# Which cancelled or defunct TV series do you miss most? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 5, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095 "2008-04-05T17:12:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/1 "2008-04-05T17:12:59Z")
Ever since getting hooked on the CBS version of Showtime’s _Dexter_ I’ve realized what a good actor Michael C. Hall is. It’s hard to think of him as the same guy who was the gay and uptight David on _Six Feet Under_. Remarkable actor, but not quite enough for me to miss SFU all that much. I believe _Deadwood_ works for me, and I can’t fathom why HBO dumped it, and I’m even more weirded out by their using Milch for the dreadful _John From Cincinnati_. The one I miss but understand why it had to go is, of course, _The Sopranos_. Others I miss, but don’t really wish they’d bring back include: The West Wing Rome Six Degrees (barely got off the ground before being axed) Kidnapped (ditto) How about you? ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/2 "2008-04-05T17:16:44Z")
Arrested Development and Firefly. I didn’t even know these shows existed until they had already been canceled, which I can never forgive Fox for. I watched Fox for a couple of hours every week at the least, and I never saw one ad for either show. ---
**Author:** ![lunar\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lunar\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunar_elf)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/3 "2008-04-05T17:20:55Z")
Dead Like Me Gilmore Girls (or maybe it ran it’s course…) [Odyssey 5](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey_5) ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/4 "2008-04-05T17:21:11Z")
I miss **Angel** every single day of my life. I’m reading the comics now, but _minor spoiler for issue 5_ when the T-rex fought Angel’s dragon I realized the comics were nothing but sophisticated fanfic with pretty pictures, and I miss my dead, gay show even more. ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/5 "2008-04-05T17:25:29Z")
_Dead Like Me_. ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/6 "2008-04-05T17:29:43Z")
Another vote for _Dead Like Me_. I’m currently working through the DVDs, but I’m still mad it got cancelled after just two seasons. From my childhood, _Gargoyles_ and _Sailor Moon_. The latter moreso because it’s nearly impossible to find it on DVD as it’s out of print. I was only able to get the first season, and trying to find a legit copy on eBay is like trying to find a needle in a stack of iron filings. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/7 "2008-04-05T17:30:37Z")
Firefly ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/8 "2008-04-05T17:38:19Z")
Alien Nation ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/9 "2008-04-05T17:40:12Z")
Still Standing - I totally love this show! I can relate to the characters on many levels. Firefly The Gallery (loved the show when I was a kid) ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/10 "2008-04-05T17:41:22Z")
MST3K Farscape Futurama (the original 4 seasons) three undeservedly cancelled shows, at least I have the complete series of Futurama and Farscape on DVD ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/11 "2008-04-05T17:44:32Z")
St. Elsewhere NYPD Blue I loved both of those. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/12 "2008-04-05T17:48:30Z")
The Wire – and it’s only been a couple of weeks I’d watch more Rome and Carnivale but I don’t know about Deadwood. I know that comparing it to The Wire is apples and oranges, but I can’t help it. I think Milch favored convoluted dialogue and plots for the sake of being convoluted – being straightforward wasn’t “artistic” enough. I’d watch more Kidnapped too, and Raines, Jeff Goldblum’s short-lived series. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/13 "2008-04-05T17:50:47Z")
_Firefly_ ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/14 "2008-04-05T17:52:04Z")
Futurama and Arrested Development. Yes, I know Futurama might be coming back if the 4 movies are successful. ---
**Author:** ![jacquilynne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/67e7ee/32.png) [@jacquilynne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacquilynne)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/15 "2008-04-05T17:52:19Z")
I just watched Firefly for the first time this week, so I can’t say I miss it, exactly, but I’m damned bitter there isn’t more of it for me to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/16 "2008-04-05T17:54:19Z")
[QUOTE=AuntiePam] I’d watch more Kidnapped too, and Raines, Jeff Goldblum’s short-lived series. [/QUOTE] Yes! Should have mentioned _Raines_. Does anybody know if Jimmy Smits’s CBS _Cane_ will be back? Or _The Unit_, or _The Shield_? I know that 24 was a casualty of the writers’ strike and Kiefer’s jail time, but I’m not sure I miss 24 enough to fret over it. ---
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/17 "2008-04-05T17:55:03Z")
Firefly, Freaks and Geeks, Arrested Development. So much untapped potential, especially in the former two. And although I think Frasier overstayed it’s welcome, it’d be nice if they could erase it from everyones memory so we could do it all over again from the beginning. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/18 "2008-04-05T17:58:15Z")
Homicide: Life on the Streets Sunday Night (Music show hosted by David Sanborn) Tomorrow with Tom Snyder NBC Mystery Movie (McCloud, McMillan $ Wife, Columbo in rotation) The Magician (Bill Bixby) ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/19 "2008-04-05T18:10:05Z")
”Wonderfalls“ for sure. I miss the potential that it had. ”Arrested Development“. ”The Golden Girls“. I still wish that I had my Saturday night GG fix. ”Buffy“ and ”Angel“. I have yet to read the comics. There are many others, but those are the only ones that I can think of, just off of the top of my head. I’ve seen ”Dead Like Me“ recommended so many times here, that I might have to check it out. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095/20 "2008-04-05T18:17:41Z")
[QUOTE=supervenusfreak] There are many others, but those are the only ones that I can think of, just off of the top of my head. I’ve seen ”Dead Like Me“ recommended so many times here, that I might have to check it out. [/QUOTE] For a counterpoint: I thought it was poorly acted, boring, whiney, and the premise didn’t really make sense. I really wanted to like so I kept giving it more chances but I couldn’t make it past about the 4th episode. I didn’t know it was cancelled until this thread but I’m not the least bit surprised. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-cancelled-or-defunct-tv-series-do-you-miss-most/444095.md?page=2)