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What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

Same here, I'd save Firefly.

Good question. I can think of a few shows.

At the moment though, the show that comes to mind is Star Trek: The Next Generation. It kinda sorta tapered off poorly when I feel it had more strength...certainly more than was shown in the abysmal Generations. (My other potential choice was SG-1, but it pretty much ran its course and it's better in DVD movies now anyway.)

Well, since everyone else wants to save Firefly, I'm going to have to decide between Sliders, Seaquest DSV, Enterprise, John Doe, and Dark Angel... Hm...

Arrested Development

Space : Above and Beyond.

Mst3k.

Popular. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202748/)

Arrested Development

Mst3k.
Oh, damn it, why didn't I think of that? I'm reading a MSTing right now, too!

Popular. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202748/)

Used to love this show.

I'd save Gilmore Girls:fluffle:
The show as love.

Used to love this show.

It was the best thing on television.

I'd save Gilmore Girls:fluffle:
The show as love.

I like it, but it was starting to sag towards the end. It ran its course, and that's fine.

Oh, damn it, why didn't I think of that? I'm reading a MSTing right now, too!

Rejoice! (http://cinematictitanic.com/wpmu/index.php)

Veronica Mars. Why did Kristen Bell have to become much more well-known after it ended?

Rejoice! (http://cinematictitanic.com/wpmu/index.php)

Rifftrax too, though those are sometimes...not so good...mainly because they're so mean-spirited.

But yah, Cinematic Titanic is fun, especially with Frank in it.

oh the choices...

Now, I'm assuming we can't change anything...

so I would choose between...
Probe (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094529/)
Something Is Out There (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094551/)
She Spies (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315064/)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0485842/)

and technically not cancelled, but not picked up so if I could alter my power to give a show a chance...

Global Frequency (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0472095/)

Futurama

oh and how could I ever have forgotten this classic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083466/).

why? because they were all GOOD!

Either Firefly or SAAB. Yeah, I'm a sci-fi geek.

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

"Over There." A war story about the Iraq War and its effects on Soldiers and their families.

OR "Futurama." Cause that shows the SHIZNIT!

Arrested Development, Futurama, Veronica Mars, and The Office (British production).

EDIT: And Just Shoot Me. It may have ended completely and on time, instead of just dying, but it was still worth continuing.

I've only seen a couple of Firefly episodes over here, it was quikly canceled. I immidiatly felt for it, I want it back. The same with the new Battlestar Galactica series. They broadcasted that a long time here, then suddenly stopped in the middle of a season, it never returned. Also, I would like to see Star Trek Enterprise continue, although the story is simply finished. I loved the last one só much. Futurama as well, I lolled a lot of times at that.

EDIT: And Just Shoot Me. It may have ended completely and on time, instead of just dying, but it was still worth continuing.Ooh, good point.

Arrested Development

Arrested Development

Arrested Development, and then some other junk

I agree.

Some of my choices, and they're not the popular ones everyone rallies behind.

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Yes, it was intended as a half-hour toy commercial but the writers had other ideas, turning it into a serious SF show with hell of a lot more details and performance than you'd expect out of a commercial. If the asshole execs at Mattel weren't pissed at the writers for killing off a main character at the end of the season and pulled the plug on the show there would have been further character and storyline development, based on an old Starlog article.

Still pissed at Mattel to this very day.

Cavemen: I actually laughed at the few episodes I watched and I do like social commentary comedies.

Kindred: The Embrace.

I loved that show and it was so short-lived...

Oh, and I can't forget My So-Called Life.

Oh, and I can't forget My So-Called Life.

I so miss that show. I can't believe they canceled it after one season.:(

I have to jump on the Firefly-saving train, too. Ugh. Hurts the heart.

Fass, I had completely forgotten about Popular! I used to love that show. The girl with the short blonde hair (I forget her name, though I do believe she's also a lesbian in real life, if that helps :p) is one of the only blondes I've ever found to be gorgeous in my life. Normally, I'm just not attracted to blondes.

The Wire.

That 70's show if they could get Topher Grace back, Futurama and SG-1.

:D jPod :D

i could go for one more season of deadwood as long as the producer knew it was the last one so he could wrap it up nicely.

Arrested Development, because it was the second coming of Seinfeld.

That or the opposite of SG-1. That show should have ended with season 8 (or whatever the final Antarctica episode was.)

has to be FREAKS AND GEEKS!


Seth Rogan and a brilliant cast, unbelievable show and it was only on for one season! you can watch it on veoh if you've never seen it, my friend showed it to me, but i have to say it is the greatest show ever made

Firefly and Arrested Development. I refuse to choose between them.

And in the runner-up slot, Wonderfalls. Almost no one seems to remember that show but me, but it had potential.

The Prisoner (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/): I'm sure if he had just a few more episodes, he would have figured how to get off the island. I mean, in a way that made sense.

Firefly and Arrested Development. I refuse to choose between them.

And in the runner-up slot, Wonderfalls. Almost no one seems to remember that show but me, but it had potential.

I remember it. Girl to whom god spoke through random, inanimate objects. I actually enjoyed the... few shows that were aired? That was cancelled pretty quickly, wasn't it?

Firefly. No question.

No question, Firefly. I would also tie up the executives at Fucks Television network and beat them until they agreed to show the episodes for season 1 in the right order.

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

Futurama.

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show.

Add me to the Firefly bandwagon.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine deserved at least two more seasons. There was so much more story to tell. :(

oh and how could I ever have forgotten this classic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083466/).

why? because they were all GOOD!

I saw that on video. Best comedy show you've never seen.

oh and how could I ever have forgotten this classic (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083466/).

why? because they were all GOOD!

Amen. May it rest in peace.

The butler did it!

CNNN
The Loop

Glad to se nobody has said MASH or Get smart: Great shows, but they went out when they should have...

Good question. I can think of a few shows.

At the moment though, the show that comes to mind is Star Trek: The Next Generation. It kinda sorta tapered off poorly when I feel it had more strength...certainly more than was shown in the abysmal Generations. (My other potential choice was SG-1, but it pretty much ran its course and it's better in DVD movies now anyway.)

Forgetting the movies, ST:TNG had the best and most wrapped up ending ever for a ST series. it all goes full cicle and was a great way for the series to end.

SG1 maybe needed another full season (thank god for the made for TV movies) i mean that last episode as far as last episodes go is terrible!

Cheating a bit, but I'd go back in time and make sure Sorkin and Schlamme didn't leave The West Wing. I consider it a cancellation in all but name since season five got so bad I quit watching despite TWW being perhaps my favourite ever TV show.

Threshold.

Damn good show cut because it had poor viewership.

Also, possibly ST:TOS, Roddenberry was a genius, it's a pitty he died so soon into the TNG

Glad to se nobody has said MASH or Get smart: Great shows, but they went out when they should have...

While I agree that MASH went out when it should have; After MASH may have succeeded, had its timing not been changed prior to the beginning of its second season. The one show that I would stop being cancelled would have to be Father Ted; although that would have meant trying to stop the lead from having a heart attack and dying.

CNNN
The Loop

Glad to se nobody has said MASH or Get smart: Great shows, but they went out when they should have...

I was about to say Get Smart....

Firefly, hands down!

Futurama in second place...

Kindred: The Embrace.

I loved that show and it was so short-lived...

Well, that died with the leading man more than it was cancelled... Sad :(

Pirates of Dark Water. Great cartoon shown in the early 90s, stopped part way through the first series.

Space : Above and Beyond.

This!! The story line was great. I started to get a bit peeved that they were spending so much time "ground-pounding", but after spending a career in the Marine Corps, I know that "fly-boys" DO have to spend time in the field.

I would also like to see Quantum Leap, Firefly, and Sliders(sans aliens) back, and last but certainly not least, ST: TNG. Loved that show.

Firefly, hands down!

Futurama in second place...



Well, that died with the leading man more than it was cancelled... Sad :(

Oh dear, are you telling me the actor that played Julian Luna died in the middle of filming that show?!:eek:
I was unaware of that. How sad...:(

Pirates of Dark Water. Great cartoon shown in the early 90s, stopped part way through the first series.

Oh my God, I forgot about that. Yeah, that needed to continue.

There are a great deal of shows on this list that I would have to vote for

Sliders. Most definetly. Minus everything that happend in it's last season or so. The show failed without Q-Ball

Wonderfalls was awesome and should have lasted longer. I had just gotten really into it and then it died.

Mortal Kombat: Conquest had one of the greatest endings ever but it came to soon in the story. While the show was phenomnal, it ended after one season and that sucked.

And nobody has offered Tru Calling? That show was terrific. Eliza Dusku and Jason Priestley fed well off each-other in the end.

There's so many more that should not have been cancelled. But I believe that Sci Fi cancelled the Dresden Files... and if they did.... Grrr. Terrific potential in the show without a chance to shine.

Dresden Files, definitely.

And I'm going to miss BattleStar Galactica.

Well, since everyone else wants to save Firefly, I'm going to have to decide between Sliders, Seaquest DSV, Enterprise, John Doe, and Dark Angel... Hm...

Veronica Mars. Why did Kristen Bell have to become much more well-known after it ended?

Kindred: The Embrace.

I loved that show and it was so short-lived...

I forgot John Doe and Dark Angel. Veronica Mars as well, but her shift to Heroes makes it all worthwhile. And Kindred: The Embrace is love for me... but looking back now, it seems a bit stretched and cheesy but was still a good show. I believe they tried to play it to close to it's basis instead of providing a unique story on that basis.

Loved the show nonetheless

And was Joan of Arcadia cancelled? I missed the last few episodes. And those who voted for Firefly. I have to oppose it. The movies what done it. I didn't really like the show.. but when they made it into a movie after it got cancelled... that was just... ugh.

Dresden Files, definitely.

And I'm going to miss BattleStar Galactica.

I think I love you <3.<3! Dresden Files owns the soul. And they had such a perfect actor as Dresden. He matched the intonations you get from the book perfectly.

Pirates of Dark Water. Great cartoon shown in the early 90s, stopped part way through the first series.Wasn't that that one with it's own swear-word?

Enterprise. It had so much potential...

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

:fluffle:

Popular. (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202748/)
NO. Bad Fass.


I'd stop them from canceling Family Guy. That fucking sucked.

Welcome Back, Kotter


http://video.aol.com/video-category/welcome-back-kotter/103196

Forgetting the movies, ST:TNG had the best and most wrapped up ending ever for a ST series. it all goes full cicle and was a great way for the series to end.

SG1 maybe needed another full season (thank god for the made for TV movies) i mean that last episode as far as last episodes go is terrible!
Yeah, the final episode worked well. I meant the last season was, overall, rather poorly done. That final episode, too, did not really depend on any particular date or time or other events, so it could have been shelved and placed say, two seasons later and still have been perfect(albiet with a few changed numbers here and there, obviously.)

I have a list, to be honest:

Fresh Prince of Bel Air
Futurama
Boy Meets World
Family Matters
X-Files (pre alien BS, like the first 4 seasons or so)
Ren and Stimpy
Pete and Pete

Uh.. so many more! I want my childhood back! :(

Welcome Back, Kotter


http://video.aol.com/video-category/welcome-back-kotter/103196
I can see an updated version with Barbarino or another sweathog as a teacher.

The Prisoner (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/): I'm sure if he had just a few more episodes, he would have figured how to get off the island. I mean, in a way that made sense.

Hahaha that show was awesome. Mind you, the prisoner made sense, it would defeat the whole purpose!

Jericho

but wait, when did Futurama get cancelled?

Another show I would stop from being cancelled is Knight Rider

*starts humming the theme

Another show I would stop from being cancelled is Knight Rider

*starts humming the themeThat brings about an interesting question: If Knight Rider still ran today, would we have been spared the horror that was Team Knight Rider?

West Wing

Wasn't that that one with it's own swear-word?

I don't quite remember, haven't watched it in a while.

Here's a site that streams all the episodes for free, if you're interested:

http://www.darkwaterpirate.com/

I don't quite remember, haven't watched it in a while.

Here's a site that streams all the episodes for free, if you're interested:

http://www.darkwaterpirate.com/

Yes! That was them! "Noijetat!" (or however that was spelled.)

And Kindred: The Embrace is love for me... but looking back now, it seems a bit stretched and cheesy but was still a good show. I believe they tried to play it to close to it's basis instead of providing a unique story on that basis.

Loved the show nonetheless

Oh definitely, the show was a bit stretched and cheesy when one looks at it after so many years. I think it didn´t do much justice to the books (which aren´t amazing works of literary prowess, anyway). But the portrayal of the clans was good, to a point. Mainly the Nosferatu, those were portrayed very well.

I don't quite remember, haven't watched it in a while.

Here's a site that streams all the episodes for free, if you're interested:

http://www.darkwaterpirate.com/

Oooh. Bookmarked.

I have three. First and foremost, Firefly. Sorry for following the trend, but it's a trend for a reason.

Second, the little known but hilarity-causing Clone High (http://www.clone-high.com/). Freaking brilliant show. JFK is possibly the greatest cartoon character ever.

And thirdly, Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Yeah, it may have run it's course, but I think it was one of those shows that I could have lol'ed at its steady decline too. Plus I love the theme tune...

Firefly or John Doe.

I forgot Grounded For Life.

Space : Above and Beyond.

Seconded!

Perhaps Babylon 5, also, or Star Trek Next Generation.

edit: A show called ...Roar? It had heath ledger as a Celtic warrior or something fighting against Romans. I remember seeing it about 10 years ago and liked it. I haven't seen it since.

Off the top of my head, I'd save Police Squad and Stella.

The Prisoner (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061287/): I'm sure if he had just a few more episodes, he would have figured how to get off the island. I mean, in a way that made sense.

I imagine there would have been x more dream-sequences and storybooks.

Star Trek Next Generation.

Normally Id passionitally second, but I feel that they were begining to run out of ideas.

Normally Id passionitally second, but I feel that they were begining to run out of ideas.
I thought the first 3 weren't that good. I liked Paulaski better than Crusher but the show improved as it went on. I think the best 2 episodes besides BoBW were Yesterday's Enterprise and Chain of Command. Chain of Command because it was the torture episode and those interogation scenes were great and it got Troi to start acting like an officer instead of everyone's friend.

Carnivàle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniv%C3%A0le). best show ever. Clea Duvall FTW!

http://i.cnn.net/cnn/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/11/sprj.caf03.carnivale/vert.duvall.hbo.jpg

why they canceled it after 5 emmys is beyond me. any show that incorporates the occult, gnosticism, lesbians, and creepy 1920s ambiance quite simply pwns.

Brimstone.

Twin Peaks or The Class

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

I think Firefly is a bit of unimagination, though I do love the series and wish there was more. For me, the show that should have a second season, or a Firefly-ish movie sendoff is Space: Above and Beyond (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qM4MdNPwPQ)

Deadwood

Futurama

There was this US show in the nineties that I can't remember the title of, essentially it was about a corporate psychopath who was murdering and blackmailing his way to the top. He had been kept in a box throughout his childhood. Weird but excellent. If anybody remembers the title I would be grateful.

What would it be, and why?

Me, I'd save Firefly. Great story telling, wonderful character development, and a generally well-done show. It is a pity that it was on Fox; imagine if it had been on a network that liked to keep good shows going.

Alien Nation. How the hell does anyone cancel a show, that's doing well, on a cliffhanger?

That or Dresden Files. It really deserved more than one season and was only canceled because NBC didn't want their cable shows competing with their Network shows.

Oh definitely, the show was a bit stretched and cheesy when one looks at it after so many years. I think it didn´t do much justice to the books (which aren´t amazing works of literary prowess, anyway). But the portrayal of the clans was good, to a point. Mainly the Nosferatu, those were portrayed very well.

The Toreador, Ventrue, and Nosferatu were done fairly well. But for some reason they turned the Brujha into the Giovanni and the Gangrel into the Brujha.

It just shouldn't have been done by Aaron Spelling. Should have called it "Camarilla: 94105"

The Toreador, Ventrue, and Nosferatu were done fairly well. But for some reason they turned the Brujha into the Giovanni and the Gangrel into the Brujha.

It just shouldn't have been done by Aaron Spelling. Should have called it "Camarilla: 94105"

ROFLMFAO!!!:D