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Old 20-12-2007, 6:40 PM   #1
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The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Not sure if this thread exists already but I thought why not have a thread for the shows that should never have got cancelled.

It looks like we lost Journeyman, and ofcourse I sorely miss Firefly. What else was robbed of an ending in your view before its time?
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Old 20-12-2007, 6:45 PM   #2
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
The 4400, Carnivale, Deadwood.

And although they had endings I still miss Oz, Arrested development and Seinfeld.
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Old 20-12-2007, 7:23 PM   #3
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Are we talking midway through season 1?.

If not shows i miss, Star Trek, Stargate, Angel, Buffy, Alias, Firefly.
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Old 20-12-2007, 7:43 PM   #4
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Agree with Firefly and may I pitch in 'The Lone Gunmen'.
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Old 20-12-2007, 7:45 PM   #5
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
The Wire,Threshold & High Incident way back in 1996 superb.....words escape me!
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Old 20-12-2007, 8:08 PM   #6
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
While I still miss shows such as Buffy and Angel. They both had a pretty good last episode that wrapped up the series. The ones I miss that were left with no conclusion is The Lone Gunmen (the Jump the Shark X Files episode doesn't count as a final episode), and Space Above and Beyond. I would also liked more from American Gothic.

I am still about the 4400. I also heard the Dead Zone may also get cancelled.
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Old 20-12-2007, 8:18 PM   #7
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Dr Who was my big one but it's back. Off the top of head others are Trevor's World Of Sport, Full Stretch, Meet The Magoons and On The Air.

Cheers
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Old 20-12-2007, 8:59 PM   #8
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Stargate SG-1
Firefly
Coupling
Angel
Spaced

those are the ones i miss most.
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Old 21-12-2007, 6:46 AM   #9
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Ones that I think got cancelled before their time.
Space Above and Beyond
Fire Fly
Blade

Its good that shows end when they are good anyway, 90% of whats currently on should have baan canned years ago, especially british television
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Old 21-12-2007, 7:09 AM   #10
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Of the fairly recent US releases, I think Journeyman had the most promising potential - shame it has been canned. Maybe he will go back in time and turn up at an NBC board meeting and influence their decision to keep it going
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Old 21-12-2007, 9:07 AM   #11
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Shows I enjoyed that only had 1 season:

Daybreak
Blade
Invasion
Lucky Louie
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Old 21-12-2007, 9:29 AM   #12
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Also was enjoying

Threshold
Standoff
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Old 21-12-2007, 9:31 AM   #13
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
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Shows I enjoyed that only had 1 season:
Invasion
Good shout Toasty, Invasion definitely deserved another run
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Old 21-12-2007, 9:31 AM   #14
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
The Sopranos
Deadwood
Invasion
Surface (loved this show)
Enterprise (Star Trek)
The West Wing
Futurama
Scrubs
Jericho (is it coming back or not)?
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Smith (This was great)
Close to Home


I watch too much telly by the looks of things
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Old 21-12-2007, 12:39 PM   #15
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Exclamation Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
HI,

Shows that should have been on longer, include:

Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip
Alien Nation
Brimstone
Total Recall 2070
Space: Above And Beyond
Firefly
Vengeance Unlimited
The Equalizer
Cowboy Bebop (anime)
Coupling (but only if the original 6 cast members all starred in it!)


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Old 21-12-2007, 12:47 PM   #16
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Another shout for Firefly. And I could easily watch more Buffy and Angel. Wouldn't mind more Charmed either. Deadwood was great, and Dresden wasn't that bad. But my all time miss was, is, and probably always will be - Xena: Warrior Princess.

Regards

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Old 21-12-2007, 12:52 PM   #17
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
OZ
Over There
Fire Fly
Journeyman
Day Break
Invasion
Star Trek Enterprise
Blade
Surface
X-Files
SG-1
Justice
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Old 21-12-2007, 1:06 PM   #18
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
OZ
Deadwood
The Wire
The office 2 series was to short
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Old 21-12-2007, 1:19 PM   #19
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Enterprise (Star Trek)
Firefly
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Old 21-12-2007, 1:34 PM   #20
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Futurama
Arrested Development

Both of those were gone before their time. Especially when garbage like Friends can go for 10 years
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
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OZ
Over There
Fire Fly
Journeyman
Day Break
Invasion
Star Trek Enterprise
Blade
Surface
X-Files
SG-1
Justice


OZ yes! yes! yes! yes! Forgot about this.

Also enjoyed Over There.
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Old 21-12-2007, 1:55 PM   #22
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Firefly is the obvious one, for me, but also...

Farscape
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OZ yes! yes! yes! yes! Forgot about this.

Also enjoyed Over There.
I could just about handle loosing all the other shows if they just left OZ running.

Over There apparently annoyed the yanks as it showed both sides to the war and not just the US tainted view which is what US citizens wanted. Shame it was really good.
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Why did they cancel Surface tho?

That show was great and what a crappy ending, it was just starting.
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Firefly and Over There are the two that spring to mind for me. Just hoping BSG doesn't join that list due to the writers strike.
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Futurama
Arrested Development
Arrested Development was awesome - loved that show

Has Blade the tv show been cancelled btw???

New Adventures of Superman was the best show on tv at the time...for a 7 year old
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Some people are mentioning shows that weren't cancelled. They were shows that ended on their terms, not by being ended by the studio. IE: Buffy.

Shows I think that were great and cancelled: (Some people will be shocked to hear, as some people say they're rubbish)

Firefly
Angel
Popular
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
VERONICA MARS!!!
Roswell
Alias
Charmed

Although not sure with Charmed if it was cancelled (with very short notice) or just ended. I think they were going to cancel it, but the crew were getting tired of being told last minute for the 2 seasons before if they were cancelled or renewed so just eneded it on their own anyway.

The WB really treated the show like dirt in the end. It had been with them since 1998 when the WB was still a baby and made the network what it became with shows like Buffy, Dawsons Creek and 7th Heaven and they didnt even have the effort to make them aware beforehand if it was going to be renewed or not.
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Old 22-12-2007, 10:37 AM   #28
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Re: The great shows that have been cancelled thread
Charmed was going to be cancelled at the end of the 7th season. They wrapped up the series quite nicely but then got allowed another and last season. They shouldn't have done season 8 as I don't really like it. Although, I thought the last episode was good, I really hated the character of Billies long lost sister.
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Hi,

Another show that got cancelled was "My So-Called Life" starring Claire Danes from 1994. AN excellent show, that should have been allowed to continue. Thank god for the UK DVD boxed set.


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Invasion
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ST Enterprise
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