# The Thread for Lamenting Your Cancelled TV Shows **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2000, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668 "2000-12-02T02:18:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/21 "2000-12-02T07:50:40Z")
_Probe_ was cool. Completely cool. _Brisco County Jr_ was another brilliant show. ---
**Author:** ![KJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b2d939/32.png) [@KJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KJ)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/22 "2000-12-02T08:16:28Z")
Samurai Pizza Cats. No, I’m serious. It was a very well-done cartoon. It looked like a kids’ show, but it had some intelligent humor. And the way they did it was pretty amazing. Unfortunately, it got pulled off the air before I got a chance to really get into it (the show had really poor marketing from the beginning), but later I found a bunch of Pizza Cats resources on the internet, got a few RealVideo episodes, and now it’s my favorite TV show. Unfortunately, not only are there no new episodes being produced, it’s not even on the air at all (unless you live in Elbonia.) I could go on for a long time about the Pizza Cats, but I’ll just stop here. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/23 "2000-12-02T09:01:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GuanoLad \* > \*\*_Probe_ was cool. Completely cool. > > \*\* I remember watching the pilot. I missed the first five minutes. What was the riddle that the woman solved to get into Parker Stevenson’s lair? ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/24 "2000-12-02T09:05:21Z")
For a brief while, my great “family bonding” time was when mom, dad, and I would watch “Snoops” and “The Practice”. I miss Snoops. Stupid, hackneyed… but it had Gina Gershon and lots of mindless fun. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphire\_Bullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@Sapphire\_Bullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphire_Bullet)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/25 "2000-12-02T09:19:07Z")
Homicide: Life on the Street A promo for the final episode praised it as one of the most critically acclaimed dramas on television…so of course NBC had to cancel it. I am pained to see Kyle Secor on City of Angels. My poor Bayliss. ---
**Author:** ![stifferd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@stifferd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stifferd)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/26 "2000-12-02T10:07:02Z")
Hmmmm… Barney Miller The Greatest American Hero Get A Life CHiPS ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/27 "2000-12-02T11:23:38Z")
**"The Adventures of Pete and Pete"** An old show that used to be on Nickelodeon, who has a reputation for killing off good live-action shows after a couple of years. You can think of it as a kids “Malcolm in the Middle” but the family was emminently more likeable. I can’t begin to remember all the people who made guest appearances there : Steve Buscemi, Iggy Pop, Lucious Jackson, Suzzy Roche, Janeane Garafolo, Michael Stipe, Bebe Neuwirth among a whole list of others. And, of course, it featured “Artie, the Strongest Man in the World,” a character that network TV would never allow you to feature. Am I out here by myself? Did anyone else feel slighted when this show slowly faded away? ---
**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:** [December 2, 2000, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/28 "2000-12-02T13:50:41Z")
BOSOM BUDDIES. With a cast that included Holland Taylor, Donna Dixon, Wendy Jo Sperber, Thelma Hopkins, Peter Scolari, and an unknown Tom Hanks (!), this show deserved more than two years. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/29 "2000-12-02T14:29:14Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by stifferd \* > \*\*Hmmmm… > > Barney Miller > > The Greatest American Hero > > Get A Life > > CHiPS \*\* _Barney Miller_ is now on TVLand at 8pm est Mon-Fri! ---
**Author:** ![Occam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/30 "2000-12-02T14:35:01Z")
Tailspin Duck Tales Gummi Bears (I loved the after school lineup ok!) and of course…The Straight Dope ---
**Author:** ![Anake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/97f17d/32.png) [@Anake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anake)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/31 "2000-12-02T14:37:04Z")
There was this one show on during the summer called “Mind Your Own Business” about a high school student, I think, who’s searching for her relatives and she finds her aunt. She’s sarcastic and cynical and it was a funny show, but it was only on for a couple of episodes. Speaking of Nick, I liked “You Can’t Do That on Television.” And I loved “Alf,” and “Perfect Strangers” before Balki and Larry met those two blondes and moved out of their apartment. I remember I was pretty young when they showed the episode where their kids are born, but that’s the last episode and you never really get to see their children. From, Anake ---
**Author:** ![stifferd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@stifferd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stifferd)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/32 "2000-12-02T16:27:33Z")
Thx Mr. Blue Sky, but I’m in Canada (with basic cable) Although, it’s yet another good excuse for me to get that satellite I’ve always wanted… Aaaargggh! I FORGOT Bosom Buddies!! How could I? ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/33 "2000-12-02T17:11:31Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by beakerxf \* > \*\* > It’s a crime that you left **Galaxy Quest** off your (admittedly incomplete) list._\* Guilty. Although in my defense, I thought **Galaxy Quest** as whole, sucked. It sucked whole, if you will. ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/34 "2000-12-02T17:13:49Z")
I miss Forever Knight too, they reference it all the time on Angel, but that just makes me miss it more. I think the most current loss I’m feeling is Jack of all Trades. Bruce Campbell needs a series like that, and I need to be able to watch it on a regular basis. I’m also a huge Tony Shalhoub fan. My favorite TV appearance of his was the X-files where IIRC his shadow killed people. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/35 "2000-12-02T17:33:51Z")
My first thought when I saw this thread title was _Brooklyn Bridge_. An excellent show that deserved to be on TV. I also want to chime in with _Stark Raving Mad_. Tony Shalhoub was great, and I loved the episode that guest starred Steven Weber from _Wings_ as a stalker. Another vote for missing _Sports Night_. Stupid TV execs wouldn’t know a good show if it unzipped their pants and gave them head. I also miss Bruce Campbell on TV. I’ve been a fan of his since _Brisco County Jr._, the show that led me to the _Evil Dead Trilogy_, which I now own. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/36 "2000-12-02T19:11:13Z")
> [@](#): > > I, for one, didn’t bemoan the cancellation of critically-acclaimed-but-ratings-deprived programs like My So-Called Life or Freaks and Geeks, mainly because I didn’t watch them. I bemoan the fact that _MS-CL_ was cancelled to anyone who will listen. That show represented everything teenagers go through - well, what I went through anyway. I have almost every episode on tape, and boy do I love them. The episode where Angela finally hooks up with Jordan but breaks up with him when he pressures her to have sex - that should be shown to every 15 year old on the planet. Not only was it beautifully written, relevant and smart, it set a positive example for people in that age group. I was 13 when the show premiered (and was canceled); thank God for MTV or I would’ve missed all the classics. I show anyone who has never seen the show the very last one of the series - where Angela finds out that Brian wrote her the love letter, not Jordan, but walks off with Jordan anyway. Poignant, touching, truthful. It’s funny to watch now that I am older, but it was painfully real when I was 15. A hearty **fuck you!** to whoever had that show canceled. _Freaks and Geeks_ was also incredible, although I honestly only saw about six or seven episodes. I would have liked to see it go on for a few more seasons. Meanwhile, the socially and politically boisterous show _Full House_ showcased the tragedy and realism of DJ Tanner and Kimmy Gibler for eight straight years and launched the questionable careers of the Olsen Twins, who are to acting what Kathy Lee Gifford is to designing. Good call on that show, guys. ---
**Author:** ![slackergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b38774/32.png) [@slackergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slackergirl)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/37 "2000-12-02T19:20:24Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* \*\* > [@](#): > > thank God for MTV or I would’ve missed all the classics\*\* I’m sorry for the hijack, but I think this is just screaming to be a sig. I’m not sure if it needs to be mine though. 😉 ---
**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:** [December 2, 2000, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/38 "2000-12-02T19:23:17Z")
MTV’s The State. It was a sketch commedy show that was fricken hilarious. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/39 "2000-12-02T19:25:22Z")
**PLEASE no!** I never watch MTV unless I’m in the mood to hurl rotten vegetables at the screen (or it’s the first episode of the first season of the Real World. After that I tend to lose interest). How embarrassing. Ya’ll might think I like…_Britney Spears_ or something. Blech. The discussion for what was once relevent entertainment and is now teenybopper bullshit belongs in another thread, methinks. But remember when they used to play real, actual, _rock_ music?? God I miss those days. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2000, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668/40 "2000-12-02T19:26:32Z")
My post was in reference to Slackergirl’s post, not Guiny’s. Hope that was clear. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-for-lamenting-your-cancelled-tv-shows/43668.md?page=3)