The outrage after Netflix canceled 'Santa Clarita Diet' is loud and so very real
Netflix’s Santa Clarita Diet is dead.
After three seasons, Netflix canceled the series on Friday. Starring Drew Barrymore as a zombie mom and Timothy Olyphant as her husband trying to cover her flesh-eating behavior from friends and family, Santa Clarita Diet mixed just enough weird and comedy to build a cult following.
So naturally, as soon as word got out Netflix killed the show, fans broke out their pitchforks and took to Twitter to vent.
With Avengers the talk of Hollywood, one Twitter user hilariously joked how the person who canceled the show should get "Thanos snapped." LOL.
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Another fan was pissed Netflix kept skating to the same ol' actor for quick cash grabs:
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Others wondered why Netflix kept paying to keep Friends on the service at the expense of newer shows like Santa Clarita Diet:
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All jokes aside, one person provided a solid list of reasons why the Santa Clarita Diet didn't deserve to have its life cut short:
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It's not like Santa Clarita Diet didn't get good reviews and ratings, either:
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Mostly, fans were just upset the show ended with a cliffhanger:
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Santa Clarita Diet's probably never returning. Maybe the only thing left to do is for...
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Raymond Wong is Mashable's Senior Tech Correspondent. He reviews gadgets and tech toys and analyzes the tech industry. Raymond's also a bit of a camera geek, gamer, and fine chocolate lover. Before arriving at Mashable, he was the Deputy Editor of NBC Universal's tech publication DVICE. His writing has appeared on G4TV, BGR, Yahoo and Ubergizmo, to name a few. You can follow Raymond on Twitter @raywongy or Instagram @sourlemons.