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WildIrish 04-28-2008 08:48 PM

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


I still miss the 4077th. :(

scotzoidman 04-29-2008 12:10 AM

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 04-29-2008 05:08 AM

I was always a "Get Smart" fan.

Oldfart 04-29-2008 06:18 AM

Farscape.

1nutworld 04-29-2008 07:11 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by WildIrish
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 04-29-2008 07:13 AM

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 04-29-2008 09:53 AM

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

A good old spy thriller.

PantyFanatic 04-29-2008 10:30 AM

'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 04-29-2008 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 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.
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 04-29-2008 12:09 PM

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 04-29-2008 12:58 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by scotzoidman
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 04-29-2008 02:01 PM

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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 04-29-2008 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by 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.


Cancelled?

A travesty !

osuche 04-29-2008 06:48 PM

MASH...absolutely.

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

IowaMan 04-29-2008 06:59 PM

Cheers :cheers:

rabbit 04-29-2008 07:06 PM

Stng

Oldfart 04-30-2008 04:28 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenChef
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 04-30-2008 01:38 PM

Farscape
Charmed
Night Rider
Embraced
Countdown
Roar

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

IowaMan 04-30-2008 04:42 PM

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 04-30-2008 07:32 PM

Have Gun will travel - Paladin

Gunsmoke

Bonanza

jay-t 04-30-2008 09:38 PM

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

PantyFanatic 04-30-2008 10:40 PM

Walter Brennen :thumb: You believed anything he did.

Coaster 05-01-2008 12:56 AM

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

dicksbro 05-01-2008 03:52 AM

Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer with Stacy Keach

Oldfart 05-01-2008 04:10 AM

Sledge Hammer.

Lilith 05-01-2008 04:27 AM

Mr. Lil liked that one too^^^^

Oldfart 05-01-2008 04:31 AM

I told you his good taste went beyond choosing you.

Casperr 05-01-2008 07:17 AM

OMG.

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

Firefly .

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 05-01-2008 04:45 PM

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

Oldfart 05-02-2008 05:54 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by CasperTG
OMG.

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

Firefly .

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 05-02-2008 08:59 PM

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

scotzoidman 05-02-2008 09:09 PM

Quote:
Originally Posted by 1nutworld
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 05-03-2008 06:33 AM

The series called "Combat" with Vic Morrow


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