Your favorite shows that were cancelled after 1 season?

[Levity]

Im sure we'll see plenty of love for freaks and geeks on here, as well as love for firefly (though, ive never seen it. not my cup of tea)

but what are other shows your thouroughly enjoyed only to be let down due to the fact that they were cancelled or completed after 1 season

ill get the ball rolling with the now defunct FX show, Terriers. Basically, its about a now sober ex cop who started a PI business with a former thief. Pretty basic premise, but still a really well written and acted show. stars Donal Logue (the dad from grounded for life) and Michael Raymond-James (rene from true blood)

the shows now on netflix for anyone who found interest in that short, lacking synapse

what other shows do you guys got?

[B-Low]

Yup. First one that popped into my head when i read the thread title

http://www.tvplease.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Watch-Online-Free-Freaks-And-Geeks-TV-Series.jpg

[JimmyMcAdocious]

I kind of liked Jack & Bobby. Although I haven't watched it since it was still on air...

Oh, Undeclared was pretty good too. Another Judd Apatow show. Not quite as good as Freaks and Geeks.

[DonDadda59]

Freaks and Geeks was quality, had a lot of potential and launched a ton of big careers.

My So Called Life.

Never saw an episode of firefly, but heard great things about it. May check it out eventually.

[longhornfan1234]

Chicago. :cry:

[B-Low]

The annoying thing about Freaks and Geeks is that now it's too late to pick it back up. With shows about adults like 24, Arrested Development etc you can bring them back years after they got cancelled and jump back into things

But Freaks and Geeks the best you could do is like a class reunion movie or something because everyone's aged too much to pick back up anywhere near where things left off. The network just f*cked it all up and there's no way to really fix it

[dr.hee]

http://www.strangekidsclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Heat-Vision-and-Jack2.jpg

There's only an unaired pilot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lWgXDOAJ5s). It's the dumbest shit ever, but totally awesome :lol The 2 main characters are:


Jack Austin, a former astronaut. He was exposed to inappropriate levels of solar energy, giving him superintelligence. He appears to lose this intelligence at night, requiring only Earth-normal levels of daylight to reactivate it. His catchphrases are "I know EVERYTHING!" and "Knowledge is power... for real." Played by Jack Black.

Heat Vision, a talking motorcycle. He was created when Jack's unemployed roommate Doug was shot by a ray, causing him to merge with his motorcycle. He is capable of speech and can fight by ramming into opponents. He is unable to use doorknobs and is unable to right himself if pushed over. Voiced by Owen Wilson.

It's written by Dan Harmon (Community) and directed by Ben Stiller. Awesome stuff.

[Bandito]

fvcking Firefly. They cancelled it for no reason after it was getting good.

[Bandito]

Freaks and Geeks was quality, had a lot of potential and launched a ton of big careers.

My So Called Life.

Never saw an episode of firefly, but heard great things about it. May check it out eventually.
You should is worth it.

[B-Low]

He is unable to use doorknobs and is unable to right himself if pushed over. Voiced by Owen Wilson.

:roll:

I could just see the suspenseful cliffhanger setup....

*Jack is trapped in a room and tied to a bomb. There are only 25 seconds left before it detonates. Heat Vision arrives on the scene*

"Dammit Jack! There's a doorknob! WHY do I have to be a MOTORCYCLE??"

*To be continued.....*

[L8k3r5]

Secret Girlfriend

[DeuceWallaces]

My lady and I were really into LD's Awake before it was cancelled.

[dr.hee]

:roll:

I could just see the suspenseful cliffhanger setup....

*Jack is trapped in a room and tied to a bomb. There are only 25 seconds left before it detonates. Heat Vision arrives on the scene*

"Dammit Jack! There's a doorknob! WHY do I have to be a MOTORCYCLE??"

*To be continued.....*

:lol

[DonDadda59]

Don't know if this counts but there was a comic who made 3 episodes of a show that won a comedy central pilot competition (including development, so it may be produced eventually). It was an ingenious idea- it's set up like an 80s-90s family sitcom only that one of the characters is a homeless drug addict name Moonrock :lol

Here's the first 3 episodes (only about 9 min each):

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xydsvk_family-bum-episode-1-moonrock-s-very-first-job-interview_fun

I'd actually like to see that turned into a real series.

[bagelred]

http://www.thewb.com/media/368b8e5019/ben_stiller_show_pc.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8YSXSB8bOk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP7f7YRdCWU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqaWtZI_lgI




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[ZeN]

Yes..even tho no one watched it and those who did hated it..lol


Rubicon


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[FatComputerNerd]

The Lone Gunmen (x-files spinoff that most of you here are probably too young to remember)

Also, Terra Nova. It wasn't the best show ever but I thought it showed promise.

[TheReal Kendall]

Alphas

http://media.cleveland.com/ent_impact_movies/photo/alphas-91axtmnl1cl-aa1500-jpg-95dfa433c4022fd9.jpg

Great show!

Similar to Heroes but more realistic powers and they explained the powers well with science

[Graviton]

http://www.nbc.com/app2/img/570x320xC/scet/sites/awk/awake_hoz_simplified_1920x1080.jpg

This show was amazing, shame it was too sophisticated for NBC's braindead audience and didn't get high enough ratings.

[AlphaWolf24]

http://cybermonkeydeathsquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/surfacelogo.jpg

right when it was getting intense...they broke into that government Lab and found all the animal mutations..:mad:

[Rose]

Alphas made it to two seasons. (although the second one was kinda meh, until the last couple episodes).

On the Freaks and Geeks note, Rogen has said he wants to get together and do a Freaks and Geeks movie, or maybe something like a small series on Netflix. And thinks that most of the cast would be down to work on it again.

[-p.tiddy-]

http://kingbritt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/True-Blood.jpg



pretty sure this was canceled after the 1st season

[Peteballa]

http://cybermonkeydeathsquad.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/surfacelogo.jpg

right when it was getting intense...they broke into that government Lab and found all the animal mutations..:mad:

Was JUST about to post this dude. I even have the image link ready and everything.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120112151706/headhuntersholosuite/images/3/34/Surface_(TV_series).jpg

This show hit it's climax and then ended. The show finished on a massive cliffhanger.

The ****ing kid and Nimrod met up with the two scientists finally, after we'd been following them separately the entire series, and it ends. Just like that.

Loved this show.

[AlphaWolf24]

Was JUST about to post this dude. I even have the image link ready and everything.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120112151706/headhuntersholosuite/images/3/34/Surface_(TV_series).jpg

This show hit it's climax and then ended. The show finished on a massive cliffhanger.

The ****ing kid and Nimrod met up with the two scientists finally, after we'd been following them separately the entire series, and it ends. Just like that.

Loved this show.

:cheers: hell yeah....It was good Sci Fi for TV...

and you are right...It got really good at the end....

[niko]

http://kingbritt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/True-Blood.jpg



pretty sure this was canceled after the 1st season

Maybe should have been.

[TheSilentKiller]

This is a two season show, but both are great

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5d/PartyDown.svg/250px-PartyDown.svg.png

[hateraid]

I really like Fastlane, Tiffanie Theissen in her prime = Oh lawdy lawdy.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Fastlane_cast.jpg/250px-Fastlane_cast.jpg

All-time scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC2yyyFhr-Y&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dd C2yyyFhr-Y&has_verified=1)

[alenleomessi]

expect freaks and geeks i liked the horror/thriller tv show called harper's island

[AboveTheRim.]

Freaks is phenomenal, but anybody who is a fan of it should also check out Undeclared. It never gets as much love, but it's extremely great plus has a lot of similar cast as Freaks and Geeks, with a lot of familiar actor cameos.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9d/Undeclared_DVD.jpg/220px-Undeclared_DVD.jpg

[alenleomessi]

Freaks is phenomenal, but anybody who is a fan of it should also check out Undeclared. It never gets as much love, but it's extremely great plus has a lot of similar cast as Freaks and Geeks, with a lot of familiar actor cameos.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9d/Undeclared_DVD.jpg/220px-Undeclared_DVD.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76aHMIZc_C0

[RoseCity07]

Espn had s show loosely based on the Nfl called Playmakers. What a great show. I loved it. I think it was cancelled because the Nfl protested it's portayel of the league.

[irondarts]

the FX show Lights Out was fairly good.

Men of a Certain Age was cancelled after 2 seasons, and I was very pissed about that. I thought that show was really good and it was one of my favorites.

[L.Kizzle]

Homeboys From Outer Space

[rufuspaul]

The Paper Chase
Twin Peaks
My So-Called Life
Freaks and Geeks
Undeclared

[browntown]

My lady and I were really into LD's Awake before it was cancelled.

I'm pretty disappointed that it got canceled. I thought it was solid show. NBC always seizes to amaze me.

[ZeN]

Damn forgot about undeclared, good call on that one

[LongLiveTheKing]

Wolverine and the X-Men. Hell I never get into to new TV shows on the big networks.

[Horde of Temujin]

Carnivale was canceled after two seasons. That was an awesome show and left its viewers with an enormous cliffhanger.

[travelingman]

The Dana Carvey Show

[bluechox2]

defying gravity

http://images.zap2it.com/tvbanners/h3/AllPhotos/3496137/p3496137_b_h3_aa/defying-gravity.jpg

had a good story , wish to see what it could have turned into

[HarryCallahan]

Already mentioned:
Freaks and Geeks
Firefly
Undeclared
The Lone Gunmen
Surface (I wouldn't have remembered it, but yeah it was pretty good).
Terriers
Stella
Party Down (two seasons, but goddammit that is one of best comedies of the century!).
Jericho (Doesn't count but I'm still pissed)

Not yet mentioned:

Profit- Jim Profit is a newly promoted employee following the heart attack death of the former VP of Acquisitions at Gracen & Gracen (G&G), a multinational corporation that is less than ethical with some of its business practices. That does not worry Profit, who is not above blackmail, bribery, extortion, or even murder to get ahead in the company. Jim Profit would routinely speak directly to the audience with such quotes as: "The line most people say they won't cross - it's usually something they've already done when they thought no one was watching."

(Adrian Pasdar was quoted as saying that Profit was [Rupert] Murdoch's favorite TV show.)

http://www.tvworthwatching.com/werts/profit%20pasdar%20chiller.jpg


Miracles-Miracles follows Paul Callan, an investigator of modern miracles for the Catholic Church who questions his faith after repeatedly finding mundane explanations for various supposed phenomena. After he witnesses a true, supernatural miracle that saves his life, only for his findings to be dismissed on a lack of evidence, Paul leaves behind the Church and is approached by Alva Keel to join his organization Sodalitas Quaerito, investigating and cataloguing "unexplainable" phenomena. Along with former police officer Evelyn Santos, Paul and Alva attempt to battle the impending "darkness" before it's too late.

http://www.webtvwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/miracles-logo.jpg

If you haven't seen either of these shows, I highly recommend them.

[tomtucker]

Action !
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shit was funny, just noticed the episodes are on youtube, but you should really download them
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWk2E0dyphk

[rufuspaul]

The only reason I even know about that show is because Mystery Science Theater 3000 mercilessly ripped 'The Paper Chase Guy' in the movie 'Warrior of the Lost World'.



That's actually where I first heard of it. :lol

[rufuspaul]

I saw a few episodes of this on PBS years ago. Trippy British 60s TV.




'The Prisoner'
This British-made TV series aired in the UK during the 1967 to 1968 season and in the United States in 1968 to 1969. It was deliberately short-lived because its star and creator, Patrick McGoohan, reportedly could only come up with ideas for 17 episodes. McGoohan, who had quit the hit British TV show "Danger Man" (retitled "Secret Agent" in the United States) because he'd become bored with the 1960s espionage craze, figured out an ingenious way to subvert that theme. What if a disillusioned former spy (who bore an unspoken resemblance to his character, John Drake, in the first show) tried to quit the clandestine service, but the government decided that he knew too much to be allowed to walk away?

In "The Prisoner," that agent was knocked out with sleeping gas pumped into his apartment, and woke up in a mysterious place known only as "The Village," surrounded by others who apparently also had been quarantined. The hamlet's quaint architecture, cheery cafe and schedule of recreational activities, of course, was a facade; behind it lurked high-tech surveillance equipment and a bizarre giant ball that bounded forth to retrieve anyone who dared try to escape. The implication of "The Prisoner" was that the good guys in the Cold War were perhaps not so different from the bad guys, and that democracy was a sham that concealed a totalitarian national security elite. That theme -- and "The Prisoner's" dreamlike narrative, psychedelic production style and tart humor -- have resonated ever since. In 2009, shortly after McGoohan's death, AMC aired a miniseries version of "The Prisoner" that reinterpreted his idea.

[rufuspaul]

:oldlol: Okay, I take back the age comment then. I thought you watched the first run of the show somehow. I also think you're the first MST3K viewer I've found on ISH. Got any favorite episodes off the top of your head?

That Prisoner show sounds pretty cool, and I remember the Simpsons using that bouncing ball thing in the cult episode, "Na na na na na na na na Leader".



Police Squad was also cool. 6 episode precursor to Naked Gun.


Not any I can recall. Used to watch that show in college in a shall we say slightly altered mental state.

[Tarik One]

Espn had s show loosely based on the Nfl called Playmakers. What a great show. I loved it. I think it was cancelled because the Nfl protested it's portayel of the league.
Was gonna post the same thing. Too bad itwasn't on a different channel. It would have lasted quite a long time. Over the top, but entertaining show.

I remember ESPN had another show called "Tilt" that focused on high stakes poker, starring that Elvis guy. That didn't last long either.

[Kensta]

Not my fav show but I kind of followed Ringer for about 6 eps.

[glidedrxlr22]

http://www.crazyabouttv.com/Images/hardtimeonplanetearth.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_Time_on_Planet_Earth

[glidedrxlr22]

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http://s4.hubimg.com/u/78379_f496.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Highwayman_%28TV_series%29

[glidedrxlr22]

http://wpc.556e.edgecastcdn.net/80556E/img.news/NEnnNxrKwKnern_1_2.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manimal

[glidedrxlr22]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dvc7eyjOImo/TuUq4CnncxI/AAAAAAAAD30/6lZqosfGLHU/s1600/plt6_big.JPG

http://whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mach_street_hawk3325355.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Hawk

[Rake2204]

I miss MTV's 3 South. Del and Sanford were a solid duo.

http://epguides.com/3South/cast.jpg

[AlphaWolf24]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dvc7eyjOImo/TuUq4CnncxI/AAAAAAAAD30/6lZqosfGLHU/s1600/plt6_big.JPG

http://whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/mach_street_hawk3325355.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Street_Hawk


Hell yeah..." air brakes" :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[DuMa]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MNRRRC34L.jpg

I always hoped that HBO or Showtime would pick this up.

I was always fascinated by what went on behind the scenes of an NFL professional team. Besides Hard Knocks, this would have been my favorite show

[HarryCallahan]

That Prisoner show sounds pretty cool, and I remember the Simpsons using that bouncing ball thing in the cult episode, "Na na na na na na na na Leader".


They did an entire episode based on "Prisoner." It's the one where Homer begins making up salacious rumours (that turn out to be true) in order to get more traffic for his website.