# TV shows you wish had not been cancelled **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 9, 2003, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812 "2003-02-09T02:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/41 "2003-02-09T07:43:26Z")
Sportsnight Family Guy Firefly The Tick ---
**Author:** ![martin\_ibn\_martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@martin\_ibn\_martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin_ibn_martin)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/42 "2003-02-09T08:13:21Z")
A third for Cupid A second for Twin Peaks A second for The Tick (Even though we have the whole series on tape…:D) That one about the obsessive-compulsive detective got cancelled, right? I loved it when we had cable. Martin ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/43 "2003-02-09T08:15:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by martin\_ibn\_martin \* > \*\* > That one about the obsessive-compulsive detective got cancelled, right? I loved it when we had cable. > > Martin \*\* If you mean ‘Monk’, I don’t think it got cancelled. USA Network is still showing it on Friday nights at 10 p.m., last time I checked. They are currently showing reruns, but I expect a new episode any time soon. ---
**Author:** ![Tblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/278dde/32.png) [@Tblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tblue)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/44 "2003-02-09T08:30:11Z")
Sapphire and Steel (a Brit TV series) ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/45 "2003-02-09T09:22:43Z")
- Andy Richter Controls the Universe (I’m still checking [tvguide.com](http://tvguide.com) 2 weeks in advance and it hasn’t been airing for months) - Family Guy - Firefly - The Tick (both animated and live-action) ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/46 "2003-02-09T10:18:46Z")
[Profit](http://us.imdb.com/Title?0115323). ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/47 "2003-02-09T11:10:19Z")
_The Adventures of Brisco County Jr._ The world clearly needs _more_ Bruce Campbell, and this was his vehicle program. Too bad it petered out. I guess I’ll toss in _Jack of All Trades_ in that same spirit…it was crushed by the desire to make _Cleopatra: 2525_ an hour long, despite it’s obvious shortcomings and character as yet another typical and unoriginal Raimi/Bellisario production. They’ve always needed a great lead who understood the B-movie nature of the series and could play the character with that sort of flare, they had Scott Bakula, Kevin Sorbo, Lucy Lawless…they needed Bruce, but they have forsaken him. For shame! ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/48 "2003-02-09T11:12:52Z")
Oh and BTW, _Quantum Leap_ (which I was a huge fan of) was extended waaaaaaaaaaaay past it’s normal lifespan becaue the guy in charge of programming at NBC owed Bellisario a crapload of favors and had a special place in his heart for the show anyways. So it really got a far longer run than it “should” have, I’m not complainin’…well, we can all complain about the way the series ended, but other than that 😉 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/49 "2003-02-09T12:14:39Z")
Another vote for _Brisco County Jr_ and _MST3K_, although once Forester went away and his mom took over, the out of movie bits really sucked. Personally, my favorite show when it was out was _G vs. E_. It was hilarious, incredibly well put together, had some amazing camera work, an interesting premise, and was just enjoyable as hell. Then Sci-Fi bought it from USA and flushed it down the drain. And although I haven’t seen it for a while, I was sad to hear _Farscape_ is going off the air. In my opinion, it’s the best sci-fi show out there right now. ---
**Author:** ![RealTronic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9dc877/32.png) [@RealTronic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealTronic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/50 "2003-02-09T13:47:07Z")
Mr. and Mrs. Smith !! I could watch Maria Bello 24 hrs a day 7 days a week. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/51 "2003-02-09T15:00:43Z")
_Doctor, Doctor_, Matt Frewer _Friends and Lovers_, Paul Sand, Penny Marshall, Steve Landesberg (anyone remember this 70’s show?) _Hooperman_, John Ritter, Barbara Bosson _The John Larroquette Show_ _Eerie, Indiana_, (great for skeptics!) _Dinosaurs_ _Duckman_, Jason Alexander _The P.J.'s_, Eddie Murphy _Open All Night_, (Dave Letterman had a cameo) _The Duck Factory_, Jack Gilford, Jim Carrey _Brothers_ _Brooklyn Bridge_ _Dream On_ _Fernwood 2 Night_, Martin Mull, Fred Willard _My Talk Show_, (wonderful collection of cameos from B-grade, even C-grade celebs) Some of these and others mentioned on this thread, like _Clerks,_ for example, are available as VHS or DVD on Amazon. Obviously, with this list of obscure and short-lived shows, my tastes could not be called “mainstream.” ---
**Author:** ![LorrieL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f08c70/32.png) [@LorrieL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorrieL)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/52 "2003-02-09T15:08:04Z")
Tenspeed and Brownshoe. It did not last very long but I like Ben Vereen. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/53 "2003-02-09T15:15:15Z")
\*\* The Tick \*\* \*\* Freaks and Geeks \*\* ---
**Author:** ![bibliophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bibliophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophile)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/54 "2003-02-09T16:12:19Z")
I have to agree with everyone who’s mentioned “Twin Peaks,” “Cupid,” “American Gothic,” and “Sports Night.” I’ve got a couple more “Picket Fences” - delightfully wierd without becoming a complete twin peaks rip off “Relativity” - a little cheesy but fun all the same ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/55 "2003-02-09T17:34:34Z")
I agree with RealTronic, Mr. and Mrs. Smith had some potential. ---
**Author:** ![jeanster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc348/32.png) [@jeanster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeanster)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/56 "2003-02-09T17:38:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LorrieL \* > \*\*Tenspeed and Brownshoe. It did not last very long but I like Ben Vereen. > > 🙂 \*\* I’d forgotten about that show! I liked it, too. Jeff Goldblum was so cute. Still is, actually. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MemoryGongs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/58f4c7/32.png) [@MemoryGongs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MemoryGongs)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/57 "2003-02-09T21:55:40Z")
Family Guy Titus ---
**Author:** ![Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/58 "2003-02-09T22:07:03Z")
Oh, yeah, How about “Get a Life”. Thats the one where this 30something paperboy still lived at home with his parents. Damn funny, if you ask me. Cancelled way before its time. ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/59 "2003-02-09T22:23:22Z")
I’ll 2nd, 3rd or 4th **Sports Night** , **Now and Again** & **Titus**. Add to the list **Jack & Jill** (I not only loved the characters and story, but they played the BEST music!) and a very short-lived show called [Cold Feet](http://us.imdb.com/Details?0209582). ---
**Author:** ![Mrelia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@Mrelia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrelia)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/60 "2003-02-09T22:29:31Z")
**FARSCAPE!!!** (Though we can still catch the end of the 4th season Friday nights @ 7p Central on the Scifi channel!) Due South MST3K The Adventures of Briscoe County, Jr. Futurama Firefly The Tick (Live & Animated) Earthworm Jim [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812.md?page=4)