I'd like to start by saying to everyone involved with Eli Stone: Well played. And to programming decision-makers: people deserve well-written scripted shows, even if sometimes they risk wandering a little far into the Earnest Forest. This show is proof positive that they're so worth it.

OK, getting off the soapbox. I confess I'm not a Lost viewer, so while I've learned over the course of this show to suspend disbelief when wacky stuff happens, I'm not as adept at the flashback/flashforward time travel thing. So I found following this episode a little confusing at times.

Spoilers ahead...

My rule of thumb is that they can't kill off the title character -- but it was still interesting to see how events unfolded and how the unorthodox structure of this episode worked. We begin with Eli in surgery -- they're about to deal with the aneurysm when he starts to crash. We next see him waking up in bed at home, at the start of the week in which he'll have brain surgery. At the office, people are unusually friendly. "If anyone deserves to... not die or be brain damaged, it's you," Matt Dowd mumbles to Eli in the elevator. "But if you do wind up a vegetable, two words: Sponge bath."

Our guy knows something's amiss when even Patti's sweet to him. "Where's the mayor of Sasstown when I need her?" he asks, asking her to be meaner to him than usual this week. He has a new client, David Green (Richard Schiff), a cancer patient who wants to fight his wife's efforts to declare him incompetent to make his own medical decisions because he wants to refuse chemotherapy for the latest recurrence of his illness. God told him to be at peace with what's going to happen, he tells Eli.

Meanwhile, Eli goes to see Nate to ask him to be his health care proxy and make sure that his wishes are followed. Nate panics, lacking faith in himself to follow through after his experience with their father and his transplant patient. "I believe you'll do the right thing," Eli reassures him. "I want you to let me go."

Maggie volunteers to be second chair on the case, which he agrees to after a conversation about how he feels about undergoing life-threatening surgery. But it's the way he looks at her when she's not looking -- I dare you to not be moved by it.

In pre-trial conference with Mr. Greene and his wife, Rebecca (Jayne Brook) -- who's a rabbi -- we get to the crux of the case. Rebecca doesn't believe that God spoke to David, particularly when what David thinks God told him to do amounts to abandoning his children. He makes an eloquent argument for dying with dignity; she argues equally eloquently that his children need him. It's a beautifully acted scene -- the affection and sadness between them is palpable, and their passion for their own points of view is sincere, tearful and moving. 

Back to Eli's life. Jordan, who survived the partnership vote, tells Eli that his first impression of him was that he was an ass -- but he turned out to be so much more. They walk into the conference room, where the entire firm is waiting to congratulate Eli, who's being made junior partner in charge of pro bono initiatives. "I made you partner because your compassion changed me," Jordan says. Flash -- Jordan standing at an unconscious Eli's bedside.

On the stand in court, Rebecca says she's convinced that David's wish is a symptom of his depression, and that she doesn't believe he could possibly have found new faith and hope because he's not fighting to live. Later, talking with Eli, David describes the moment of clarity and peace that he knows was God speaking to him. Eli, a little daunted, confesses that he's never felt something like that.

Next up: Taylor. She offers to give Eli his office back, now that he's made partner. It's another touching conversation in an episode filled with touching conversations, and she tells him he's the most important person in her life, because he taught her about love. "Listen to me -- you're not dead, right?" she says. Flash -- Taylor, talking to an unconscious Eli at his bedside.

But for now we stay in this moment. Nate comes in and explains to Taylor what happened. Eli was on the operating table, and they thought he was out of the woods when he had two hemorrhages and a heart attack that cut off blood flow to his brain. Nate's anguished about the idea of having to remove Eli from life support, and Taylor argues that he doesn't have to.

Flash -- Eli in Dr. Chen's office, explaining what's going on with David Greene's case, and perplexed by the idea that in his relationship with God, he's never felt the kind of weight being lifted that Greene does. There follows another wonderful piece of acting between Jonny Lee Miller and James Saito, talking through Eli's frustration with his "spiritual punishment." Chen says that he's studied religions because he's never been able to feel close to God -- but through Eli, God found him, and lifted his burdens. "Why is everyone talking to me like I'm going to die?" Eli asks. Then Chen wakes up in his own bed -- and goes over to Nate's house.

So if you're keeping track, the surgery was real, and we're seeing flashes of conversations that incorporate what people are saying to Eli in the hospital room, or even thinking. Chen has his dream the night before Nate is scheduled to take Eli off life support. He tells Nate he knows part of Eli is still alive, and he's trying to get a message out. Don't give up on him yet -- he doesn't yet know that the surgery has happened, but he's close. Chen believes he's supposed to convince Nate not to take away the life support, and Nate believes that if he doesn't honor Eli's very specific wishes, he's betraying him. Chen shows Nate the photo of himself with Mr. Stone, saying that their father foresaw him helping Eli, and this is his chance to do it. Nate agrees to wait 48 hours.

After David, on the witness stand, reasserts his belief that he got a divine message, Rebecca goes to see Eli. She tries to convince him to urge David to keep fighting. She knows all about Eli's story -- his illness, his cases, the earthquake -- and she believes that David chose him for a reason. She believes Eli can show him that fighting to live is worth it, and that difficulties can be overcome. Eli tells David that he thinks Rebecca is right -- he should want to live, for the kids, for her, and for himself. "I believe that God spoke to you," Eli says. "I just think you heard him wrong."

But they don't get it. David is fighting for his life, he says -- the life he has now, which doesn't revolve around work and actually involves his wife and kids. His life has meaning and purpose now, he says -- he was sleepwalking before. And Eli, better than anyone else could, certainly understands. Schiff's is a wonderful performance, and in the hands of a less skilled actor that speech could have come off as saccharine. Here it was, like all the performances tonight, affecting and excellent. Eli's close is great -- he tells his own story, and asserts that David should be able to make his own decisions about his treatment. And he wins.

Flash -- Jordan walks into Taylor's office to find her crying. They need to get going, he says. But before they do, they talk about what it's been like for her at the firm, how the office is changing, and how he needs her help.

Flash to the hospital -- David Greene has died. One by one, Nate, Patti, Taylor, Jordan, Matt Dowd, Maggie, Keith, and Dr. Chen all come into Eli's room and gather around his bed. Another flash -- Eli's in Chen's office, and he's starting to put two and two together. He had the surgery, didn't he? and it didn't go well. Their conversation is almost magical, and the upshot is that Eli can choose whether to let go or whether to live. It's up to him. Everyone who loves him will survive, albeit sadly, if he dies. But, they both realize, he has more to do. And Chen uses one of his acupuncture needles to get Eli started on his journey back.

But not before a song-and-dance number along the way, complete with a fantastic appearance by George Michael, singing by Victor Garber and Loretta Devine, and a kind of too tarted-up looking Maggie. As the song goes on, Eli regains his composure and his confidence. 

Flash. In his hospital room, Eli opens his eyes, takes a deep breath, and exhales. And I dare you not to cry, just a little bit. 

So what did you think? Did you feel, like I did, that they left the door open enough for a second season, even while tying up enough loose ends to make it satisfying? Did it live up to your expectations?

Comments

First of all, i thought this was a good episode. Maybe not quite as emotional as the previous few, but I still thought it was a satisfying end (I HOPE it comes back for another season, but if it doesn't, I thought it ended well).

Though, I'm pretty sure that a lot of what we saw weren't actual flashbacks. It's certain that Eli was never really offered the junior partnership based on Jordan and Taylor's conversation, and seeing David die in the next bed makes me think that "case" wasn't really real (plus what he said to imaginary Chen). Just saying, because I kind of got the feeling from this recap that you thought it actually happened. Though, maybe I'm wrong. It WAS a slightly confusing narrative. lol, I do watch a lot of Lost and I still thought it was confusing. ;)

bertie | Apr 17, 2008 11:31:56 PM | #

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This show Must be given another season - when you give quality Television like this a chance it always pays off - this was so entertaining & so well written - we want to see MORE!!!

Michael | Apr 18, 2008 1:03:15 AM | #

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This show Must be given another season - when you give quality Television like this a chance it always pays off - this was so entertaining & so well written - we want to see MORE!!!

Michael | Apr 18, 2008 1:03:21 AM | #

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Mid-way through the episode, I was really actually thinking that Eli was going to die. Since we haven't heard anything about its renewal yet, I really thought it would just end with his death...so...phew.

Jayne | Apr 18, 2008 2:58:13 AM | #

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Great show as always! Can't wait to see what happens next for Eli Stone. This show deserves to be back next season, it was my favorite by far! So beautifully done by everyone involved.

Catherine Douglas | Apr 18, 2008 4:34:54 AM | #

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Good show. It was almost mirroring its own fate - with Stone telling the ABC honchos "I've got more to do!" and the honchos hovering above wondering whether to pull the plug. Hope it comes back.

John F. | Apr 18, 2008 4:52:29 AM | #

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It certainly wasn't clear what "plug" his brother would pull to take Eli off life support.

He was on oxygen and in the background an IV pump, but that was all.

No ventilator, no feeding tube ???

Jamie C. | Apr 18, 2008 5:20:02 AM | #

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Jamie C, I was wondering the same thing, but something about this show makes me forgive things like that. LOVED this episode. . .the acting is wonderful and subtle. The emotions got me last night!

Amanda | Apr 18, 2008 5:30:15 AM | #

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Great show, one of the best, ABC bring it back for a second season!!!!1

kristie | Apr 18, 2008 6:10:58 AM | #

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What is name of the song used by George Michael and Loretta Devine in the last episode?

Art Bundrick | Apr 18, 2008 6:50:44 AM | #

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With all of the reality tv and the shows not worth watching or even mentioning, it is great to see a show like this, with no nudity, very minimal bad language, great story lines and a week to week hook that keeps you interested. The actors are great, the stories are great. Bring it back next year.

Keith | Apr 18, 2008 7:10:15 AM | #

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Art - The song was Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good."

Rick | Apr 18, 2008 7:51:59 AM | #

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Hi Bertie,

You're right -- and I should've put in there something about the flash to Jordan's comment about wanting to make Eli partner and create a pro bono practice. It was clear from the outpouring of affection (and the extreme close-ups) during the conference room party scene that the partnership wasn't real. Maybe a "dream state" would be the best way to describe what was going on there.

Lisa | Apr 18, 2008 8:03:33 AM | #

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My family really likes this show. It's funny and uplifting and the actors are very good. The characters are not one dimensional good or bad but are multi-faceted people. I hope it continues.

Marilyn | Apr 18, 2008 8:39:12 AM | #

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Before Nina Simone, "Feeling Good" is a Leslie Bricusse/Anthony Newley song from "The Roar of the Greasepaint — The Smell of the Crowd" (1965). Every few years, somebody rediscovers it. I'm not familiar with a George Michael recording, but the arrangement sounded a lot like Michael Bublé's version.

Jon88 | Apr 18, 2008 8:41:36 AM | #

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I was leary to try this show
with ABC's record of cancelling good show and keeping one that should go away. I hope this show gets a second season. It is way better than that Daisy show about the baker guy.

Shannon | Apr 18, 2008 9:28:07 AM | #

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That was very intriguing storytelling. My take of it is that we started in real time, and then Eli started having flashes, but that the flashes were visions and of the future, thus encompassing the different sorts of flashes he's had.

That is, the case was a vision. Something to metaphorically represent that the search he's gone through. The pro bono thing felt like a flash forward, seeing the future.

What made it complex was the fact that there were flashes where other people were speaking to him, or hearing him. That said, in many ways, that was for Eli as well, as signs that, despite the hemorrhaging, that Eli was still alive.

I think the episode was good. Not as good as patience, in terms of storytelling, but very good in terms of acting.

It does leave me a question of what they do next season in regards to the plot device. Now that the aneurysm is gone ... does he still have flashes? Although, they have a lot of ways to go about it.

For the most part, they played it safe and wrote an ending that could be a very nice capper if they don't get picked up. I hope they do, though. It was great storytelling, giving us a wonderful arc. They left us with some piece of mind, and yet, they did it in a way that made the finale intriguing, while expected (that Eli would live ... after all, they hadn't been told they would be cancelled or picked up, so there's no way they would risk their own chances). They gave us a peek into the future which offers some satisfaction if they don't get picked up.

All in all, one of the better shows this year, and I was pleasantly surprised, as my expectations weren't high entering it. It developed as the season progressed. The pilot was, eh. Intriguing, but campy. They managed to do song and dance numbers without making it seem overly ridiculous. Nice job Berlanti.

Tony | Apr 18, 2008 9:40:41 AM | #

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Note to self: do not watch television shows about fathers dying of cancer while my own father has cancer without expecting to cry. Of course I cried - like a baby but it was all good. I just didn't see the waterworks coming...

I love this show - all of the main characters are wonderful (I so enjoy the dynamic between Eli and Pattie) and they've also gotten great guest stars. I really hope it comes back next season.

Ginni | Apr 18, 2008 11:19:12 AM | #

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I liked the episode, I felt the flashes were creating in his mind by what he was hearing around him and when we learned that David was sharing his room I figured the case was all in his mind.

As for the song, the George Michale version is on his newest album 25, which came out this year.

Kendra | Apr 18, 2008 11:35:22 AM | #

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What wonderful writing!! For once I could stop saying, "Stephen Cannell, where are you when we need you?" There is a list of shows at the bottom of this page and not one of them would I miss if it didn't come back. I pray that "Eli Stone" can return in the Fall.

nann1204 | Apr 18, 2008 12:11:45 PM | #

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I think this show is pretty great, though I must say that this episode felt a bit clumsy to me and that scene when they surrounded his bed? Oh my god...how cheese filled. That said I thought most of the previous episodes and the ending of this one were brilliant and if they end here that would be fine, though I would like to see where they go with the "Live Brave" subplot. Quite intriguing.

Andrew | Apr 18, 2008 12:33:13 PM | #

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I think this show is pretty great, though I must say that this episode felt a bit clumsy to me and that scene when they surrounded his bed? Oh my god...how cheese filled. That said I thought most of the previous episodes and the ending of this one were brilliant and if they end here that would be fine, though I would like to see where they go with the "Live Brave" subplot. Quite intriguing.

Andrew | Apr 18, 2008 12:33:19 PM | #

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Where was Eli's Mother? Couldn't they afford to pay the actress? If anything she should have been by his bedside more than all the others. That gripe aside - I can't decide between wanting Victor Garber for my dad or sleeping with him. He can portray so much emotion with one arched eyebrow and Jordan has raised a strong woman without the usual bad daddy issues. I still want Taylor and Eli back together as I think she's changing too and I want to see more of Maggie's hot fiance!
This episode was so well played even though I twigged early on that Eli's promotion must have been a dream all the people around him revealed such depths of real emotion. George was brilliant - the song was perfect. I'm not sure if I enjoy Richard Schiff so much so thin - he really looked like a cancer patient and it was great to have him back on TV. I think if he'd told his wife about the reawakening of his life she probably wouldn't have taken him to court - that can't have been good for his health! I didn't cry at all during the episode but it did move me greatly. I love this show and really want it to come back although if every show I love comes back my social life is dead!!

Sirius | Apr 18, 2008 12:37:58 PM | #

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To me this was an episode that looked like it was meant to be a series finale ep. The ironic thing is (at least to me) that ABC looks like they will pick the show up now. I have mentioned in previous posts that I didn't think that this show would be back (and I still feel that way), but other speculators - who have actual contacts within the networks - feel that there is about a 70% chance that the show will be back.

Rishi | Apr 18, 2008 12:43:39 PM | #

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I initially watched this show because of Victor Garber. I sat thru the wretched last 3 seasons of Alias and his 1970s drug-induced hallucination, Monkeys in the Attic, so I thought I could stomach another lawyer show. Much to my surprise, everyone in my family has come to love this show. Even my teen daughter tapes this show to rewatch again later. It has grown and improved over time, the writing is generally excellent and the acting is just wonderful. Although I hope they make Patti a little less annoying and Maggie a little less starry-eyed, overall this show is one of my favorites and I truly hope it returns.

Kalaryn | Apr 18, 2008 1:07:20 PM | #

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How could ABC not bring back Eli Stone? From a ratings standpoint...very solid.

More to the point, as many of you have already stated...what a great show, and excellent writing. My wife and I look forward to each episode, and there hasn't been one I've watched so far that hasn't left me crying by the end.

It would take a much longer post on here to fully explain all my reasons for loving this show, but let me just say that in its short life, Eli Stone has already cracked, for me, the top 5 list of all-time great shows. The acting and the story lines are top notch.

So, ABC, don't screw this up. Bring Eli Stone back in the fall, and put it in a great time slot, one that opens this breath of fresh air to millions of viewers.

ksscpa | Apr 18, 2008 1:32:59 PM | #

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I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE WRITER'S FOR
ELI STONE HAVE DONE A FABULOUS JOB
DEALING WITH HEALTH ISSUES AND GOD.
ABC'S WRITER'S HAVE RETURNED WITH THE BEST ISSUES FOR THEIR PROGRAMS.
I.E. "BOSTON LEGAL" (ALZHEIMER'S) "MEN
IN TREES" (RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNI-
CATIONS). KUDOS TO YOUR WRITERS.
I GUESS THE WRITER'S STRIKE GAVE THEIR
CREATIVE JUICES A SHOT IN THE ARM AND OUR VIEWING PLEASURE. THANK YOU.

HOLLY CARROLL #404 | Apr 18, 2008 1:45:03 PM | #

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This show has been a bright spot during the writers strike and I hope that ABC brings it back. I think it can only get better. Plus you've got Victor Garber singing in it!!

Julie | Apr 18, 2008 1:54:38 PM | #

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What a pleaseure it was seeing Richard Schiff again. II've enjoyed him since the West Wing. What a really really fine actor he is.

Ed | Apr 18, 2008 1:55:49 PM | #

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Here's the thing I admired about the show. It managed to discuss faith without making it too religious. That's not the easiest thing to do, and that's a very tricky proposition.

Assuming that they come back, and as I noted above, I think this show has improved dramatically from the pilot, and assuming the visions are still happening, I think Pushing Daises and Eli Stone could make for a fun night of TV.

OR ... I have no idea what ABC is planning with their comedy block, but if they go another comedy/Scrubs and Eli Stone, I wouldn't mind. Zach Braff and his daydreaming and Jonny Lee Miller with his visions. Sort of fitting.

Tony | Apr 18, 2008 2:45:12 PM | #

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Great episode, and great show all around. I really hope ABC renews it for a 2nd season.

Jason | Apr 18, 2008 2:54:29 PM | #

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Best. New. Show. of. the. Season!

Come on ABC, you've got to have faith... a faith... a faith...

Sammy | Apr 18, 2008 3:36:01 PM | #

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I happen to have looked forward to this program each week. It has so much entertainment included in each episode.

Please bring it back next season!

Barb | Apr 18, 2008 4:15:36 PM | #

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I love it and can not wait for the reuns!!

Mary | Apr 18, 2008 6:23:41 PM | #

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I really liked this show. At first I thought the idea of a prophet lawyer was kooky, but it seems to work. The show got better with each episode. I hope ABC brings it back. If not, at least the season finale didn't leave us hanging too badly.

sharon | Apr 18, 2008 8:24:26 PM | #

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I really liked this show. At first I thought the idea of a prophet lawyer was kooky, but it seems to work. The show got better with each episode. I hope ABC brings it back. If not, at least the season finale didn't leave us hanging too badly.

sharon | Apr 18, 2008 8:24:28 PM | #

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Rare is the case that a TV show can cause me to tear up (M*A*S*H when Radar dies). Now it's happened two weeks in a row with Eli Stone. What amazing character chemistry and writing. I will be sorely disappointed if this show is not renewed for another season.

JFM | Apr 18, 2008 9:10:39 PM | #

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Errr.. Sharon,
Radar didn't die.. LTCOL Blake did..
;-)
D/C

Da-Chief | Apr 18, 2008 11:01:10 PM | #

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The story did seem a little 'out there' at the beginning, but the actors and writing pull it together. The chemistry between ALL of the characters is great. This show better come back and be given a chance to stay.

Nols | Apr 19, 2008 9:40:17 AM | #

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I love this show. It makes me laugh and it makes me cry. I certainly hope it gets a second season but it deserves to be renewed. Jonny Lee Miller is excellent as Eli. As for the song, "Feeling Good", I found this on Wikipedia: "Feeling Good" (aka Feelin' Good) is a song written by Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd and since covered by several artists, including Nina Simone, Sammy Davis Jr, Muse, Eels, Michael Bublé, The Pussycat Dolls and, most recently, George Michael for his 2008 album, "Twenty Five".

Due to the popularity of her rendition, most modern cover versions are played in the style of the Nina Simone version rather than the original and the song is often wrongly accredited to Simone.

Sue | Apr 19, 2008 10:15:23 AM | #

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I almost didn't start watching Eli Stone, but they had a Lost "commercial" during the first episode so I DVR'd it. It soon became Must See TV for my wife and me. I believe this show continues to improve week by week and sincerly hope that ABC gives it a second season. It is refreshing to watch something unique and interesting every week with great acting, solid story lines and character interaction. Can't wait for the Season 1 Box Set.

Rick | Apr 19, 2008 1:33:32 PM | #

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Eli Stone just makes you "feel." Not many shows do that today. My husband and I just love it. It just seems that with every show we really like, this station cancels-October Road was another "feel" show. Now adays you're afraid to watch a show because of not knowing how much of a chance it's really going to get. It use to be if a show was on for a whole season you knew it was going to be back the next one-now who knows. All I know is Eli Stone is our Favorite show this year. I hope it's back for next season.

Harvickfan | Apr 19, 2008 1:35:31 PM | #

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I just spent the last few days watching the entire season of Eli Stone. I am now so hooked that I will be nearly devastated if ABC doesn't bring it back. The cast is fabulous the storylines are interesting and sometimes even heartwrenching.

I love Tony's idea of pairing Eli with Pushing Daisies (another of my new faves)

I do feel like this could stand alone as a series finale and be awesome, but as Eli said, he's got more to do and I for one want to see it!

Jess | Apr 19, 2008 1:43:54 PM | #

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I didn't know anything about "Eli Stone" when it premiered except that it had a quirky premise. I was hooked initially by the novelty of the musical numbers and the cast. As the series went on, the cast relationships deepened and the premise smoothed out to allow for exploration of some intriguing ideas.

The season ender could serve as a series finale, and the show would be a worthy little footnote in TV history.

But for cryin' out loud, Eli Stone has more to do!

meggins | Apr 19, 2008 8:24:12 PM | #

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I too, was slightly confused with all the flashbacks - were they real or a vision? Here's a "out there" idea: these were all visions before Eli has surgery. So by "waking up" he decides not to have the surgery after all and allow himself to "live because he has more to do". He will go on to be a prophet. It could be that he leaves the firm, becomes and evangelist (Live Brave) and fights for the right of the common good. Wasn't the scene of "Live Brave" with Maggie with the baby and Eli (alive!) supposed to be a glimpse of the future?

Or IF the surgery really did happen, and he wakes up, then he could leave the practice and still do the "Live Brave" thing, because he has now "woken up".

I REALLY hope the execs at ABC renew this show. It's has excellent writing, explores gray issues, and has great actors! I like it even better than "Pushing Daisies" with the pie man and the girl. Is there somewhere we can write to the head honchos of programming at ABC? Keep the faith!!!!

jeannie | Apr 20, 2008 1:08:04 AM | #

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OK, now that I've seen the three final episodes of the season, I have to say that this show has moved up to the status of the second-best show of the season (falling just short of PUSHING DAISIES).

Not the best NEW show, but the best show overall. ELI STONE blows everything else out of the water. The two episodes leading up to the finale were mind-bogglingly good. The finale was just sheer brilliance. Not knowing what was real, what was vision, what was past, what was future... pure genius.

So, ABC, please listen to us and give us a second season. Oh yeah, and give us a soundtrack CD. I've loved Victor Garber since GODSPELL!

David | Apr 20, 2008 9:31:25 PM | #

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How refreshing! A series about God and faith that reminds us religion is so much more than the hate and fear based tyranny popular with fundamentalist extremists at home and abroad. I'm sure it will piss off the Evangelical fringe to know that the most honest, intelligent and thought provoking series about You Know Who is on a commerical broadcast network and was created by an openly gay man. I've liked ELI STONE since the pilot and I remain a fan. Again ABC scores with a show that treats us like intelligent adults and tries something a little different. With the wonderful PUSHING DAISIES off until the fall because of the strike, ELI filled the gap nicely. Of course, the show comes from Greg Berlanti, the talented producer of two other wonderful ABC series, BROTHERS & SISTERS and DIRTY, SEXY MONEY. For those wondering if the series will be renewed, even though the audience was not massive, word on the street is that ABC executives are very happy with the creative direction the show took and how passionate the fans of the series are. I loved reading all of the comments here and seeing how this one little series has created a common bond among people from all different walks of life. I think Eli would be proud of all of us!!

Ron H. | Apr 21, 2008 2:37:03 AM | #

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For those of you who would like to write to ABC, just in case they need a little extra convincing to keep ELI STONE around for another season:

Stephen McPherson, President
ABC Entertainment
500 S. Buena Vista St.
Burbank, CA 91521-4551

Lest you think these letters fall on deaf ears, McPherson is a really cool guy as far as network presidents go. I've actually emailed him twice and was shocked to receive personal, non-form responses back from him (from his Blackberry, no less). This is obviously a guy who places some degree of importance on letters from viewers.

Ron H. | Apr 21, 2008 2:47:17 AM | #

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I'd like to email Stephen McPherson, Ron. You've included his snail mail address but what's his email address?

Sue | Apr 21, 2008 1:15:02 PM | #

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I've enjoyed this entire series and I have to say that this final episode made me more misty-eyed than the ones before it. Every sentimental moment I felt in this one centered around his 1:1 interviews with his cancer patient client, and they were all about how Eli responds to David's revelations. Richard Schiff and Jonny Lee Miller were wonderful and moving every time.
My own interpretation of the trial/vision is that David and Eli were both in a coma and in that state, they were somehow able to communicate with each other well enough for David to share his story and the lesson he learned in his final days. In a way, God was telling Eli, through David, to trust Him and put himself in God's hands. It worked for me. :)

Pip | Apr 21, 2008 4:34:26 PM | #

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with all the mindless worthless garbage on TV, i wasn't expecting to watch more than 5 minutes of Eli Stone. That's about all it took to get hooked. Sadly. i only cauught the last 2 episodes, so i really,really need for this show to come back. ABC is nuts if they don't renew this one!

j g | Apr 21, 2008 10:08:41 PM | #

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This show takes me back to when I watched television with my family. Yes, it has some adult situations; but all in all this is a wholesome show. I want this show back. I want to be able to share television time with my kids; without the sex and violence. Its smart, savvy and entertaining. When we ship off a show like this we are giving into the idealization that all shows are to be a cookie cutter variety without family values.

thanks.

Ron | Apr 22, 2008 6:10:40 PM | #

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I started watching this show because I really like Jonny Lee Miller...But I loved it so much, I can't imagine there'll be no season 2! It's my new favorite show...please bring it back for all the fans!!!!

Cindy | Apr 25, 2008 6:23:20 PM | #

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Very good writing and acting make Eli Stone a refreshing and enjoyable show. This show must be renewed. By the way, jg, you wrote that you only caught the last two episodes but you can go to www.abc.com and watch all the episodes and it is worth doing!

Mitch | Apr 29, 2008 7:35:24 AM | #

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hey guys i love this show. There are a lot of people who love this show. Please show eli stone some suppor and sign the petition to save it. let abc hear our voices follow the link to sigh tbe petition
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/save-eli-stone

ladawna | Apr 29, 2008 11:05:14 AM | #

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if you copy the link and paste it in the url box it will come up for you

ladawna | Apr 29, 2008 11:07:16 AM | #

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I started to watch the show as a fan of musicals stayed as a fan of ELI Stone I love this show and hope it has a long life. I just signed the petition to help keep it on the air. We need shows like this one to stick around there are way too many "reality shows" good writing like this is hard to find and we must keep it going

Chrissy | May 3, 2008 9:21:30 AM | #

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please return this series for another season. I love it and there aren't many other good programs on.

Betty | May 12, 2008 6:13:33 PM | #

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