Any TV shows cancelled while they were still really good?
Sometimes shows go on a bit too long after losing direction or inspiration before they are cancelled. The X-Files, Alias, and Twin Peaks come to mind. But then sometimes they cancel a show while it's still in its creative prime.
One show that comes to mind in that regard is Lie To Me. Based, if loosely, on actual science, this show about a human lie detector had a number of well-defined and fascinating characters. Tim Roth played Cal Lightman, a behavioral psychologist specializing in microexpressions, especially as regards telling if someone is being truthful. Kelli Williams played his partner, a psychologist specializing in body language. Among the supporting characters, the standout for me was the luminous Hayley McFarland who played his daughter, the one person who had the power to read and confound him. Although she sometimes displayed the bad judgment and recklessness of youth, she could also display a wisdom well beyond her year when it came to her father.
I really miss this show. If you're unfamiliar with it and have Netflix, watch it there.
What is your story? (Let's stick with programs recent enough that someone in college today might have seen them.)
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Luis Contreras on -
I was mad when they canceled Lie to Me. really liked that show :(
another that comes to mind would be The Event. show was so-so but then they showed the cliffhanger and OMG i wanted more.
No Ordinary Family and Flashforward aswell.now that i look back, these shows knew that they were going to be cancelled so they should atleast have given us some kind of closure but instead they leave us with cliffhangers. :(
-
Permalink Reply by Pierre H. Vachon on -
The Event has been cancelled? Damn ...
-
Permalink Reply by Benjamin Robinson on -
One word: Firefly.
-
Permalink Reply by Jim Scotti on -
Firefly is probably the best show canceled way too early.
-
Permalink Reply by Tim on -
I agree, Firefly was a very good show. Arrested Development was also very good.
-
Permalink Reply by Greg Gorey on -
nerds are still mad about Firefly getting canceled. The cast gets a heroes' welcome at conventions
-
Permalink Reply by Darlene Edelman on -
I thought the cancellation of Lie to Me was unbelievable. The show was terrific. Tim Roth (twitter @TRHooligan1) states he has signed a contract with Fox but doesn't have a project yet there.
Other cancellations where I said "Huh?" would be NUMB3RS, Boston Legal, and Law & Order (the original and Criminal Intent). I was also distressed over the cancellation of The Good Guys after only a few episodes. It was a very funny cop show.
-
Permalink Reply by Akshay Bist on -
I loved Numb3rs and Boston Legal.
-
Permalink Reply by Pierre H. Vachon on
-
Oh yeah - Numb3rs ... that's another one I miss and can't understand why it was cancelled.
-
Permalink Reply by Steve on
-
"Firefly" of course. Canceling that was a crime against humanity. There are extremely few TV shows where the chemistry between the whole cast is that perfect right from the start. FOX is really great and not promoting and then canceling good shows
"Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" was awesome too
"Stargate: Universe". Grrr. Finally a Stargate show that isn't a shallow action comedy, but actually a character drama. No wonder the Stargate fans hated it. They always hate episodes that focus on the characters instead of the action. Also a really awesome soundtrack. You can see that they looked a bit at "Battlestar Galactica" for inspiration - yet very unique
"Carnivale" on HBO. I can see why it never caught on that well and it was incredibly expensive. But they ended it on a pretty large cliffhanger.
-
Permalink Reply by Pierre H. Vachon on
-
@ Steve
T: TSCC - yup, I also was not happy when they cancelled this.
SG:U, however, missed the mark because they inspired themselves too much from BSG (which I loved, btw), while at the same time leaving nothing of the essence of the two previous SG series. Unfortunately, this looks like it sounded the death-knell of the SG franchise ...
What's new today
Events
Forum
Jesus died for our sins
Started by Simon Paynton in Religion and the Religious, Atheism and Atheists. Last reply by Simon Paynton 9 minutes ago. 121 Replies 0 Likes
Blog Posts
The Republicans accelerate their downward spiral
Posted by Unseen on June 19, 2013 at 1:26pm 11 Comments 0 Likes
Videos
Services we love
Check out our new mobile/tablet version of Think Atheist! www.ThinkAtheist.com/m
© 2013 Created by Morgan Matthew.
