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post #101 of 121
5/28/10 at 10:40am
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I see your temple and raise you Richard O'Brian

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Now that was a good game show.
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post #102 of 121
5/28/10 at 10:41am
It would have been pretty daring to keep the show going but with an entirely new administration. I'm sure they could have found a way to keep some of the old characters around, but to just soldier on with the Vinnick staff would have been interesting.

Of course, the really daring thing would have been to do it with Bartlet re-election campaign, when the show was still a bit of a juggernaut. Can you imagine the furor over replacing the entire cast of a hit show like that? Would have loved to have seen it. You would have had to have had a stronger candidate than Gov. Ritchie. And we would have lost that awesome debate episode where Bartlet just eviscerates him.

OK, I rescind my enthusiasm for my suggestion.
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post #103 of 121
5/28/10 at 10:42am
It would have been pretty daring to keep the show going but with an entirely new administration. I'm sure they could have found a way to keep some of the old characters around, but to just soldier on with the Vinnick staff would have been interesting.

Of course, the really daring thing would have been to do it with Bartlet re-election campaign, when the show was still a bit of a juggernaut. Can you imagine the furor over replacing the entire cast of a hit show like that? Would have loved to have seen it. You would have had to have had a stronger candidate than Gov. Ritchie. And we would have lost that awesome debate episode where Bartlet just eviscerates him.

OK, I rescind my enthusiasm for my suggestion.
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post #104 of 121
5/28/10 at 10:57am
I'll add Andy Richter Controls the Universe to the list. Wonderfully written surreal comedy that was a perfect vehicle for Richter's chubby charm. Also proves how it's a crime to waste Paget Brewster on a CBS procedural when she should be doing comedy. If you like Better Off Ted you might like this as it's from the same creator and even has Jonathan Slavin playing a similar character.

The episode with Conan O'Brien as Richter's insane boss is a highlight. "Well, at least she died doing what she loved… committing suicide."
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post #105 of 121
5/28/10 at 11:47am
I'd put Swingtown into this category. But that show should have been on cable to begin with.
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post #106 of 121
5/28/10 at 11:48am
Space: Above and Beyond

Vengeance Unlimited (anyone but me remember this? Starred Michael Madsen as a guy who got revenge for people who were wronged)

FireFly, definitely

Angel (and I agree with the poster who said it was a better show than Buffy, and deserved to have just as many seasons), though the 'LET'S GO TO WORK' final moment was pure epic badass.
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post #107 of 121
5/28/10 at 11:56am
I'm currently watching Daybreak. It's actually a very good little show and the concept is original (for a tv show). I'd have loved a second season!

As others have said: Journeyman (brilliant!), Firefly and American Gothic should have lasted longer. Much longer.
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post #108 of 121
5/28/10 at 11:56am
Anyone else has mentioned Wonderfalls yet?

Good, then I'll do it. Wonderfalls. I really liked Pushing Daisies, but I loved Wonderfalls.
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post #109 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:16pm
Oh, in college my roommate and I were pretty pissed when Invader Zim got cancelled. Just stumbled upon the show out of nowhere and we were like, "wow a Nickelodeon show that doesn't suck!". Of course it wouldn't last. So much bizarre goodness in that little 'toon.
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post #110 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:22pm
How could I have forgotten The Sarah Connor Chronicles? Also, Karen Sisco, yup. Ooo, yeah, and Wonderfalls.
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post #111 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:32pm
I'll second the Deadwood love, especially after reading that earlier post about the season 4 plans. Sports Night and Invasion as well.

For comedies, Andy Richter Controls the Universe and Greg the Bunny had real potential.
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post #112 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:39pm
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Vengeance Unlimited (anyone but me remember this? Starred Michael Madsen as a guy who got revenge for people who were wronged)
I watched every episode of this. It wasn't especially good, but it was essentially The Equalizer starring Michael Madsen so it worked for me.
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post #113 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:41pm
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Space: Above and Beyond


Angel (and I agree with the poster who said it was a better show than Buffy, and deserved to have just as many seasons), though the 'LET'S GO TO WORK' final moment was pure epic badass.
Angel is a better show than Buffy, no question. Buffy was the more groundbreaking but the spin off surpassed the original (particulary on 2nd viewing of each)

Space Above & Beyond? Really? BSG is basically SAAB done much, much better...
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post #114 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:43pm
I mentioned Firefly, but looking back, yeah, shows that only got one season probably deserve a separate thread, since it's hard to say they were in their prime.
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post #115 of 121
5/28/10 at 12:43pm
The one thing that intrigued me more than any other about a potential fourth season of DEADWOOD was how the Hell Milch planned to pull off the mooted transformation of Cy Tolliver from coldhearted bastard to outspoken feminist.
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post #116 of 121
5/28/10 at 1:41pm
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Angel is a better show than Buffy, no question. Buffy was the more groundbreaking but the spin off surpassed the original (particulary on 2nd viewing of each)

Space Above & Beyond? Really? BSG is basically SAAB done much, much better...
SAAB is probably just wish fulfillment on my part, I remember it ending on a cliffhanger and shit like that drives me crazy.

Same with The 4400, which wasn't really in its prime but I feel like I'm owed some kind of epilogue. Heck, I would have been happy with a blurb on the show's website about how they would have ended it.
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post #117 of 121
5/28/10 at 3:23pm
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Space Above & Beyond? Really? BSG is basically SAAB done much, much better...
Completely different shows; what Space did it did damn well. A shame it only got the one season. T.C. McQueen is one of the great TV characters.
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post #118 of 121
5/28/10 at 3:33pm
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The Middleman The Show Chuck and that Warehouse 13 show wish they could be.
I've seen this said a few times now and it makes no sense. Chuck has never even approached the campy 50's B-Movie feel of The Middleman.
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post #119 of 121
10/28/10 at 12:19pm
Five-month bump. Nice thing about this thread is there's no party to be late to.

Seconding Firefly, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Karen Sisco. And now, sadly, we must add Better Off Ted to the list.

The Beat is the only cop show I ever found interesting. Four episodes, I think.

Pretty sure I'm the only person to care about Cleopatra 2525 but I stand firm in my briefs. Er, beliefs.
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post #120 of 121
10/28/10 at 12:41pm
Caprica, which was just starting to get good, is done for.

I'll bump when Terriers gets killed.
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post #121 of 121
10/28/10 at 4:20pm
I don't know if Better Off Ted was lamented upthread (I might well have done so myself), but Amazon has it available through their "Video On Demand," including two unaired Season Two episodes and a free "behind the scenes" segment (there is also an HD option available). Haven't tried it yet, since I want to download them, so I'm going to wait till I get home.

I fear, though, that this makes it less likely we'll eventually see the S2 DVD set.
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