TV Shows that Never had a Chance

Shows that only had one season or less, but should have lived on for years.

My pick would be Earth 2.
The story lines were well planned out and the characters were distinct.
I loved that it was not another Sci-Fi show that depended on
half-naked women and crazy space creatures that you only saw for one episode.

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Permalink Reply by Evil Herbivore on April 20, 2008 at 1:36pm: Drive
chris issack show - actually thought it was dry and funny
Space- created by xfiles directors & writers
Lone Gunmen - spinoff of X files
I agree with harsh realm and It has Terry O'Quinn in it. He's great in Milleniumas well as Lost; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on April 28, 2008 at 8:26pm: I forgot all about the Isaak show, it was quite terrific. Too bad Netflix doesn't have it. It's not listed at Amazon, either but here it is. I suspect that may not be a legit release, as it is "region-free."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Heather on May 2, 2008 at 10:08pm: Lone Gunman!!! Yes! I love The X Files (new movie coming out, woohoo!) and that spin-off was awesome!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suzanne on May 9, 2008 at 1:43am: Lone Gunman was cute, but since it was more conspiracy theory and less paranormal, I've often wondered how it went over with X files viewers.

I do think that Lone Gunman did one of the most brilliant writing/casting things I've seen. By adding Jimmy, they had a "dumb" character so the "smart" ones could regularly explain what was going on, and it still made sense. I hate when characters on law/forensic shows explain things to each other that if they didn't already know, they wouldn't have that job! Those shows need a "Jimmy."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Clockwork on April 28, 2008 at 9:39pm: Probably one of the most original animated shows and one of my favorites was unexpectedly killed off halfway through the second season. Invader Zim was vastly unique, creative, and hilarious, and had huge potential, but never found it's audience during it's initial run. It now has a large cult following, but will most likely never come back.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by spiderpig on April 29, 2008 at 6:51am: ARGH! I can't believe no one has mentioned Freaks and Geeks, it's such a good show and it only lasted the one season. If only it had been release NOW. With all the Judd Apatow hype, I'm sure it would still be on the air.

Another good one was Wonderfalls produced by Tim Minear who also brought us the goodness that is Angel and Firefly, and a couple of other good but short lived shows like Drive and The Inside. How they can cancel any show with Nathan Fillion and/or Adam Baldwin is beyond me.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Aces on May 10, 2008 at 1:55am: I watched all the episodes of Action this week and loved it!!! This is a really clever show - just the kind Fox seems to enjoy cancelling.

NF has it to Watch Instantly and I'd recommend it but not for kids or those who offend easily.

Thanks for mentioning it Brier Patch.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by LIZK on April 29, 2008 at 10:59am: Firefly. I still till this day cannot figure out why that didn't last. Everyone I know who finally watches it scratches their head. Even the movie Serenity to tie things up was great.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by JB on April 29, 2008 at 4:59pm: My wife and I liked two little-mentioned, short-lived sitcoms from the 1990s: Debi Mazar's "Temporarily Yours" (1997) and Christina Applegate's "Jesse." Mazar's show lasted less than a season and "Jesse" ran from 1998-2000. Both leads were decent but their shows suffered from weak and unconvincing supporting characters, much like Ted Danson's "Becker."; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Suzanne on May 9, 2008 at 1:37am: I thought there were a lot of good comedies destroyed in the 90's by the constant shifting of timeslots. Jesse was on of my favorites. Was it the first to use the technique of showing traffic in superspeed as a bridge between scenes?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by pambana on May 2, 2008 at 9:45am: I know of two....

Dead Like Me...(brilliant pay tv show that only lasted 2 seasons)
and
I loved the idea of that show Nevada...(was that the name of it) the mystery and chance to win if you solved the plot....that was a Matt Daemon, Ben Afflect brain child...I was bummed when they ended it quick.; ▶ Reply to This