# Best 1 season tv series that should not have been canceled **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 30, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819 "2004-01-30T20:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/41 "2004-01-31T00:26:03Z")
Another vote for My So Called Life… I also liked Higher Ground > **[Higher Ground (TV Series 2000) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0199421/)** > > Higher Ground: Created by Matthew Hastings, Michael Braverman. With Joe Lando, Hayden Christensen, A.J. Cook, Kandyse McClure. Former Wall Street mogul Peter Scarbrow becomes headmaster of Mount Horizon, a progressive school for teens at risk, high... And Opposite Sex > **[Opposite Sex (TV Series 2000) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202513/)** > > Opposite Sex: Created by Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein. With Milo Ventimiglia, Margot Finley, Kyle Howard, Chris Evans. A teenager moves to northern California with his newly widowed father, enrolls in Evergreen Academy, and discovers that he is one of... Both shows werent great or anything, just enjoyable… They were both shown at at about 2am when there was nothing else on, I guess that made them seem better. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/42 "2004-01-31T01:06:34Z")
_Max Headroom Greg the Bunny American Gothic_ - Gary Cole is very underrated. ---
**Author:** ![stuyguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/43 "2004-01-31T01:38:01Z")
Here’s one that will probably not get any seconds thanks to it’s obscurity: **Nichols** , starring James Garner. It ran in the early 70’s for a season and maybe a little more. I loved that it was set in the US west in like 1910, that real in-between time when the old west and the modern west overlapped; not many shows deal with that twilight period. A number of years ago I once read or heard that when James Garner was asked his favorite role he replied Nichols. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/44 "2004-01-31T01:42:21Z")
All this discussion and no mention of the **first** show that got ‘FOXed’? I submit to you gentlefolk: _The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr_ starring Bruce Campbell. ---
**Author:** ![Psycho\_Pirate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Psycho\_Pirate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psycho_Pirate)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/45 "2004-01-31T01:43:00Z")
**Freaks and Geeks**. Brilliant show **American Gothic**. Creepy and well done ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/46 "2004-01-31T02:05:01Z")
> [@Atreyu](#): > > _Cupid_, starring Jeremy Piven in a brilliantly written show. I will never, ever forgive ABC for killing this show in its crib, and I sincerely hope that what was produced is released on DVD. This is my answer in every single one of these threads. I stopped watching ABC after they cancelled it, I was so mad. Also, another vote for Firefly. ---
**Author:** ![VampyChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@VampyChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VampyChick)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/47 "2004-01-31T02:06:52Z")
Another vote for **Firefly**. And I think **Space: Above and Beyond** had a second season on the Sci-Fi Channel after they got FOXed, but I could be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![PucksRaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PucksRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PucksRaven)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/48 "2004-01-31T02:16:37Z")
I’m seconding _Brimstone_ I loved that show and miss it greatly. Such a good concept, very understated acting. I have a few episodes on tape and every time I watch them I can’t believe Fox cancelled it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/49 "2004-01-31T02:22:56Z")
EZ Streets. With Joey Pants as the chief bad guy. You’ve gotta love a guy who keeps severed hands on ice to provide spare fingerprints. Good writing, strong characters, it didn’t have a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/50 "2004-01-31T02:52:30Z")
I agree with whoever said American Gothic. It was a really creepy, yet fascinating show. I’ll never forget the commercial where the girl with the southern accent says, in the creepiest voice ever, “Someone’s at the door…” _chills_ ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/51 "2004-01-31T03:14:16Z")
> [@Jonathan Chance](#): > > All this discussion and no mention of the **first** show that got ‘FOXed’? > > I submit to you gentlefolk: > > _The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr_ starring Bruce Campbell. Man, that was such a brilliant show. If I remember right, they used to run it before the X-Files. But then it got kinda weird, with the orb and everything. And then it got FOXed. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/52 "2004-01-31T04:10:14Z")
Time out, time out, time out!!! This thread has gone this far and nobody has mentioned “Police Squad”? The shame, the humanity… ---
**Author:** ![Quint](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/76d3ee/32.png) [@Quint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quint)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/53 "2004-01-31T04:19:00Z")
Don’t know how dated it would be… anyone remember[Square Pegs](http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/5159/pegs1.htm) ? ---
**Author:** ![Nightime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nightime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightime)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/54 "2004-01-31T04:26:49Z")
Yet another vote for Cupid and Firefly. Cupid was worse though, because I didn’t expect it. I knew Firefly was doomed from the very first episode they showed (out of order). ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/55 "2004-01-31T04:36:59Z")
OK, it wasn’t all that great in terms of characterization, but it was Damsel in Distress city. They didn’t just tie Stephanie Powers up, they hogtied her upside down on a trapeze swing over a pool of piranha. Now, that’s good television. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/56 "2004-01-31T05:05:34Z")
John Doe Haunted (it so would have found and audience if it wasn’t on UPN) Pasadena (victim of post-9/11 coverage) Miracles The Random Years (see UPN) ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/57 "2004-01-31T05:39:00Z")
Another vote for Freaks and Geeks. The closest thing I have ever seen to a realistic depiction of high school. ---
**Author:** ![Santos\_L\_Halper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/santos_l_halper/32/1_2.png) [@Santos\_L\_Halper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santos_L_Halper)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/58 "2004-01-31T07:30:46Z")
I’ll twelfth: [ul] [li] **Firefly** [/li][li] **Freaks and Geeks** [/li][li] **Adventures of Brisco County Jr.** [/li] and add: [li]\*\*Call to Glory \*\*[/li] [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/59 "2004-01-31T07:43:20Z")
I’ll second these: Bakersfield, P.D. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Now and Again I’ll add to this list: [Thanks](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0208510/) ---
**Author:** ![Astra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@Astra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astra)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2004, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819/60 "2004-01-31T07:49:10Z")
I wish UPN had given “Legend” more than a season. I really liked the Richard Dean Anderson - John DeLancie combination, and it didn’t take itself seriously. For a sci-fi/western, it was quite funny. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-season-tv-series-that-should-not-have-been-canceled/226819.md?page=4)