Your Favourite Cancelled Show?
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Fist and Faith
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I didn't think anyone but me watched that!Fist and Faith wrote:It's Like, You Know
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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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"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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Boomtown.
There was only about six episodes; but it was the best cop drama out there.
There was always a twist, and you got to see the story from multiple POV's: the cops, the DA, the reporters, the criminals, the victims.
Also I miss Northern Exposure and Quantum Leap, and Sliders
There was only about six episodes; but it was the best cop drama out there.
There was always a twist, and you got to see the story from multiple POV's: the cops, the DA, the reporters, the criminals, the victims.
Also I miss Northern Exposure and Quantum Leap, and Sliders
I thought you were a ripe grape
a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
a cabernet sauvignon
a bottle in the cellar
the kind you keep for a really long time
The last season or two of Sliders was pretty bad.
I miss Seaquest. About half the episodes were really good, and there were only a couple painfully bad ones.
I miss Seaquest. About half the episodes were really good, and there were only a couple painfully bad ones.
"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
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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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"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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Yeah, Sliders being cancelled was a mercy killing. Too bad for a show that started off so good (keep it simple, stupid!).
I'm beginning to think I'm not going to see another ep of The Venture Bros. and that bums me.
I'm beginning to think I'm not going to see another ep of The Venture Bros. and that bums me.
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
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I should have added Sliders to my list too (loved that show... at first),
but I didn't because I quit watching it after the cast changes.
The death of the Professor and the Mallory brothers I could have lived with,
but it went downhill after that.
but I didn't because I quit watching it after the cast changes.
The death of the Professor and the Mallory brothers I could have lived with,
but it went downhill after that.
Have you hugged your arghule today?
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"For millions of years
mankind lived just like the animals.
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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...
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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?
Why Sliders rocked....
"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
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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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"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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Re: Your Favourite Cancelled Show?
Revan wrote: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.
im pretty sure Joss Whedon had planned on doing a feature film when he found out it was going to be cancelled...to continue the story...im sure the fan protests helped, but i dont think it was the catilyst for the movie...
Think on that, and be dismayed
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I really, really, really liked it! Funny as can be!Cail wrote:I didn't think anyone but me watched that!Fist and Faith wrote:It's Like, You Know
That's my favorite show of all time. But at least it had a good, long run. IMO, it was fizzling out in ways, so I'm kinda glad it worked out the way it did.drew wrote:Also I miss Northern Exposure...
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Or you can just by Thinner and watch the first fifteen minutes. She manages to be more annoying than sexy on Sliders (if I remember right, all she really does is show off her abs and boss people around).Loremaster wrote:Must . . . . buy . . . . dvds . . . .Cail wrote:Why Sliders rocked....
*misses Remote Controll*
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-George Steiner
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I have to agree with Syl. Trading John Rhys Davies for her was a huge mistake though the series probably had no choice. I'm guessing Mr. Davies left the show and they needed some kind of character to fill in.Syl wrote:Or you can just by Thinner and watch the first fifteen minutes. She manages to be more annoying than sexy on Sliders (if I remember right, all she really does is show off her abs and boss people around).Loremaster wrote:Must . . . . buy . . . . dvds . . . .Cail wrote:Why Sliders rocked....
*misses Remote Controll*
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Defending Revan, because basically his recounting of the genesis of Serenity is correct and accurate. One addition is the Joss Whedon was able to take the astounding sales records for the DVD set and fan responses to the cancellation to another set of media executives, not the guys that cancelled Firefly, at Universal and persuade them that a movie based on the series would be a good idea.
I'm sure that most of you are presuming I'll name some Joss show, but you'd be wrong. So I'll weigh in with Babylon 5.
I'm sure that most of you are presuming I'll name some Joss show, but you'd be wrong. So I'll weigh in with Babylon 5.
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I think it was cancelled several times. It just wouldn't die. 
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner