# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![LolaCocaCola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7cd45c/32.png) [@LolaCocaCola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LolaCocaCola)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/81 "2002-11-25T06:11:56Z")
**Mama’s Family** _sniff_ I just loved that purple-headed shrew. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/82 "2002-11-25T14:26:38Z")
**Space: Above and Beyond** the animated version of **The Tick** **Family Guy** **Star Trek: DS9** or **The Next Generation** both of which were really in their prime when cancelled- one to go to movies, the other to preserve the insipid **Voyager**. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/83 "2002-11-25T17:41:02Z")
**Nothing Sacred Cracker** (It certainly never held a candle to the original British series with Robbie Coltrane, but I liked Robert Pastorelli in the role) **Deadline Millennium Strangers With Candy** ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/84 "2002-11-25T17:49:45Z")
Ah, Strangers With Candy, a Comedy Central show (other than The Daily Show) I actually liked. ---
**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 25, 2002, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/85 "2002-11-25T18:05:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joel \* > \*\*How did it end? I never saw that. \*\* Spoilers Nick attempted to regain his humanity by draining Natalie very slowly to the brink of death. A similiar trick was found to have worked for Jeanette (That chick that owned the Raven) in an earlier episode of that season. Long story short, Nick went a bit far and accidentally killed Natalie. Nick is distraught and asks LaCroix to stake him through the heart. LaCroix: You must think me an evil creature responsible for all of this. Nick: No, you are my best friend. LaCroix: Damn you. (Stabs him with a stake through the heart) Show ends. That’s paraphrased a bit but that’s basically how they ended the show. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/86 "2002-11-25T18:08:40Z")
I enjoyed both Cupid and Sports Night. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/87 "2002-11-25T18:22:43Z")
_Star Trek_. I never bothered watching the other Roddenberry shows, because I truly believed they were just marking time, waiting for Paramount to come to its senses and bring it back. And now DeForrest Kelly is dead, and it’s too late. poop. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/88 "2002-11-25T19:01:08Z")
MGibson, Thanks. Guess that kills any hope of bringing it back. If you don’t mind, one final question. Why did Jeanette become human? I thought that she liked being a Vampire. ---
**Author:** ![MSU\_1978](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac8455/32.png) [@MSU\_1978](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MSU_1978)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/89 "2002-11-25T19:05:26Z")
Twin Peaks!!! _All we are saying, is give Peaks a chance…_ Early Edition Picket Fences ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/90 "2002-11-25T19:09:39Z")
Non-mentioned shows: Swift Justice: UPN, a one-season (if that) lead-in to The Sentinel. Much like The Equalizer (another quality show, but was on its decline when cancelled) Farscape: Enough said Strange Luck: Fox Friday night, leading in to The X-Files, with D.B. Sweeney. Spawn: HBO ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/91 "2002-11-25T19:19:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TigoleBitties \* > \*\*You watch too many cartoons? > > PSHAW!!! > > …Else you would have mentioned Dungeons and Dragons. \*\* Considering I was something like five when that show was on, I didn’t remember enough of it to mention. And yes. Dr. Who needs to come back, stay British, and not be treated like a kid’s show. ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/92 "2002-11-25T19:27:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Joel \* > \*\*MGibson, Thanks. Guess that kills any hope of bringing it back. > If you don’t mind, one final question. Why did Jeanette become human? I thought that she liked being a Vampire. \*\* She fell in love with a mortal and while they were making love she’d drain him just a little bit without causing any permanent harm. Somehow that made her mortal though it came as a complete surprise to her. I thought it was kind of a lame way to become mortal but I guess they had to tie up the loose end causes when she left the show. I think they purposely planned not to bring it back. There’s only so much soft light the director could use to stop Nick and LaCroix from aging. Marc ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/93 "2002-11-25T20:28:11Z")
**Get A Life** ---
**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:** [November 25, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/94 "2002-11-25T20:45:12Z")
Am I the only person who remembers… _ **The Adventures of Brisco County Jr?** _ Man, I’m all teary-eyed. ---
**Author:** ![Banger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@Banger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banger)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/95 "2002-11-25T20:54:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jonathan Chance \* > \*\*Am I the only person who remembers… > > _ **The Adventures of Brisco County Jr?** _ > > Man, I’m all teary-eyed. \*\* Nope, you’re not the only one. It was mentioned earlier in the thread. I liked it to, as I was a Bruce Campbell fan from the **Evil Dead** movies and was excited in 1993 when **Army of Darkness** and **Brisco County** came out. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/96 "2002-11-25T21:05:48Z")
The brilliant but misnamed **Popular** (WB, 1999–2000). It was a scathing, witty, absurdist parody of those teen high-school shows—but it was so badly promoted that everyone thought it actually _was_ one of those teen high-school shows. Leslie Grossman as psychotic cheerleader Mary Cherry was the high point of my teevee-watching week! ---
**Author:** ![DaToad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@DaToad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaToad)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/97 "2002-11-25T21:06:11Z")
Another “Sledgehammer” fan checking in. It only lasted about 6 weeks, or so, but I also liked the “Cliff Hangers” series. ---
**Author:** ![Gundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b782af/32.png) [@Gundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundy)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/98 "2002-11-25T21:14:55Z")
Absolutely, Undeclared. That show was genius. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/99 "2002-11-25T21:52:58Z")
## quote: ## Originally posted by Joel MGibson, Thanks. Guess that kills any hope of bringing it back. If you don’t mind, one final question. Why did Jeanette become human? I thought that she liked being a Vampire. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MGibson \* > \*\*She fell in love with a mortal and while they were making love she’d drain him just a little bit without causing any permanent harm. Somehow that made her mortal though it came as a complete surprise to her. I thought it was kind of a lame way to become mortal but I guess they had to tie up the loose end causes when she left the show. > > I think they purposely planned not to bring it back. There’s only so much soft light the director could use to stop Nick and LaCroix from aging. > > Marc \*\* Ok, thanks. Yeah, I guess the aging would be a factor. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Peach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@Peach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peach)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2002, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284/100 "2002-11-25T23:45:09Z")
TENACIOUS D I covet the few episodes they did…thats funny stuff! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancellations-you-wish-didnt-happen/138284.md?page=6)