Canceled TV Shows

[WildIrish]

What show do you still miss? What show were you really upset about when it ended?


I still miss the 4077th. :(

[scotzoidman]

M*A*S*H was among the great ones, but I understood, it was past time to go...hell, the series lasted over 4 times longer than the Korean War itself LOL

Prob'ly more shows overstayed their welcome IMHO than died too young, but one in particular still stands out that pissed me off to no end when it got the ax was a little docu series called Our World, with Linda Ellerbie & the late Ray Gandolf...it's been 20 years since the unlucky 13th episode aired, yet I still have the complete season on VHS. Each episode focused on a day/week/month/season from a year in the (mostly) recent past, usually in the lifetime of us baby boomers, & it's still one of the smartest shows I ever saw on network TV; too smart for its own good, apparently. It was set up against the Cosby Show juggernaut, & while I enjoyed watching the Huxtable clan in their early days (before each episode became a sermon rather than a sitcom), "World" was a nice alternative for the 10% of us that wanted to see something other than what everybody else watched...plus, ABC had to know they couldn't win that time slot, & since a little show produced by their news division cost only a little more than running a test pattern, I thought they could at least give it a little more time...

[dicksbro]

I was always a "Get Smart" fan.

[Oldfart]

Farscape.

[1nutworld]

What show do you still miss? What show were you really upset about when it ended?


I still miss the 4077th. :(

Me too, that's why I have purchased the DVD set, and now I can watch it whenever I want....err have time.

[1nutworld]

I miss the great writing and wit of the short-lived series Sports Night.

It was only on for 2 seasons, but great stuff.

[Scarecrow]

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

A good old spy thriller.

[PantyFanatic]

'Barney Miller' ended too soon. That show always presented a good cross section of our selves, and we know there are a lot more out there. :sad:

[scotzoidman]

I miss the great writing and wit of the short-lived series Sports Night.

It was only on for 2 seasons, but great stuff.That show was created & written by Aaron Sorkin, the same guy behind The West Wing, another show that was too witty to stay on the air for long. He & his partner produced another great show last season, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, that got canceled before it had time to grow (& was worth watching just to look at Amanda Peet :devil: )

[GreenChef]

Hmmm the best?

It might have to be SOAP
I have season's 1 and two on DVD not yet halfway through...
Ridiculously funny each episode better than the last

MASH was great but I think I saw them all

Get smart was Great (movie coming out this summer I think)(but no Don Adams of course :-( )

OF course... Seen every single episode, but would watch them all again (though not buy a box set...)
The Original
To Boldly go where no man has gone before
Star Trek
Dammit Jim !
I fail to see the logic captain
Captain me engines caant take much more of this
The Red shirt guy ( 's gonna die on that planet!)
and or course....
William Shatner's Horrible 'acting'

There were a Ton of Great Canadian comedy shows
Kids in the Hall
SCTV
This hour has 22 minutes
4 on the Floor (featuring captain Canoehead a super crime fighter lol)
others i'm forgetting i'm sure

I never really Saw more than a fraction of a show, but I have always wanted to see
The Prisoner

[1nutworld]

That show was created & written by Aaron Sorkin, the same guy behind The West Wing, another show that was too witty to stay on the air for long. He & his partner produced another great show last season, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, that got canceled before it had time to grow (& was worth watching just to look at Amanda Peet :devil: )

West Wing was the one of the reasons that Sports Night was cancelled. :(

There were other contractual as well as ratings reasons, but unfortunatly, West Wing helped end Sports Night....oh well.

[PantyFanatic]

I don't know if this was intended to include religious programs. While the philosophy of the true meaning of life was laid down over 15 years, it wasn't enough for the common man to have full insight.

[GreenChef]

I don't know if this was intended to include religious programs. While the philosophy of the true meaning of life was laid down over 15 years, it wasn't enough for the common man to have full insight.

Cancelled?

A travesty !

[osuche]

MASH...absolutely.

I'd also put West Wing on the list, and perhaps Seinfeld.

[IowaMan]

Cheers :cheers:

[rabbit]

Stng

[Oldfart]

Hmmm the best?

I never really Saw more than a fraction of a show, but I have always wanted to see The Prisoner

It was a brilliant but freaky show, the nameless spy held in a high-tech gulag because he knew too much. Citroen 2CV's without doors and weird bubbles which caught you and brought you back if you ran away.

If you need to sell your little brother to get enough money to buy the set, it's a sacrifice worth the suffering.

[Fangtasia]

Farscape
Charmed
Night Rider
Embraced
Countdown
Roar

Theres more but i just cant recall em at this time *L*

[IowaMan]

Just thought of a couple more:

The War at Home
Herman's Head


Was also very sad to see "Married With Children" have it's run ended.

[Scarecrow]

Have Gun will travel - Paladin

Gunsmoke

Bonanza

[jay-t]

The Guns Of Will Sonnet
I like Walter Brennen in just about everything he played in

[PantyFanatic]

Walter Brennen :thumb: You believed anything he did.

[Coaster]

MASH
Tool Time (I don't have cable)
Mission Impossible
MacGivor

[dicksbro]

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer with Stacy Keach

[Oldfart]

Sledge Hammer.

[Lilith]

Mr. Lil liked that one too^^^^

[Oldfart]

I told you his good taste went beyond choosing you.

[Casperr]

OMG.

Terribly disappointed in all you Pixies, I can't believe nobody posted the most obvious show.

Firefly (http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B0000AQS0F/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209644202&sr=8-1) .

If you don't know what I mean, buy the DVDs. You'll thank me for it and then mourn it as I do every day.

[IowaMan]

I wish Arrested Development hadn't been cancelled. Supposedly there will be an Arrested Development movie coming out soon.

[Oldfart]

OMG.

Terribly disappointed in all you Pixies, I can't believe nobody posted the most obvious show.

Firefly (http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Complete-Nathan-Fillion/dp/B0000AQS0F/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1209644202&sr=8-1) .

If you don't know what I mean, buy the DVDs. You'll thank me for it and then mourn it as I do every day.


CTG,

Having seen the movie, the series was a bit hard to take.

[scotzoidman]

Just remembered one of my long-ago favs that died too soon, Bah Bah Black Sheep AKA Black Sheep Squadron.

[scotzoidman]

West Wing was the one of the reasons that Sports Night was cancelled. :(

There were other contractual as well as ratings reasons, but unfortunatly, West Wing helped end Sports Night....oh well.
Looked up the story on Wiki & IMDB to make sure, & the primary reasons for SN's cancellation was low ratings & a trigger-happy programming deflector at ABC. TWW being picked up did distract Sorkin from fighting harder to save SN, but mostly he was so pissed off at ABC he said fuck all & moved on. There were some suggestions of Sports Night being picked up by HBO, but discussions broke down quickly...

[dicksbro]

The series called "Combat" with Vic Morrow