Grimm actually played out and had a series finale. It was a great show.
But it probably didn't get the credit it deserved.
Great TV shows that never got the credit they deserved or were canceled too soon.
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But it probably didn't get the credit it deserved.
Can't remember that last time I've seen or heard that show mentioned. I'd say it's underrated for how amazing it was. There was a thread a while back about best comedy TV shows and I don't even know if it was mentioned.
Did you watch Firefly when it was originally airing, on FOX?
I didn't. Watched it years afterwards when it was released on BluRay. I also watched it in its intended viewing order. I imagine watching it then, as FOX butchered its episode order and ongoing story line, left many a viewer scratching their heads as they wondered WTF they were watching.
Same goes for Almost Human. Another too-short lived of a series because a FOX-botched butcher job of airing episodes way out of order because - in their infinite wisdom - 'better' episodes needed to be broadcast earlier and OoO to boost its viewer ratings.
I guess I loved it so much and my friends do as well it’s talked about more with my group.
Whats sucks about Jericho is that netflix was set to do more seasons but cbs turned down their offer after it was cancelled, their are comic books for season 3 and 4.
I agree with Firefly and Almost Human.
And I will add Banshee, The Warrior, Rubicon, Clone High, Gary and his Demons, You’re the Worst, Caprica, Threshold, Alphas, and Daybreak.
I'll get hammered for this most likely.....
Parks and Recreation. Just recently dialed into this show and it is fantastic.
Parks and Recreation. Just recently dialed into this show and it is fantastic.
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Well, the no pic is constantly accusing me of thinking, and acting, like a 15 year old. So I really don’t have a good rebuttal - you might be right, but I love Firefly all the same.
Extremely underrated. The second season, after the characters had developed and had so many lol moments. Debra Winger was awesome. She had one of my favorite lines ever when she turned the interview around when Agathe brought her in for questioning.
Good call on Alphas. That's another one.
And you could tell from the way the last season ended that they expected to get at least one more season.
This show had the opposite trajectory of M*A*S*H or The Office. Meh comedy the first season or two then really picked up steam once the ensemble and writers figured something out.
I missed the initial run because I was in college so it was just one of many shows I missed - watched the serenity movie as my first exposure to it and then watched the series on dvd. That was a masterclass in how to not give a show a chance.
All the stuff I read about what fox did behind the scenes to it, it’s no wonder it couldn’t find an audience. Turned me off fox programming until fringe years later; watched dollhouse on streaming after it aired.
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The ending was a cliffhanger and they needed another season.
The ending was a cliffhanger and they needed another season.
Police Squad! ... 6 episodes ... and then spawned 3 movies! 
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Sons and Daughters - Television Obscurities
Sons and Daughters aired on CBS for nine episodes during the fall of 1974. Glynnis O'Connor and Gary Frank starred as high school seniors falling in love.
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Once they picked up Rob Lowe and Adam Scott and got rid of the City Planner it really worked. One of my favorite shows.
I was really worried they were going to cancel Fringe. That was several seasons of slow burn that all came together at the end. Would have been a bad one to end early.
Men of a Certain Age… lasted two seasons on TNT… 2010 … Great show of three 40+ dudes just going through life … Ray Romano …. Can’t remember the other two … was a good show ….
Fringe was the shit.
I will always wonder what future seasons - instead of the last 13-ep send off that was S5 - could/would have looked like.
And as an aside, we all lost Lance Reddick recently. (ie, Philip Broyles)
Why are you the way that you are? FIREFLY WAS A GODDAMN NATIONAL TREASURE PAL!
A number of good ones mentioned here, but I’m glad to see Freaks & Geeks mentioned. Incredible show.
Good call. I watched this. Mostly for Kathryn Harrold.I'll go back a few years to the mid-late 80's. It was a bit ahead of it's time in dealing with actual real teenager/high school issues like abortion.
Thought it was an excellent show but only made it two seasons.
Parks and Rec easily in my top 5 sitcoms all time. Fvcking amazing. Convenient, if you pay attention most sitcoms don’t hit their stride till season 2 at the earliest, but I agree. It gets better each season. Fun fact, the city planner left the show voluntarily to pursue movies. I think he did one romcom that flopped and his career was over lol.
