What canceled TV show would you bring back if you could? - Page 4

Tigercat · 03-18-2009, 03:32 PM

I am surprised to see so much Journeyman talk, didn't realize it had so much love. Personally, I think it had a chance to be better and more popular than Quantum Leap.

larrymcg421 · 03-18-2009, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

sorry the correct answer was Woops!

Woops!

I remember when Fox had The Simpsons, Woops, Married With Children, Flying Blind (w/ Tea Leoni), and Herman's Head all one the same night.

Dr. Sak · 03-18-2009, 03:42 PM

Head of the Class

Autumn · 03-18-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

+1 on the Tracy Morgan comment, there is just something uncomfortable about him

I think it's his arms. They're just not right.

larrymcg421 · 03-18-2009, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Head of the Class

Only if they bring back Johnny Fever as the teach and erase Billy Connolly's reign from the continuity.

Crapshoot · 03-18-2009, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dutch

Be forewarned, I thought the pilot episode was absolute shit (I felt like they tried to cram 500 hours of storyline into one program. I damned near turned away from it after that. But I had bought the series on DVD, so I gave the 2nd episode a shot and some of the humor appeared as well as a vast slow down in character development (a good thing) and I thought, hmmm, that wasn't so bad. Then I tried the 3rd episode and the rest was history.

Another odd bird. Wow.

I actually loved the pilot; its probably only 3rd to Jaynestown and Mrs. Reynolds in my favorite episodes. I thought the 2nd episode was more action-y and therefore less interesting.

Marc Vaughan · 03-18-2009, 08:32 PM

Jaynestown was fantastic, loved that one

cubboyroy1826 · 03-18-2009, 08:38 PM

Definitely Sportsnite, i loved that show.

larrymcg421 · 03-18-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Crapshoot

Another odd bird. Wow.

I actually loved the pilot; its probably only 3rd to Jaynestown and Mrs. Reynolds in my favorite episodes. I thought the 2nd episode was more action-y and therefore less interesting.

I agree with this, although I'd also throw in Out of Gas as one of the best.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-19-2009, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I remember when Fox had The Simpsons, Woops, Married With Children, Flying Blind (w/ Tea Leoni), and Herman's Head all one the same night.

Best primetime lineup in television history.

WVUFAN · 03-19-2009, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey32

V The Series

You'll get your wish this upcoming year, since they're remaking this show.

judicial clerk · 03-19-2009, 07:40 PM

Tales of the Gold Monkey

Julio Riddols · 03-19-2009, 08:29 PM

Small Wonder

Salute Your Shorts

Dog Bites Man

rowech · 03-20-2009, 05:14 AM

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Best primetime lineup in television history.

Yeah....Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, Hill Street Blues...that lineup sucked.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-20-2009, 07:46 AM

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Yeah....Cosby Show, Family Ties, Cheers, Night Court, Hill Street Blues...that lineup sucked.

Well, I sure don't see Woops! anywhere on your list.

Honolulu_Blue · 03-20-2009, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I agree with this, although I'd also throw in Out of Gas as one of the best.

I think my favorites are "Out of Gas", "War Stories", and "Ariel."

That's the thing about this show. I've watched all of the episodes multiple times and never really get tired of it.

I can't say the same for, say, Battlestar Galactica. It's a great series. In fact, no sci-fi series has ever done space combat/tactics any better. That said, I've never had the desire to watch a single episode over again.

Passacaglia · 03-20-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by larrymcg421

I remember when Fox had The Simpsons, Woops, Married With Children, Flying Blind (w/ Tea Leoni), and Herman's Head all one the same night.

Oh man, I had no idea what Pumpy was talking about until you gave me some context. Although, I'd say there's at least an 80% chance it was spelled Whoops, not Woops. Anyway, good stuff.

Passacaglia · 03-20-2009, 09:19 AM

Gah, IMDB proves I'm a moran. Oh well.

duckman · 03-20-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by JediKooter

M*A*S*H

+1

Love that show! I still watch the reruns on Hallmark.

Pumpy Tudors · 03-20-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Oh man, I had no idea what Pumpy was talking about until you gave me some context. Although, I'd say there's at least an 80% chance it was spelled Whoops, not Woops. Anyway, good stuff.

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Gah, IMDB proves I'm a moran. Oh well.

Why would you even bother challenging me?

Big Fo · 11-28-2009, 11:53 PM

Alright guys, I was at Best Buy today and I saw Firefly on sale for $13 today and picked it up after remembering how people enjoyed it on this thread. If I don't like it I'll feel that FOFC's members collectively owe me $13 that I'll never get back. I'm looking forward to it though, you lot are usually alright in your collective taste.

SackAttack · 11-29-2009, 12:14 AM

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Jericho- There were alot of things they could have done with this show, the way it ended was so unsatisfying.

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Jericho

Add me to the list. They're doing "season 3" In a comic book miniseries. We'll see if that's any good, but it's not the same.

DeToxRox · 11-29-2009, 12:15 AM

Still say Veronica Mars.

Honolulu_Blue · 11-29-2009, 12:18 AM

I just got Firefly on Blu-Ray. I watched the first episode again tonight. Fuck, was that a good show. Unbelievably good.

cthomer5000 · 11-29-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by timmynausea

Those are both excellent choices. I remember checking daily at the end of both the 2nd and 3rd season to see if VM would get canceled. The creator of Veronica Mars, Rob Thomas, has several new shows coming out, including one called "Party Down" that starts this Friday on Starz. Interestingly, the guy that played Bill in Freaks and Geeks is part of the regular cast.

Here are a few more:

1. Carnivale - We only got 2 seasons, and 6 were planned. So many loose ends. I just started rewatching it this week.

2. Deadwood - It would've only been 1 more season, but Deadwood deserved to go out in a blaze (literally) of glory.

3. Wonderfalls - It never got much of a chance.

All very solid picks.

I'll even toss in a very current one - Dollhouse. The show has grown considerably from mid season 1 to now... and I think it could really come into it's own given more time. Shame it wont get that time.

M GO BLUE!!! · 11-29-2009, 01:25 AM

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.

edit: dammit, I forgot this was for canceled shows. oh well...

kingnebwsu · 11-29-2009, 01:32 AM

Gotta go with the Critic & Sports Night. The Critic is a show that would fit perfectly on FOX Sunday nights. I guess it got canceled because Hollywood just stopped making bad movies...right?

Sports Night was genius for its time and is still great a decade later. Many of the current comedies without a laugh track owe a nod to (the second season of) Sports Night.

larrymcg421 · 11-29-2009, 01:35 AM

Undeclared.

Big Fo · 11-29-2009, 01:45 AM

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Undeclared.

That was another good one. Fox canceled their only two non-sports shows I watched this decade. Bastards.

samifan24 · 11-29-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by SackAttack

They're doing "season 3" In a comic book miniseries. We'll see if that's any good, but it's not the same.

Showrunner Bryan Fuller is doing the same thing with the Pushing Daisies franchise. I haven't purchased a comic book in years but I am interested to see what he does with the characters and how he wraps up the story.

sterlingice · 12-02-2009, 12:00 PM

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Kodos · 12-02-2009, 12:20 PM

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Still say Veronica Mars.

Very good show, and they need to go back to the original intro music. Love K-Bell!

PurdueBrad · 12-02-2009, 12:21 PM

There are several that people have mentioned that I will second, third, fourth, etc.

Sportsnite- I love this show, bought all the episodes and am impressed at how well it has held up.

Deadwood- Terrific show but too much a niche with the western concept I guess. I'm a big Timothy Olyphant fan and this definitely makes my list.

The Sopranos- I would've liked to see either the eventual fall of Tony Soprano (although I love the character) be it through a gang war or if he were put through trial. I think that a season of 'The Trial of Tony Soprano' could've been great.

News Radio- Another one that I've bought the set of, and it was so underrated/underappreciated. Of course, I am a bit saddened when I see the brilliance that is Phil Hartman.

Firefly- Never saw it but the reputation it has here and among my co-workers is enough for me to say, bring it back. One day I'll have to pick up the series on DVD or Blu-Ray and then I'll share the love.

Playmakers- I think had the show had a firmer footing from the beginning, they could have spaced out the melodrama a bit more. I felt like they were rushing the storylines because they thought the axe could fall all along. I think given the right channel and a two year commitment, this could've been a great show.

Life on Mars and Southland (I know that it is sort of around but...)- Both were great cop shows that I think expanded the genre in new ways. The time-travel dynamic of Life on Mars and the contrast between modern police work and that of the 70's was terrific television. There best episodes were the ones with little to no mention of his 'real' life. Southland reminds me a lot of The Wire, but does a slightly better job IMO of hashing out the life, challenges, and routines of the police across the spectrum of beat walker to detective and up the chain of command.

sterlingice · 12-02-2009, 12:59 PM

FYI: It's Sports Night

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RomaGoth · 12-02-2009, 04:28 PM

Farscape

Star Trek DS9

Reaper (cancelled right?)

That 70's Show (with original cast members)

RomaGoth · 12-02-2009, 04:35 PM

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This one's easy - Frasier.

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Sorry...that show had long run it's course. It had a few funny moments here and there but that show simply ran out of steam.

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I disagree, but that's cool. I loved right until the end in 2004. The best thing about the show was it's dialogue, and that never suffered, imo. It was one of the last "smart" sitcoms.

Frasier is one of the best sitcoms of all time imo. I actually was hoping they would run a spinoff with Frasier moving to Chicago to be with his new girlfriend (Laura Linney?). It did seem to lose some steam at the end, but the dialogue was incredible and the characters were very easy to relate to.

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Now all we get is garbage like Two and Half Men.

I actually think this show is pretty funny. There are some laugh out loud moments, but I like the older episodes more than the newer ones. The kid turned into an asshat, typical teenager I guess. Jon Cryer plays a really good neurotic bachelor.

lerriuqs · 12-02-2009, 05:05 PM

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Space Above and Beyond

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Crusade

Those would be my choices...

stevew · 12-02-2009, 07:10 PM

Newsradio. But only if it would mean Phil Hartman was still alive.

Glengoyne · 12-02-2009, 07:24 PM

My newest entry to this list is "Life"

This was a clever cop show that would have taken hold if they had ever run it in a time slot where it would garner attention. It ran against Lost, Grey's anatomy, and Criminal Minds...I'm sure others as well. It was also shuffled around to multiple nights. I kept hoping they'd throw it up on Tuesday's at 10:00...The Law and Order slot. It languished, and ended after two seasons.

If you didn't catch it, do yourself a favor and get the DVDs.

tarcone · 12-02-2009, 07:26 PM

I really miss Flying Blind.

tarcone · 12-02-2009, 07:27 PM

And Arrested Development is playing on IFC right now

CamEdwards · 12-02-2009, 07:43 PM

I'd like to see if Parker Lewis ever lost. How hard could it be to reunite that cast? I don't think any of them are working regularly these days.

samifan24 · 12-02-2009, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Glengoyne

My newest entry to this list is "Life"

This was a clever cop show that would have taken hold if they had ever run it in a time slot where it would garner attention. It ran against Lost, Grey's anatomy, and Criminal Minds...I'm sure others as well. It was also shuffled around to multiple nights. I kept hoping they'd throw it up on Tuesday's at 10:00...The Law and Order slot. It languished, and ended after two seasons.

If you didn't catch it, do yourself a favor and get the DVDs.

I loved "Life." Damien Lewis and Sarah Shahi were great as the leads. I wasn't a big fan of the addition of Donal Logue in season two but otherwise thought it was a good show.

Pumpy Tudors · 12-03-2009, 12:49 AM

The correct answer is still Woops!

Woops!

larrymcg421 · 12-03-2009, 12:56 AM

Terps · 12-03-2009, 01:37 AM

Mr. Belvedere.

Glengoyne · 12-03-2009, 02:00 AM

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I loved "Life." Damien Lewis and Sarah Shahi were great as the leads. I wasn't a big fan of the addition of Donal Logue in season two but otherwise thought it was a good show.

It really is up there with Firefly as the series I wish hadn't been canceled. Life is actually one I'm happy to say that I caught from the first episode, as I liked Damian Lewis from Band of Brothers. Firefly, I enjoyed while it was on air, but didn't follow close enough to catch more than about four episodes. It was pretty hard to keep up with. So I really "discovered" Firefly from the full season DVDs.

Qrusher14242 · 12-03-2009, 02:36 AM

Strange Luck
Early Edition - One of my favorite uplifting shows. Watching the 2nd season right now heh
Sports Night
Max Headroom
Ed
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Eli Stone
Once and Again
Space: Above and Beyond
The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. - a fun scifi/comedy/western way ahead of its time
John Doe
Nowhere Man - Sucks this show had to be on UPN, or else it would have probably gone on longer
Quantum Leap
Titus - This show so hilarous, shame it only got 3 seasons
American Dreams
Newsradio - My favorite sitcom of all time. Phil Hartman was amazing as Bill McNeil
Everwood
Men in Trees - Although the 2nd season wasnt nearly as good, i still wanted more

Blade6119 · 12-03-2009, 02:42 AM

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Reaper (cancelled right?)

Sadly, yes...got 1 season of awesomeness and nothing more

Kodos · 12-03-2009, 08:36 AM

It's Your Move.

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Marc Vaughan SI Games Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Melbourne, FL	Jaynestown was fantastic, loved that one

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cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	Definitely Sportsnite, i loved that show.

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DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan	Still say Veronica Mars.

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kingnebwsu College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Ohio	Gotta go with the Critic & Sports Night. The Critic is a show that would fit perfectly on FOX Sunday nights. I guess it got canceled because Hollywood just stopped making bad movies...right? Sports Night was genius for its time and is still great a decade later. Many of the current comedies without a laugh track owe a nod to (the second season of) Sports Night.

12-02-2009, 12:21 PM	#183
PurdueBrad Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DeKalb, IL	There are several that people have mentioned that I will second, third, fourth, etc. Sportsnite- I love this show, bought all the episodes and am impressed at how well it has held up. Deadwood- Terrific show but too much a niche with the western concept I guess. I'm a big Timothy Olyphant fan and this definitely makes my list. The Sopranos- I would've liked to see either the eventual fall of Tony Soprano (although I love the character) be it through a gang war or if he were put through trial. I think that a season of 'The Trial of Tony Soprano' could've been great. News Radio- Another one that I've bought the set of, and it was so underrated/underappreciated. Of course, I am a bit saddened when I see the brilliance that is Phil Hartman. Firefly- Never saw it but the reputation it has here and among my co-workers is enough for me to say, bring it back. One day I'll have to pick up the series on DVD or Blu-Ray and then I'll share the love. Playmakers- I think had the show had a firmer footing from the beginning, they could have spaced out the melodrama a bit more. I felt like they were rushing the storylines because they thought the axe could fall all along. I think given the right channel and a two year commitment, this could've been a great show. Life on Mars and Southland (I know that it is sort of around but...)- Both were great cop shows that I think expanded the genre in new ways. The time-travel dynamic of Life on Mars and the contrast between modern police work and that of the 70's was terrific television. There best episodes were the ones with little to no mention of his 'real' life. Southland reminds me a lot of The Wire, but does a slightly better job IMO of hashing out the life, challenges, and routines of the police across the spectrum of beat walker to detective and up the chain of command.

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Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	My newest entry to this list is "Life" This was a clever cop show that would have taken hold if they had ever run it in a time slot where it would garner attention. It ran against Lost, Grey's anatomy, and Criminal Minds...I'm sure others as well. It was also shuffled around to multiple nights. I kept hoping they'd throw it up on Tuesday's at 10:00...The Law and Order slot. It languished, and ended after two seasons. If you didn't catch it, do yourself a favor and get the DVDs.

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