It was cute. I think I'd grade it a solid B. The show at first made me think "Glee" without the singing, but it wasn't nearly as self-absorbed. The cast is likeable. I'm a little confused just what sort of hospital it is they are in and how in the world any of them can afford to be there long-term living in such spacious hospital rooms, especially the new kid that finagled his way in to see the doctor there because the doctor is one of the best for the type of cancer surgery he needed - he's got no family and previously lived in Mexico but somehow we are to believe the doctor and hospital would comp the costs of his surgery and stay there? Seems unlikely that he has insurance (and how rich must you be to have insurance that covers a hospital like that anyway?)... but I suppose I will need to calm the realist in me so I can just enjoy the show without thinking about that stuff.

Still, the pilot was decent enough to warrant a second look... we shall see how it goes from there...

I give it a high Like! I thought of Glee too, though I watched glee for 15 minutes once.....and that's it. Right Tes? Luxury hospital, never in my lifetime, though they do let the kids glam up their rooms.

Love your avi Darkness ;)

Thanks irocket!!! It's a sand cat. I look forward to watching more Red Band Society!!!

I'm worried about this show... I mean it's ultimately a feel good show but I fear it's sick kids in a hospital scenario has driven people away from it. The ratings started off bad and got worse in week 2. At this rate, it may not make it to the holidays. "X Factor" had better ratings and it got cancelled... so perhaps we should be telling others to watch it and try to help it along because the situation isn't looking pretty right now...

I'm really enjoying this show! I can't wait until next week's episode where they tell Charlie's story! (Boy in coma)

Well this is unfortunate news for those of us who were really enjoying this show - Fox just announced that they are halting production of the series and pulling it from the schedule after episode 10 airs next week. The show will have fulfilled its 13 episode production order but there's no word as to whether those 3 other episodes will air at all at this point... YET - the network has not come right out and said the show's been cancelled, they're even giving faint hope of a 2nd season (much like what NBC has done with "Constantine" where it's seemingly more dependent on just how bad next year's pilots options look and whether they will need to fill hours on the schedule than it is on the show's own success or lack thereof this season).

It's sad because this has been a good little show, probably on the wrong network because the subject matter and style of the series doesn't really fit Fox (unless it had been paired with "Glee" maybe and even then it wouldn't have helped it in the ratings since "Glee" is basically only coming back because they foolishly agreed to a 6th season before the 4th one even aired when the show was still doing better). Someone on another site had suggested it would've made more sense on like ABC Family or something but they probably wouldn't have been able to afford Octavia Spencer on the show (I would imagine an Oscar winner does not come cheap). I hope at the very least Fox gives fans a chance to see the last 3 episodes even if they are burned off on Saturdays... I'd love it if they pick it up for another season by some miracle or if a cable network gave it a chance for a second season, but I'm not going to hold my breath since it's rare those sort of things happen.

I read about this, very sad.

Well.... good news and bad news...

The good news is that Fox has scheduled those 3 remaining episodes of the show that had been filmed but had yet to air, so we will get to see them. The bad news though is that they are airing on consecutive Saturdays - one episode on January 31st at 9pm ET and two back-to-back episodes on February 7th starting at 8pm ET.

While it's great that they are allowing for what was filmed to air, putting it on Saturdays and not even 3 separate weekends but 2 weekends with one night having back-to-back episodes on it, that pretty much equates to final nail in the coffin in the tv world. I mean, there's still that rumor out there that they are looking at fan reaction and such and given Fox only has like 1 hit on their schedule and that's a show that has only aired one episode thus far (that being the new drama "Empire") they have a lot of real estate to cover come next fall and if pilot season doesn't pan out well for them and they have holes still to fill in the schedule, well then "RBS" could be given a shot at having another short season. But it's probably best we just enjoy those three episodes and not hold our breath for more just because it's rare things ever work out in a show's favor when so many cards are stacked against it so soon...

Did you watch the finale three episodes? I watched them and liked how they wrapped things up. It's a shame that it wasn't allowed to air a full season! :(

I'm about a little over a half hour into the 2 hour finale episode... Still a bit sad that Hunter died but I had a feeling he'd be the one that would go and that in doing so it would save Kara. The whole time I was watching the episode (where Hunter died) I kept thinking "how is it that more people didn't watch this show?" I mean, it was off the air for over a month and I really missed it; meanwhile, "Gotham" is collecting on my dvr because I can't be bothered to watch it but that was renewed because more people are willing to tune in to a semi-campy Batman-based origin series that doesn't even actually have Batman in it because he's just a kid and the show has little plot or purpose other than to trot out more and more Batman comic villains than to tune in to a surprisingly upbeat dramedy about sick kids and the people who care for them in a hospital... ugh. Sorry about that - rant over!

Once I finish watching the end of the show I'll post more comments I'm sure...

I think I liked the second to last episode a little bit better than the last one, just because it felt a little more solid as a plot overall... but I think they did pretty well with progressing storylines within those last few episodes that it didn't leave too much up in the air where fans would feel unfulfilled.

I was happy Charlie got to go home... happy Kara changed her attitude, decided to live for Hunter's sake, and managed to explain to her mother why they need to both change for the better... happy Emma was making inroads in her therapy and that Brittany was able to help Emma's mom see beyond the illness to see what a wonderful daughter she has... happy to see Leo decided to fight his cancer rather than give up thanks in part to Jordi doing the same and telling Leo that he made it through his initial fight because Leo gave him the strength to so he was going to do the same for Leo... and happy to see Dash get a little storyline before the show ended! I kind of wished Dr. McAndrew would've ended up with Brittany rather than his ex-girlfriend (and I sort of think had the show continued they would have) but otherwise, I think they managed to get as much packed into those last few episodes that they could and ended on a relatively positive note given how one kid died in the second-to-last episode and another got a pretty bad recurrence of his cancer just when they thought he was in the clear and could go home... I mean, those aren't happy storylines, but this show really was a positive one despite the topics they dealt with. It's really a shame it couldn't develop a strong enough following and stick around even for a short second season.

I loved the scene on the roof when they were singing "You can't always get what you want" and Charlie said "You get what you need"! I'm glad that Kara and Emma found some common ground in regards to their relationship with their mothers. I wish that we could have seen Emma doing better where she starts to eat again. I'm glad that Jordi decided to have the surgery and Leo decided not to give up his cancer fight! Dash didn't have as many story lines as the other characters so it was nice to see him have one of his own. I agree, that I would have liked Dr. McAndrew to have ended up with Brittany because they have more chemistry. I liked seeing Kara's change of attitude and really liked the "Charlie's World" scene where she got to say good bye to Hunter.

Interesting article:

http://tvline.com/2015/02/07/red-band-society-finale-recap-interview-leo-cancer-fight/