# Shows you really miss **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [September 22, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270 "2020-09-22T23:31:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/61 "2020-09-24T15:17:46Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > I enjoyed the single season show “Forever” starring Ioan Gruffudd. Once it got over the silly “ending up in the East River” bit, it showed itself to be a thoughtful study of love, loss and immortality I had that show set for a series recording on my DVR. I especially liked the relationship between Ioan and Judd Hirsch. The shows I miss the most are **Psych** and **House MD** , both cancelled suddenly and for murky reasons. I really enjoyed **Galavant** mentioned upthread, but I can’t say that I “miss it.” I think it had run its course. And I have the soundtrack which I often blast in my car. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/62 "2020-09-24T16:00:49Z")
Yeah, I don’t think Comet is showing it now, but it did not that long ago, and probably will again ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/63 "2020-09-24T16:56:48Z")
_Patriot_, _Alien Nation_ and _Lucky Louie_. Those are shows I would like to have had additional seasons, anyway. There are plenty of shows I ‘miss’ (The Wire, for example) but as **longhair75** noted, most of them were wrapped up satisfactorily. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/64 "2020-09-24T17:19:15Z")
That’s a great picture of Pauline Collins. I wish she hadn’t been written out of _Upstairs, Downstairs_. She was so great on that show. Just generally a great actress, though. I’ve probably watched _Shirley Valentine_ 8 times. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/65 "2020-09-24T18:54:55Z")
Firefly. Firefly. Firefly. [Better Off Ted](https://youtu.be/lMy5YpJysy4) - a fantastic comedy, and about half the existing episodes are classic. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/66 "2020-09-24T21:39:00Z")
A hearty second to Alien Nation. So well done, and could have gone for many more seasons. I missed it so much, I read all the tie-in books, some of which became TV movies later. Is it too soon to say Agents of SHIELD? ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/67 "2020-09-25T00:02:28Z")
Futurama. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/68 "2020-09-25T01:17:10Z")
> [@Skunkdog](#): > > Top of the list would have to be “Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp”. It aired for about 4 months in the early 70’s on Saturday morning and was a hoot. I remember it very vaguely. Sorry if I missed it, but wasn’t the girlfriend Mata Hari? Seems like it was in the same era as “Dick Dastardly and the Wacky Racers.” While I’m in that nostalgic hue, I’m’a add this because it was kind of a series. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_e24kdjdbtw/hqdefault.jpg "Interjections! Schoolhouse Rock") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e24kdjdbtw) and [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKPmobWNJaU) Short, but I didn’t regard them as filler or ads. And in that vein, IIRC the Stooges were excited to make their shorts for movie theaters because of sound effects. Back in the vaudeville days, Moe had to hit Curly in the face hard enough to be heard in the back row. As a result, Curly’s cheek became permanently numb. That “Weasel” song made Curly go nuts. But I can’t find a good clip of that so here’s this. What would these guys be churning out today? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bgmdnxtz3Bo/hqdefault.jpg "The Three Stooges - Swingin' The Alphabet (1938).avi") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgmdnxtz3Bo) ---
**Author:** ![Skunkdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skunkdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skunkdog)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/69 "2020-09-25T12:58:53Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > > [@Skunkdog](#): > > > > Top of the list would have to be “Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp”. It aired for about 4 months in the early 70’s on Saturday morning and was a hoot. > > I remember it very vaguely. Sorry if I missed it, but wasn’t the girlfriend Mata Hari? The girlfriend was actually Mata HAIRI. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/70 "2020-09-26T04:12:14Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > The shows I miss the most are **Psych** and **House MD** , both cancelled suddenly and for murky reasons. I really enjoyed **Galavant** mentioned upthread, but I can’t say that I “miss it.” I think it had run its course. And I have the soundtrack which I often blast in my car. I was going to mention **Psych** but since I am re-watching it right now a few episodes a week, I can’t say I miss it yet. I will once we reach the series finale and the two movies. `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/71 "2020-09-26T06:17:50Z")
> [@icon](#): > > I was going to mention **Psych** but since I am re-watching it right now a few episodes a week, I can’t say I miss it yet. I will once we reach the series finale and the two movies Allegedly more TV movies are in the works. Let’s hope so! How are you rewatching it now? Once in a while episodes pop up on ION TV, but I don’t know of any reliable sources. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/72 "2020-09-26T12:27:34Z")
The one show that I wish had another season is “Jeff & Some Aliens”. I thought all of the episodes (except maybe the pilot) were very funny. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/73 "2020-09-26T12:45:33Z")
These days I find that most good shows are kept on for too long instead of ending when they’ve run their course, so I can’t necessarily say I “miss” shows in the sense that I wish they were making new episodes. “Dead Like Me” was cut off before it could complete a good story arc for its main character (especially with respect to her relationship with her mother). Shows like “Dream On” were great but it ran its course. (No one mentioned the regular boobies.) I wish MST3k was still on. A show like that can last because it doesn’t really have or need a story. But that really needs a good cast. My enjoyment of the recent revival was limited by Felicia Day. Beyond that, this thread risks becoming “a list of old shows I like.” ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/74 "2020-09-26T17:16:15Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > > [@icon](#): > > > > I was going to mention **Psych** but since I am re-watching it right now a few episodes a week, I can’t say I miss it yet. I will once we reach the series finale and the two movies > > Allegedly more TV movies are in the works. Let’s hope so! > > How are you rewatching it now? Once in a while episodes pop up on ION TV, but I don’t know of any reliable sources Shows up for me on both Peacock and Prime Video. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/75 "2020-09-26T17:37:44Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Shows up for me on both Peacock and Prime Video Thanks! I didn’t know that. Will have to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/76 "2020-09-26T21:16:33Z")
Right, I watch it on Amazon prime us. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/77 "2020-09-27T02:21:22Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > I wish MST3k was still on. A show like that can last because it doesn’t really have or need a story. But that really needs a good cast. My enjoyment of the recent revival was limited by Felicia Day. > > Beyond that, this thread risks becoming “a list of old shows I like.” I recently saw MST3K on Pluto. I can’t remember if they gave it a channel all its own. > **[Where to watch - Mystery Science Theater 3000](https://mst3k.com/where-to-watch/)** > > There are many ways to watch your favorite Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes… no Hexfield Viewscreen or interocitor required! Join us in the the exclusive home for new MST3K! See the all-new Season 13 + attend livestream premieres! Stream every... There are programs where storylines aren’t totally sequential. House got a new patient each episode, for instance, but maybe there’s a running joke with Wilson from last time. Other shows have a limited arc. I think a good storyteller can keep it going, like Scheherezade did. Arabian Nights, anyone? I loved this…Leguizamo, playing both genies, hit this out of the park. Vanessa-Mae is easy on the eyes. Women forgiving men so easily? Well, it’s fantasy. The genie of the lamp provides an interesting take on freedom. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-pIVfgSIhow/hqdefault.jpg "John Leguizamo as the Jinnis (Arabian Nights 2000-tv movie)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pIVfgSIhow) ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/78 "2020-09-27T21:09:18Z")
For the first half of its run, _House_ was one of the very best things on television for my money. But eventually, Dr. House stopped being the lovable, impish rogue who was always one step ahead of everybody else and turned into this sadistic asshole for whom making his team miserable was kind of an end unto itself. And I never thought any of his later teams had the same chemistry as the first. I stayed with the show out of inertia, mostly. I am not aware of anything “murky” about the show’s cancellation, though. Was it not just because it was an aging show slipping in the ratings? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/79 "2020-09-27T23:56:19Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > > [@Acsenray](#): > > > > I wish MST3k was still on. A show like that can last because it doesn’t really have or need a story. But that really needs a good cast. My enjoyment of the recent revival was limited by Felicia Day. > > > > Beyond that, this thread risks becoming “a list of old shows I like.” > > I recently saw MST3K on Pluto. I can’t remember if they gave it a channel all its own. > > [Where to watch - Mystery Science Theater 3000](https://mst3k.com/where-to-watch) > > There are programs where storylines aren’t totally sequential. House got a new patient each episode, for instance, but maybe there’s a running joke with Wilson from last time. Other shows have a limited arc. It’s not the issue of sequential storytelling as such. It’s that at some point, the concept runs its course. MST3K is an evergreen concept, really. And, yes, I still do have access to the old episodes, but I’d love to have new Joel episodes. I never liked Mike. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270/80 "2020-09-28T00:47:20Z")
I’d love to see _ **The Wild, Wild West** _ again before I pass on. It was always on my Friday night viewing schedule between 1965 and 1969. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-really-miss/921270.md?page=5)