I finished watching the Black Donnellys this morning after a recommendation from a friend. Once again I have come across a great show that was canceled prematurely by the network. Just like Sportsnight, Firefly, Studio 60, Futurama, Family Guy, etc. I wish I could talk to some of these people who cancel all the great shows and give them a little piece of my mind.

The Black Donnellys was about a group of Irish brothers in Hells Kitchen as they make their ways into organized crime. They start from nothing and slowly build their name in the community, taking on the Irish and Italian bosses in the area. I love they way it is narrated by Joey “Ice Cream.” Adds that little bit of comedy to a great drama.

Of course with it being such a great show, there were probably a number of stupid people that get it. These types of people demand more crap like American Idol, Fear Factor, The Bachelor, Survivor, and Big Brother. They can’t understand shows that are well written and have good actors, give them the stupid shows and they’ll love em! NBC canceled The Black Donnellys after 13 episodes. It actually went off the air after episode 7. The rest were provided online.

I found something awesome though. In addition to purchasing the DVD, you can also watch the episodes on Veoh (provided by NBC). For some reason they are missing episode 12, but that’s easy enough to find. Just get Veoh TV and go to the channels tab. Click NBC and scroll down to The Black Donnellys.