Top 10: Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon…
Posted by ericallan on August 24, 2011
You’ve seen it happen before. Just as you become enamoured with a dysfunctional family or a college group of misfits, they are taken away from you by old farts in suits sitting in their ivory towers. I’m speaking of course the time after time beloved TV shows get the boot because they aren’t pulling in the viewers and are replaced by Reality TV featuring Rich Women who have such a troubled life. “Oh no I dented my husband’s Mercedes!” Brilliant programming!
Here are 10 shows I loved growing up that were taken away from me way too soon…
10) Deadwood
Who wouldn’t love a show about foul mouthed Cowboys and frequent references to prostitution? Not to mention a local hero with roots in my hometown of Etobicoke! HBO loved it but unfortunately the show’s creator took a chance on another show and lost out big time. The sun had set on Deadwood.
9) Greg the Bunny
Eugen Levy, Sarah Silverman, Seth Green, puppets and references to sex and violence. Awesome! 3 Seasons was all they could give!
8) Undergrads
Merely 13 episodes, Undergrads was a warm show with loveable characters (Cal and Gimpy mostly). I loved this mostly for one reason – I could connect with Nitz, the main character. A hopeless romantic in love with a gorgeous red head and was blind by the fact this other hot punk rock chick liked him! It was only too late for Nitz and the show that he realized his error in the final episode.
7) Clone High
Same story with Abe as in Undergrads. This show also lasted just one season and it was hilarious! Talk about random humor, this show featured a gangster Ghandi, jocky JFK and Abe Lincoln voiced by Will Forte. This show even featured an appearance by John Stamos! Say WHAT!
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6) Freaks & Geeks
From the mind of Judd Apatow, Freaks & Geeks was dropped after one season (followed by Undeclared being dropped after a single season as well). It was a darker, more comedic version of Degrassi and it launced the careers of Seth Rogen and James Franco.
5) Batman The Animated Series
Only 85 episodes and by far the greatest of the Batman series (excluding Batman Beyond)! Brilliant battle scenes with actual gun shots (not lasers)! Talk about awesomely drawn villans – Clayface, Mr. Freeze and The Joker (voiced by Mark Hammill)!
4) Toronto Playoffs
I really miss having a team in the Playoffs. It’s not fair. We never had a chance to really enjoy the time we had with the Leafs & Raptors in the playoffs! Bring that show back!
3) The Office + Extras
Oh Ricky Gervais, you are so pudgy and silly. You’re such a great writer and a brilliant comedian but your shows just had no legs. The Office was bloody hilarious and the fact that it inspired him to bring it to the US and well you know the success of that story. At least they did that show right by wrapping up the show with an hour Christmas special. Extras, another bloody good show was just catching steam with Andy (Ricky Gervais) just starting to make it in the TV world. That show still has my favourite cameo line from Patrick Stewart:
2) The Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
Fuck Jay Leno, #TeamCOCO. That is all NBC!
1) Arrested Development
I don’t think much has to be said about this being the number one show that was cancelled too soon. The movie could not come any sooner. Thanks Rupert Murdoch and Fox!
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