the Miller brothers found the goats. You know the place where last week’s episode ended with all of those other last people coming out from an underground bunker? Yeah! What happens next, well you will just have to tune in to find out.
But the real reason why you want to tune in is to watch a cast that you can tell is really enjoying themselves on a comedy that each week finds a new way to top itself. You never know what they are going to do next, but you know you are going to be laughing hysterically. Plus, they have given us some of the most creative and hilarious deaths that any show has ever given us.
I mean this is a show about an apocalyptic virus that has wiped out most of the World’s population and yet they found a way to make a heart-warming family sitcom that causes you to laugh out loud every week. Like tonight, when there is a very tender moment between the brothers that is totally unique to this series. That is why each week, I look forward to seeing what trouble they will get themselves into now.
One last thing about tonight’s episode, Kristen Schaal was minutes away from giving birth in real life and the producers had to come up with some interesting ways to handle it. Last week, she was on Conan she told him what they had to do. She also gave us a challenge for tonight. To see what it is, then click here!
The cast of The Last Man on Earth loves to talk about Will Forte’s ability to fart on command. Well, looks like there is nothing coming between him and that noxious odor coming from between his butt cheeks. That is because he is only wearing one thing in this photo that Mary Steenburgen shared, and it ain’t covering his backside!
Too bad this photo is blurry because it leaves me wanting more. Kind of like last night’s episode that ended with a shocking and game-changing cliffhanger. I don’t want to have to wait until Sunday to see what happens next.
You know, if Forte and Mel Rodriguez wore this on the Fox show more often, I bet you their ratings would go through the roof.
Yesterday on The Last Man on Earth, we saw Will Forte do something he has never done before. Something I think he needs to do more often. That is a sexy striptease to Joe Cocker’s You Can Leave Your Hat On. Side note, did you realize that you can not spell Cocker without cock, something his music makes seem bigger!
Anyways back to Forte, Tandy definitely looked dandy while wearing just that white button down shirt, black boxers and hat. The way he moved his whole body, reminds me of all of the strip clubs I used to go to in Miami. So much so, if this acting thing does not work out for him, he could totally make it as a stripper. I would make it rain for him. Rain that LA does not see unless Lil Wayne is in town.
I also want to add that Mel Rodriguez just broke my heart yesterday because his character’s heart was broken by not being able to have kids. It was all worth it for that magnificent Godzilla like scene. Wasn’t that awesome?
