“THE MONGRELS” IS DEAD, LONG LIVE “THE MONGRELS”

Granted, I don’t live in the UK, but I saw this yesterday that apparently The Mongrels were cancelled on BBC Three about a month ago. I thought this was really strange because they were just talking about the show being available on Hulu Plus for us crazy kids in the States to check out.

However, there is some good news as they are working on an animated version of The Mongrels and there is rumored to be a trailer of some sorts online, I will let you know when I see it.  After the jump you can see the press release from their Facebook page:

The Cunts At BBC 3 Have Axed Mongrels:

Mongrels star Dan Tetsell has announced that the series has been axed.

The puppet comedy, created by Adam Miller, began on BBC Three in 2010 and recently concluded its second run.

Voice actor Tetsell – who plays idiotic cat Marion – broke the news of the show’s cancellation on Twitter.

“If you were (like me) hoping Mongrels would get a 3rd series, I’ve got some bad news…” he wrote.

When a fan enquired if he was being serious, Tetsell replied: “Yeah, we’ve all been sacked now.”

In August 2010, Tetsell also broke the news of Mongrels being picked up for a second series.

The series was accused of plagiarism in the same year, with writer Brian West claiming that the show’s format and characters were copied from his own project Pets.

Comedian Johnny Vegas recently hit out at BBC Three controller Zai Bennett after his own show Ideal was cancelled.

Since assuming the role of controller, Bennett has also axed popular behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Confidential and commissioned a third series of sitcom Him & Her.