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Favorite quickly cancelled television series

Discussion in 'Anything goes' started by friend of the friendless, Jul 26, 2011.

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  1. friend of the friendless

    friend of the friendless Active Member

    Sirs, Madames,

    I can't explain why but I'm always drawn to series that struggle or fail to get traction. It doesn't mean they're bad, ie a case to be made that Freaks and Geeks is one of the greatest comedy series if not the greatest ever.

    A few stick out for me:

    Hack
    The Nine
    Man of the People
    Bay City Blues
    The Senator
    My World and Welcome to It
    Richie Brockelman

    Others?

    YHS, etc
     
    friend of the friendless, Jul 26, 2011
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  2. Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!

    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!! Well-Known Member

    Tales of the Gold Monkey.
     
    Evil ... Thy name is Orville Redenbacher!!, Jul 26, 2011
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  3. secretariat

    secretariat Active Member

    Cop Rock
     
    secretariat, Jul 26, 2011
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  4. friend of the friendless

    friend of the friendless Active Member

    Sirs, Madames,

    Knights of Prosperity
    Bob
    I'll Fly Away (just got it on black-market DVD)
    Nichols

    YHS, etc
     
    friend of the friendless, Jul 26, 2011
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  5. RedCanuck

    RedCanuck Active Member

    How quickly cancelled are we talking? I still love SportsNight for what it's worth.
     
    RedCanuck, Jul 26, 2011
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  6. micropolitan guy

    micropolitan guy Well-Known Member

    Buffalo Bill (Dabney Coleman was great)

    And Alas, probably Detriot 187
     
    micropolitan guy, Jul 26, 2011
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  7. TheSportsPredictor

    TheSportsPredictor Well-Known Member

    Andy Richter Controls the Universe
     
    TheSportsPredictor, Jul 26, 2011
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  8. friend of the friendless

    friend of the friendless Active Member

    Sirs, Madames,

    One season is a quick cancellation. Less than a season is more common now than it used to be. Early second is a quick one, if it comes on as a mid-season replacement.

    Arrested Development doesn't qualify. SportsNight would.

    Buffalo Bill and The Slap Maxwell Story are absolute gems.

    YHS, etc
     
    friend of the friendless, Jul 26, 2011
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  9. dreunc1542

    dreunc1542 Active Member

    Firefly is my favorite show that only made it a year.
     
    dreunc1542, Jul 26, 2011
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  10. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    That's funny. The very first thing that popped into my head. I loved that show.

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    Shoeless Joe, Jul 26, 2011
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  11. Ben_Hecht

    Ben_Hecht Active Member

    Peter Falk's Trials of O'Brien, from the mid-60s.

    One season, 22 episodes.

    Elaine Stritch was his secretary.

    Consistently tremendous.
     
    Ben_Hecht, Jul 26, 2011
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  12. Webster

    Webster Well-Known Member

    off the top of my head:

    Rubicon (although the finale made me less upset)
    Love Monkey
    Better Off Ted (while 2 seasons, beyond me how this wasn't a huge hit)
    Eyes
     
    Webster, Jul 26, 2011
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