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Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 976 Joined: 27 Aug 2009     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1320 Joined: 14 Apr 2009     | Firefly /thread |
Muckraker  Posts: 309 Joined: 13 Feb 2009    |
Shit he beat me to it. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 157 Joined: 6 Jan 2009    | Megas XLR and Samurai Jack. They had good runs, actually, but neither one got the time they deserved. |
On the Record  Posts: 6249 Joined: 24 Aug 2009    | I'd say Life On Mars. (UK version) Yes, it was meant for only two series but they're not even showing reruns of it. |
Muckraker  Posts: 270 Joined: 21 Jun 2009   | I'd agree with the Young Ones. But you have to admit, that was the way to wrap up a series. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1189 Joined: 31 Aug 2009  | The Unusuals. That show was KICK ASS, and didn't make it out of it's first season QQ |
On the Record  Posts: 6959 Joined: 22 Aug 2008    |
In after Firefly. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 566 Joined: 26 Apr 2009    |
Damn beat me to it... Seriously though, that was an excellent series, why did they only make 26 episodes?! |
Muckraker  Posts: 271 Joined: 13 Sep 2009  | Green Wing Though it's probably good that they stopped doing it so it never became bad. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 100 Joined: 19 Nov 2007   | Surface was like a monster movie that got to be on every week. It was pretty interesting but got canceled after a cliff-hanging season closer |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 405 Joined: 22 Apr 2009    | Tripping the Rift. Imagine a CGI and more raunchy Futurama and there you go. Had funny bits in it too. Only got 3 seasons though. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2789 Joined: 25 Jul 2009    | The Young Ones was good, but Bottom was better. Rik Mayall & Ade Edmonson as old men sharing an apartment. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 744 Joined: 25 Aug 2009  | Firefly. But I am glad it didn't get continued, for oh so many reasons. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 123 Joined: 8 Jul 2009   |
If they kept it to 6-8 episodes a season, like some BBC shows, it could have gone for a couple of seasons without getting too crap. However, I do see your point. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 446 Joined: 10 Jul 2009  | Push, Nevada |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 84 Joined: 4 Jun 2009  | Arrested Developement Hilarious but apparently didn't bring in the numbers. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2845 Joined: 13 May 2009  |
It went on for 2 seasons! Thats enough. The other thing the same guys made, The Comic Strip went on for about 20 years. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3434 Joined: 2 Mar 2009  |
I loved the young ones, beloved TV show of my extremely warped childhood, I was always upset when it ended because the journey seemed over before it began. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 3434 Joined: 2 Mar 2009 | Also I think its a shame there will be no more Black Books but at least with a small number of episodes, every single one is classic. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2048 Joined: 5 Jun 2009   | Megas XLR. D'oh. Hell,it was one and only show to be unanimously praised on a goddamn 4chan! That should tell you how awesome it was. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 608 Joined: 31 Jul 2008 |
This, oh so much. Firefly had more win packed into its single season than most shows manage with ten. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1512 Joined: 31 Jul 2009    |
That, and also Carnivale. Seriously, leaving it off like that was such a cock slap. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 104 Joined: 18 Sep 2009 |
ditto and ditto, they were great while they lasted "the same button you pushed earlier". Megas had a wicked sense of humour and Jack had incredible style. can't think of any others off the top of my head. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 210 Joined: 25 Sep 2008   | Black Books and Fawlty Towers. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2059 Joined: 5 Jun 2008  | Berserk. I really liked that anime but unfortunately it stopped at 25 episodes and just when shit was getting intense as well. |
Copy Clerk Posts: 59 Joined: 14 Sep 2009 | Sure Futurama lasted for six season, but it wasn't enough. Enough is never enough when you're watching Futurama. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 80 Joined: 23 Jun 2009  | Enterprise. They were just started to crank out good episodes when they unceremoniously beheaded it and left it to wriggle and die |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 857 Joined: 25 Mar 2008   | Drawn Together. Wouldn't have minded seeing 2-3 more seasons before killing it off. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 200 Joined: 1 Oct 2009 | Pushing Daisies. That was a wonderful series that was artful, original, and extremely well-written. Did it last? Sadly, after 2 seasons it was done. I guess people don't like quality, they want the same shit they've seen over and over again |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1865 Joined: 27 Apr 2009  |
Have you tried The IT Crowd? Angry Irish dude, socially inept British dude and a neurotic white woman, just with computers instead of books - it's even written by the same people! It's not Dylan Moran, Bill Bailey and Tamsin Greig, but it's similar enough, I've found... I honestly think that the two-three series pulled by most British comedy shows is good. It keeps the writing fresh and means that more episodes are good. Coupling started to lose it's touch in series 4, but The Young Ones, Fawlty Towers, Green Wing, Spaced, Black Books etc... Not one of them got over 20 episodes, but every one's brilliant, and will remain in that state forever more. For the same reason, I'm glad that Firefly ended too early rather than too late. If it had continued for ten seasons, with 24 episodes a season, it wouldn't be as beloved as it is now. Joss Wheadon has no concept of long-reaching story or characters that remain likable for more than 40 episodes (Yeah... I don't know anyone who didn't cheer when Angel got sent to Hell). |
On the Record  Posts: 5052 Joined: 24 Jun 2009  |
/thread Oh, and while the first couple of seasons weren't very good, Get a Life. It was like they realized they weren't getting renewed at some point and said screw it, let's just do all the weird shit we always wanted to and who cares if it makes sense! THOSE were funny episodes. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 788 Joined: 13 May 2009 |
lol agreed |
Muckraker  Posts: 263 Joined: 26 Nov 2008 |
Yes. This, especially the second one. I'd also say Dark Shadows and Blade: The Series. I remember when vampires were, you know... actually vampires. Those were good times. |
Pulitzer Laureate Posts: 788 Joined: 13 May 2009 |
lol agreed |
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What are some shows you liked that werent on the air for too long?
Young Ones
ever see that show