Gene Siskel - Roger Ebert : " At The Movies" Canceled

On August 14, "At The Movies" balcony will officially be closed for good.
This was a very difficult decision, especially considering the program's rich history and iconic status within the entertainment industry, but from a business perspective it became clear this weekly, the half-hour, broadcast syndication series was no longer sustainable, the distributer said in a statement.
The show originated in 1975 under the title "Sneak Previews," with hosts Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert.
Siskel and Ebert would of course , go on to become household names thanks to a syndication deal with Buuena Vista Entertainment in 1986 that would launch Siskel and Ebert and the Movies ( later shortened to ' Siskel and Ebert' in 1989). The duo would continue reviewing movies together throughout the 90's, until Siskel's death in 1999.
In September 2000, Ebert named Siskel's official replacement : Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times, who stayed with the show until 2008. Ebert left the show two years prior, due to his ongoing battle with thyroid cancer, and never returned.
That same year, Disney decided to take the show in a new direction and hired E!
correspondent Ben Lyons, son of critic Jeffrey Lyons, and Turner Classic Movies Ben Mankiewicz as its new hosts. The hosts, Lyons in particular, were criticized by viewers and fellow-critics alike - including Ebert himself , who penned his now-infamous, "Little Rule Book" in 2008, attacking Lyons Hyperbolic review of "I Am Legend," among other things.
The two Bens were fired the following year and were replaced by esteemed critics and current hosts, Michael Phillips of the Chicago Tribune and A.O. Scott of the New York times.
Roger Ebert tweeted his reaction to the news, Saying, "RIP" At The Movies Memories."
My spin: My older brothers and sisters say a thumbs up by Siskel and Ebert was a must see movie. A sad goodbye to a much loved show.