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7 Funny Tweets About Comedy Central's Not-Funny Dumping of 'Detroiters'

December 11, 2018, 6:20 PM by  Alan Stamm

Social media howls about cancellation of a cult-following show are as predictable as dawn's early light in the eastern sky. 

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Co-stars Sam Richardson and Tim Robinson also lean on each other off-camera. (Instagram photo)

Still, there's a zesty, tangy quality to some fans' reactions Tuesday to Comedy Central's lack of faith in year three of "Detroiters."

Eli  Savit, an adjunct professor at the University of Michigan Law School, tweets: "Michigan's lame-duck legislature should drop literally every other bill they are considering, and figure out how to save 'Detroiters.'"

"To everyone did not watch the excellent, sweet, surreal, hilarious show: THIS BLOOD IS ON YOUR HANDS!!" tweets Allison Keene of Atlanta, an editor and TV reviewer for Collider, based in Burbank, Calif.

There's already a #SaveDetroiters tag and more than 800 replies to a tweet by series co-star Sam Richardson, who broke the news in a 12:56 p.m. post that began "Sadly, . . ."

These five stand out on his thread and elsewhere for their humor, passion and piquancy:

Related coverage today:

Bye, Tim and Sam -- And Thanks for Two Memorably Zany Seasons of 'Detroiters'



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