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aj3292
05-14-2019, 01:06 PM
What in your opinion were some of the best shows which were cancelled before they had a chance to run their full course?

Top of the list for me would be Firefly, followed by pretty much all of Bryan Fuller’s shows that went off the air.
LaMarcus Bryant
05-14-2019, 01:17 PM
Firefly for sure has to be up there.
FrostKing
05-14-2019, 01:18 PM
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SpursforSix
05-14-2019, 01:20 PM
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Chucho
05-14-2019, 04:20 PM
The Oblongs
Spurminator
05-14-2019, 04:25 PM
Arrested Development, before the comeback.
Pavlov
05-14-2019, 04:51 PM
It's too bad Rome wasn't able to run the originally planned four seasons. Really quite good compared to crap like Boardwalk Empire that stumbled around for five seasons.

Daredevil probably had one or two good seasons left in the tank if they were cut back to ten episodes each.

I was hoping Berlin Station could wrap up its lose ends in a movie. Bad gamble ending s3 unresolved.

I barely watch network shows during their first seasons anymore anticipating the letdown of cancellation. It's kind of worse with streaming shows because you have no idea about ratings or if it's on the bubble, etc.
Blake
05-14-2019, 05:08 PM
Freaks and Geeks was sneaky good.
Blake
05-14-2019, 05:09 PM
Arrested Development, before the comeback.

Most definitely. The comeback is mostly awful.
benefactor
05-14-2019, 05:37 PM
Deadwood and it's not close. At least we finally get a movie
Millennial_Messiah
05-14-2019, 10:47 PM
Freaks and Geeks was sneaky good.


Arrested Development, before the comeback.
these are up there
Millennial_Messiah
05-14-2019, 10:49 PM
However, I'm going with this one. Arguably my favorite series growing up and it got cancelled roughly halfway through the story. Aired on USA Network in the mid 2000s, so not a lot of people might remember it.

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FrostKing
05-14-2019, 11:02 PM
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Darth_Pelican
05-14-2019, 11:24 PM
Saved By The Bell: The College Years
lefty
05-14-2019, 11:50 PM
:cry Off Centre

But all the the episodes are on YouTube :D
Spurtacular
05-14-2019, 11:54 PM
Saved By The Bell: The College Years

Better than the original.
SpursforSix
05-14-2019, 11:58 PM
The Spurs/Leonard Era
Spurtacular
05-15-2019, 12:01 AM
Didn't like them canceling 'Last Man On Earth', tbh.
Spurtacular
05-15-2019, 12:03 AM
There was a really good comedy circa 90's about an unscrupulous senator and his savage family.

It got canceled quickly after maybe eight or nine episodes. Think it hit too close to home for the establishment.
Spurtacular
05-15-2019, 12:04 AM
#MePoo

https://thefederalist.com/2018/09/13/nbcs-decision-to-cancel-norm-macdonald-proves-comedy-is-giving-up-on-itself/
Spurtacular
05-15-2019, 12:09 AM
There was a skit show a decade or so back that I didn't even know about it 'til it was canceled. They were brutally honest about stuff and the comedy was off the hook. I only came across it briefly and then I forgot the name.

They would've had a field day with subject matter like this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFAGUAl8lxE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EuZfvyuELY
timtonymanu
05-15-2019, 12:12 AM
Carnivale
Rome
Deadwood
Freaks and Geeks
Firefly
spurraider21
05-15-2019, 03:48 AM
Futurama
KobesAchilles
05-15-2019, 06:35 AM
Almost Human and Forever are the two shows I was pissed they canceled.
aj3292
05-15-2019, 12:48 PM
It's too bad Rome wasn't able to run the originally planned four seasons. Really quite good compared to crap like Boardwalk Empire that stumbled around for five seasons.

Daredevil probably had one or two good seasons left in the tank if they were cut back to ten episodes each.

I was hoping Berlin Station could wrap up its lose ends in a movie. Bad gamble ending s3 unresolved.

I barely watch network shows during their first seasons anymore anticipating the letdown of cancellation. It's kind of worse with streaming shows because you have no idea about ratings or if it's on the bubble, etc.

I completely forgot about Rome. I was interested in that show before it was cancelled, and completely blanked on it after that. Is it worth watching what they did get around to making?

I try not to let fears of cancellation drive my viewing for the simple reason that I'd hate to miss something fantastic, even if it ends abruptly with no resolution.
Pavlov
05-15-2019, 01:01 PM
I completely forgot about Rome. I was interested in that show before it was cancelled, and completely blanked on it after that. Is it worth watching what they did get around to making?It was incredibly rushed and a lot of storylines were just dropped, but it's not bad.
Spurminator
05-15-2019, 01:11 PM
Freaks and Geeks was a big one. But it's also a great complete season of TV on its own, with a very satisfying ending. Actually one of my favorite series finales ever, whether they knew it was the last episode or not.
Spurtacular
05-15-2019, 05:41 PM
Freaks and Geeks was a big one. But it's also a great complete season of TV on its own, with a very satisfying ending. Actually one of my favorite series finales ever, whether they knew it was the last episode or not.

It might've fizzled before too long if it had been renewed. But it was a ball-less decision to cancel it.
spurraider21
05-15-2019, 05:46 PM
its pretty recent but was disappointed to hear that they cut off Catastrophe. season 3 wasn't as good as 1 or 2 but it was still one of the funnier active shows around
Spurminator
05-15-2019, 05:55 PM
Speaking of new shows, I would have liked to see Crashing on HBO get a couple more seasons.
aj3292
05-16-2019, 12:49 PM
It was incredibly rushed and a lot of storylines were just dropped, but it's not bad.

Were those defects a result of them knowing that they were going to be cancelled?
Pavlov
05-16-2019, 04:25 PM
Were those defects a result of them knowing that they were going to be cancelled?Yes. They shoved almost three season's worth of story into one. Granted, it did eschew some of the nonhistorical storylines I wasn't crazy about anyway, but the change of pace to hyperspeed from s1 to s2 is jarring.

HBO did kind of realize their mistake and there was always more story to tell in a movie or whatever, but the awesome set they made had already burned up by the time they realized it.
Millennial_Messiah
05-17-2019, 12:36 AM
Another one I'd like to add to this list is Kitchen Nightmares. I loved that shit.
Millennial_Messiah
05-17-2019, 12:37 AM
Speaking of new shows, I would have liked to see Crashing on HBO get a couple more seasons.

As far as HBO... I remember being 13 and watching every episode of "Tell Me You Love Me" and getting my new boner on... why'd they have to cancel that after one season?
lefty
05-17-2019, 01:00 AM
Not a great show, but Marvel’s Agent Carter was pretty solid tbh
Also had cameos from Howard Stark and Arnim Zola

And for those who didn’t watch it, the Jarvis you saw in Avengers : Endgame was in Agent Carter
aj3292
05-18-2019, 12:54 PM
Yes. They shoved almost three season's worth of story into one. Granted, it did eschew some of the nonhistorical storylines I wasn't crazy about anyway, but the change of pace to hyperspeed from s1 to s2 is jarring.

HBO did kind of realize their mistake and there was always more story to tell in a movie or whatever, but the awesome set they made had already burned up by the time they realized it.

That's pretty tragic. You mentioned historical storylines. Do you know how well-researched the show was?