# What tv show that's off the air do you miss the most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267 "2014-03-22T05:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/41 "2014-03-22T17:38:39Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Oh yeah, Law & Order, incl L&O,CI. Can’t stand SVU. I always thought it was unfortunate that the original Law & Order just ended without being able to wrap up everything. A show that aired as long as it did and led to so many spin-offs deserved a better ending. (For one thing, during the last few episodes Lieutenant Van Buren was dealing with a cancer diagnosis and as I remember in the last episode, she picked up the phone to hear the prognosis.) > [@John\_Mace](#): > > HBO’s _Rome_. Only 2 seasons, and it was the best series I have ever seen. And I loved Rome. I think they knew they were ending abruptly so they kind of rushed things at the end but I think they were planning something more with one of the Jewish slaves. Another show, not mentioned above, is the NBC series [Kings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_%28U.S._TV_series%29), starring Ian McShane. It was set in a sort of alternate history version of the US, and was a sort-of retelling of the Biblical story of King David. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/42 "2014-03-22T17:47:17Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **TNG** _ is off the air?!? :eek: Not where I live! It’s followed by _ **Voyager** _ three times a day! Even _ **TOS** _ was on this time last year! > > I’d watch _ **Jonny Quest** _ again if I could be sure that the episodes hadn’t been Bowdlerized in the name of PC. :mad: I’m on antenna, so no Trek broadcast at all here. A local ind station used to show TNG and TOS back to back (in order!) Sundays starting at 11:00pm, but not currently. I have netflix… JQ was the BESTest cartoon ever when I was a kid. One of the eps had a Forbidden Planet type of monster. I liked the characters a lot. And the Voyagers show I listed is not the Trek show. I’m talking about the late great Jon Hexum show. Early 80s vintage, iirc ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/43 "2014-03-22T17:48:51Z")
Here it is: [Voyagers!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083500/?ref_=nv_sr_1) ---
**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:** [March 22, 2014, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/44 "2014-03-22T17:58:12Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Here it is: > > [Voyagers!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083500/?ref_=nv_sr_1) Yes, I remember that show. In Minneapolis, it was on Sunday nights at 6:30 or 7:00, IIRC. I was referring to _ **Voyager** _ in the context of Trek series currently on **Space**. I can’t imagine life without cable any more. ☹ ---
**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:** [March 22, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/45 "2014-03-22T18:01:30Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > JQ was the BESTest cartoon ever when I was a kid. One of the eps had a Forbidden Planet type of monster. Yes, the one who **consumed** people … for their _ **energy** _! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/46 "2014-03-22T18:01:51Z")
With internet and Netflix, I don’t miss too much. Losing USA-Network and ESPN was the biggest hurt. ION/TV shows a lot of USA Network stuff within months of airing, so it’s not hugely annoying. FOr instance, I finally got to see **Psych! The Musical** last night. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/47 "2014-03-22T18:04:23Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > I’m on antenna, so no Trek broadcast at all here. A local ind station used to show TNG and TOS back to back (in order!) Sundays starting at 11:00pm, but not currently. > > I have netflix… > > JQ was the BESTest cartoon ever when I was a kid. One of the eps had a Forbidden Planet type of monster. I liked the characters a lot. > > And the Voyagers show I listed is not the Trek show. I’m talking about the late great Jon Hexum show. Early 80s vintage, iirc No MeTV in your area? I don’t know where you are, but it’s an over-the-air network which runs Star Trek:TOS on Saturday nights. There about 180 affiliates, so it reaches even the smallest television markets. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/48 "2014-03-22T18:06:02Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I always thought it was unfortunate that the original Law & Order just ended without being able to wrap up everything. A show that aired as long as it did and led to so many spin-offs deserved a better ending. (For one thing, during the last few episodes Lieutenant Van Buren was dealing with a cancer diagnosis and as I remember in the last episode, she picked up the phone to hear the prognosis.) > > . Yeah! Criminal Intent wrapped up. Could’ve done L&O:TOS too. Maybe we’ll get some Jessica Fletcher / Columbo type TV movies at some point. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/49 "2014-03-22T18:14:33Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > No MeTV in your area? I don’t know where you are, but it’s an over-the-air network which runs Star Trek:TOS on Saturday nights. There about 180 affiliates, so it reaches even the smallest television markets. I had forgotten about MeTV! [Ruk] THAT was the equation! [/Ruk] It’s piggy backed on a local news channel here. So, I have to look for 4.2 or 4.3. I’ll program it in as soon as I get off here. Thanks! Also, I finally found a good TV guide for my area’s digital broadcasts. Titan-TV. Even has an app for my smart phone. ETA: after rescanning, MeTV is listed in my channels. I have 38 channels. 4 are Spanish, about 8 or 9 are religious or shopping. So… maybe 25 watchable stations. Still, I see some good stuff. Even have a couple of movie channels. One is piggy backed on a religious channel (52.3 instead of 52) and it edits R rated movies. Sometimes, just by cutting the sound when they say 4 letter words and shit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/50 "2014-03-22T18:19:46Z")
WKRP. And we’ll never get to see them again with the original music. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/51 "2014-03-22T18:20:28Z")
[Captain Nice](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nice). A real knee-slapper. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/52 "2014-03-22T18:26:21Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > [Captain Nice](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Nice). > > A real knee-slapper. The things people will do for money. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/53 "2014-03-22T18:29:51Z")
> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#): > > WKRP. And we’ll never get to see them again with the original music. I guess I’m spoiled. I can pick up three retro networks, MeTV, Antenna TV, and COZI TV. Antenna TV has WKRP on Sunday nights. It has most of the original music, too, although some of the episodes have substituted music. I get to watch all sorts of shows: Magnum, PI, Run For Your Life, I Spy, Mr. Ed, Rawhide, Wagon Train. It’s so I hardly watch any first-run TV anymore. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/54 "2014-03-22T18:36:38Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I guess I’m spoiled. I can pick up three retro networks, MeTV, Antenna TV, and COZI TV. Antenna TV has WKRP on Sunday nights. It has most of the original music, too, although some of the episodes have substituted music. I get to watch all sorts of shows: Magnum, PI, Run For Your Life, I Spy, Mr. Ed, Rawhide, Wagon Train. It’s so I hardly watch any first-run TV anymore. Oddly, I was channel surfing last night and noticed that I have a bunch of “retro” stations, too. I honestly can say I have never checked out all 1,000 or so channels my cable service provides. Lots more SD stuff than HD, though, and I generally won’t watch something if it’s not HD. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/55 "2014-03-22T18:41:30Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I guess I’m spoiled. I can pick up three retro networks, MeTV, Antenna TV, and COZI TV. Antenna TV has WKRP on Sunday nights. It has most of the original music, too, although some of the episodes have substituted music. I get to watch all sorts of shows: Magnum, PI, Run For Your Life, I Spy, Mr. Ed, Rawhide, Wagon Train. It’s so I hardly watch any first-run TV anymore. I don’t get COZI, Movies!, or Get-TV, but I do get This!TV in addition to ANT and MeTV ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/56 "2014-03-22T18:47:04Z")
I miss _Keen Eddie_ too. How do you like me so far? ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/57 "2014-03-22T19:25:34Z")
Daria. The DCAU version of Justice League/JLU. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/58 "2014-03-22T19:28:38Z")
Yes, MST3K also. Pulled for $ bailout, I suppose. Also pulled for $ bailout, and which left the weirdest unplanned for cliffhanger, was _Thirtysomething_, a good show and I believe pathbreaking. (Reasons on request. :)) ---
**Author:** ![sentrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/59 "2014-03-22T19:32:42Z")
I cried when House went off air. Things can’t go on forever but I was enthralled by House. Brilliant script character. ---
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> [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](#): > > WKRP. And we’ll never get to see them again with the original music. Let’s you and me work on copyright law reform. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=4)