# TV Shows We Really, Really Miss. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 3, 2003, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116 "2003-07-03T21:34:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Delly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/85f322/32.png) [@Delly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delly)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/61 "2003-07-06T03:48:22Z")
OMg I forgot **Roswell** , I loved that show soo much, was really pissed when it got dropped. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/62 "2003-07-06T03:51:42Z")
\*\*Mystery Science Theater 3000 \*\* **Fawlty Towers** **Nero Wolfe** (the new A&E one) **The X-Files** (back when it was fun) **Monster Vision** with Joe Bob Briggs ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/63 "2003-07-06T04:09:05Z")
**The Adventures of Brisco County Jr** ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/64 "2003-07-06T04:42:05Z")
Besides recently ended shows like X-files, Buffy, Felicity, John Doe, Dawson’s Creek, 2 Guys and a Girl, Norm, Batman Beyond and Roswell… Herman’s Head (unfortunately my desire to tape everything didn’t surface until later) Party of Five (why the heck isn’t this in syndication or on DVD?) Eerie, Indiana (ohhh a dvd with three eps, how exciting) Sisters (Mom and I were loyal fans) Picket Fences (nice of TBS to show season one, then drop it recently) 15 (I think noggin/The\_N should air this) ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/65 "2003-07-06T05:02:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tuckerfan \* > \*\*Do you know why _Baa Baa Black Sheep_ was cancelled in the first place? “Pappy” Boyington still had some control over the rights of the story (it’s based on his autobiography, BTW), and he got pissed over the way they were “embellishing” the story and told 'em “no more.” (I heard this from a friend of his, BTW.) The pity is, that Boyington was a really modest guy, and his autobiography doesn’t detail _half_ the things he did in WW II. (For example, since he was an engineer, they’d make massive modifications to their airplanes in the field in order to improve their killing power. They replaced the bubble on the front of a B-24 [IIRC] with a mass of machine guns to improve it’s strafing ability.) \*\* The guy did amazing stuff and they still needed to embellish it. Sad. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Intaglio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/71e660/32.png) [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/66 "2003-07-07T03:33:20Z")
Dynasty and Melrose Place ---
**Author:** ![YellowTail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/b5ac83/32.png) [@YellowTail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YellowTail)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/67 "2003-07-07T23:48:43Z")
Another vote for Police Squad. 1. Family Guy ---
**Author:** ![GrandfatherTrout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@GrandfatherTrout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandfatherTrout)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/68 "2003-07-08T02:14:16Z")
Oh. Farscape, Farscape, **Farscape.** ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/69 "2003-07-08T10:21:02Z")
Soap and Sliders are two shows that I would like to see more of the original episodes instead of what they became later on. Tales of the Gold Monkey, Police Squad and Herman’s Head were shows that never got the ratings they really deserved. Personally, I really miss Lexx. I was only able to watch it regularly about the last 10 episodes or so. ---
**Author:** ![Fern\_Forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/70 "2003-07-08T11:20:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zeldar \* > \*\*Ed Sullivan Show (I know, they’d need to rename it) > \*\* Or they could use its original title, “Toast of the Town.” … Maybe not. I’ll back SOAP, The Tick (animated), The Greatest American Hero and Andy Richter which was cancelled. Guess which theme song is now stuck in my head. I miss Get Smart. Kick off Cheers or Cosby from Nick at Nite, both grossly overplayed, and give me Smart. And then Green Acres after that. Although be careful what you wish for. New Dexter’s Labs are so far below the classic episodes and yet they still continue to take up more and more replay space. About half the time I can’t watch Dexter because it’s one of those new fangled ones. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/71 "2003-07-08T13:43:56Z")
_McGyver_ and _Get Smart!_ both currently air on TV Land. McG at 12 pm and 11 pm Central time. GS is on early in the morning, like 7 am Central. You might want to double check TV Land’s website or your local listings to make sure. ---
**Author:** ![aleong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@aleong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aleong)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/72 "2003-07-08T13:49:53Z")
“The Critic”… the half-hour cartoon which featured the voice of Jon Lovitz as a cranky film critic who thought “it stinks”. What I miss about this show was the great parodies and in-jokes on the film industry! ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/73 "2003-07-08T14:19:21Z")
Twin Peaks Dukes of Hazzard Dallas (what a great Friday combo- Dukes and Dallas) Quantum Leap ---
**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2003, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116/74 "2003-07-08T18:04:39Z")
There’s still one on the “good SF shows Fox cancelled after one season” list that no one has mentioned: **VR.5**. Virtual reality, secret societies, evil conspiracies, and David McCallum. What’s not to like? A very weird, very cool show. One episode included a spoof of **The Avengers** that was classic. Speaking of which . . . I miss **The Avengers** too. Thank goodness for DVD! Oh, and I have to add my name to the list of **Brisco County** fans who still weep with the thought that we will never see more adventures of Brisco and Bowler. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-we-really-really-miss/186116.md?page=3)