The Mega MEGA Penultimate TV shows cancelled too soon thread

[K.C.]

I will submit four exhibits to begin:

Exhibit A:

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Exhibit B:

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Exhibit D:

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[HBox]

Sports Night was garbage.

[underdog]

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[Kevin]

75% of cancelled NBC shows..

[StanUpshaw]

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[hanso]

I side with you on Richter. Futurama had only around 5 seasons. It's great to have it back.

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[brettmojo]

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[romanwarhelmet]

shows that you loved or were great that never got their due during their own time

oh i miss arrested development
firefly
party down

i might even put Gilligan's island on there

watcha got buddays?

[A.J.]

http://www.enotes.com/w/images/thumb/4/47/Police_squad_in_colour.jpg/250px-Police_squad_in_colour.jpg

[DOHO@HOME]

Scrapers

[disneyspy]

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[realmenhatelife]

Look, I like Arrested Development like the rest of you, but that shit was on for 4 seasons. I know officially its 3, but the first season of most series is short, whereas Arrested had a really long one, so essentially seaons 1 and 2 are combined. 4 seasons is enough of anything (which is perhaps why God saw fit to give us 4 seasons in a year.) If it had kept going it would've started to drop off and noone would like it as much. Lets end the myth that Arrested Development is the electric car of TV shows, and republicans made it get cancelled because it was curing AIDS. Put Arrested Development in the thread Shows that were on the perfect amount of time for us to continue enjoying them on DVD and in rerun.

[Jujubees2]

http://www.enotes.com/w/images/thumb/4/47/Police_squad_in_colour.jpg/250px-Police_squad_in_colour.jpg

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gutter]

http://www.daemonstv.com/images/black_donnellys.jpg


kept it on just long enough for me to fall in love with Olivia Wilde.

[romanwarhelmet]

http://www.daemonstv.com/images/black_donnellys.jpg


kept it on just long enough for me to fall in love with Olivia Wilde.

yea she was great in that
for some reason all the brothers had speech impediments and had horrid accents
if your going to make a show about a Boston crime family-should have authentic accents

[Barnaby Jones]

Look, I like Arrested Development like the rest of you, but that shit was on for 4 seasons. I know officially its 3, but the first season of most series is short, whereas Arrested had a really long one, so essentially seaons 1 and 2 are combined. 4 seasons is enough of anything (which is perhaps why God saw fit to give us 4 seasons in a year.) If it had kept going it would've started to drop off and noone would like it as much. Lets end the myth that Arrested Development is the electric car of TV shows, and republicans made it get cancelled because it was curing AIDS. Put Arrested Development in the thread Shows that were on the perfect amount of time for us to continue enjoying them on DVD and in rerun.

Right on!!! I love AD, but it had a good run!!! Yeah, shitty shows are on much longer, but there are, what, like 70 episodes of AD??? Stick to shows that were given the axe that only got one season at the most!!!

[Barnaby Jones]

Though Party Down definitely counts!!! It technically got two seasons, but only like 15 episodes total!!! Loved that show!!!

[Willmore]

http://www.daemonstv.com/images/black_donnellys.jpg


kept it on just long enough for me to fall in love with Olivia Wilde.


Completely forgot she was on that show first.

[El Mudo]

Terriers.

[Furtherman]

yea she was great in that
for some reason all the brothers had speech impediments and had horrid accents
if your going to make a show about a Boston crime family-should have authentic accents

No wonder it bothered you, since it was based in Hells Kitchen, NYC.

I agree that Arrested Development was on for the right amount of time. I don't know if it could have kept up that level of genius for 10 years.

Other shows I would have liked to have a few more seasons:

Firefly
Caprica
Dollhouse
Journeyman
Black Donnellys
Surface
Invasion
The Young Riders
The Marshall Chronicles
Flashforward
Voyagers
Enterprise

[JimBeam]

I agree with Invasion as I'd have liked to see how that ended.

I don't think Brotherhood is coming back and would've enjoyed more of that.

Deadwood I thought went away too soon as well.

[StanUpshaw]

Terriers.

Truth bomb

[Gutter]

Terriers.

Fuck that did get the axe huh? i really liked that show, but television just has zero love for Donal Logue.

[Gutter]

No wonder it bothered you, since it was based in Hells Kitchen, NYC.

I agree that Arrested Development was on for the right amount of time. I don't know if it could have kept up that level of genius for 10 years.

Other shows I would have liked to have a few more seasons:

Firefly
Caprica
Dollhouse
Journeyman
Black Donnellys
Surface
Invasion
The Young Riders
The Marshall Chronicles
Flashforward
Voyagers
Enterprise


hahahaha thats right, it was in Hells Kitchen hahahaha. totally forgot that.

I think Flashforward ended when it should have......the way they dealt with some of the characters was just fucking obnoxious.....the main characters wife was annoying as shit, and that fucking crybaby nurse dude looking for that random asian girl was a puss. that show had some major issues, but i was glad they at least got through the main storyline.

[Servo]

Deadwood
Carnivale
Rubicon

[Crispy_Mobile]

Manimal & Automan. Those 2 are ripe for a remake.

[Rawkus]

i think the most criminal of all shows that was canceled early was freaks and geeks. ONE season, amazing cast, writing and excellent music(which held up the dvd release because of the rights to get every song).

Honorable mention
BBC show Pulling-canceled after 2 short bbc style seasons with a christmas special just like the UK office. I Thought this was great and they wanted to do more but were canceled
Undeclared-not nearly as good as freaks and geeks but in a similar vein. A little corny at times but still better than big bang theory.
Futurama-revived from the dead by comedy central

Seinfeld(According to larry king)

Shows i wish had longer seasons/more episodes but didn't by choice
Extras-Gervais's second show, short and sweet. I wanted more
Summer heights high-Australian tv show, fucking hilarious. One season

[pennington]

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/beavis-butt-head-20100714-153552.jpg

Supposedly it's coming back.

[Snacks]

Cane
Life
Reunion
Windfall
Gary Unmarried

[epo]

Frank's Place.

Lock this thread up.

[spoon]

The Simpsons

60 Minutes

[epo]

The Simpsons

60 Minutes

M*A*S*H

[spoon]

M*A*S*H

at least now we're thinking!

[spoon]

Kevin told me to post Herman's Head for him.

Stupid Kevin!

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/hermans_head-show.jpg

[epo]

Kevin told me to post Herman's Head for him.

Stupid Kevin!

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/hermans_head-show.jpg

Too intellectual, as it based on the Ned Hermann brain dominance model.

[epo]

Cop Rock.

Who wouldn't like stupid singing/dancing cops?

[spoon]

Too intellectual, as it based on the Ned Hermann brain dominance model.

Fact: Season 1 airing currently in Albania and it's a HUGE hit!

[keithy_19]

Summer heights high-Australian tv show, fucking hilarious. One season

I remember reading about how the show was histerical, but didn't find the first episode funny. I kind of made myself watch it a little more and I was hooked.

But didn't he decide not to do a second season? I remember him saying something along the lines of how he didn't want to continue doing the characters because he didn't want them to out stay their welcome.

I don't think these count, but I miss The Critic and Mystery Science Theater.

[spoon]

The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer

http://epguides.com/SecretDiaryofDesmondPfeiffer/cast.jpg

How on earth did I miss this gem!?

"The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer" (1998). A black British gentleman run out of England for cheating takes a job as a butler to Abraham Lincoln. And it was a comedy. And it made fun of slavery.

GEM I tell yah! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrQRdDui-n4)

[spoon]

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[cougarjake13]

surface and deadwood are the first 2 that come to mind

[StanUpshaw]

BBC's Survivors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivors_%282008_TV_series%29) got canceled too soon. It was pretty shitty, but I got into it.

[Rawkus]

I remember reading about how the show was histerical, but didn't find the first episode funny. I kind of made myself watch it a little more and I was hooked.

But didn't he decide not to do a second season? I remember him saying something along the lines of how he didn't want to continue doing the characters because he didn't want them to out stay their welcome.

I don't think these count, but I miss The Critic and Mystery Science Theater.

yea he decided to do one and done but, this show is connnected to his previous show "we can be heroes" by the character ja'mie. It isn't as funny as SHH though. I read something about he creator chris lilley developing a show for american tv.

[spoon]

11 Awful Shows Fox Has Aired Right After The Simpsons! (http://www.11points.com/TV/11_Awful_Shows_FOX_Has_Aired_Right_After_The_Simps ons)

Some AWESOME stuff here!

[epo]

That reminds me, Fox never gave Mr. President a fair shake.

[Justice4all]

Kevin told me to post Herman's Head for him.

Stupid Kevin!

http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/wysiwyg/image/hermans_head-show.jpg

damn funny show!

[CruelCircus]

Action
Sports Night
Cupid (the original, with Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall)
Smith
Anything But Love

[A.J.]

It was a sitcom too.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ec/3d/af17228348a0068fe3b21110.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

[fezident]

Murder One (on ABC).
This show was ahead of it's time, and certainly smarter than it's audience.

Legal drama.... hour long... followed ONE courtcase from start to finish. 22 episodes about expensive, brilliant, pitbull lawyers trying to exonerate their young movie-star client.
Fascinating.


It even won an emmy, but the network STILL wasn't able to raise awareness for the show. (see also: Arrested Development)

[KnoxHarrington]

Murder One (on ABC).
This show was ahead of it's time, and certainly smarter than it's audience.

Legal drama.... hour long... followed ONE courtcase from start to finish. 22 episodes about expensive, brilliant, pitbull lawyers trying to exonerate their young movie-star client.
Fascinating.


It even won an emmy, but the network STILL wasn't able to raise awareness for the show. (see also: Arrested Development)

I think they only did the gimmick of devoting the entire season to a single trial once, but, yeah, it was a brilliant look into the legal system. I mean, what other show could have made an entire episode about jury selection into high drama?

Plus, that bald dude whose name I can't remember is a damn good actor.

[pennington]

It was a sitcom too.

http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/ciu/ec/3d/af17228348a0068fe3b21110.L._SL500_AA300_.jpg

In America they cancel sitcom. In Russia they cancel you...

[A.J.]

In America they cancel sitcom. In Russia they cancel you...

:clap:

[StanUpshaw]

:clap:

Ewwww

[fezident]

I think they only did the gimmick of devoting the entire season to a single trial once, but, yeah, it was a brilliant look into the legal system. I mean, what other show could have made an entire episode about jury selection into high drama?

Plus, that bald dude whose name I can't remember is a damn good actor.

Correct. The first season followed one case. ("one murder" / "Murder One")
The 2nd season... they followed three cases. A young girl who might have killed the govenor of California... a basketball superstar who might have murdered his agent over a contract dispute.... and a serial killer who only murdered criminals whose lawyers manipulated the legal system)

Daniel Benzali (the bald guy) was replaced. For the 2nd season... the firm hired a new marquee lawyer to attract high-profile cases. "Jimmy Wyler" = Anthony LaPaligia.

[Snacks]

Traveler
Dirty Sexy Money
John from Cincinnati

[StanUpshaw]

Kid Nation ruled

[Snacks]

http://www.daemonstv.com/images/black_donnellys.jpg


kept it on just long enough for me to fall in love with Olivia Wilde.

before The Black Donnellys she played a tough girl from the streets working as a bartender who was in love with a guy then became a lesbian on The OC! They gave her an awful butterfly tattoo to toughen her up! She looks real tough!

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[Judge Smails]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Supertrain.jpg

[PapaBear]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Supertrain.jpg
When I was a kid, I was really hoping they'd put out a supertrain in HO scale. I even asked my dad if it would help, if I wrote a letter to the producers, asking if I could get one. After looking at some youtube clips from the show, I now realize that I had horrible aspirations as a child.

[Judge Smails]

When I was a kid, I was really hoping they'd put out a supertrain in HO scale. I even asked my dad if it would help, if I wrote a letter to the producers, asking if I could get one. After looking at some youtube clips from the show, I now realize that I had horrible aspirations as a child.

Your father was lying to you and keeping you in the dark. Cheap bastard.

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p96/1shaygetz/supertrain.jpg

[PapaBear]

Your father was lying to you and keeping you in the dark. Cheap bastard.

HO scale, you prick! But yeah... He's a cheap bastard.

[hanso]

Lost in space. Just three seasons. Oh dear!

[JimBeam]

Airwolf

And I don't count the non-Jan Michael Vincent/Ernest Borgnine version as the same show.

[cougarjake13]

Airwolf

And I don't count the non-Jan Michael Vincent/Ernest Borgnine version as the same show.

they had one without JMV ??

[JimBeam]

Yeah, it was on USA.

According to this it was Season 4.

It actually comes on DVD 2/1/11.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airwolf

[A.J.]

Airwolf

And I don't count the non-Jan Michael Vincent/Ernest Borgnine version as the same show.

I used to watch that one in Doha. Awful. Barry Van Dyke was no JMV.

[CruelCircus]

Pushing Daisies
Profit

[pennington]

http://media.insidepulse.com/zones/movies/uploads/2009/12/Action.jpg

[StanUpshaw]

Pushing Daisies

Good call! Also the creator's other series, Dead Like Me.

[Gutter]

I'm not much for network sitcoms but this show was funny.
http://seriesandtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/gary-unmarried-cancelled-cbs.jpg

[disneyspy]

I'm not much for network sitcoms but this show was funny.
http://seriesandtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/gary-unmarried-cancelled-cbs.jpg

we dont talk about him cuz he just used us to win the PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS

[Rawkus]

lucky louie-canceling this was criminal
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[Gutter]

we dont talk about him cuz he just used us to win the PEOPLES CHOICE AWARDS

i don't watch award shows.....he do a tour of florida or sumfin?

[disneyspy]

i don't watch award shows.....he do a tour of florida or sumfin?

na he posted here when that show was up for the award and as soon as it won he left us like the prom date at the roadside motel

[Gutter]

na he posted here when that show was up for the award and as soon as it won he left us like the prom date at the roadside motel

bummer.

[PapaBear]

We should give spammers the ability to MERGE (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=89173) threads.

[spoon]

We should give spammers the ability to MERGE (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=89173) threads.

YOU WOULD like more merges wouldn't you!?!?! :furious:


















































:innocent:

[spoon]

na he posted here when that show was up for the award and as soon as it won he left us like the prom date at the roadside motel

You're only a whore if you gave it up. Some of us ripped into him and he cried about it. I guess we know how vaginaspy rolls.

[deliciousV]

Titus, nuff said.

[fezident]

Mash.

[RoseBlood]

Perfect Couples is being replaced with The Paul Reiser Show :thumbdown:

[Gutter]

Perfect Couples is being replaced with The Paul Reiser Show :thumbdown:

Paul Reiser? what is this 1990? he just finish a sick stand up set on "The A-List"? Perfect Couples didn't work out so they're going with Paul fucking Reiser? yeeeeeeccccccckkkkkkkkkk NBC has no fucking clue what they're doing.

[Furtherman]

Perfect Couples is being replaced with The Paul Reiser Show :thumbdown:

Wha...what?!

Paul Reiser? what is this 1990?

Ha! Exactly.

[Contra]

Perfect Couples is being replaced with The Paul Reiser Show :thumbdown:

Horrible