# Shows that died and came back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 30, 2004, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769 "2004-05-30T06:53:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/21 "2004-05-30T17:33:31Z")
Boy Meets World? ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/22 "2004-05-30T17:33:45Z")
MST3K never took a season off. They went from KTMA (local station), to Comedy Central, to Sci-Fi, but there were no breaks in between. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/23 "2004-05-30T17:37:45Z")
> [@foxymoron](#): > > If I’m remembering correctly, didn’t ‘Good vs. Evil’/‘G vs E’ start out on USA Network, get cancelled, and then get picked up by Sci-Fi Channel? > Darn good show, for the most part. It wasn’t cancelled, per se. It was moved to Sci-Fi which was part of the USA Network, uh, network of channels. The suits thought it would work better there. Wrong again. Cool theme song and opening credits, though. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/24 "2004-05-30T17:40:59Z")
if miniseries count, add Farscape to the list, it was cancelled a bit over a year ago, and thanks to fan outrage, and a “Never give up, Never Surrender” 😉 attitude (plus the desire to strap bonnie hammer and the skiffy suits into the Aurora Chair and press “liquify”), we’re getting a 4 hour miniseries to “wrap up the loose ends” personally i think this is a test, if the miniseries (entitled “Peacekeeper War”) does well, it may be the start of a fifth season, maybe more… anyone who gets the skiffy channel (Sci-Fi), please watch Farscape, they do play the reruns, and it is one long story arc extended over 4 years, so it’s better if you start from the Premiere episode and watch them in order, some eps can stand alone, but most are built off the other eps, it’s hard to come into the show midway and figure out what’s going on of course, you could always rent/purchase the DVD sets to help you catch up… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/25 "2004-05-30T17:43:57Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > If there is an Og in heaven Futurama will one day be added to this list. And _Firefly_, gorram it. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/26 "2004-05-30T18:11:15Z")
**Eerie Indiana** was cancelled by NBC and, several years later, Fox started running new episodes on Saturday morning (though they were terrible). The worst part was that the obvious way to explain the cast change (“Mom! Dad! We all look different!” “Don’t be ridiculous.”) wasn’t used. You could also count **The Twilight Zone** and **The New Twilight Zone**. There was also a second version of **Alfred Hitchcock Presents** with new versions of older stories with Hitchcock’s (colorized) introductions intact. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/27 "2004-05-30T19:47:26Z")
I remember an old, old version of Jeopardy with 10,20,30,40 and 50 dollar questions. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/28 "2004-05-30T20:06:30Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > Don’t know about GvE, but Stargate SG1 was picked up by Sci-Fi. With no hiatus, thus disqualifying it from this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/29 "2004-05-30T20:17:34Z")
> [@MEBuckner](#): > > And _Firefly_, gorram it. I’m still searching for a crate made from magic wish granting planks … ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/30 "2004-05-30T20:48:15Z")
Would _Mama’s Family_ count? I think they took a year or two off and then came back with some different characters. ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/31 "2004-05-30T21:27:56Z")
“Cagney and Lacey”, I think. ---
**Author:** ![D-bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@D-bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D-bear)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/32 "2004-05-30T21:37:51Z")
I think that JAG started out on NBC was cancelled and picked up the next season by CBS. Strangely enough so was Diff’rent Strokes. No long multi-season wait between incarnations. Same as Golden Girls being reborn as Golden Palace from NBC to CBS. JAG is the only one that I know of that survived. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/33 "2004-05-30T21:42:58Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > **Eerie Indiana** was cancelled by NBC and, several years later, Fox started running new episodes on Saturday morning (though they were terrible). The worst part was that the obvious way to explain the cast change (“Mom! Dad! We all look different!” “Don’t be ridiculous.”) wasn’t used. > > You could also count **The Twilight Zone** and **The New Twilight Zone**. There was also a second version of **Alfred Hitchcock Presents** with new versions of older stories with Hitchcock’s (colorized) introductions intact. There’s been a total of _three_ different versions of **The Twilight Zone.** The original, CBS’s 1st revival of it, and then their later one with Forrest Whittaker. I think that there was even a syndicated version of it for a while, but I’m not certain. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/34 "2004-05-30T22:06:27Z")
For some reason _Young Indiana Jones_ keeps running through my mind as having qualified for this. But I could well be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![Wasabee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f05b48/32.png) [@Wasabee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wasabee)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/35 "2004-05-30T22:39:46Z")
> [@Cheese Monster](#): > > After lord knows how many years - well, according to [IMDB.com](http://IMDB.com), seven - the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles somehow appeared recently with another cartoon. As far as I can tell it’s in much the same style as the older cartoon, only with a sluttier-looking April O’Niell. I can’t imagine who thought it was a good idea to resurrect _that_ old, faded relic for another go. You do realize that TMNT is a very popular franchise again. Alot of the 80s kid lines have been brought back. Transformers which really never left, GI JOE (CGI cartoon movies and toys), Masters of the Universe (voted best toyline of the year last year but already cancelled stateside along with the new cartoon) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. TMNT is enjoying success in both the toy aisle and on the tv. The new cartoon only looks similar to the original if you have completely forgotten what the original cartoon looked like. The new cartoon is based more closely on the original Eastman and Laird comics. It’s darker and way more violent. As for April, I guess wearing middrift t-shirts makes one slutty. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/36 "2004-05-30T22:41:20Z")
> [@Tuckerfan](#): > > There’s been a total of _three_ different versions of **The Twilight Zone.** The original, CBS’s 1st revival of it, and then their later one with Forrest Whittaker. I think that there was even a syndicated version of it for a while, but I’m not certain. The syndicated version was a continuation of **The New Twilight Zone**. It aired the next season, though the CBS version may have been cancelled early, so there was a short hiatus. I had forgotten about the recent revival, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/37 "2004-05-30T22:58:18Z")
There was a dire UK soap about a motel - it was called Crossroads - I think it might have actually made two failed comebacks - in which it was equally dire, but not necessarily for the same set of reasons. ---
**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:** [May 30, 2004, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/38 "2004-05-30T22:59:26Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > I had forgotten about the recent revival, though. We’ve ALL tried to forget the third version. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/39 "2004-05-30T23:41:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Star Trek will never die. I don’t think a Star Trek series has ever been cancelled and revived. On the other hand, there was a long gap between the original series and the movies, or the original and TNG, depending on how you want to look at it. > [@](#): > > And didn’t The Sopranos go without a new episode for 15 months? It’s had some long gaps even by HBO standards, but it’s never been cancelled. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769/40 "2004-05-31T09:40:40Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > I don’t think a Star Trek series has ever been cancelled and revived. I’m given to understand that Classic Trek was saved every year only by a massive fan write-in. There seems to be a little dispute as to whether NBC actually pulled the plug at any point, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-died-and-came-back/247769.md?page=3)