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TV Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon

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  • gagfilms, on 10/05/2008, -7/+260One word: FIREFLY
  • jynweythek, on 10/06/2008, -0/+152FUTURAMA
  • Misinformant, on 10/06/2008, -3/+57Firefly?

    Futurama?
  • BevansDesign, on 10/06/2008, -0/+40I made up my mind before I clicked this story: no Firefly, no digg.

    There ya go.
  • Shogi, on 10/06/2008, -1/+37They could have at least made mention of Firefly like "aside from Firefly". It seems like these pricks snubbed their noses at the brown coats.

    We'll not stand for that.
  • gatorfree, on 10/06/2008, -11/+46Enterprise ... c'mon, admit the love.
  • reckage, on 10/06/2008, -1/+32Journeyman
  • spritom, on 10/06/2008, -0/+31No kidding!

    Firefly is the epitome of a TV show that was canceled too soon. How many other TV shows canceled before their first season was up ended up being a major motion picture?

    Article buried for being a fay-fay duh pee-yen!
  • scully32, on 10/06/2008, -0/+30Talk about an article that is unfriendly to the reader. Just give me the list of the names of the shows not the people who selected them.

    Firefly.
    Journeyman.
  • VaporBro, on 10/06/2008, -1/+30Doug.
  • AmyVernon, on 10/05/2008, -4/+32What? No Jericho? Other than that, I agree with most of the list. Never watched Frank's Place and my husband (who loves Jerry O'Connell and stupid sitcoms) refused to keep recording Do Not Disturb after one episode, but everything else on the list went to the television graveyard too soon. Carnivale and Deadwood horribly too soon.
  • benstl, on 10/06/2008, -0/+28Dug for Deadwood you *****!
  • Dove, on 10/06/2008, -2/+29SportsNight
  • nymphetamine, on 10/06/2008, -0/+26The 4400. I need closure.
  • hudy23, on 10/06/2008, -1/+26Arrested development is the number one show that should NEVER have been canceled, it is by far one of the best shows period.

    oh ***** i just blue myself
  • thegamingguy, on 10/05/2008, -1/+25There was a law and order type show on Fox about 2 or 3 years ago that I liked that got canceled pretty quickly... can't remember the name of it, and maybe that is part of the reason why it was axed.

    Lucky Louie anyone?
  • ibenny, on 10/06/2008, -0/+23As a self professed tv junkie, Firefly had more promise in it's 14 episodes than anything I've ever seen.
  • Konrad9, on 10/06/2008, -0/+21I'd rather have Futurama.
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -2/+22Dugg for Dead Like Me.
  • protogenxl, on 10/06/2008, -1/+19Megas XLR
  • ironhide, on 10/06/2008, -1/+19Justice League/Justice League Unlimited. It was better than most live-action shows.
  • tinkafoo, on 10/06/2008, -0/+17Max Headroom better be on that list.
  • StupotAce, on 10/06/2008, -2/+19Family Guy wouldn't have come back if it weren't for Adult Swim.

    [Adult Swim] FTW!
  • RainStreet, on 10/06/2008, -0/+16Clone High
  • VigRoco, on 10/06/2008, -0/+15Dugg solely for Dead Like Me...

    I eagerly anticipate the upcoming movie.
  • louiss19, on 10/06/2008, -0/+14They forgot The State!
  • ryansimbalist, on 10/06/2008, -1/+15The Screen Savers.
  • fosphen, on 10/06/2008, -0/+14Firefly FTW
  • basye, on 10/05/2008, -6/+20No Jericho--BOO.
  • Dumbledorito, on 10/06/2008, -0/+14I do, but just for the fourth season, minus the Berman & Braga finale.

    Although, once the writing improved, you noticed how crappy the acting was.
  • tbredofsin, on 10/06/2008, -0/+13Even if everyone on the internet knows it was an incredibly injust cancellation, not even mentioning it in passing is virtually a crime against humanity. So yeah, buried for great justice.
  • joshuawilde, on 10/06/2008, -0/+13In fact, the entire article could have been replaced with just that one word and it would have been infinitely more accurate.
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -0/+13because fox network is run by a bunch of ***** suckers.
  • inactive, on 10/06/2008, -1/+14LUCKY LOUIE

    That is all
  • xyllar, on 10/06/2008, -0/+12It was on Fox from 2002 to 2003. I'd really recommend checking it out if you haven't seen it. In my opinion this show has contributed to Fox's bad reputation for canceling great shows more than any other, except maybe Futurama.
  • giveer, on 10/06/2008, -0/+12"Never heard of it so couldn't have been that good"

    Wha... I... I ... can't.. belie....
    I'll hand it to you, I am besides my ***** with how arrogant and yet simultaneously devoid of rational and conclusive thought that comment was.

    To celebrate, I even quoted you with all that grammar-soup ***** you had going on, fixed up.
  • Balath, on 10/06/2008, -0/+12No Firefly?

    RAAAAAAGE
  • flyingclutchman, on 10/06/2008, -3/+15Black Donnellys
  • skags, on 10/06/2008, -0/+11I just recently started watching Firefly again. I almost forgot how incredible this show was. Though I never forgot how hot Anara was. Yowza!
  • mactackle52, on 10/06/2008, -0/+11Chicka pa ta, chicka pa chicka pa pa
  • happytedium, on 10/06/2008, -0/+11CHICKENS DON'T CLAP!
  • DarkoKun, on 10/06/2008, -1/+12Dead like me was a great show.
  • Tichondrius74, on 10/06/2008, -0/+10Its not the same.
  • JMaj, on 10/06/2008, -0/+9Living here in Jersey fighting villains from afar
  • gaucho4, on 10/06/2008, -0/+9No Firefly! Crappy list.
  • dizturbd2, on 10/06/2008, -2/+11Greatest American Hero
  • BevansDesign, on 10/06/2008, -0/+9Enterprise, for all its flaws, was definitely cancelled too soon. The first two seasons were pretty dull (though certainly not terrible) but season 3 was awesome with its season-long story arc, and season 4 became the Star Trek we love.

    I choose to deny that the last episode was ever written.
  • bloominoctober, on 10/06/2008, -1/+10What the hell? This is the third list like this that I've seen in the past week that compeltely neglects to mention "Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip" .. THAT was a fantastic show that got cancelled WAY too soon.
  • cherwilco, on 10/06/2008, -1/+10the last episode of surface had me wanting another season and I would have been a whole lot happier with a few more seasons of futurama of course. also some episodes of greg the bunny had me in stitches! Cmon Sarah Silverman and Seth Green, that show had sooo much potential!
  • beatjuggler, on 10/06/2008, -0/+9Dugg for Freaks and Geeks! I love that show!
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