You know the saying: “Too much of a bad thing …” CBS abruptly cancelled its run of TV series ‘Angel From Hell’ only five episodes into its first season. Less than halfway through the 13-episode series, CBS pulled the show rather mysteriously from its weekly time slot.
It may be just as well for the crass parody of the religious belief in guardian angels, which enjoyed modest ratings among adults 18-49.
“Angel From Hell” stars Jane Lynch playing Allison’s (Maggie Lawson) nonchalant, raunchy, and alcoholic guardian angel, Amy.
For the many Christians who actually believe in guardian angels, the show is certainly a turnoff since it portrays an angel as essentially a crazy lady. “At first you’re not sure whether Amy is an actual angel or just a stalker,” Hollywood Reporter remarked.
Lynch, a well-known lesbian activist in Hollywood known for her attacks on conservatives has said “F**k Chick-fil-A,” ridiculed the Tea Party as anti-Latina, and compared Sarah Palin to her Glee character Sue Sylvester.
Her character in “Angel From Hell” is a lying “angel” who lets it all hang out. Her responsibility to Allison is to “safeguard your journey through this world.” However, she is not your traditional angel or even a beloved Clarence from “It’s a Wonderful Life.”
Her vulgar comments include “up your ass with that giant stick” in front of children, encouraging Allison to “let some random guy take you to O-town,” remarks that a scar “could be a wax burn from some degrading role play,” and, “You know what they say about a man with a small carbon footprint. Small penis.”
Guardian angels are “like herpes … Everyone has a version of it that they don't know about. And no matter how hard they try, they can't get rid of us,” she tells Allison.
The show also has 1990’s boy band New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre start stripping in front of Allison.
CBS was in such a hurry to scrap the show that a “Big Bang Theory” repeat had to fill “Angel From Hell’s” 9:30pm Thursday time slot this week. Later it will be replaced by the popular series “2 Broke Girls.”
For a while there were vague “rumors about creative issues on the high-concept series,” Deadline reported.
Considering that the show was supported primarily by its crass content, it would not come as a surprise if creativity ran dry.
