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Great TV shows that never got the credit they deserved or were canceled too soon.

Firefly

Jericho- Has anyone rewatched it. Curious if it still holds up.

Revolution- I really enjoyed this show similarly to Jericho. Ended too soon. Had similar political intrigue of warring factions.

Into the Badlands- The show ended at an OK place but alluded to a new enemy. Unfortunately if I remember they kept messing with the night it was on and it got jacked up with the Chris Hardwicks Talking Dead about the time it was on to follow the Walking Dead.
 
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Beverly Hillbillies was among the most popular tv shows ever. They canceled it, not due to ratings, but because CBS purged all rural shows in attempt to gain a more sophisticated audience or something like that.

They should’ve let Elly Mae get married to give conclusion to the beloved series.
 
Urohawk said:
Firefly

Jericho- Has anyone rewatched it. Curious if it still holds up.

Revolution- I really enjoyed this show similarly to Jericho. Ended too soon. Had similar political intrigue of warring factions.

Into the Badlands- The show ended at an OK place but alluded to a new enemy. Unfortunately if I remember they kept messing with the night it was on and it got jacked up with the Chris Hardwicks Talking Dead about the time it was on to follow the Walking Dead.
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I loved season 1 of Revolution - they lost me in s2 when they had the nanomachines or whatever they were become self-aware.

I remain convinced they didn't have a plan past s1 and didn't expect the show to become as popular as it did.
 
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This is going back to the middle-ish '90s, but seaQuest DSV - or seaQuest 2032, as it was called in its final abbreviated season - was a criminally underrated series that got its plug pulled too soon. As an older teen at the time, this show was one of my sci-fi jams - along with TNG & DS9, etc.

And to be honest, NBC did it no favors at all with constant preemptions and horrible info-sharing on when the preempted episodes would actually air. Killed my enjoyment of the last half or quarter of S2 and most of S3 because I kept missing episodes due to being unaware of when they'd be on.


And I desperately would love to see a modern remake of this show. As much as I loved it back then, watching it in 4:3 pan&scan fullscreen is just painful now that I'm acclimated to 720/1080p & 2160p widescreen.
 
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Soap - awesome one-of-a-kind show that ended on a cliff-hanger.

It's Your Move - Jason Bateman was the best early teen character in TV history. Too many people complained that he wasn't a good role model for their kids, so they toned it down....then the show sucked and was soon canceled.

Tru Calling - Show starring Eliza Dushku, Jason Priestley and Zach Galifianakis got canceled just as it was getting good.
 
I was going to start another thread....but I won't 1883 is a great western. I highly encourage you all to watch it. Series finale was this week. 10 episodes. You wont regret it
 
Urohawk said:
Firefly

Jericho- Has anyone rewatched it. Curious if it still holds up.

Revolution- I really enjoyed this show similarly to Jericho. Ended too soon. Had similar political intrigue of warring factions.

Into the Badlands- The show ended at an OK place but alluded to a new enemy. Unfortunately if I remember they kept messing with the night it was on and it got jacked up with the Chris Hardwicks Talking Dead about the time it was on to follow the Walking Dead.
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I binge Jericho once or twice a year and still think its a great show except Dale and his girlfriend annoy me at times, and agree about Revolution was great aslo and wish more post appoclypse shows had been done.
 
Chuck was underrated. Should have had a 30 minute spin off sitcom of just the Buy More crew.

Veep doesn’t get enough love, even with multiple Emmys. Such a great show.

Arrested Development was cancelled too early. People weren’t ready to watch a show like that yet. If it came out in the era of ubiquitous streaming or DVR(yes I know some people had TiVo already), it would have been huge. But it picked up a cult following after it came out on DVD. The Netflix seasons don’t really count though.
 
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Chuck was underrated. Should have had a 30 minute spin off sitcom of just the Buy More crew.
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Yes. Chuck deserved a few more seasons, without the threat of cancellation after each season - like it did for its first 4 seasons.

No to the 2nd part, though. I could stand the BM crew shenanigans because it was all part & parcel of Chuck, but to watch just the BM & staff [w/o Bartowski] in a spinoff? Nah.
 
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Boss on Starz.

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HawkBall23 said:
This is going back to the middle-ish '90s, but seaQuest DSV - or seaQuest 2032, as it was called in its final abbreviated season - was a criminally underrated series that got its plug pulled too soon. As an older teen at the time, this show was one of my sci-fi jams - along with TNG & DS9, etc.

And to be honest, NBC did it no favors at all with constant preemptions and horrible info-sharing on when the preempted episodes would actually air. Killed my enjoyment of the last half or quarter of S2 and most of S3 because I kept missing episodes due to being unaware of when they'd be on.


And I desperately would love to see a modern remake of this show. As much as I loved it back then, watching it now in 4:3 pan&scan fullscreen is just painful now that I'm acclimated to 720/1080p & 2160p widescreen.
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I absolutely loved season one of Seaquest when it was more grounded in “real life”. Once it started to involve aliens, supernatural creatures, ancient gods etc… I tuned out. But the first season is still gold and I rewatch it about every decade.
 
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Another show that’s kinda been forgotten is Babylon 5 from the late 90s. Special effects are dated now, but seasons 2-4 especially are amongst the best sci fi I’ve ever seen.
 
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It was an animated show on Disney's networks, but TRON; Uprising only getting one season was kind of a gut punch. Sooo much potential there for future storylines and further expanding on the TRONverse.
 
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It was an animated show on Disney's networks, but TRON; Uprising only getting one season was kind of a gut punch. Sooo much potential there for future storylines and further expanding on the TRONverse.
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Think I read somewhere they’re discussing a new Tron movie. tron: legacy is underrated imo.
 
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Think I read somewhere they’re discussing a new Tron movie. tron: legacy is underrated imo.
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Never really understood why that movie got so much 'hate'. Was it the best movie ever? No. But it was still pretty damn good, imo.

And I'm down for another entry in the TRON catalog.
 
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Rome. It was too expensive for HBO to make apparently. Fantastic while it lasted.

Deadwood ended too soon and by the time they made the movie, too much time had passed.

Party Down was a very underrated show that got cancelled early. I think they just came out with a reboot of it but haven't seen it.
 
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Rome. It was too expensive for HBO to make apparently. Fantastic while it lasted.

Deadwood ended too soon and by the time they made the movie, too much time had passed.

Party Down was a very underrated show that got cancelled early. I think they just came out with a reboot of it but haven't seen it.
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Rome was great even if the story was fast tracked to finish the show early. The massive set had a fire which was basically the beginning of the end for the show. But what it did was show HBO that a massive scale, expensive, period drama could be made and do well. Which led to Game of Thrones happening.
 
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A long time ago, PBS did two Masterpiece Theaters, Poldark and Poldark 2. Fascinating series, that really never ended. It cried out for a Poldark 3 that, sadly, never happened.
 
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Another show that’s kinda been forgotten is Babylon 5 from the late 90s. Special effects are dated now, but seasons 2-4 especially are amongst the best sci fi I’ve ever seen.
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There’s a new animated movie that came out yesterday. I picked it up but won’t be watching it until this weekend.
 
Ed ran on NBC from 2000-2004 before being suddenly and surprisingly dumped. It had great characters- Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, and Josh Randall - with, in my opinion, a perfect blend of comedy, drama, and romance. You cannot find this series anywhere apparently due to music rights issues. If anyone knows where to find this series, hit me up. I'd love to watch it again.
 
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Ed ran on NBC from 2000-2004 before being suddenly and surprisingly dumped. It had great characters- Tom Cavanagh, Julie Bowen, and Josh Randall - with, in my opinion, a perfect blend of comedy, drama, and romance. You cannot find this series anywhere apparently due to music rights issues. If anyone knows where to find this series, hit me up. I'd love to watch it again.
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10 bucks if you ask the produce guy if they have any “let-toose”.
 
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seminoleed said:
A long time ago, PBS did two Masterpiece Theaters, Poldark and Poldark 2. Fascinating series, that really never ended. It cried out for a Poldark 3 that, sadly, never happened.
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There was the 1975 Poldark. And the 2015 Poldark.

Are these 1 & 2? Or which are you referencing?

They’re based on a book series.
 
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