Your Favourite Cancelled Show?
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Your Favourite Cancelled Show?
Plently of shows have been cancelled over the years. Some where plently of fans have made a massive outcry, some where no-one even noticed - or cared.
So my question is: what show have you loved, and then deprived of? What is your favourite show to be cancelled. Why was that show cancelled, and what do you think of the reasons?
For me, there's two that stick to mind:
Firefly - Amazing Sci-fi, no way this should have been cancelled. It was one of the best series I ever got into. Sadly, however, it aired only 12 episodes before it was cancelled. I'm not sure why, I amuse the Chief Excutives of the Studio's it was made at don't know a good show when they see one.
That of course, is not the end of the story for Firefly. Excelling Dvd sells, and millions of fans protesting, got through to whoever decides to cancel this show; and it got made into the film Serenity. An amazing film.. and indeed, millions of fans worldwide wait to see if there will be another two films.
The second show I want to express my outrage at being cancelled for is Futurama: I've been told that the reason it was cancelled is because the producers felt it was taking too much attention away from the Simpsons- and so they cancelled it.
That sickened me. As much as I love the simpsons, I felt that Futurama was much better. And had much more potential before it was cancelled. I suppose the people who cancelled are kicking themselves now, as millions now agree that the Simpsons has really gone down hill.
So what are yours?
So my question is: what show have you loved, and then deprived of? What is your favourite show to be cancelled. Why was that show cancelled, and what do you think of the reasons?
For me, there's two that stick to mind:
Firefly - Amazing Sci-fi, no way this should have been cancelled. It was one of the best series I ever got into. Sadly, however, it aired only 12 episodes before it was cancelled. I'm not sure why, I amuse the Chief Excutives of the Studio's it was made at don't know a good show when they see one.
That of course, is not the end of the story for Firefly. Excelling Dvd sells, and millions of fans protesting, got through to whoever decides to cancel this show; and it got made into the film Serenity. An amazing film.. and indeed, millions of fans worldwide wait to see if there will be another two films.
The second show I want to express my outrage at being cancelled for is Futurama: I've been told that the reason it was cancelled is because the producers felt it was taking too much attention away from the Simpsons- and so they cancelled it.
That sickened me. As much as I love the simpsons, I felt that Futurama was much better. And had much more potential before it was cancelled. I suppose the people who cancelled are kicking themselves now, as millions now agree that the Simpsons has really gone down hill.
So what are yours?
Firefly
Crusade
Nowhere Man
Millenium
Brimstone
Vengance Inc.
Crusade
Nowhere Man
Millenium
Brimstone
Vengance Inc.
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Firefly, Futurama, and when it happens, Scrubs.
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Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
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Dandelion will make you wise
Tell me if she laughs or cries
Blow away dandelion
I'm afraid there's no denying
I'm just a dandelion
a fate I don't deserve.
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Millenium
Vanishing Son
Quantum Leap
Vanishing Son
Quantum Leap
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
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If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
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It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
Then something happened
that unleashed the power of our imagination -
we learned to talk."
________________________________________
If PRO and CON are opposites,
then the opposite of PROgress must be...
_______________________________________
It's 4:19...
gotta minute?
Futurama for me, although i heard a rumour that it may be returning.
But if you're all about the destination, then take a fucking flight.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
We're going nowhere slowly, but we're seeing all the sights.
And we're definitely going to hell, but we'll have all the best stories to tell.
Full of the heavens and time.
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i had to think on this one a bit cause i don't watch that much tv anymore.
Star Trek:TNG
i miss jean-luc *sigh*
Star Trek:TNG
i miss jean-luc *sigh*
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
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i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
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a straight edge for legends at
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have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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I *think* Revan was talking about shows that were cancelled before their time. ST:TNG did have a series finale, so I don't think it counts.
Farscape
Dead Like Me
Titus
I-Man
The Lone Gunmen and Brimstone were good, too, but I wouldn't have thought of them (not that the others weren't good, just that I wasn't currently watching them when they were on).
Farscape
Dead Like Me
Titus
I-Man
The Lone Gunmen and Brimstone were good, too, but I wouldn't have thought of them (not that the others weren't good, just that I wasn't currently watching them when they were on).
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well...what i'm SAYING Sylvanus, is that I think it was cancelled before it's time!!! counts to me.Syl wrote:I *think* Revan was talking about shows that were cancelled before their time. ST:TNG did have a series finale, so I don't think it counts.
of course, we could DISCUSS it!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
I used to be a TV junkie from the late '70s to mid-'80s, so there was always something for me to watch every day, every night. So I caught a lot of shows that I liked which died early deaths. I fondly remember these short-lived series from the early '80s:
Masquerade
Tales From The Gold Monkey
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Automan
Mission: Impossible (updated version)
Police Squad!
Greatest American Hero
WKRP In Cincinnati
Probe
Spenser: For Hire
Hardcastle & McCormick
Why did all these shows get cancelled? Bad ratings and/or too-expensive budgets. I'm not saying every one of these shows was a classic, but I can't deny that I enjoyed all of them while they were around. I guess they didn't stick around long enough for me to actually start hating them.
Tales from the Gold Monkey (with Stephen Collins) and Bring 'Em Back Alive (with Bruce Boxleitner) were basically Indiana Jones knock-offs, back when the huge success of Raiders of the Lost Ark had every rival studio frantically green-lighting anything that involved an adventure dude circa 1930s. Hey, at least these two shows had good, swashbuckling title themes worthy of Indy himself. I'm still hopeful that they will appear on DVD some day. (Doesn't everything eventually pop up on DVD no matter how obscure?)
Automan...I think it pandered to Tron fans like me. Basically, super-program written by super-programmer geek comes to life in the real world in the form of super-blonde guy who does super-crimefighting deeds while driving in super-cool virtual car. Does that make sense? The show lasted only a handful of episodes, so my memory is a bit fuzzy.
Okay, now Police Squad! was definitely a classic. Too bad nobody was watching, except me and a few other scattered souls across the continent. The Naked Gun movies sort of redeemed the situation, but I don't think they ever quite captured the lunacy and comedic timing of the TV show.
Greatest American Hero...it did achieve some popularity at least, especially with the theme song. I liked the whole premise. Robert Culp and William Katt were a good duo.
Spenser: For Hire...very decent Robert Urich series. Too bad the show was pitted against Miami Vice. Gee, guess which one won that ratings battle.
Masquerade
Tales From The Gold Monkey
Bring 'Em Back Alive
Automan
Mission: Impossible (updated version)
Police Squad!
Greatest American Hero
WKRP In Cincinnati
Probe
Spenser: For Hire
Hardcastle & McCormick
Why did all these shows get cancelled? Bad ratings and/or too-expensive budgets. I'm not saying every one of these shows was a classic, but I can't deny that I enjoyed all of them while they were around. I guess they didn't stick around long enough for me to actually start hating them.
Tales from the Gold Monkey (with Stephen Collins) and Bring 'Em Back Alive (with Bruce Boxleitner) were basically Indiana Jones knock-offs, back when the huge success of Raiders of the Lost Ark had every rival studio frantically green-lighting anything that involved an adventure dude circa 1930s. Hey, at least these two shows had good, swashbuckling title themes worthy of Indy himself. I'm still hopeful that they will appear on DVD some day. (Doesn't everything eventually pop up on DVD no matter how obscure?)
Automan...I think it pandered to Tron fans like me. Basically, super-program written by super-programmer geek comes to life in the real world in the form of super-blonde guy who does super-crimefighting deeds while driving in super-cool virtual car. Does that make sense? The show lasted only a handful of episodes, so my memory is a bit fuzzy.
Okay, now Police Squad! was definitely a classic. Too bad nobody was watching, except me and a few other scattered souls across the continent. The Naked Gun movies sort of redeemed the situation, but I don't think they ever quite captured the lunacy and comedic timing of the TV show.
Greatest American Hero...it did achieve some popularity at least, especially with the theme song. I liked the whole premise. Robert Culp and William Katt were a good duo.
Spenser: For Hire...very decent Robert Urich series. Too bad the show was pitted against Miami Vice. Gee, guess which one won that ratings battle.
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Good call on Titus, Syl. That show was funny as Hell.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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