TV Shows that were canceled early that you think could have been great

Started by SHUDEYE, Nov 4, 2015, in Entertainment Add to Reading List

  1. SHUDEYE
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    Nov 4, 2015
    Some shows are canceled early despite actually being good and some of TV's classics could easily have been or nearly were canceled early on.

    What're some shows that could have gone on to be great in your opinion?
     
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  2. Posh P
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    This one is a bit cliche, but Freaks and Geeks had a lot of potential to become a really great series. It's first season was very enjoyable.
     
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    A 2 chains show was canceled in my hometown in south Georgia because not enough people were there :hovcry:
     
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    The TV show "Resurrection" that was on ABC and got cancelled after 2 seasons. It started off slow but seemed like it was gaining momentum by the end of the second season. Hated that it got cancelled.
     
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    Only one I can think of off the top of my head is the following. I think it was going in the right direction and they cancelled it
     
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  6. Rob B
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    Nov 4, 2015
    Rubicon, canceled after one season. Lone Star, canceled after two episodes.

    Revolution, although probably deserved it since the first season was so bad and lost the chance to build an audience, got canceled after a stellar turnaround in its second season.
     
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    European leg of the Yeezus tour

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    While true, it works so well as a single season and the ending is perfect. I kind of wish more shows had the restraint to end on a high note rather than keep going as long as financially possible. For example, Prison Break should have been one season long or at most an anthology. The premise of the show wasn't compatible with for seasons of television.
     
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    Nov 4, 2015
    You're right. It did end on a high note and future seasons weren't particularly necessary or vital.

    However, I think that during its original run the full series wasn't even completely shown. Only the first 12 episodes aired. The rest of the season's episodes aired much later and some on other tv channels.

    Freaks and Geeks could have become another example of a show being completely prematurely cancelled without the season being concluded.
     
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    Nov 4, 2015
    I was so mad, he announced he was coming to brussels and they cancelled 2 days later :adaddsa:
     
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    It could've been my first concert ever.. but my hero didn't come :hovcry:
     
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    Nov 4, 2015
    Y'all won't agree, but, That 80's Show

    Also I feel like Men at Work deserved more than 3 seasons.
    And that cartoon 3-South that was on MTV in 2001
     
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    +1

    I love Freaks and Geeks. I wish there was more.
     
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    Huff and Bored to Death are both shows that only got 2 seasons and couldve gone MUCH further :blunt:
     
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    Nov 7, 2015
    Forgot about this one. The word I could best describe it with would be charming.
     
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    And The Comedians which just got cancelled on FX. I thought it was pretty underrated.
     
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