Let me start with a show I really enjoyed which was smart and funny but was canceled too soon.
Frank's Place 1987
Frank's Place 1987
Great TV shows that never got the credit they deserved or were canceled too soon.
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That one where the coach from The Waterboy "jumped the whale" when it got cancelled Mork killed himself
Sports Night. Of course, once Aaron Sorkin left to do The West Wing, the writing was on the wall.
The first two seasons of Arrested Development were fantastic. Don't hear about that one much.
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Jericho
Pushing up Daisies - not a great show, but quirky and fun
Pushing up Daisies - not a great show, but quirky and fun
I never understood the appeal of that show. I like most things sci-fi but I veered off that halfway through and never bothered finishing. Like most Joss Whedon content it just seemed uninteresting if you were old enough to have a drivers license. I did enjoy watching Dollhouse by Whedon however.Firefly.
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But my stock standard answer to the original question is always Jericho. Sure it got a revivial, but the momentum was lost and the storyline accelerated too quickly.
Jericho. Such great possibilities. Sigh.
I loved John From Cincinnati on HBO, which only got 1 season.
Not sure I agree. If you watch the first season of M*A*S*H front to back, it's incredible. Random episodes from later seasons don't seem to live up to season 1.
The American version of The Office had a similar trajectory. First two seasons brilliant, third pretty good, every season after was a shameless cash grab in comparison.
Jericho was sooo good. Then cancelled too soon. Then the reboot lost steam. After you figured out what was happening it lost a lot. I think that’s why Lost was structured the way it was.
HBO: Deadwood, Carnival
CBS: John Doe
I"m currently binging Star Trek: The Next Generation as I"ma trying to see the entire universe in chronological order; with only Season 7 left to view, I'm already disappointed there wasn't more of it.
CBS: John Doe
I"m currently binging Star Trek: The Next Generation as I"ma trying to see the entire universe in chronological order; with only Season 7 left to view, I'm already disappointed there wasn't more of it.
I'm being dumb with my first cup of coffee. M.A.S.H went on far too long and had plenty of accolades for the actual product itself.
You are 100% accurate. Henry and trapper mash good, BJ and Potter hit and miss.
Gone too soon:
Nominated this one before for shows that didn’t get enough credit:
Nominated this one before for shows that didn’t get enough credit:
Grimm - loved that show...would love to see a reboot...picking up with half vessin/grimm kids hunting down the bad guys.
Oz is one of my favorite shows of all time. I rewatched it a few years ago and it's still great.Gone too soon:
Nominated this one before for shows that didn’t get enough credit:
I can't believe no one has said Freaks and Geeks. Such a great show and an unbelievable cast.
I wouldn’t say great but two shows I liked that didn’t last more than 1-2 seasons:
- The Comedians
- Great News
- The Comedians
- Great News
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Incredible cast but probably super expensive.
Another Aaron Sorkin gem.
I’ll put in for “Person of Interest” from CBS. It’s a real shame that CBS never really played it up for what it really was - an ahead-of-its-time commentary on surveillance culture and the rise of AI. They really only ever sold it as a quirky cop serial where they solve the crisis of the week, but there was a much larger story arc that became very clear by the end of Season 2 into Season 3 (it was there from the beginning, but more easily hidden) and then the last couple seasons were absolutely wrapped around controlling government and dueling AIs. The show would play really well on a streaming service now. A Jonathan Nolan gem.
Firefly.
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Agreed.
Also, Eureka. SyFy loved the show and was willing to keep in on the air, but ComCast (who owned SyFy) didn't think it was profitable enough, so they killed it.
I didn’t love s1 of this show; loved how they retooled the show for s2 and was disappointed it didn’t get renewed.
The Newsroom.....I coulda watched that one forevers...so good.
I really enjoyed that show and agree it was underrated. But they had gone through all of the songs in their act and the new ones weren’t as polished… if it continued it would have fallen off quite a bit.
HBO's series Luck ended after the first season because of f'ing Peta. This is with David Milch in his prime also with Michael Mann. Milch's Deadwood also was canceled too soon. I never saw John from Cincinnati.
I loved the first season of this series. A great rewatch like Deadwood. Hoffman was a badass in it.
I loved the first season of this series. A great rewatch like Deadwood. Hoffman was a badass in it.
