shows that were cut down too early
A handful of shows that were canned too early, these are in no real order.
Titus: Titus had a pretty good run actually, not the longest running show but there have been more great shows that lasted longer. That being said I still feel this show was cut short, it was great and it got a raw deal at the end of the run. There’s even a couple unaired episodes if I’m not mistaken.
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Clerks: The Clerks cartoon, from the Kevin Smith movie, don’t remember it? Well that’s because it was barley on. I think there were like 6 episodes and 3 aired before they yanked this brilliance off the air. Go buy the DVD’s.
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Working: Fred Savage after the Wonder Years trying to break free of Kevin Arnold is in a comedy about working at an office, years before the office. Quality show, I think I watched every episode when it was on, for some reason it didn’t last very long and needs a DVD release.
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Futurama: I think this might be the longest lasting show on this list, it ran 4 seasons which really isn’t bad. It’s mainly on here because I can watch Futurama all fucking day. The movies were great and there’s apparently the show is coming back.
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Deadwood: This may be the best western show of all time. Was canceled way before it needed to be, it ran 2 or 3 seasons, and was obviously preparing for the next season when it was cut down. HBO dropped the ball on this one big time.
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Spider-man: The animated show that ran on FOX in the 90’s. This had a good run (I think, its hard to tell), but the main reason I have this listed is because of the way it ended. It was really abrupt and seemed to be going into a new storyline, Mary Jane was sucked into some kind of vortex and then, CANCELED!
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Undeclared: This show I just recently watched. Created by Judd Apatow and has the same cast of players you see in his movies. A comedy about a group of kids in collage freshmen year. After I finished watching the series on DVD (17 episodes) I just wanted more. This was an excellent show that should have lasted much much longer.
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The Critic: One of my favorite animated shows of all time, only gets 2 seasons. What the fuck is that? This show was/is brilliant.
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Undergrads: An animated comedy about kids starting out in collage. This was a great show, definitely should have gotten more than the single season it was left with.
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Mission Hill: One of my favorite single season animated shows, a kid in collage, his younger brother comes to live with him. From guys at the Simpsons, what went wrong? Nothing besides the fact it was canceled.
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Arrested Development: One of my favorite shows of all time. Most people agree, great cast, great direction, great writing, great everything. How the fuck did this get canned after 3 seasons. One of the dumbest decisions in TV history.
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Andy Richter Controls the Universe: Former Late Nite side kick to Conan O’Brien left the show to branch out to other things. One of those other things was this brilliant show. Andy worked in an office, and had random ‘what if’ type dreams, it was new, hilarious, and great. For some reason only lasted like a season and a half.
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The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.: Bruce Campbell of B horror movie fame is set in a western with sci-fi elements. A great show that could be pretty weird at times. This one only lasted a couple of seasons and abruptly ended with no closure as so many others do.
You’ve got some really good ones here, especially Titus, Deadwood, Spider-Man, The Critic, and The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.. But you’ve also missed some great ones too, like Battlestar Galactica, Dave Chappelle, Joan of Arcadia, Mind of Mencia, the two Stargate shows, and Star Trek: Enterprise. And going back a ways, my all-time favorite: The Greatest American Hero.
The future of certain shows, like Eli Stone, Eleventh Hour, Knight Rider, and Life, are also up in the air. I’m guessing that none of them will be continued.
How could you not include Firefly on this list? Firefly is one of the best science fiction television shows ever created, and it only lasted a single season. I think that’s call for this list. . .
Well to tell you the truth I never watched Firefly. I do, however agree with the fact that I missed Dave Chappelle, and Star Trek: Enterprise
I highly recommend watching Firefly.
I loved the movie that Firefly was based on. What little I saw of the series lacked much of the movie’s intensity, but I agree that it could well have evolved into a real hit. What kind of idiots do they have making these decisions? It’s pretty obvious that they are not in the audience the shows were created for.