# Prematurely canceled shows **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 28, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991 "2005-08-28T17:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/41 "2005-08-29T03:16:44Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Didn’t that get a reprieve? Maybe I misunderstood or my brothers (KP fans) didn’t understand something. I don’t really think you could say that _Kim Possible_ died early. It got to 65 episodes, just like all of the Disney Channel shows before Disney pulled the plug. (65 is the standard number for the shows, since with that many, you can show a show 5 days a week for 13 weeks without going into repeats, I think.) ---
**Author:** ![audit1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@audit1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audit1)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/42 "2005-08-29T03:32:06Z")
I miss **Wonderfalls** I miss **Remember WENN** ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/43 "2005-08-29T03:36:32Z")
> [@Angel of the Lord](#): > > Of course, I have to mention _Firefly_. When I think about it, though. . ._Farscape_, _Futurama_, _Family Guy_, _Freaks and Geeks_, _Firefly_. . . > > Note to self: if I ever have an idea for a TV series, do _not_ have a title beginning with the letter F. I’d add [_Frank’s Place_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092354/) to that list. And (though it doesn’t begin with “F”) [_Brooklyn Bridge_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101055/). Also [_Class of '96_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105972/), which was supposed to follow a group of students through four years of college but never even achieved sophomore status. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/44 "2005-08-29T07:06:48Z")
_Stark Raving Mad_ I’d almost say _The Lone Gunmen_, but to tell the truth, I thought it had some serious flaws in it’s execution. Coulda been a lot better. (Their last appearance on X-Files, of course, was just too jaw-droppingly awful for words. Aside from the fact that I could almost feel Chris Carter trying to jab his thumb in my eye while I watched it.) ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/45 "2005-08-29T08:13:51Z")
My all-time #1 would be The PJ’s. Wickedly funny, intelligent, and edgy enough to be “politically incorrect” without getting insufferably obnoxious. I never understood the silly flaps about it being offensive. Got shuffled around to death and eventually just plain faded away. Never figured out what the hell happened. I think Herman’s Head could’ve easily gone another season, maybe two. It was one of the most consistently entertaining Fox programs I’ve ever seen, and the acting all-around was fine. Duckman, ah, undoubtedly the most underrated “adult”-themed cartoon ever. Definitely should’ve at least wrapped up the wedding arc before pulling the plug, for crying out loud. And an honorable mention for Forever Eden. Just to see if anyone would ever figure out that all you had to do was be friendly and polite and decent and fun to be around, and you could continue living in a beautiful, luxurious paradise and getting paid for it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/46 "2005-08-29T08:29:14Z")
Clerks- They got 6 episodes and then the idiots in charge of the network decided to show 2 of them, out of order, and againest shows on other channels that were gureenteed huge audiences. Invader Zim- The show deserved more then 1 1/2 seasons. It at least deserved to finish the 2nd season. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/47 "2005-08-29T08:47:11Z")
Newsradio, Newsradio, Newsradio! Many will say it “died” when Phil Hartman died, but the cast and the writing was so excellent, they could have gone longer. I knows it. Took FOREVER to get on DVD, too. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/48 "2005-08-29T11:15:16Z")
“Profit” created by David Greenwalt got totally shafted as did “Birds of Prey” ---
**Author:** ![BlackNGold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BlackNGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackNGold)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/49 "2005-08-29T12:28:41Z")
I’m going to nominate _Nero Wolfe_, running a very brief two seasons on A&E. Great acting and writing, too expensive to produce. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/50 "2005-08-29T12:31:05Z")
I forgot _Clone High_, _The Critic_, \*Undergrads[i/], and _Clerks_. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/51 "2005-08-29T12:32:12Z")
[Bosom Buddies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080202/)–Just look at the cast. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/52 "2005-08-29T13:08:03Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > _Firefly_, of course. Not to hijack the thread, but have there been any rumors of bringing it back if this movie is successful? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/53 "2005-08-29T13:43:30Z")
I thought _Andy Richter Controls the Universe_ was a great show that died before its time. ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/54 "2005-08-29T13:55:47Z")
I still miss _My So-Called Life_. ---
**Author:** ![dasgupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@dasgupta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasgupta)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/55 "2005-08-29T14:25:13Z")
No love for [Undeclared](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0273028/)? It had such promise. Damn you, FOX, with your serial show killing spree ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/56 "2005-08-29T14:46:56Z")
I was just coming in here to say that, **dasgupta**. I loved that show. ---
**Author:** ![Balle\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/13edae/32.png) [@Balle\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balle_M)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/57 "2005-08-29T14:50:13Z")
I miss the true televised joy that was [Sledge Hammer](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090525/). ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/58 "2005-08-29T14:59:51Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > There probably ought to be a limit on how many seasons a show lasted to qualify for this thread. I mean, if a show reaches five seasons, there’s nothing “James Dean” about it – that was a pretty good run. > > I nominate _Sports Night_ and _Joan of Arcadia_. I agree with you on _Sports Night._ The irony of it all was that inside the show, they had just gotten renewed after weeks of thinking they were all going to be out of a job. ---
**Author:** ![Kaspar\_Hauser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b3f665/32.png) [@Kaspar\_Hauser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaspar_Hauser)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/59 "2005-08-29T15:14:25Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > And if you do, don’t let Fox have it. Fox gets a lot of flak (deservedly so) for cancelling good shows, but I think it’s mitigated quite a bit by their campaign for Arrested Devlopment. Nobody’s watching it, yet it’s lasted two seasons, and it’s coming back for a third. Fox is also rerunning the show at midnight and in blocks on Fridays in order to drum up interest. In another life, AD would be a prime candidate for this OP. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2005, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991/60 "2005-08-29T15:29:05Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Firefly, obviously. I thought at the time John Doe would fit, but since finding out what his “secret” was, I am glad the show died before revealing it. Not having watched it religiously, but still being intrigued, what was it? -Joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prematurely-canceled-shows/318991.md?page=4)