nelsonmuntz
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I think the golden age of television is about to give way to the age of "what are we spending all this money on" by the studios given Discovery Warner's (HBO's) financial problems. Before this list gets enormous, here are some of my favorite shows that ended too soon:
Boss (Starz) - first episode was amazing. First season was really good. Show started to veer off the road after that, but it was still disappointing that Starz simply gave up on it. This is the last time I ever watched a Starz show, because that network has a habit of bailing on promising concepts.
The Newsroom (HBO) - This show is the last time I ever watch an Aaron Sorkin TV show. The show had a great premise, and the first two seasons, especially the second one, were excellent. Then Sorkin got bored, and dumped out a lazy final season that looked more like a brainstorming session than a television drama. He jammed three seasons of topics into a 6 episode final season that was really 5 episodes of show and 1 episode of fan service.
Marco Polo (Netflix) - given the amount of crap Netflix produces, I am surprised that a show this good was cancelled for financial reasons.
Huge in France (Netflix) - a really solid comedy that I think could have been great with just a couple of tweaks. The second season was postponed by the pandemic, and then never happened.
Friends from College (Netflix) - a very good comedy. It was allegedly cancelled for "poor ratings", but Netflix puts out so much garbage that there is no way it was even in the bottom 80% of Netflix shows in terms of viewers. There were a lot of big names in the cast, so it may have been cancelled for cost.
Police Squad! (ABC - 1982) - TV in the 80's had a lot of pre-chewed, mundane nonsense, so it was not surprising that a show this weird and unique would get a quick hook. The show's concept went on to have a multi-movie franchise run that made Leslie Nielsen into a Tier 1 comedy star.
Hannibal (NBC) - this show should have never been on network television. It would still be going if it had started on Showtime, HBO or Netflix.
Freaks and Geeks (NBC) - the poster child of a network blowing it with a great TV show.
Others:
Deadwood (HBO) - I thought Deadwood was getting a little weird at the end, so I don't disagree with how HBO wrapped it up.
Game of Thrones (HBO) - the last two seasons should have been 10 episodes each. If Benioff and Weiss had done that, it would have gone down in history as the best show ever.
Silicon Valley (HBO) - I didn't want the show to end, but the last season was truly brilliant.
Boss (Starz) - first episode was amazing. First season was really good. Show started to veer off the road after that, but it was still disappointing that Starz simply gave up on it. This is the last time I ever watched a Starz show, because that network has a habit of bailing on promising concepts.
The Newsroom (HBO) - This show is the last time I ever watch an Aaron Sorkin TV show. The show had a great premise, and the first two seasons, especially the second one, were excellent. Then Sorkin got bored, and dumped out a lazy final season that looked more like a brainstorming session than a television drama. He jammed three seasons of topics into a 6 episode final season that was really 5 episodes of show and 1 episode of fan service.
Marco Polo (Netflix) - given the amount of crap Netflix produces, I am surprised that a show this good was cancelled for financial reasons.
Huge in France (Netflix) - a really solid comedy that I think could have been great with just a couple of tweaks. The second season was postponed by the pandemic, and then never happened.
Friends from College (Netflix) - a very good comedy. It was allegedly cancelled for "poor ratings", but Netflix puts out so much garbage that there is no way it was even in the bottom 80% of Netflix shows in terms of viewers. There were a lot of big names in the cast, so it may have been cancelled for cost.
Police Squad! (ABC - 1982) - TV in the 80's had a lot of pre-chewed, mundane nonsense, so it was not surprising that a show this weird and unique would get a quick hook. The show's concept went on to have a multi-movie franchise run that made Leslie Nielsen into a Tier 1 comedy star.
Hannibal (NBC) - this show should have never been on network television. It would still be going if it had started on Showtime, HBO or Netflix.
Freaks and Geeks (NBC) - the poster child of a network blowing it with a great TV show.
Others:
Deadwood (HBO) - I thought Deadwood was getting a little weird at the end, so I don't disagree with how HBO wrapped it up.
Game of Thrones (HBO) - the last two seasons should have been 10 episodes each. If Benioff and Weiss had done that, it would have gone down in history as the best show ever.
Silicon Valley (HBO) - I didn't want the show to end, but the last season was truly brilliant.