"Remember when this place was just flame-throwers and rotating knives? I miss that."
June 27
2014
Top 10 most devastating TV cancellations.
From the two guys who do the 'Nothing But Static' podcasts. At least four out of the 10 share Whedon-y connections.
Tin Ear Tom
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| tags: firefly, wonderfalls, drive, dollhouse, tim minear, joss whedon, cruel fate, cancelledagain
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Willowy | June 27, 13:31 CET
Wesbi | June 27, 16:37 CET
I loved a show called Most Deadly Game. 1970. I don't remember much about it, except it was the first time a cancellation hit me in the butt.
redeem147 | June 27, 18:32 CET
barboo | June 27, 21:43 CET
And yes, this was surprisingly well done!
Jocelyn | June 28, 05:07 CET
Overall, a good list, but off the top of my head, I'd also give mention to Twin Peaks, Deadwood and Space: Above and Beyond.
BringItOn5x5 | June 28, 07:01 CET
ActualSize | June 28, 10:04 CET
The end result of all these shows I fell for getting cancelled quick, I rarely watch new shows anymore. If I do, I'm kind of steeling myself to not care too much.
Xane | June 28, 11:12 CET
ImmaDeker | June 28, 13:03 CET
I miss Bunheads. I haven't seen it on these lists yet, and I wonder why no one seems to be discovering it after the fact like these other shows.
Bluelark | June 28, 15:15 CET
Wonderfalls was only the first, You may add "Firefly" and "Dollhouse" to the list. What I fear are people remembering these great shows are growing smaller in numbers. Soon, we'll be extinct.
Madhatter | June 28, 19:09 CET
Nebula1400 | June 28, 19:58 CET
I know it's not Whedon related(that I know of) but Dead Like Me should have been on that list too!
Startswithaj | June 29, 00:33 CET
DeathJim | June 29, 01:00 CET
BringItOn5x5 | June 29, 04:20 CET
Brasilian Chaos Man | June 29, 04:59 CET
Amrita | June 29, 06:32 CET
RBB | June 29, 10:57 CET
[ edited by Tin Ear Tom on 2014-06-30 02:25 ]
Tin Ear Tom | June 29, 17:14 CET
And if people want to rant about FOX stupidity (And who doesn't?), how about the way they treated "Stripes"? Yet another case of airing episodes out of order - they aired a middle episode in the beginning so they could tie in with the Super Bowl (the plot had to do w/a reunion @a football game) and then bounced the rest of the episodes around and cancelled it square in the middle of the season. Hmm... Doesn't sound at all familiar. (I never watched the show - I caught the tail end of one episode & ended up watching it online strictly because of a guest star.)
ShadowQuest | June 29, 19:51 CET
Space:Above and Beyond
Wolf Lake
Not only left open storylines hanging, every bleedin' one of them ended on a cliffhanger.
Rowan Hawthorn | June 30, 05:29 CET
redeem147 | June 30, 15:03 CET
I think Space: Above and Beyond is particularly harsh because it was sudden and there was no opportunity for closure. Nowadays, your ratings are in by the next morning and you get an idea in the middle of your run whether you should start preparing for the end of your season or for the show's complete end.
the ninja report | June 30, 16:13 CET
[ edited by NYPinTA on 2014-07-03 17:25 ]
NYPinTA | July 01, 17:30 CET
I did read a few reviews saying how wonderful it was, and complaining about FOX bouncing it all over the schedule, but, like I said, I only watched the one episode, and that strictly for the guest star. I hadn't seen him in anything recently, and was surprised to catch a glimpse of him at the end of the episode - I had it on, but the sound down, and was on the computer. I turned around for a moment and saw him for all of 10 seconds.
For what it's worth, I did enjoy that episode, despite not knowing anything about the show (other than it was about three brothers on an Army base populated by misfits). Although I'm not sure if I enjoyed it strictly for the guest stars (Three veteran actors) or on its own merits. Some of the things were a bit too goofy for my taste (the DI taking off his artificial leg, for instance) but I watched it a couple times and laughed throughout.
NYPinTA It seems like quality shows get the axe early and drivel continues to air for too many years. And some quality shows that do get more than one season end up running longer than they should, and the quality disappears.
It's a weird business.
ShadowQuest | July 01, 21:24 CET