in the last 7 days...
phil has elevated the game like Mile High Stadium with 12 comments.
beth is in Striking Distance like Bruce Willis & boats with 11.
Joe is in your face like your own skull with 8.
Tiffany! has the capabilities to pay the utilities with 8.
prof. fancy pants has 5 and is intense like the circus.
DirtyDanSin has 4 and is on fire like a pile of tires.
jon has 3 comments and needs to raise the stakes like when the camping trip is over.
Stace has only 2 and needs to step up like when the escalator is broken.What TV show was cancelled well before it should have been?
BONUS: What TV show has dragged on far too long?
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Jake
// May 9, 2008 at 8:22 am
Posting the below picture and then this question, Peter? Fishing for “Deadwood”, are we? In any case, I agree with the sentiment.
Also, I guess I’ll be the first (bitches!) to say it was a serious blow to the posterity of our culture*– dare I say to the progress of human civilization– that Arrested Development was cancelled after just three seasons.
*Not to be confused with the posterior of our culture, epitomized (and I know this is an easy target) by American Idol. And there you have my answer to the bonus question.
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Tiffany!
// May 9, 2008 at 9:14 am
This is where I would whine about shows in Britain which I wish would have gone on forever, but I understand that its better to go out on a high, so I forgive the mean-british-broadcasting-executives who tease me with a show for three years only to end it. I wish American TV execs would get the idea and not just beat something to death.
Two that I have NO idea how they lasted so long: Gilmore Girls and Party of Five.
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Dannikins
// May 9, 2008 at 9:25 am
‘Get a Life’.
bonus: ‘E.R.’
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Pete Wann
// May 9, 2008 at 10:43 am
Too soon: “Firefly” – Joss Whedon’s masterpiece, IMO.
Too long: Too many to mention, but a few come to mind -
“Everybody Loves Raymond”
“American Idol”
“Survivor”
“Two and a Half Men”
“The Simpsons” <- Jumped the shark YEARS ago, but I still love it!
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pete g
// May 9, 2008 at 11:00 am
“Firefly” is what prompted this question. I’ve been watching it via Netflix. It’s a really good show; quite charming and well written. When “Firefly” first aired, I saw the train robbery episode and couldn’t handle the “Space as Wild West” conceit. But after seeing a few episodes and learning the backstory, it really made sense.
TV needs more SciFi.
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dano
// May 9, 2008 at 11:00 am
Exactly what Dannikins said.
With the addition of Scrubs to the bonus.
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pete g
// May 9, 2008 at 11:02 am
Oh yeah, “Freaks & Geeks” is one of the best shows ever that didn’t make it. I was genuinely sad after getting to know the characters over 16 episodes and having to mail back the last Netflix disc. Hooray for Netflix.
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Stefan
// May 9, 2008 at 11:09 am
Its hard not to just talk about shows based on whether you liked them…
Too Soon:
Clearly: “Blade”, the Series! Got cancelled after its 1st season. Man, it was great!
“Parker Lewis Can’t Lose”; only 3 seasons; loved it.
“Man from Atlantis” with Patrick Duffy. Just one season as well…
Too Long:
Married with Children (liked it, but they didnt know what to do at the end)
Also, I liked Party of Five, Tiffany. It was good. Also dont think Simpsons jumped anything.
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phil
// May 9, 2008 at 1:20 pm
Chappelle Show, although I think it was probably causing the guy physical pain to produce his show.
BONUS – Everything that’s successful at all on TV gets beaten into the ground eventually. It’s like trying to squeeze every last bit of juice out of a lime. A good example would be Magnum, which I loved but really fell off in quality towards the end.
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NateG
// May 9, 2008 at 3:52 pm
I totally agree with phil about chapelle show… had dave not gone crazy there could have easily been another 2 or 3 seasons…
Too long:
Simpsons..
uhm…
Thats all i got really… i watch only a few select shows… so,thats all i have to say.
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melissa
// May 9, 2008 at 4:51 pm
Firefly. Hands down. (and Pete- its because Fox aired them out of order. No one knew what was happening, they didn’t show you the back story)
Dresden.
Arrested Development.
Carnivale.
Drive.
Too long is obvious with American Idol. Some of the L&O franchises. And I think CSI has run its course too.
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hadas
// May 9, 2008 at 5:30 pm
MARTIN
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
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Joe
// May 9, 2008 at 5:45 pm
VADER BEEF!
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Stefan
// May 12, 2008 at 10:35 pm
I forgot the most important: Sledgehammer. It was killed way too early!!
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feverishpoptart
// May 13, 2008 at 12:46 am
I loved Sledgehammer! My cousin and I were really upset when it got canceled. I also want to add The Critic.
I saw a commercial for ER the other day and couldn’t even believe it was still on.
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Tar
// May 14, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Lots of shows canceled too soon! I am a tv monster, I demand more programming!
Firefly for sures!
Freaks and Geeks was going well
Starved was a short lived fave
I loved Dresden
Um Eureka..what’s up?..is that canceled or on haitus or what?
Sledge Hammer! Yes!
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holly
// May 19, 2008 at 12:28 pm
firefly, i agree!
i think scrubs has been on too long. i really liked it for awhile, but now it’s just annoying.
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