# Shows I wish had lasted longer **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 24, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918 "2008-02-24T03:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/81 "2008-02-25T05:59:02Z")
[QUOTE=thirdwarning] ] _Frank’s Place_ (Just a little gem) [/QUOTE] Good. That’s what I came here to add. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/82 "2008-02-25T06:09:13Z")
[QUOTE=ZipperJJ] Wow - do you know if _Voyagers!_ was shown in reruns at all? [/QUOTE] The SciFi channel used to show it, way back in its early days. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/83 "2008-02-25T06:39:32Z")
I knew my list would never be duplicated in a million years: Banacek Blacke’s Magic Ellery Queen Scene of the Crime (the one hosted by Orson Welles, thank you) You get the idea. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tirial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac91a4/32.png) [@tirial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tirial)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/84 "2008-02-25T08:42:53Z")
No other Tremors fans? Come on it was good gory monster-of-the-week fair and usually funny with it. (and worth it just for Bert). I still hold out hope the series will make DVD over here. ---
**Author:** ![Baldwin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baldwin/32/7264_2.png) [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/85 "2008-02-25T12:37:16Z")
“E-Z Streets”. Nothing else like it on tv. The show didn’t really make a lot of sense, but it had not just one, but several of the most extraordinary sequences I’ve seen on network tv. I missed the first part, so I never did figure out who the hell Frenchie was. “Day Break”. According to the producers, twelve episodes that were filmed (of which about five were aired) form a complete story, so I’m looking forward to seeing it on DVD. ETA: Agreed, “Tremors” was fun. Never a dull moment in Perfection, NV. And there was the smokin’ hot Gladys Jimenez, who was strong enough and brave enough to spurn the brassiere that an oppressive culture wanted to force on her. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/86 "2008-02-25T12:40:48Z")
I almost forgot about _The Misfits of Science_. ---
**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:** [February 25, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/87 "2008-02-25T13:24:38Z")
[Bosom Buddies](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosom_Buddies). A show with that cast only lasts TWO YEARS? 😕😕 ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/88 "2008-02-25T14:27:52Z")
[Clerks the Cartoon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerks:_The_Animated_Series) I was hooked when they did a clip show for their second episode. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9e5f3/32.png) [@pretend\_my\_name\_is\_witty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pretend_my_name_is_witty)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/89 "2008-02-25T14:51:54Z")
Another vote for _Third Watch_, here. At least it ended before it went bad, but I think they could have got another few good seasons out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/90 "2008-02-25T15:23:44Z")
[QUOTE=Idlewild] I just read Storm Front, and yeah, there was an awful lot in there that didn’t translate well to a single episode. Pity. I guess that might have been why there was some grumbling. I hadn’t either read the books or seen the show when I ran across disgruntled fans. Paul Blackthorne was excellent, I thought. And I think doing Bob as a visible ghost was a good call. I really would like more! I made someone at the office very sad when I told her it was cancelled. [/QUOTE] ☹ chalk up another one, **idlewild**. i didn’t know dresden files had been cancelled! bummer, man… i liked that show. most of the sci fi channel stuff is pretty lame, but that one was definitely watchable. ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/91 "2008-02-25T15:59:32Z")
Picket Fences Square Pegs (although IIRC the writing went downhill rather quickly) Tales of the Gold Monkey Jack of All Trades From way back in the stone age, the was a superb show called “The Rogues” that I still remember fondly. It had Charles Boyer, David Niven, and Gig Young (generally in rotation, a la Maverick) as good con men conning bad con men. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/92 "2008-02-25T16:02:57Z")
I really liked [Mann & Machine](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103486/). Though much of the appeal for me was seeing how the writers were messing with the Mann’s mind - what with the persistent bits where he ‘dreamed’ his dog was talking to him… ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/93 "2008-02-25T16:11:54Z")
Any of you older types remember an early 80’s sitcom called “Buffalo Bill?” It starred Dabney Coleman with Joanna Cassady and a very young and hot Geena Davis. It was a brilliant comedy that only lasted two seasons. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/94 "2008-02-25T16:24:31Z")
I wish they made more than one season of **Dark Angel**. A conspiracy existing since Babylonian times? :dubious: So it’s simultaneously a series that lasted too short and too long at the same time. Oh, and I third **Gargoyles**. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/95 "2008-02-25T16:42:24Z")
[QUOTE=Justin Credible] You know, I’ve never seen Firefly. Why does everyone like it so much?.. [/QUOTE] Excellent writing–witty dialog. Interesting characters–played by interesting actors–whose growth we would have enjoyed following for a couple more years. And settings that were somewhat simple but could have been as complex as the budget allowed. (Most of the terraformed planets/moons looked a lot like Southern California. But there were some rich & sophisticated planets in that little corner of the galaxy.) I discovered _Buffy_ & _Angel_ late in life. And, of course, missed _Firefly_ during its run on Fox. Which was easy–since the network showed episodes out of order, kept screwing with the schedule, & didn’t even show all 14 shows that were made. (Even after release of the DVD’s–there’s less than a full season.) Check it out. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/96 "2008-02-25T17:07:31Z")
[QUOTE=Bridget Burke] Excellent writing–witty dialog. Interesting characters–played by interesting actors–whose growth we would have enjoyed following for a couple more years. And settings that were somewhat simple but could have been as complex as the budget allowed. (Most of the terraformed planets/moons looked a lot like Southern California. But there were some rich & sophisticated planets in that little corner of the galaxy.) [/QUOTE] And Kaylee. Cute Kaylee. Everyone agrees that Kaylee was cute. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/97 "2008-02-25T17:58:43Z")
Forever Knight The Lone Gunmen ---
**Author:** ![StuffLikeThatThere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc8723/32.png) [@StuffLikeThatThere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StuffLikeThatThere)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/98 "2008-02-25T19:27:13Z")
_Sports Night_ _sob_ ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/99 "2008-02-25T19:34:28Z")
_John from Cincinnati_ There, I said it. You may fire at will. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918/100 "2008-02-25T20:39:39Z")
[QUOTE=Rube E. Tewesday] _John from Cincinnati_ There, I said it. You may fire at will. [/QUOTE] Not me I was a big fan. It was quirky enough for my tastes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-i-wish-had-lasted-longer/438918.md?page=6)