If you could have one more season of a cancelled/ended show, which one would you choose to revive?
I'll get the obvious out of the way and say Deadwood. And Rome.
I'd also like more Sarah Connor Chronicles.
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If you could have one more season of a cancelled/ended show, which one would you choose to revive?
I'll get the obvious out of the way and say Deadwood. And Rome.
I'd also like more Sarah Connor Chronicles.
You?
Yup, definitely Firefly.
Arrested Development, obviously. I think they could've gone another season without veering into self-parody.
Jericho When it was good it rivaled 24 in the "nail-biting suspense" department but, too often, it would sabotage it's strengths with awful B plotlines.
Party Down ended as well as it could have but I could easily watch another 10 seasons of that show.
I'll second The Sarah Connor Chronicles. That show was ballsy & quite often inspired.
Spike's Blade series. The bastards name-dropped Moon Knight in the premiere episode, and we never got to see the inevitable team-up!
"Star Trek: TOS," the 1960s "Batman" and "The Incredible Hulk;" for the last one, I'd be content a two-parter where he cures himself and clears his name, actually. Hell, throw "The Flash" in there, too.
As Firefly, Rome, Deadwood, Sarah Connor and AD have already been mentioned I'll throw in The Middleman, Clone High and Undergrads
I would've liked 1 more season of Pushing Daisies. It was such an optimistic happy show.
Rome, Deadwood, Jericho, AD, Angel, Studio 60, Sports Night.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Freaks & Geeks, without question.
Most of the above. I would love another season of both Now and Again and Brimstone.
Firefly is the most obvious one for me. That was such a great ensemble cast and fantastically set up universe. Also, it depresses me that Nathan Fillion is starring in a generic procedural instead of playing an iconic sci-fi character and becoming a huge star.
Much as I love Arrested Development, we got such a perfect 3 season run, I'm ok with it going out like it did. If I have to pick one comedy to give another season to, it would be Better Off Ted, which had really gotten insanely strong by the end of the second season. "Racial Sensitivity" and "Lust in Translation" are two of my favorite episodes of comedy of all time. Honestly, the world is worse off for not having another season of Phil and Lem.
Angel. Just one more season (or even 12 episodes as a midseason replacement in the year after its cancellation) would have been enough to wrap things up more conclusively.
I loved the finale of Veronica Mars, but I would have loved another season even more.
Terriers, of course, partially so I could go see it filming in Ocean Beach
Joan of Arcadia, which ends on a hell of a cliffhanger. (Shut up, it was a good show.)
I'd have to go with Fred Goss' "Sons and Daughters". I caught it by accident one night and thought it was hilarious. I know people think it was an "Arrested Development" rip off but really, how many shows can you say that about?
Anyway, I thought it was a pretty funny show and was disappointed when it didn't find the audience it needed to continue...
Second place would be OZ. It had some closure, but not enough.
Since TOS has been mentioned I'll go with Star Trek: Enterprise. I would love to see where Manny Coto would have taken the show. That last season was so good...except the finale. Also while not technically "cancelled"...I would have been down for another season of the West Wing set during the Santos administration.
I'll echo not giving AD another season. It was perfect where it was at. It's the same reason we don't need the AD movie.
Rome most definitely.
Terriers of course.
And I don't know the circumstances with Spaced, if it ended like it was supposed to or canceled, but I'm gonna be honest and say I'd murder any one of you for another season. Hell, I'd murder almost anyone of my friends too.
I think I'd give a year's wages for another season of Deadwood. If I got the credit, of course.
Firefly, Studio 60 and Sports Night. In that order.
JLU you could have half a season dealing with Kingdom Come. The second half would be some of the great one shot stories. Ive just finished the trade of Alan Moore "Tales of the DC Universe" The Superman/Swampthing and the Vigilante "Fathers Day"
My gut says FIREFLY, but there's a very compelling argument to be made for DEADWOOD, as that show was specifically planned for four seasons and one more season would have "completed" it and likely allowed it to rest higher up in the great TV pantheon. Tough call between those two.
After those, in third place, FREAKS AND GEEKS, obviously.
I think in the case of Arrested Development and Freaks and Geeks I would rather leave both off where they did. AD got way too funny in it's closing episodes joking about it's situation to be willing to give that and the ending up. I'm really content thinking that Michael and George Michael rode off into the sunset together. Same with Lindsay going to see the Dead I feel like I saw enough of her journey that while another season would have been great I think it ends in a perfect place. Terriers is the biggest show I would love to see get another season. It's perfect as it is but they found such a great rhythm on the back end of the season that I would love to see them be able to pick it up again. Though I think the biggest fantasy season I would love to have is an Aaron Sorkin ran 5th season of the West Wing.
Firefly, Tour Of Duty and Police Squad.
Rome because there were inklings that it would take a jump in time to the time of Christ.
Journeyman because I would have liked to have seen the original plan of all those people the lead character saved being connected in some way. Heck just give me the back nine of season 1 to see that play out.
Freaks and Geeks because I would have loved to have seen some of the plotlines discussed for season 2 realized. What we got was incredible but I wanted more.
AD ended right where it needed to and Firefly got its send off in the movie theaters.
I thought I was going to be the only one saying Firefly... I always thought Serenity would have made for a far better second season.
Why, Fox? Why do you shit on everything I love?
They did WHAT!? I knew I shouldn't have written that sow off!
Max Headroom
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Reaper
Folks have already mentioned them, but Terriers and Jericho are the two I'd bring back for a second and third year, respectively. Particularly Jericho -- try watching the last minutes of the series finale, and NOT shriek to the heavens in despair.
I'd maybe also throw Caprica in there too, but when you finally get to the end of its first (and only) season, you immediately see how a potential first season of BSG: Blood & Chrome could very easily serve as a de facto second year of Caprica, in a sense. The bridging truly is that good.
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Star Trek: TOS was already on the verge of disappearing up its own asshole under Freiberger's reign during its final season -- as has been observed over the years, getting cancelled at the end of Season 3 was probably the best thing that ever happened to the franchise.
Damn straight. And that show was actually really starting to go places towards the end of the series (alot of people I know wrote it off far too early - and I guess with fair cause). Also, I'm the army of one that actually liked Sticky's Blade more than Snipes. Alot more rough and tumble. By the time Blade 3 rocked around, Snipes' version was ridiculously boring.
I should really get the DVD set and watch it again. I have an inkling of doubt about my own memory on this. The human protagonist chick has the standard issue "so what else is real? Werewolves?" conversation with an exposition character and former ash junkie, and he name-drops his acquaintance, the werewolf expert. The name may actually have been Werewolf By Night's Jack Russell, but I could swear it was Marc Spector.
Blade was a perfect original series for what Spike needed at the time, which was a way of reinventing itself after changing its name from The Nashville/National Network. Gritty and profane, foul-mouthed in prime time, with heaping helpings of stage blood and perfectly formed naked ass. This was around the same time that Blade had a monthly title on Marvel's MAX imprint, so the character had been generally earmarked for R-rated content after the success of the movies.
I knew a few people who first caught it mid-season, and wrote it off because it was clear they were coming in at the middle of a serial. And as with many of the shows mentioned here, the only season ends in a cliffhanger for the aforementioned chick. If you missed it the first time, it's worth watching. Look for Bokeem "Can't Get Right" Woodbine as Steppin' Razor, the head of the gang Blade ran with as a kid before Whistler found him.
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Blade was a perfect original series for what Spike needed at the time, which was a way of reinventing itself after changing its name from The Nashville/National Network. Gritty and profane, foul-mouthed in prime time, with heaping helpings of stage blood and perfectly formed naked ass. This was around the same time that Blade had a monthly title on Marvel's MAX imprint, so the character had been generally earmarked for R-rated content after the success of the movies.
I knew a few people who first caught it mid-season, and wrote it off because it was clear they were coming in at the middle of a serial. And as with many of the shows mentioned here, the only season ends in a cliffhanger for the aforementioned chick. If you missed it the first time, it's worth watching. Look for Bokeem "Can't Get Right" Woodbine as Steppin' Razor, the head of the gang Blade ran with as a kid before Whistler found him.
What I loved about Blade was the way they introduced a wider view into Vampire Politics and the Clans. According to the series creator, the TV Series occurs after the events of Blade: Trinity. Apparently the Daystar Virus failed and Blade lost some of his extra strength due to it. I suppose that was their way of covering up why this version of Blade was so weak when compared to the Snipe's version.
Not if I murdered you first.
...but yes, it may be an obvious choice but I'd do damn near anything for a final season of Deadwood. Hell even if we could get some sort of made for TV movie that gave a small sense of closure that'd be something. Even a series of novels that finish the story the way David Milch wanted. Anything for chrissake.
Other than that definitely Firefly and Angel.
Despite loving several of the shows mentioned, I wouldn't necessarily want more. For example:
Rome/Arrested Development - while I gladly would've watched longer runs of these shows, their final seasons were produced with the knowledge that they would be the last, and structured accordingly. Basically, I'd love to see a longer second season of Rome, but not necessarily a third.
Angel - While the final season was definitely the strongest, any further episodes would diminish the power of one of my favorite endings of anything, ever.
Carnivale - While this is my most disappointing cancellation, I wouldn't necessarily want one more season, as Dan Knauf has said that he had the story mapped out in 2 season chunks. As much as I want to know more, I'm not sure another half of a story wouldn't be even more frustrating. I'd gladly take it if they were told one more was it and could adjust/compress the pace accordingly.
Basically, the ones I would want "one more" of are those that, good-looking corpse aside, didn't have time to craft a proper finale and thus still have room for more natural progression. Deadwood, Terriers, Freaks and Geeks (although I'd take Undeclared if I had to) and Better Off Ted are at the top of that list.
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Despite loving several of the shows mentioned, I wouldn't necessarily want more. For example:
Rome/Arrested Development - while I gladly would've watched longer runs of these shows, their final seasons were produced with the knowledge that they would be the last, and structured accordingly. Basically, I'd love to see a longer second season of Rome, but not necessarily a third.
Angel - While the final season was definitely the strongest, any further episodes would diminish the power of one of my favorite endings of anything, ever.
Carnivale - While this is my most disappointing cancellation, I wouldn't necessarily want one more season, as Dan Knauf has said that he had the story mapped out in 2 season chunks. As much as I want to know more, I'm not sure another half of a story wouldn't be even more frustrating. I'd gladly take it if they were told one more was it and could adjust/compress the pace accordingly.
Basically, the ones I would want "one more" of are those that, good-looking corpse aside, didn't have time to craft a proper finale and thus still have room for more natural progression. Deadwood, Terriers, Freaks and Geeks (although I'd take Undeclared if I had to) and Better Off Ted are at the top of that list.
Terriers had a proper finale.
Dear god people, it took 35 posts to get to Carnivale? For shame!
The short lived Crusade, the follow up to Babylon 5 would be my first choice. Was getting set up to be a great Star Trek-esque space adventure but didn't have the proper time to grow.
I know they had a sendoff movie, but I'd love another season of Dead Like Me.


Despite loving several of the shows mentioned, I wouldn't necessarily want more. For example:
Rome/Arrested Development - while I gladly would've watched longer runs of these shows, their final seasons were produced with the knowledge that they would be the last, and structured accordingly. Basically, I'd love to see a longer second season of Rome, but not necessarily a third.
Angel - While the final season was definitely the strongest, any further episodes would diminish the power of one of my favorite endings of anything, ever.
Carnivale - While this is my most disappointing cancellation, I wouldn't necessarily want one more season, as Dan Knauf has said that he had the story mapped out in 2 season chunks. As much as I want to know more, I'm not sure another half of a story wouldn't be even more frustrating. I'd gladly take it if they were told one more was it and could adjust/compress the pace accordingly.
Basically, the ones I would want "one more" of are those that, good-looking corpse aside, didn't have time to craft a proper finale and thus still have room for more natural progression. Deadwood, Terriers, Freaks and Geeks (although I'd take Undeclared if I had to) and Better Off Ted are at the top of that list.
Terriers had a proper finale.
True, and so to an extent did Freaks and Geeks, but there was still plenty of room for more stories without rewriting the ending that currently exists.
Let me go all broken record for a moment and throw Deadwood, Firefly, and Jericho out there. All three hurt quite a bit, but Deadwood is a lot more frustrating for me, because there's no sense of closure at all.
I would have loved, loved, loved to have gotten another season of Terriers. The show had a fitting end, but dammit...I wanted more adventures with Hank and Brit.
Deadwood's lack of closure is probably the most frustrating item mentioned in this thread, with Carnivale being a close second.
The more I see of Mitch Hurwitz's other projects, the more I think Arrested Development was lightning in a bottle. Maybe a 4th season would have been just as great, but the 3 we got were as close to perfect as you can get, and tied up nicely at the end.
And I'm not sure if it was canceled or if Simon just called it quits, but The Wire was also pretty damn near perfect for 5 seasons, and I want more. Because 6 is better than 5.
Because fuck you, The Walking Dead, I'd cancel you and put Rubicon back on. Adult oriented slow burn conspiracy drama that was wonderfully handled and got fantastic by the end. Better than TWD in nearly every single way save for having zombies, but even then...
The closest thing to Deadwood closure that we'll likely receive is the subtle hint in the Boardwalk Empire pilot that Alma Garret is actually Nucky Thompson's mother.
That & Justified serving as Seth Bullock methodone.
Theres so many great tv shows that never got a full run. Firefly, Terriers and Jericho would be my immediate choices. Other than Jericho, I guess they're obvious choices. I have to say I'm very surprised by the love Jericho is getting here. Theres certainly many better canceled shows than it, as this thread has shown. But for some reason it was awesome anyway.
Andy Richtor Controls the Universe, was a show I really loved. Its almost the same show as Better of Ted, I don't know if its the same creative team, and if its not, clearly this is the show they modeled. Anyway, I thought it was better than Better of Ted.
There was this short lived FX show called Thief, definitely would've loved for that one to continue. Also throw Studio 60 in. The Tick?
I am baffled by the Studio 60 mentions. You really want more of the lack of chemistry between Sarah Paulsen and Matthew Perry? The bad acting of Sarah Paulsen? Sorkin working out his feelings about ex-girlfriend Kristen Chenoweth in the form of Perry and Paulsen? The terrible skits? The awful "comedy"? ("Oh no! We lost cell reception and we are stranded on the roof in one of the largest cities in the country in a very busy part of town!" Seriously, that's when I really started to hate the show), Whitford's character creepily stalking his boss and she deciding that she loves him out of nowhere? Her getting pregnant and then the doctor being weirdly hostile toward Whitford for no reason whatsover? "YOUR BROTHER IS STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF AFGHANISTAN!"
You guys want more of this shit?
Yes, Cameron, I wanted more of that shit.
YMMV, apparently. The show wasn't perfect, by any stretch, but I do find your criticisms of the sketches not being funny....funny, since the show wasn't about the actual sketches themselves. And yes, the rooftop scenario with Whitford and Peet was a bit much, but it still worked (for me). While I don't find Paulson attractive, I bought that Matt did, which was what the show needed to do. And Whitford and Perry were dynamite together.
I actually liked the politics and wrangling about faith; they seemed to spring from what we knew of the characters and actual climate of the country at the time. I had a far bigger problem with Sorkin's use of flashback episodes, showing us things we were able to imagine/picture ourselves thanks to consistent references. And we had the usual folly of Sorkin introducing guest characters who mysteriously disappear (he still doesn't seem to trust that he's created a compelling set of regular characters, but needs to inject someone poking and prodding to get the most out of them) after a few episodes.
I didn't watch the show when it aired, but discovered it on DVD, and devoured the entire season/series in a very short time a couple of years ago. I still think it was fantastic, warts and all.
It wasn't about the sketches, but it was a behind-the-scenes of a comedy show. If Sorkin didn't understand the world well enough to have the sketches (which everyone in the actual show thought were hilarious) be funny then he should've come up with a different scenario for his preaching.
Yeah, the point of LENNY isn't "Oho that Lenny Bruce sure was hilarious" but Hoffman delivering his material is still funny.
For me, it'd be Twin Peaks. The end of the second season was such a fucking tease/cop-out that there should be some kind of conclusion in some format. I'd also love to see another proper season of Buffy/Angel. I've grown rather fond of those characters and I miss spending time with them. Which sounds really, really, sad.
Regarding DEADWOOD, it sucks that we didn't get that last season, but at leasy we were spared seeing Doc Cochran succumb to tuberculosis. I don't cry at drama very often, but I've a feeling that would hit me right where it hurts.