High Fidelity: 5 reasons the show should be saved

4. It was critically-acclaimed.

While critical opinion doesn’t mean everything and there have been plenty of shows critics hated that went on to be tremendously successful because audiences saw something we didn’t, it can be a nice cushion for shows that might not perform as well in the ratings.

Some series have stayed afloat for years simply because critics loved them and they raised the bar for a network or streaming service (The CW comes to mind). High Fidelity was beloved by pretty much everyone who felt it was a great, stylish update to the 2000 film that added enough changes to warrant its existence and gave Kravitz the starring vehicle she’s deserved for years now.

Part of me thinks it might not be a coincidence that the Hulu announcement comes shortly after the Emmy nominations went live. The Hollywood Reporter said the cast and crew found out on Wednesday that they would not be returning.

Was Hulu waiting to see if the show would be an award contender? Maybe the fact it wasn’t among the nominees pushed them to cancel, which is a shame because I think it could have gone on to become one within the next couple of seasons.

3. It had a wonderfully diverse cast.

Aside from leading lady Kravitz, who many were happy to see leading her own show after being sorely underutilized on HBO’s Big Little Lies, High Fidelity was filled with a variety of characters. It wasn’t a whitewashed show and in our current era, where diversity on-screen and the importance of representation is on the front of most peoples’ minds, you’d think Hulu would want to preserve that.

It’s a harsh sting to fans who have seen lesser shows, with predominantly white casts, get renewed over and over again while a fledgling show with real promise and a dynamic cast of characters (like the charming Da’Vine Joy Randolph who really deserved an Emmy nod for her pitch-perfect comedic timing) gets booted so fast.