# Cancellations you wish didn't happen. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 23, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284 "2002-11-23T01:40:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/21 "2002-11-23T03:36:39Z")
I can’t believe no one has said **Twin Peaks**. My other votes go to: _Sports Night American Gothic Nowhere Man_ ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/22 "2002-11-23T03:53:42Z")
MST3K The Tick Freakazoid Earthworm Jim The Tick Fred the Bunny Futurama I watch too many cartoons. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/23 "2002-11-23T04:18:57Z")
**Stark Raving Mad** - Tony Shaloub was a scream in that show, and I thought Neil Patrick Harris was pretty good, too. They canceled that show, yet kept giving Tea Leoni’s sitcom chances. Pissed me off. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/24 "2002-11-23T04:20:25Z")
> [@](#): > > “Forever Knight” - Good acting, good stories, what else can I say? Um, well, the show hit the airwaves with the skis on. I actually dug the hell out of the second season, when La Croix was an actual character on the show and not just appearing in flashbacks. I loved the “Nightcrawler” monologues. Jumped the shark when it went to USA, Schanke died, and it went from being a cop show in which the main character was a vampire to a vampire show in which the main character was a cop. I was watching the reruns on SciFi for a while, but after I’d seen all the episodes a couple times, I started to find it a little irritating. Way, way to heavy on the flashbacks, IMO. Also, Geraint Wyn Davies is hot, but James Marsters is way hotter. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/25 "2002-11-23T04:33:22Z")
Mine that haven’t been mentioned yet: Alien Nation Nightmare Cafe ---
**Author:** ![Wearia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wearia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wearia)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/26 "2002-11-23T04:46:25Z")
Was Quantum Leap canceled? I thought they had just ended it. Oh and BTW saddest ending ever. My addition: Family Guy. Probably the funniest cartoon in the history of the world and Fox canceled it… I hate Fox. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/27 "2002-11-23T05:11:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wearia \* > \*\*Was Quantum Leap canceled? I thought they had just ended it. Oh and BTW saddest ending ever. > My addition: > Family Guy. Probably the funniest cartoon in the history of the world and Fox canceled it… I hate Fox. \*\* FAMILY GUY!!! I guess I don’t worry about that one too much, I have several episodes on my computer for when I bored!! Joel, as I was typing Sledgehammer I immidiatly thought of Nurses, I’m not sure if I miss that show or not, must not miss it too much, only remember one characters name…Paco (I think?) ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/28 "2002-11-23T05:31:02Z")
**Freaks and Geeks** ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/29 "2002-11-23T06:03:40Z")
Another vote for **Brimstone** also **MST3K** ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/30 "2002-11-23T06:07:15Z")
**As If** followed _Buffy the Vampire Slayer_ for three or four episodes last season. The promos were intriguing enough that I gave it a shot. The first episode was hard to get into, which has to be the kiss of death for character-driven shows with a lot of subplots, but I would have liked to see it given more time to develop an audience. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/31 "2002-11-23T06:36:32Z")
I’m with **Ol’Gaffer**. NBC screwed that show big time. ---
**Author:** ![Monstre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/32 "2002-11-23T06:46:34Z")
> [@](#): > > Was Quantum Leap canceled? I thought they had just ended it. Oh and BTW saddest ending ever. Yeah – they did end it (and by the stragest coincidence whenever I watch that ending episode I seem to get some dirt in my eye causing it to water or something…:p) – but I wish it had lasted for more than 4 seasons! Another vote for **Sledge Hammer** , **Freaks and Geeks** , and **FAMILY GUY**. Arrrrggghhh! Bring back Family Guy!!! I also liked **Men Behaving Badly** – but just the first season, before two of the three major cast members left. It just wasn’t the same with the new guy in the short-lived second season. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/33 "2002-11-23T06:51:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Thea Logica \* > \*\* > > Jumped the shark when it went to USA, Schanke died, and it went from being a cop show in which the main character was a vampire to a vampire show in which the main character was a cop. > \*\* I was surprised they had the guts to end the series the way they did. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Vanyel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@Vanyel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vanyel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/34 "2002-11-23T06:53:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joel \* > \*\*“The Critic” - Which at first, I thought was a lousy attempt by FOX to have another animated hit, but as I watched it more and more, I grew to really like it. > \*\* [here, Joel](http://www.dapcentral.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=MasterList2&file=index&show=3) ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/35 "2002-11-23T07:26:16Z")
I’d have to agree that **Sledgehammer** should have gone on longer, and add to the list that short-lived NBC gem, **Grand**. Happy ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/36 "2002-11-23T07:34:27Z")
> [@](#): > > I watch too many cartoons. Impossible. You forgot to mention: _Batman Beyond_ _Gargoyles_ _Clerks_ ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/37 "2002-11-23T08:18:40Z")
I really enjoyed watching Soap on the Comedy Channel. It was weird and funny and then there was that one cliffhanger show. And then I found out that was the last one. Ooh I was peeved! BTW. The Critic enjoyed a very brief run as a internet flash show over at [atomfilms.com](http://atomfilms.com) Well not really a show but a short specifically related towards movie reviews. [They’re ok.](http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/animation/series/critic/) ---
**Author:** ![kawliga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea666f/32.png) [@kawliga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kawliga)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/38 "2002-11-23T08:22:43Z")
Undeclared George and Leo The Trouble With Normal Andy Richter Controls the Universe Homicide ---
**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/39 "2002-11-23T08:24:44Z")
South Central Nothing Sacred Out of the Blue (well, I was 10…maybe it wasn’t as good as I thought it was) ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/40 "2002-11-23T08:38:13Z")
I’d like to echo Skammer’s picks with another vote for Cupid. I also think Steve Harvey’s first sitcom, “Me and the Boys” was taken from us too early. Also, I’m afraid “Firefly” will soon be joining them in cancellations I wish didn’t happen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284.md?page=3)