Cancelled Shows

Ever got into a new show, and thought it was realy good, just to have it never see a second season? Happens to me all the time, especialy from a cetain music television network. Some of my favourite shows have only runs for a short time (usualy only one season) and I can't figure out why since they are quite popular.
Undergrads, Clone High, Downtown, Daria, Mission Hill, The Oblongs. All great shows, but had rather short runs. What other shows has this happened to?

I'd kill to have another season of Mission Hill.

I loved Daria! she was so uninterested.

Futurama, even though we have those films now.

And waaaaay (and I mean 2001-2002) back in middle school I was really into... get ready for it.... Hamtaro. I was downright furious when Cartoon Network took that off the air.

I'm also pretty bummed about Pushing Daisies

Mission Hill had a roller coaster of a life span. It originally aired in 1999 on WB with only like three episode airing. In 2002, it was pick up by MTV and WB with the rest of the shows airing. THere were gonna be more shows but due to money issues, we never saw them.

Kindred the Embraced....
sigh...memories...

I think this would probably be better suited to the television section.

A show that's famous for this would be Firefly, which lasted for half a season, but had enough of a fan following to get a feature film.

Originally Posted by John

A show that's famous for this would be Firefly, which lasted for half a season, but had enough of a fan following to get a feature film.

I did not know that started a a series. I take it the show was pretty good?

Arrested Development. Only lasted 3 seasons.

Best damn sitcom I've ever seen.

Originally Posted by Alex

Arrested Development. Only lasted 3 seasons.

Best damn sitcom I've ever seen.

I liked A Minute With Stan Hooper better, but it only lasted a few episodes as well.

Originally Posted by Mattocks

Undergrads, The Oblongs.

I miss these shows.

But, I tell you the only show I wouldn't mind NOT having a 2nd season is "The not-so-secret life of the American dumbass"

No offense to those who relate to that show.

Invader Zim! I loved that show.

Originally Posted by Mattocks

I did not know that started a a series.

Because it didn't.

Basically, they stopped the series because there was too much story and not enough action for the big guys, so the director made a movie that featured tons of action before it's cancellation.

I believe.

Originally Posted by Spoonmän

Because it didn't.

Basically, they stopped the series because there was too much story and not enough action for the big guys, so the director made a movie that featured tons of action before it's cancellation.

I believe.

That would still mean it started as a series...

The cancellation of Firefly is truly one of the greatest injustices to be carried out in the history of television. Though it actually wasn't because viewership wasn't that great for it while it was airing. But the treatment of it by the network did not help things any. Still, the show manages to reach heights few shows even ever get to in the span of only fourteen episodes.

I am pretty bitter about the cancellation of Veronica Mars a couple years back. True, the third season wasn't as great as the first two, but it was still probably one of the most well-written and well-plotted shows being produced at the time.

Arrested Development was great, but I just don't think it could have lasted no matter what. People weren't ready for that style of comedy at the time, and I don't think that it was until the DVDs all came out and people started to be able to rewatch episodes to really grasp their brilliance. For this show I'm happy for what it has produced.

And I do need to mention Pushing Daisies as well. As far as I am concerned Bryan Fuller's talent and creativity is being wasted on a show like Heroes, and Daisies was a new pinnacle of said talent and creativity. One of the most unique, interesting, touching and engaging shows to come out in years.

Originally Posted by Spoonmän

Because it didn't.

Basically, they stopped the series because there was too much story and not enough action for the big guys, so the director made a movie that featured tons of action before it's cancellation.

I believe.

Completely and utterly incorrect. On pretty much all counts.

The series was stopped because nobody was watching it and thus it was not profitable for the network. People were not watching it for a variety of reasons, the ones that could be attributed to the network being that they moved it around, didn't advertise it very well, took it on-and-off the air because of Baseball and other events, and aired the episodes out of order, making it hard to follow even for those who did like the show.

The show was cancelled, but it wasn't booming DVD sales that got the movie greenlit, as is the common perception. Joss Whedon (creator) was shopping around for a movie studio to pick up a film adaptation pretty much since the day he got the news the show was getting canned. He met Mary Parent, one of the big people at Universal, and she watched the DVDs and greenlit the movie based off of that and Joss' pitch.

Why the hell hasn't anyone said this?

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Originally Posted by Link the Mini

Why the hell hasn't anyone said this?

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

Originally Posted by Mattocks

and thought it was realy good

That's why.

Originally Posted by nolan

I am pretty bitter about the cancellation of Veronica Mars a couple years back. True, the third season wasn't as great as the first two, but it was still probably one of the most well-written and well-plotted shows being produced at the time.

That was one of the two crime-like-drama shows that I would watch on a weekly basis. CSI Las Vegas being the other one. Hate that it's gone. :/

Seeing how we're talking about television shows in general, I'd like to see Samurai Pizza Cats; oh, and wasn't there a real life action show for The Tick?

Completely and utterly incorrect. On pretty much all counts.

My bad. I think someone told me that once. I have no idea where they got that from.

Originally Posted by Mattocks

That would still mean it started as a series...

Sorry. The way you worried it made it look like you thought they had a movie and then a series. As in the movie started a series.