# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Roundabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dec6dc/32.png) [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/81 "2014-03-23T11:38:01Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > To me, this is what defines the difference between British and American television. _The Human Target_ wanted to be a flashy actioner on a low budget, when it could totally have worked with less action/sfx and stronger writing for its interesting characters. Most of what’s on the CWtv would actually work as solid entertainment if someone cared about the writing. Absolutely. The show actually had a really good cast too, and several decent episodes. It still pains me that it all went to waste. ---
**Author:** ![Donegal\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Donegal\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donegal_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/82 "2014-03-23T12:27:48Z")
Pushing Daisies Firefly Picket Fences Northern Exposure and The Prisoner ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/83 "2014-03-23T13:09:20Z")
> [@sentrix](#): > > I cried when House went off air. Things can’t go on forever but I was enthralled by House. > > Brilliant script character. Yes. That show in particular I miss terribly. ☹ …I’ve said this before but I would like to see a followup to Northern Exposure. If not a whole new series (with where-are-they-now cameos from the original cast if they don’t want to come back at all), maybe a limited series or MFTV movie. I think things in Alaska would be drastically different now, climate change for one thing, the magic of the place disappearing. ---
**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/84 "2014-03-23T13:50:17Z")
> [@epbrown01](#): > > I love both of these, but I think they had their time, and I’m glad they knew when to quit. I would hate to see Daria pulling a Simpsons and going on forever - and she and Jane would _surely_ hate being in high school forever. > > In the case of the DCAU, it’s too bad they haven’t done as well since. Eternal high school? Heavens no! I would have liked to have followed Our Heroines through college and/or into young adulthood. Would have given us three or four more seasons. Another one: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Avengers: Assemble is watchable, but its predecessor was magnificent. ---
**Author:** ![ruh-roh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ruh-roh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruh-roh)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/85 "2014-03-23T14:02:58Z")
Pushing Daisies - network people just can’t handle originality. The Outer Limits - The 60’s version. One of the few shows that as a kid scared me. Firefly and those special news casts where we are launching people to the moon. ---
**Author:** ![canman23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@canman23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canman23)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/86 "2014-03-23T14:11:07Z")
“CHiPS” that was my fav cop show on TV! ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/87 "2014-03-23T15:58:10Z")
> [@ruh-roh](#): > > Pushing Daisies - network people just can’t handle originality. I loved the show but I can’t blame the anyone behind the screen for this one. No one I suggested this show to liked it - no one! Fantasy fans, sci-fi geeks, horror nerds and surrealists - everyone came back looking at me like :dubious:. There simply wasn’t an big audience for it, which kills me because it was one of the most creative things tv has ever done - costumes, set design, make-up, writing, and it had a great cast. It was a new Coen Bros film every week. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/88 "2014-03-23T16:32:17Z")
Homicide: Life on the Street Northern Exposure Angel NBC’s Major League Baseball Game of the Week ---
**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 23, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/89 "2014-03-23T17:20:37Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > **Kenm** and **Qadgop** : do you remember “Mr. Terrific”? Captain Nice made me remember that one, thank you very much. _smiley_ Sure do! They ran back to back, making for a delightful hour of juvenile entertainment. I was sad that they only lasted one season. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/90 "2014-03-23T19:17:33Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > 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. Yes, they found out a couple of episodes into Season 2 that it was being cancelled so they rushed everything to finish the story. From what I understand, they were planning on five total seasons but it was just too expensive to produce. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/91 "2014-03-24T02:20:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > **Kenm** and **Qadgop** : do you remember “Mr. Terrific”? Captain Nice made me remember that one, thank you very much. _smiley_ I don’t remember Mr. Terrific, but at that time there were only two Canadian TV networks (CTV not until 1960). In the Prairie Provinces if either network didn’t buy a show, we didn’t see them (if it was before cable). That wasn’t the case in the southern Ontario area, including Toronto, which the U.S. networks could reach — Buffalo for the Toronto region and Detroit for the Windsor region. ---
**Author:** ![Beelzebubba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/92 "2014-03-24T05:59:35Z")
_ **The West Wing** _ ---
**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:** [March 24, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/93 "2014-03-24T11:39:15Z")
**Early Edition** Kind of a low-violence, not-so-over-the-top version of **Person of Interest** **Laugh-In** Not sure if this would work today, surprised nobody every tried to duplicate it. **Green Acres** One of the most underrated shows in history. Purged when CBS decided to ditch every show with a rural flavor. **Deal or No Deal** I miss #26 and #10. ---
**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 24, 2014, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/94 "2014-03-24T12:12:14Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > **Laugh-In** Not sure if this would work today, surprised nobody every tried to duplicate it. They tried, back in 1979. It featured Robin Williams and Martin Mull, among others. It also failed miserably. ☹ [http://www.poobala.com/laughin.html](http://www.poobala.com/laughin.html) ---
**Author:** ![StayseaDee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/95 "2014-03-24T12:48:00Z")
> [@AtomicDog](#): > > Daria. > > The DCAU version of Justice League/JLU. Oh, Daria. I have the show on DVD’s and still throw my hands up when it’s over. I wish it would have continyed. Also, Six Feet Under. It ended beautifully, but I wish it kept on going. Most amazing song/future montage combination that I’ve ever seen. And a show that only had one season: Southie Rules. I would laugh until I cried at that family’s antics. ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/96 "2014-03-24T13:48:51Z")
Flight of the Conchords Bored to Death Rome ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/97 "2014-03-24T14:15:06Z")
I didn’t discover **Firefly** until recently and had to binge-watch it, but I still feel the need to mention it. Not a “show” but an entire channel: I miss **MuchMusic**. Watching music videos all day long. There used to be a show called “Pop Up Video” (on VH1, IIRC, correct me if I’m wrong) where snippets of trivia about the band would pop up during the videos - I miss that one too. ---
**Author:** ![StayseaDee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@StayseaDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StayseaDee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/98 "2014-03-24T16:52:32Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > There used to be a show called “Pop Up Video” (on VH1, IIRC, correct me if I’m wrong) where snippets of trivia about the band would pop up during the videos - I miss that one too. VH1 still plays Pop Up Videos. I watched it today! Looks like it makes appearances sporadically. Usually around 9 AM. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/99 "2014-03-24T16:54:50Z")
No love for Captain Kangaroo? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267/100 "2014-03-24T17:18:43Z")
“Bearcats” - Rod Taylor, Dennis Cole and a 1910 (?) Stutz Bearcat combine for adventure in the Old West. 15 (?) episodes. Cool car; went out and bought a model kit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-show-thats-off-the-air-do-you-miss-the-most/684267.md?page=6)