I had such high hopes for Smash — as did NBC. But the show is now a shell of the powerhouse pilot that premiered the day after the Super Bowl last year. As it limps to its season finale Sunday, I reflected on its sad demise for The Daily Beast:

Smash, on life support for much of the season after viewers rejected all its new organs, finally draws its last breath Sunday. NBC is dumping the two-hour season finale—now officially a series finale—over Memorial Day weekend, one final indignity to a show that appeared to be overstuffed with promise and talent and managed to squander away almost all of it. Twice.

Well, at least we’ll always have “Let Me Be Your Star.” And scarves. Lots and lots of scraves.

‘Smash’ Ends Its Run: What Happened to This Once Promising Show?