What is one show you wish wouldn't have gotten cancelled when it did?
What is one show you wish wouldn't have gotten cancelled when it did?
Thank you all for the show recommendations
I've got two:
Stargate: Universe. I never got into Stargate before, and I really liked what was going on with Universe. Longtime fans didn't. Though, after going back and getting into SG-1 and Atlantis, I very much understand why they hated Universe. The original shit is so much more fun, where Universe was overly serious. I still like the concept, but I think it would have been way better with the campyness of the original shows.
The second is Limitless. It was really fucking good. It was constantly pulling me in. And they cancelled it because too many people found it to be "unrealistic." I'm sorry the show about a neutropic drug that makes you into a super genius isn't real enough for you.
Firefly. Sons of Tucson.
I'm sure there are others.
I don't think The Orville was officially cancelled but there doesn't seem to be any plans for more as far as I know. The last season was great and set up more potential storylines.
Number one show I wish wasn't cancelled was Firefly, definitely. And more recently, 1899.
Stargate universe ended on a cliffhanger, stargate atlantis ended without dealing with the wraith threat or the evil asgard etc. Star trek enterprise's cancellation resulted in one of the worst most hated last episodes in scifi. Quantum leap ended without ever resolving the main plot. Inside job like most of netflix's decent shows, got killed off for stupid reasons.
Firefly
Legends of tomorrow
The Finder
Farscape
“Happy”, I think a lot of people overlooked it because Christopher Meloni having a cartoon unicorn as a companion seemed cheesy, but the show wasn’t afraid to dive into truly horrific plot lines.
The less-grounded corner of my brain thinks the show was cancelled because it was openly talking about skeletons in the closets of network executives.
Pushing Daisies really deserved another few seasons, but the (previous) writer's strike left it with a really abrupt and unsatisfying end. There wasn't any other show quite like it.
And of course, the perennial winner of such threads, Firefly. At least that got a movie though.
Star Trek: enterprise. Probably not the best Trek show but it got dropped right when it had found its stride. Also I enjoyed the temporal war arc, which most trek fans seemed to hate. Would have loved to see the stuff they later revealed in interviews that was planned, like archer himself becoming the suliban leader from the future.
Firefly Rome (the last season got cut, and 3&4 got smashed into one season) Sense8 (though the wrap up movie was great) Gargoyles
Music videos on MTV Science shows on discovery channel History shows on the history channel Well-produced soft porn on Cinemax Comedy shows with actual writers and actors News shows with actual journalism
I really enjoyed "last man on earth"
Not exactly a cancelation, but Star Trek TNG. All of the characters were far more developed than TOS's, which is why they didn't work as well in movies. Better for them to have their own episodes than to unsuccessfully have them share a movie. Any of them could have been just as good, if not better, as multi-part episodes.
Reaper. It was a fun show with a great premise. Basically, a couple sells their sons soul to the devil before he is born. Then on his 21st birthday the devil arrives and informs him he is going to be a bounty hunter for hell. Also, Ray Wise played an awesome devil.
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance. I was in awe with this show. Had waited years for it and was not disappointed! I loved the story and the set pieces were absolutely gorgeous. You could tell a lot of love and care was put into it. I was hoping they’d go all the way with this show and that it would end naturally as a full prequel story to The Dark Crystal.
But no. Netflix pulled the plug on Age of Resistance after the first season because it was too expensive. It still stings to this day.
Snowpiercer, damn you Discovery
I'm glad to see Carnivàle has already been mentioned. If I could choose only one, that is it. There are many others that have been mentioned that are also on my list though. About the only shows I can think of that I haven't seen mentioned but would also add are Penny Dreadful and Jupiter's Legacy.
Deadwood. It is still a classic top 5 HBO show, but unfortunately with so much wasted potential and unexplored storylines. I do rewatch it from time to time, but the knowledge of what could have been is kinda detracting from my full enjoyment of it.
Boardwalk Empire. It got more seasons than Deadwood at least, and also had a final episode which kinda wrapped things up, but it was so rushed and contrary to the general pace of the show that it is very jarring to watch.
This appeals to Hongkongers only, but I miss 頭條新聞 (News Headlines) (I made up this translation)
Despite its name, this was a sarcastic show aired on RTHK, an official government channel. It talks about a lot of events, poor decisions and wrong-doings of the government in a funny way. Unfortunately it was shut down in 2020, by the government.
Our democracy and freedom have been declining since then.
Inside Job.
I didn't really watch shows on Netflix and I couldn't care less about people complaining about their shows being cancelled left and right. But Inside Job was recommended by my friend and I loved it. After finding out it was cancelled after 2 seasons, I finally understood the pain these people were feeling all along...
Colony
I haven't watched TV in many years so these are pretty old. Super disappointed they were canceled.
Seven Days (1998-2001)
Life (2005-6)
Invasion (2007-9)
still salty about Glow and Legends of Tomorrow. Both were set up for, and could’ve been finished with, a final season.
All good suggestions in this thread, but I'm going to throw it back to Sports Night. It had an incredible cast, great writing, and tons of potential.
The F Word. It showed a different side of Ramsay and it was more about food than his other ones.
Space: Above and Beyond
The Tick. All of them.
Pirates of Dark Water.
Corporate.
Penny Dreadful
Just one? Man...
Gotta go with The Owl House
Knight Rider 2008
Reaper (CW)
Legend of the Seeker
Terra Nova was awesome... at least... I thought so.
:(
I’ll go with Ratched
If I had to pick one, I'd be very torn between Flash Forward, Odyssey 5 and Terminator TSCC. Probably the first one.
The Get Down was such a good show with a fun aesthetic. It was about the birth of hip hop but talked a lot about the politics and culture at the time. It lasted 2 seasons on Netflix and somewhat on a cliffhanger for a few characters, and I wish they got another season or two to fully wrap it up.
A couple that I have not seen:
- Happy Endings
- Newsroom
My name is earl
The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself. Thought it was very interesting, I loved the magic system and the characters were well developed. It was a really fun journey and the production was such an interesting vibe.
Reaper
Crusade. The story was just starting to get interesting but JMS had used all of his pull just getting the fifth season of B5 on the air. I'm cautiously optimistic about the animated series that was hinted at by The Road Home but I'm also not holding my breath.
Bonding. First season was ridiculous wrt consent in bdsm but the whole shit was giving hilarious. S2 they tried fixing the consent thing and seemingly forgot to be as funny.
The Dark Crystal
Tron: Uprising :( Wikipedia
Take my love
Take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care 'cause I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me
Rome, Lilyhammer
My Own Worst Enemy. Got cancelled halfway through the first season and I still don’t know why.
Last man standing....such a cliff hanger
Flash Forward I think the problem was filler episodes. Imagine it being launched today. Only 8-10 great episodes.
It voluntarily ended but one more season of Seinfeld. They said the show was getting too ridiculous but one more season of ridiculous would've been nice.
What about Brian. Mostly because I think it was the first show that I ever got into that was cancelled without resolving the story. Didn't know that was a thing that could happen.
MODOK was stupid fun and had robot chicken vibes at times. Sad it left off the way it did.
I don't know the scoop on whether or not it's actually cancelled or if season 6 is in Max/Cartoon Network limbo or what is even going on with it, but I'm saying Summer Camp Island.
Blood Drive.
Revolution
Ended right before it was going to start getting crazy.
I am not okay with this - I was so excited when I watched that seried but then it was announced that it would be cancelled. The only season had a plot twist at the end that the comic didn't have and I was really excited to see where it goes. But Netflix couldn't let that happen.
Sit down, and shut up. I thought it was hilarious, like Rick and Morty, just without aliens
Possibly Yellowstone.....