Your Top 5: TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Early

[Huntsman]

Nero Wolfe (A&E, two seasons)

Foyle's War (BBC, six series)

I can think of many others that jumped the shark far too quickly and then were (unsurprisingly cancelled). ~ H

 

[MBreinin]

Carnivale. My favorite show ever.

Crime Story. Awesome late '50s copper flick that launched both Dennis Farina and David Caruso.

Chappelle's Show. Funniest show ever, although Dave cancelled it himself.

Mike

 

[bunnyoswaldo]

Have to go with:

Chappelle's Show

 

[Skydiver Nick]

Lucky Louie

 

[L.R.]

Originally Posted by Huntsman

Nero Wolfe (A&E, two seasons)

Foyle's War (BBC, six series)

I can think of many others that jumped the shark far too quickly and then were (unsurprisingly cancelled). ~ H
Foyle's War is 7 series long. It got canceled after 6, but came back this year.

Originally Posted by Neo_Version 7

+1 Every time I see Mal in that Castle show, I

on the inside.
This..... I can't believe the injustice done to Firefly. At least Serenity was good. (Not great, just good)

 

[Duff_Man]

Originally Posted by embowafa

Does anyone remember a show on Fox back in 99-00 called Opposite Sex starring Milo Ventimiglia?

******* LOVED that show...was

when they canceled it.
Dear God, I loved it too. And it had the shortest ******* run... Kings Studio 60 Jericho Rubicon Angel ... *ahem* Las Vegas

 

[Duff_Man]

whoops, double post

 

[GQgeek]

The Mind of the Married Man on HBO. It only did 2 seasons.
Rome.

 

[marblehouse]

Bumping this thread.

Saxondale

The Good Guys

Flight of the Concords

Arrested Development

The Office UK (wish it ran longer)

Pulling

Running Wilde - could have been better, but would have liked to see this work.

 

[rc-grad]

Firefly
Deadwood
and for future reference: Community

 

[burningbright]

Firefly
Sarah Connor Chronicles
Dead Like Me
Arrested Development
Carnivale


LOL at Quark. It really was ahead of it's time.

I'd also add the Prisoner to that list of quirky shows that should've stuck around a little longer. That remake of it that came out a couple years ago sucked, despite McKellen and Caviezel's best efforts to keep it on life support through their performances. Show needed a better writers like Steven Moffat or Russel T. Davies.

 

[Anthony K]

Keen Eddie
Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
Deadwood
Rome

 

[limping_decorum]

Luck.

If only they could keep the horses alive.

 

[jpeirpont]

The Critic and Dream ON (on HBO), I remember sneaking and watching that show when I was in elementary school. I still watch it on HULU hilarious stuff.

 

[edinatlanta]



I'm tempted to say The Wire, because it's such an amazing show and I suspect they could've focused on one, maybe two, more institutions and then quit (I believe Simon planned to do the Church and then the TV media). However, the ending felt clean anyway, so I'm satisfied either way.

He said he only *could* have done one more season and it would have been on Hispanic immigrants but just didn't have the knowledge/insight with them that he had with everything else. Also, imagine how much of the suture and verisimilitude would have disappeared with the wire had there been subtitles or English speakers for Hispanics.