Fox Cancels Veteran Reality Show "Hero House"

It appears the Fox Network's "Hero House" will be MIA from next season’s TV schedule after the network announced it has cancelled the reality-based program.

"Hero House", which focused on the experiences of six veterans sharing a two bedroom apartment as they struggle to forge the difficult transition between the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan and civilian life, failed to achieve even modest ratings over its ten week run.

Audiences and critics alike often described the show as 'boring' and 'depressing'.

"I wanted to like it because the guys in the show fought for our country and stuff, but like, nothing really happened. I was watching it and was, like, wow, this is really boring," remarked one former Hero House viewer, "I mean, how long am I supposed to stay interested in watching a guy lie on a couch and complain about his feet?"

In spite of some creative efforts made to boost Hero House's appeal amongst target demographics, including the replacement of the show’s one female cast member with a buxom swimsuit model who’d only been to Iraq as a member of a USO tour, Fox executives say they had no choice but to pull the plug.

"Unfortunately, Hero House failed to resonate as deeply with American audiences as anticipated," remarked Fox programming executive Brad Elliot, "For instance, instead of being in some way affected by the number of job interviews (cast member) Christian Billups went to over the course of the season without being able to procure gainful employment, most viewers considered it repetitive."

Gabriel Garcia, who served two years of active duty in Iraq before entering the Hero House, predicts his life will not change significantly as a result of the shows cancellation.

"I suppose instead of a bedroom full of bright lights and cameras I can go home to the room I grew up in to lie in bed with half a leg and die of a form of leukemia the government denies my developing has nothing to do with depleted uranium," he said, "No big whoop."