Chris likes to point out that all the shows I watch get cancelled. In my defense, everything ends eventually, and some of "my" shows - ER, Supernatural - last longer than they should. Others are shows that I missed the first time around and didn't find until after cancellation.
Human Target doesn't fit either of these categories. It's a show that I found at the beginning of season one that should have lasted a lot longer than it did. The characters were interesting, there were some outstanding guest stars (Lee Majors, Armand Assante and Timothy Omundson all in the same episode!!), and the production values and writing made it feel like watching a series of short movies.
Unfortunately, Fox didn't share my enthusiasm for the show. After premiering it as a mid-season replacement in January of 2010, they bounced it around their schedule a bit, gave it a few weeks off, and did very little to promote it or help it to succeed.
Remarkably, down to the wire, a second season was ordered. However, the network brass apparently decided that the chemistry between - and appeal of - Mark Valley, Chi McBride and the outstanding Jackie Earle Haley wasn't enough, and two female characters were added. They were okay, although one was regularly irritating for much of the beginning of the season and the other was so underutilized that you'd wonder why she was credited some weeks. The writers didn't seem to be equipped to write female roles larger than damsel-in-distress-of-the-week. Fortunately the main characters continued to be kick-ass, which kept the show from becoming sucktastic. Also, there's something warm and fuzzy about watching two former assassins helping people and doing the right thing - especially when they have very different reasons for it.
Ignore the sad truth that there will be no more episodes and we'll never be privy to Guerrero's back story. If you choose to watch this show that will be the only disappointment you'll have to face.
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