Listomatic: Cancellations
I'm off for a riveting afternoon of root canal. Yay.
Meanwhile, some Listomatic goodness, courtesy of Alex Knapp.
Top Five Cancelled TV Shows Ever:
- Futurama
- Duckman
- Erie, Indiana
- Freaks and Geeks
- Clone High
Honestly, that's just what I thought of off the top of my head. Three animated shows. Go figure.
Just remember in compiling your list that "run its course" isn't the same as cancelled.
Comments
can't family guy count even though it came back?? That would be #1 imo
Posted by: Darren | July 14, 2005 02:14 PM
"Sports Night"
"Joan of Arcadia"
Posted by: bryan | July 14, 2005 02:21 PM
manamal
Greatest American hero
Jack and Jill (Amanda Peet is hot)
Futurama
and now I can't think of another
Posted by: Rob M | July 14, 2005 02:23 PM
how did I forget "sports night"?
Posted by: Rob M | July 14, 2005 02:24 PM
Firefly
Posted by: cadrys | July 14, 2005 02:24 PM
Firefly
Sports Night
Wonderfalls
Futurama
John Doe
And just because I never do what I'm told, here is a sixth:
Dark Angel
Posted by: Timmers | July 14, 2005 02:34 PM
Does it have to be American? B/c my #1 is a British sitcom with the stars from "The Young Ones" (Rik Mayall, Ade Edmonson, Nigel Planer) called "Filthy, Rich and Catflap." One of the funniest shows ever, cancelled by the BBC after one season. Bastards.
Other than that - Eerie, Indiana and Sports Night. So I've only got 3.
Posted by: Aimee | July 14, 2005 02:35 PM
Firefly
Carnivale (I'm pretty sure it's been cancelled)
American Dreams
Posted by: Beth | July 14, 2005 02:46 PM
Firefly
Wonderfalls
Tru Calling
Dark Angel
The Tick
Posted by: Mob | July 14, 2005 02:49 PM
1 - Parker Lewis Can't Lose
2 - Briscoe County Jr.
3 - Duckman - which, btw, would make a better live action adaptation than 'The Tick'
4 -
Cop RockFish Police5 - Sledge Hammer!
Posted by: BumperStickerist | July 14, 2005 02:52 PM
Square Pegs, hands down.
Posted by: Matt | July 14, 2005 02:52 PM
My So-Called Life
Posted by: julie | July 14, 2005 02:54 PM
Undeclared
Posted by: No One of Consequence | July 14, 2005 02:55 PM
I am going to take such crap for this, but: Titus
Posted by: Steve G. | July 14, 2005 02:57 PM
Allow me to take some of the heat off, Steve: Crusade.
And Brisco Country Jr.
Posted by: Shawn | July 14, 2005 03:00 PM
Agreed on Square Pegs.
Also: Police Squad, Howard Cosell's Saturday Night Live (so bad it was good), Szysznyk (with Ned Beatty) and Hello, Larry.
Posted by: Ed | July 14, 2005 03:02 PM
I liked Titus.
And was Square Pegs cancelled or just..done?
Posted by: michele | July 14, 2005 03:06 PM
My So Called Life
Sports Night
Undeclared
Firefly
Lucky
and an older one:
Quark
Posted by: Eric J | July 14, 2005 03:11 PM
Firefly
The Ben Stiller Show
Mr. Show
The Tick
Posted by: dorkafork | July 14, 2005 03:22 PM
1) Homicide: Life on the Streets (OK, maybe Munch lives on thanks to CSI, but that's not even a close second to what Homicide was. I will never understand why they cancelled that show.)
2) VR5 (How dare they have a cliffhanger and then cancel a series?)
3) Crusade (which maybe wasn't a "top five" but was cancelled before it ever had a chance to fulfill its promise)
4) Brisco County Jr. (thus taking some of the heat off Steve)
5) Futurama
Posted by: Essay | July 14, 2005 03:25 PM
Boomtown
Dead Like Me
Joan of Arcadia
Undeclared
Posted by: Dave | July 14, 2005 03:34 PM
Strange Luck. Some of the best television I've ever seen.
Firefly (I'm very happy to see this listed so often).
Boomtown
Posted by: refugee | July 14, 2005 03:50 PM
Homicide: Life on the Streets was one of the greatest shows ever.
And Ed. I miss Ed. Even TNT cancelled his reruns.
Posted by: Jennifer | July 14, 2005 03:53 PM
Firefly
Wonderfalls
The Tick
Dead Like Me
Miracles
Posted by: Tim | July 14, 2005 03:57 PM
Square Pegs was only around for a year and not renewed.
I loved Titus.
Posted by: Matt | July 14, 2005 04:18 PM
I also can't believe they cancelled Friends. Bastards!
Posted by: Matt | July 14, 2005 04:22 PM
Can I vote for Herman's Head?
Posted by: stacella | July 14, 2005 04:34 PM
The original Battlestar Galactica.
Me and Richard Hatch are possibly the only ones with this view, I know.
Posted by: Brian J. | July 14, 2005 04:41 PM
No, I think Lorne Greene was a little miffed. But then, he's Canadian.
Posted by: Matt | July 14, 2005 04:46 PM
It's Your Move
Twin Peaks
Nowhere Man
Firefly
The John Laroquette Show
Class of '96
Quantum Leap
Posted by: Jeff R. | July 14, 2005 04:50 PM
Only five?
Jack of All Trades. Inspired sillyness with Bruce Campbell and Angela Dotchin.
Good Neighbors. Brit-com with a real rebel. (and Solo, a non-sequel)
Frank's Place. Can't be categorized, which is why it was killed.
The Inside. Another Fox production bites the dust!
Star Trek. Original flavor.
Yes, I miss Buffy/Angel/Firefly, and Babylon5/Crusade, and DarkAngel, and a bunch of others.
Posted by: htom | July 14, 2005 04:56 PM
Two more
Millenium - it 'ran its course' in the last half of the last season, but 'Millenium' had the chance to run for at least 2 more seasons. Especially after they exsanguinated Megan Gallagher.
Peter Watt's mustache alone could have carried the 4th season. It's presence would have done much for this season's "Lost".
another vote for Homicide , what a terrific show.
Due South a premature cancellation, in my book. The series took an unfortunate turn after del Vecchio left.
Posted by: BumperStickerist | July 14, 2005 05:01 PM
1. Brimstone
A short lived sci fi series that should really have made it past the first season.
2. The Tick
"Gravity is a harsh mistress"
3. Titus
4. Ed
There's a group of guys that I know that get together every day that an Ed rerun is on. They curse and throw things whenever the show takes a turn they don't like.
5. Farscape
Posted by: RSC17 | July 14, 2005 05:19 PM
Farscape
Firefly
Though I liked a lot of the other shows mentioned, none of the other cancellations hurt like these two.
Posted by: Chris | July 14, 2005 05:31 PM
G vs E, man.
Posted by: Hubris | July 14, 2005 05:40 PM
Firefly. And Firefly. Did I mention... Firefly?
Posted by: David Ross | July 14, 2005 06:39 PM
Picket Fences (but I don't know if it was cancelled or it had "run its course).
Posted by: Frank at work | July 14, 2005 07:23 PM
I think mentioning that Firefly is currently the #10 top DVD seller on Amazon might make a lot of people here happy.
Posted by: dorkafork | July 14, 2005 07:35 PM
"Firefly"
And I never saw or heard of it until I saw the trailer for Serenity. Mal and Wash's exchange, "Define interesting." "God, oh God, we're all going to die?" sold me on buying the series. Just watched it for the first time this year and my wife and I just kept looking at each other asking, "How the HELL did they cancel something this good?"
Posted by: Timmer | July 14, 2005 08:58 PM
Does Invader Zim not count as cancelled?
Posted by: Tanya | July 14, 2005 09:44 PM
THE JOB!
A lot better than Denis Leary's current show IMO.
Posted by: Mark | July 14, 2005 10:37 PM
Wonderfalls
Sports Night
Posted by: Keith L. | July 14, 2005 10:40 PM
why hasn't anyone mentioned the critic?
Posted by: Emma | July 14, 2005 10:51 PM
Most of mine have been mentioned already, but i'd add..
American Gothic
Posted by: Angel | July 14, 2005 11:16 PM
Wow. Every time I see someone else mention Erie, Indiana -- and it is a rare occurence -- I'm impressed. Awesome show.
Posted by: dagny | July 14, 2005 11:29 PM
Jeff R. took my entries for "It's Your Move" and "Quantum Leap."
The nerve of him.
Posted by: andy | July 15, 2005 12:30 AM
Shannon's Deal. Jamey Sheridan and Elizabeth Peña.
Anyhow, does anyone know where I can get Rock Follies or An Englishman's Castle tapes/DVDs?
Posted by: Eric Jablow | July 15, 2005 12:31 AM
Lets see:
Alien Nation
My So-Called Life
Dead Like Me
Dream On - from HBO
Posted by: Robert | July 15, 2005 12:35 AM
My So Called Life
Sports Night
Undeclared
Firefly
Lucky
Oho, it's funny!
auto parts
Posted by: Jack | July 15, 2005 03:06 AM
Add my vote for "The Job."
Posted by: Timmer | July 15, 2005 07:38 AM
Futurama
Firefly
GvsE
The Tick
Crusade (which was cancelled before they ever aired a single episode)
Posted by: Jeff the Baptist | July 15, 2005 08:21 AM
Max Headroom I stopped watching terestrial TV in the US when they canned it.
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | July 15, 2005 08:24 AM
Oh and Firefly!
Posted by: Andrew Ian Dodge | July 15, 2005 08:25 AM
Vengeance Unlimited - an A-Team for the late 20th century, starring Michael Madsen as everyone.
Firefly - so frickin' awesome.
John Doe - they teased us by showing Digger as the bad guy in charge and then cancelled it?
Joan of Arcadia - it started out good, and it was getting even better.
Futurama - there was so much more material to be mined.
Posted by: Josh Cohen | July 15, 2005 08:54 AM
The Tick,the animated version, you gotta love his battle cry "SPOOOOOOON!"
Nowhere Man, very good and creepy
G vs. E, loved Deacon Jones in that one.
Sliders
Crusade
Posted by: The Deacon | July 15, 2005 10:11 AM
Have to second the mention of Brimstone- that was a great show. Gone after one season. what a shame.
Posted by: John | July 15, 2005 09:29 PM
Futurama
Firefly
The Flash
Max Headroom
Probe
Posted by: ScottC | July 16, 2005 10:33 AM
The Tick (animated)
The Job
Kolschak: The Night Stalker
Duck Factory
Pink Lady and Jeff
Mama Mia
Hazel
The Critic
King of the Hill
Babylon 5
Hot L Baltimore
Geeks and Freaks
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
AND.....
SCTV Network 90 - THE FUNNIEST SHOW EVER!!!
Posted by: Tex Lovera | July 18, 2005 04:29 PM