From a readers' poll at EW. I'll give a big amen to Freaks & Geeks and Boomtown, both great shows. I also liked the little bits I saw of Veronica Mars and Arrested Development. Thumbs down to anyone who wants to resurrect the godawful Reunion, Drive or Max Headroom.
Got any to add?
Freaks and Geeks, although they'd have to recast all the roles...Maybe just a very special ''where are they now'' episode. —Shannon
Angel. The darkest, most complex and interesting, and best of the Joss Whedon shows, especially during Season 5 when it was wrongly canceled. —LMB
Sports Night. What a great show — everybody went on to greater things except the second lead (whose name escapes me...but he was a cutie). —TVSlave (The second lead was Josh Charles. He's turned up in a few other things. I just saw him on the new HBO series, "In Treatment.")
Grosse Pointe was ahead of its time and on the wrong network — witty and razor sharp, I think it would be a great addition to the HBO/Showtime lineup, where it could really let loose. —X
I would have loved one more season of Rome — I am still sad I never got to see the battle royale between Livia and Atia. —Honeybee
Early Edition, a Kyle Chandler series from the '90s — anyone else remember it? He got the newspaper a day early? —Laura
Drive, with Nathan Fillion. Only because I hate it when shows get canceled right after a cliff-hanger. —Adrienne
Popular. The WB put it in an absolutely horrible time slot in its second season, and it died there. But, seriously, has there been a better cast of characters than there was on this show? I need some more Mary Cherry. NOW. —denny
Covington Cross. Does anyone besides me remember this show? It took place in medieval times...kind of a cross between comedy and drama. I loved that show and was so upset when they took it off. —Auriana
What, not one single other person on earth wants more Max Headroom? —Scotto
My dream, if I somehow became extremely independently wealthy, is to start a network that picks up shows with critical acclaim and devoted fan bases after networks have cast them off. Veronica Mars, you are safe here. —El
My vote is for Eyes. Curse you, ABC. for only giving us a handful of what promised to be an awesome show! Tim Daly deserves better than the dreck that is Private Practice. —maryw
My So Called Life. Hello, greatest show ever canceled. Possibly greatest show of all time. We will never find out if Angela's dad was cheating, if Angela chooses Brian over Jordan, if Rae Ann ever quits drinking, or what happens to poor loveable Ricki. That show broke my heart. —KR
Jake 2.0 — It was like Chuck, but good. And Christopher Gorham is so fine, Ugly Betty doesn't use him enough. —joan catskills
HBO's Carnivale. It ended on a cliffhanger, and had one of the greatest casts in TV history; nobody could do gruff silences like Nick Stahl or the anti-Christ bellow like Clancy Brown. —Michelle
Brimstone. John Glover could give Ray Wise a run for the money for ''most awesomest Lucifer.'' —Kathleen
Skin — modern-day Romeo and Juliet, where her dad was a porn mogul but a fairly decent guy and his parents were politicians and not very nice people. The Juliet character was played very nicely by a pre-O.C. Olivia Wilde. —Lauren
I only recently discovered Once & Again, and I zipped through all three shortish seasons. Sure, the show had its flat moments, but there was so much to love and it ended too soon. —Kati
Wonderfalls — it's the only show I ever shed a tear over when it was canceled. —step
Arrested Development. Though I am glad that the cast's careers are doing so well (especially Will Arnett and Michael Cera), I still hold a hope in my heart. —Christine
Boomtown. This show was amazing, and I actually had to stop a Boomtown marathon because I was crying too hard and was waaay too invested in these characters. The acting is spectacular, especially from Donnie Wahlberg, Neal McDonough, and Mykelti Williamson. —Emily
Farscape — an absolutely compelling blend of comedy, drama, romance, and action with some of the wittiest dialogue and electric chemistry ever to grace the small screen. —atlantagirl
Century City. It was a courtroom drama set in the near future, taking on cases like ''are avatars living beings and do they have rights?'' —ladyli1
I would love to see Gideon's Crossing brought back. A great, underrated show which featured McSteamy before he was McSteamy and a great Andre Braugher. —RachelB
Joan of Arcadia. I was so crushed when they canceled it. How does a show get nominated for best drama one year and get canceled the next? —Rhonda
Ooo...I totally miss Jack & Bobby. Christine Lahti was amazing. —Marie
Reunion - about the six friends, one of whom ends up murdered, and it follows them from 1985 to 2005, in order to figure out who killed who. It only needed one season and they canceled halfway through. —Wilson
Kindred: The Embraced — about several clans of modern day vampires. The show was a summer replacement series about 10 or 12 years ago and, despite a few soap-opera plot lines, it was by far the most intelligent vampire-related series on TV prior to the Buffy and Angel universe.
Kitchen Confidential. Created by Darren Star, aired as a lead-in for Arrested Development, starring Bradley Cooper, Nicholas Brendan, John Cho, Bonnie Summerville. It was a light, frothy cocktail of a show. —Alli
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What, nobody said Firefly or Dead Like Me? Those two are way, way better than almost all of the series mentioned here. I'll give Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, and Boomtown credit, though. It would be awesome if they came back.
I still mourn for Freaks and Geeks... you can watch re-runs from time to time on www.tv-links.co.uk
Since it looks like it's DOA, Journeyman was a great show that should be resurrected.
Glad to see collegegirl's shout out to 'Dead Like Me'!!
You know, it me 'bout ten minutes to figure-out the Col. Angus bit.
Oh, say...bring back "The Prisoner."
You have a most cool blog.
Stay on groovin' safari,
Tor
"Homicide: Life on the Street." "Journeyman." "Cupid." (It was an ABC show starring Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall; Piven's character thought he was Cupid. Rumor has it that it's going to be resurrected in some way, with a different cast but same storyline.) And for "Arrested Development" fans like me, there are reports of an "AD" movie. I've read a couple of stories about it with quotes from Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor and others confirming that talks are under way. Woo-hoo!
When I first started reading this post, Homefront came to mind -- that's the show I wish would come back. And Angel. I really, really liked Homefront and I'm glad that there was at least one other person out there who liked it, too!
Family. I can't get enough Sada Thompson / Kristy McNichol action.
Great comments. Thanks.
Heather, yes, F&G rules. I got the box set as a gift last year. If I knew how to make illegal DVD to DVD copies, I'd make you one.
Tor - thanks
Kate - an AD movie would be cool but I need to get the DVDs and watch it.
Anything is possible. Hell, Knight Rider is even back.
Here's the show I want back...
http://listoftheday.blogspot.com/2008/01/classic-tv-show-open-of-day_22.html
I think they could probably do a little more with the special effects now. Maybe.
Arrested Development was a favorite of mine, but resembled my family a little bit too closely. Two cast members are currently in Juno.
What about Cop Rock? (I actually liked it)
Jaysus, I've never heard of half these shows...
Perhaps my husband's argument that we are wasting hundreds of dollars paying for a billion channels and only watching like five isn't all BS...
DEADWOOD. I want more Al Swearingen, more Trixie the Whore, more Calamity Jane (she taught me a thing or two or three about vulgarity). I'm still in mourning for Deadwood.
I agree wholeheartedly with Cupid and add Keen Eddie (my husband and I were most likely the only ones watching..lol), Picket Fences, Millenium, Life with Bonnie, Crossing Jordan, and Rock Star. :o)
I want Cavemen back.
I have to totally agree with collegegirl about Dead Like Me!
I'd also like to see American Dreams, too. And I liked Crossing Jordan.
Freaks and Geeks was one of my favorites....
Ooooh, Kyle Chandler on Homefront was yummy! I'd love to see that one come out on DVD. Freaks & Geeks was great, as was Judd Apatow's follow-up, Undeclared -- I would have loved to have seen more of both of them.
Oh, jeez, where to start!
Deadwood, John from Cincinnati, Arrested Development, Firefly, Farscape, and Brimstone, to name but a few...
bubbasmom, I liked John From Cincinnati too, and it was just getting its legs when HBO dropped it. Somehow HBO always manages to dump shows I like -- JFC, The Comeback, Deadwood -- while they keep shows like Six Feet Under and The Sopranos long after they jumped the shark.
Shut up with the Cavemen crap! As for that not-so-good show, Reunion, I do hate when they cancel mid-season. I'd have liked to have found out who the killer was. And I sorta liked Knight Rider the other night. The music brought me back...
I agree, "American Dreams" - it was cancelled & left you hanging. Even a 2 hour movie to tie things up would be better than they left it.
Also "Sisters" that was a good show that just disappeared.
I agree with you, "Dead like Me" I loved that show.
One reality show that was good was "Family Plot", set in a funeral home where the entire family works for the same guy. Another show that just disappeared.
I'd bring back West Wing, or at least make NBC re-do the last three seasons b/c they really gave it the shaft.
I'd also bring back "Love Monkey." Was a shortly lived mid-season replacement that, like many, wasn't given the time to find an audience.
Lastly, any network exec who dumps a show, claiming no audience or no traction deserves to be fired if that show has been in more than one time slot for a season. WTF? How can you expect a show to get an audience if you keep moving it around?
Oz!
Yeah, they killed off most of the folks at the end, but I'm sure there's some prison stories out there the creaters can adapt/steal from. Heck, they could get all sorts of ideas from the mugshot photos you put up...
i don't care what anybody says, Cavemen was funny. bring it back. :(
i loved alias before ben affleck broke up jennifer garner and michael vartan and knocked her up so she had to take a year off-
i thought it was the best show ever-
Alias was on its death bed well before Garner took time off (and I think it was only off for a few months, not a year). ABC killed it by moving it around so much -- at least four or five different slots, as I recall.
I second Veronica Mars!
And have to agree with everyone on Dead Like Me - they're making a movie at the moment though, and rumor has it that if it does well, the show will return to the small screen.
Oh, and what about News Radio?
Good to see one other person mentioned "Homicide." That was an incredible cop show, though I think it jumped the shark it's second to last season. Andre Braugher was incredible.
Dead Like Me - Only reason I ever had showtime
Carnivale - great show.. I miss Samson
Deadwood - They were sposed to have a 2 hour finale to tie up the story lines. Fuck HBO
Dark Angel - Jessica Alba was hot!
Firefly and Futurama should absolutely be on this list. So should Eek the Cat and X-Men.
Another vote for Firefly. And I can't help it -- I loved Star Trek: DS9.
Someone else who watched Keen Eddie! I liked that show a lot.
But my top three wishes would be for Arrested Development, Veronica Mars, and Firefly.
Firefly, Wonderfalls, Keen Eddie, Lucky, and most of all Veronica Mars!
Fox should bring back Millenium (the X-Files spinoff) and redo the last 2 seasons in the process
Firefly.
And while I was a big My So Called Life fan, I kinda like how it ended before it could get crappy. I am currently re-watching the entire Twin Peaks series and hoo boy, does that second season start to smell.
I totally agree with Cupid, and Dead Like Me!! I STILL mourn Cupid.
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