# 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:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/61 "2003-02-09T22:55:05Z")
Push, Nevada ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/62 "2003-02-09T22:57:09Z")
In reference to Kasuo’s post: The last time I saw ANDY RICHTER was no more than a couple of weeks ago. It’s been on at 9:30, after MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE. So as far as I’m aware, it’s not gone. Yet. I don’t trust Fox to keep good shows on the air unless they’re THE SIMPSONS. ---
**Author:** ![CuriousCanuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/63 "2003-02-09T23:03:17Z")
MacGuyver Family Guy Sliders ---
**Author:** ![Jberto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jberto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jberto)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/64 "2003-02-09T23:15:35Z")
**Picket Fences**. One of the most intelligent, thought-provoking shows on TV ever. Far better than David E. Kelley’s other efforts. My wife and I literally would schedule around this show because we never wanted to miss it. It only lasted four seasons and had to be resurrected a time or two by dedicated fans’ petitions. **Flying Blind**. Anyone remember this one? It lasted for two seasons in the early 1990’s. Starred Tea Leoni as an extroverted artist type. The main couple reminded my wife and I so much of ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/65 "2003-02-10T00:33:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Musicat \* > \*\* _Eerie, Indiana_, (great for skeptics!) > \*\* Wholly poop! I almost forgot about that show! **I would like to add Ren And Stimpy** ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/66 "2003-02-10T01:02:08Z")
That 80’s Show ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/67 "2003-02-10T01:04:49Z")
Once and Again (which is out on DVD, now) Titus Sportsnight (out on DVD) Family Guy (DVD in April, my g/f pre-ordered it for me…I hope) Firefly Futurama The Tick (Haven’t seen it anywhere, but heard it’s in DVD) Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Push, Nevada Picket Fences ---
**Author:** ![Lilly\_Putt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/45deac/32.png) [@Lilly\_Putt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lilly_Putt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/68 "2003-02-10T05:45:48Z")
Does anybody remember the show SLEDGEHAMMER!? It was about a triggerhappy cop who talked to his gun. (it even spoke back once) That show was friggin’ hillarious. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/69 "2003-02-10T08:36:48Z")
There are a lot of shows that I liked right up to the end. Some of them, like _The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr._, _Taxi_, _Police Squad_ and the animated version of _The Tick_ went out at just the right time. But there are some that had a lot of life left in them: **Sports Night** **Cupid** and just on the very fringe of my memory, **Johnny Bago** ---
**Author:** ![CadburyAngel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c2a13f/32.png) [@CadburyAngel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CadburyAngel)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/70 "2003-02-10T09:08:13Z")
I sort of wish “Cop Rock” had taken off and become an immensely popular franchise. Not because it looks particularly good, but because I believe our world would be a vastly different place if it had. The butterfly effect, and all that. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/71 "2003-02-10T15:25:59Z")
I forgot about **Cupid**. That was fairly enjoyable. Around the same time **Jack & Jill** came out, there was another twenty-something show that lasted about 4 episodes, but I can’t for the life of me recall what it was called. It was good, though. ---
**Author:** ![irkenDoom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c2a13f/32.png) [@irkenDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irkenDoom)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/72 "2003-02-10T15:47:03Z")
_Invader Zim_. And I don’t think Nickelodeon aired all the episodes they had promised to show before the Christmas special/finale. Bastards. ---
**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:** [February 10, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/73 "2003-02-10T16:37:06Z")
Another vote for **Mystery Science Theater 3000**. Also **Nero Wolfe** (the A&E one with Timothy Hutton, not the old 70s show). ---
**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 10, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812/74 "2003-02-10T16:55:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > > Around the same time **Jack & Jill** came out, there was another twenty-something show that lasted about 4 episodes, but I can’t for the life of me recall what it was called. It was good, though. See my post above. You may be thinking of the one I mentioned, **Cold Feet**. ?? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-wish-had-not-been-cancelled/153812.md?page=3)