Shows we loved that nobody else did... [Archive]

RickThunderclees

12-03-2006, 08:26 AM

Come one and all, share those rare gems that you loved and were ripped from your weekly viewing pleasure.

I'll start.

Space Above and Beyond - I loved this series, there was just something about it. At the time of its arrival I was loving the sci-fi space scene. The season finale (which ended up being the series finale) was amazing. So sad that they didn't make more episodes.

EXO Squad - When I was in fifth grade, I would wake up at 5:50am just so I could watch this cartoon. It was so ahead of its time. Dealt with several "heavy" such as the results war, prejudice, and death.

I'll post some more later when I think of them...

Lord of Denial

12-03-2006, 08:30 AM

RickThunderclees

12-03-2006, 08:35 AM

I love Space Above and Beyond.

I actually liked and I know I will get flamed for this - Mutant X.
Come now,

Mutant X was a pretty good show!

BTW, where abouts is Hell, Ohio? Because I live in the southeastern part and..............

Ravenheart

12-03-2006, 08:41 AM

I have to go with Mutant X.I loved that show.

Lord of Denial

12-03-2006, 08:42 AM

Come now,

Mutant X was a pretty good show!

BTW, where abouts is Hell, Ohio? Because I live in the southeastern part and..............

It's really just Youngstown but sometime it feels like hell.

And I call it that because in Jason goes to Hell. His body was taken to Youngstown, Ohio.

cactusmaac

12-03-2006, 08:50 AM

Good vs Evil

Transformers: Robots In Disguise

Karl J. Barnes

12-03-2006, 08:51 AM

Eerie,Indiana. Loved the weirdness of the show.

Karl J. Barnes

12-03-2006, 08:51 AM

Good vs Evil

Transformers: Robots In Disguise

G vs. E was a fun show.

the film freak

12-03-2006, 09:49 AM

Andy Ricther Controls the Universe.

Why weren't you people watching?!?!?

I hate you so much.

Lord of Denial

12-03-2006, 09:51 AM

Andy Ricther Controls the Universe.

Why weren't you people watching?!?!?

I hate you so much.

Love the show and Brewster is hot!

The Zapper

12-03-2006, 09:59 AM

Mark down another one who likes G vs E. I wasn the only one in my circle of friends who watched Home Movies. I know it was popular, but all my friends hated it while I liked it a lot.

Tobias March

12-03-2006, 10:08 AM

Good vs Evil

I always thought Joss Whedon was a G Vs. E fan as he cast both leads in his shows. Jubil Early was a great character and showed what Richard Brooks could do.

Speaking of which he showed up in a great ep of Brimstone as well as a Carthaginian mercenary who'd escaped from Hell. Had a more proactive approach to being hunted by Ezekiel Stone then most of the returned souls.

And Brimstone well, it was a shame they cancelled that. For a number of reasons - it gave Lori Petty something to do (ah Point Break) and unfortunately freed up the lead for that Geena Davis show. Poor fellah.

Toreador

12-03-2006, 10:52 AM

Freakylinks. And while I didn't like it so much in the beginning The Chronicle was getting better by the time Sci-Fi cancelled it. Invisible Man should have got another season too.

glue

12-03-2006, 11:46 AM

I wasn the only one in my circle of friends who watched Home Movies. I know it was popular, but all my friends hated it while I liked it a lot.

I didn't think HOME MOVIES was ever that popular. I didn't even know it existed until it got pick up by Adult Swim and even then I never watched it because I though it was the same thing as BABY BLUES (which I loath). I finally started watching it towards the end of it's Adult Swim run and now it's among my favorites.

And, I'll agree with FREAKYLINKS. My wife and I loved that show during it's short run.

Karl J. Barnes

12-03-2006, 11:48 AM

I always thought Joss Whedon was a G Vs. E fan as he cast both leads in his shows. Jubil Early was a great character and showed what Richard Brooks could do.

Speaking of which he showed up in a great ep of Brimstone as well as a Carthaginian mercenary who'd escaped from Hell. Had a more proactive approach to being hunted by Ezekiel Stone then most of the returned souls.

And Brimstone well, it was a shame they cancelled that. For a number of reasons - it gave Lori Petty something to do (ah Point Break) and unfortunately freed up the lead for that Geena Davis show. Poor fellah.

I loved the concept of Brimstone and John Glover as the Devil was pure genius.

SnowTrooper

12-03-2006, 11:54 AM

Dragonball Z. I loved this show but all of my friends thought I was retarded for watching it.

RickThunderclees

12-03-2006, 11:56 AM

Eerie,Indiana. Loved the weirdness of the show.
Oh man, forgot about that one. Very very good show.

Anyone ever catch these two series on USA several years back?

Manhattan AZ

The War Next Door

If you haven't heard of these you should look them up on IMDB.

I also was a fan of Boston Public....for a while. And of course, Arrested Development.

Magneto_X

12-03-2006, 12:01 PM

Unit 2, Black Scorpion, Lexx, Due South, Brimstone, M.A.N.T.I.S, G vs E, Eek the Cat, Rocko's Modern Life, Greg the Bunny, Pirates of Dark Water, Bucky O'Hare, Power Rangers: In Space, Power Rangers: SPD, Power Rangers: Mystic Force, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Scarlet Speedster

12-03-2006, 12:05 PM

I always tuned in to The Flash (1990-1991) and was sad to see it cancelled. Of course years later, as an adult, I reviewed the DVD set, found that it held up reasonably well and became interested in the Flash and comics all over again!

Freaks and Geeks, a brilliant comedy/drama that barely lasted a single season. I was so mad that I cancelled my cable. At least I have the deluxe DVD boxed set!

Undeclared, another Judd Apatow production that fared poorly with the masses. The DVD set is great too.

And of course my favourite TV series, Twin Peaks, which help usher in filmic qualities to television and inspired so much cable-oriented programs. Can't wait for the season 2 boxed set next year!

blackdragon6

12-03-2006, 01:23 PM

kevin hill

under one roof

south central

brisco county jr

surface

invasion

daybreak

justice

all souls

mercy point

The PJ's

IamtheRock3

12-03-2006, 01:42 PM

Oh man, forgot about that one. Very very good show.

Anyone ever catch these two series on USA several years back?

Manhattan AZ

The War Next Door

If you haven't heard of these you should look them up on IMDB.

I also was a fan of Boston Public....for a while. And of course, Arrested Development.

yea remeber those 2 shows. Love em

Tommy

12-03-2006, 01:55 PM

Black Scorpion, Lexx, Due South, Brimstone, Rocko's Modern Life, Greg the Bunny
You, SIR, have excellent taste.

I have to add Undergrads. From the moment I watched one the characters having sex with Queen Amadala in full headdress I could not stop laughing.

SuperSaiyaMan12

12-03-2006, 02:23 PM

Dragonball Z. I loved this show but all of my friends thought I was retarded for watching it.
A lot of people liked DBZ. Your friends sound like stupid, ignorant jerks.

Serik

12-03-2006, 02:44 PM

I loved the 3d animation Starship Troopers show. But it was on at 6:30 in the morning so I had a hard time catching it as a young lad.

And while I wouldn't make fun of someone for liking DBZ, I can't for the life of me "get" that show.

RickThunderclees

12-03-2006, 02:47 PM

kevin hill

under one roof

south central

brisco county jr

surface

invasion

daybreak

justice

all souls

mercy point

The PJ's
Forgot about Brisco too! People keep mentioning all of these shows on here that were part of my childhood....damn I miss em'. Plus, you can't find a lot of this stuff on DVD as of yet.

The Zapper

12-03-2006, 09:46 PM

Dr. Katz was another one I liked that my friends didn't.

DrewTheXenocide

12-03-2006, 09:50 PM

Oliver Beene and a second for Andy Richter Controls the Universe.

malephoenix

12-03-2006, 11:26 PM

daybreak

Who in their right mind wouldn't like Day Break? Detective Hopper is almost as bad as Jack Bauer. I really need everyone to start watching so it can be picked up for a full season next year.

Eliseu Gouveia

12-03-2006, 11:50 PM

Sliders was pretty cool but I´m the only one I know (outside the internet) who watched it.

Murrocko

12-04-2006, 12:05 AM

Heist

Andy Richter Controls the Universe

Jack of All Trades

Spider-Man (MTV)

Typo Lad

12-04-2006, 10:37 AM

I think I've met one other person who watched "ed"

Y'all don't know what you missed.

cactusmaac

12-04-2006, 10:43 AM

Nevets F

12-04-2006, 11:11 AM

Quintuplets. I loved it.

Reunion

Second seasons of the Marvel Action Hour.

Tons more, I am sure.

Jonah Weiland

12-04-2006, 11:29 AM

Couple of my favorite shows that got cancelled sooner than I would have liked:

Love Monkey - CBS cancelled it after three episodes. They filmed five more and CBS owned VH1 showed all eight episodes that were filmed. Fun show, great cast and witty writing.

The Job - Dennis Leary doing his thing. They released the two half seasons they shot on DVD, so at least I've got that to remember it by. It was an odd hybrid show -- one of those single camera comedies with no audience (this was before My Name is Earl and The Office) that was a weird mix of comedy and drama. I have to think it might have done better today than it did four or five years ago when it originally aired.

Ed Cunard

12-04-2006, 01:23 PM

Love Monkey - CBS cancelled it after three episodes. They filmed five more and CBS owned VH1 showed all eight episodes that were filmed. Fun show, great cast and witty writing.

I liked LOVE MONKEY. I also cared a great deal for EYES and WONDERFALLS.

The Zapper

12-04-2006, 01:24 PM

Inside Herman's Head.

Matthew E

12-04-2006, 01:37 PM

Anybody else remember Whiz Kids?

brundlefly

12-04-2006, 01:48 PM

I loved the concept of Brimstone and John Glover as the Devil was pure genius.

Yeah, it was a great show. The lead guy, John Glover and Teri Polo made for a really good cast. The Brooks episode was my favourite of the bunch.

I third the Brimstone / John Glover bandwagon.

My others:

Profit
American Gothic
Harsh Realm
Arrested Development (had a fanbase, obviously, just not a large enough one to keep it on the air, so I figured I'd list it)
Surface
Threshold
Smith
Action
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Freaks and Geeks
Carnivale
Millennium

Does Deadwood count? It's demise was presumably due more to contract signing-related snafu's than anything related to ratings, so I am hesitant to list it.

Tish-the-Scorpion

12-04-2006, 04:49 PM

sightings-i loved this show,it was creepy,and eerie as fuckl!!.especially the first season.one of the few paranormal psuedo news shows that sent chills down my spine :eek: .waaaay better than "in search of" imo.

vr trooper

superhuman samurai

twilight zone (the 80's version)

i too also liked south central with lorenze tate

homeboys in outer space.

the new outerlimits

cactusmaac

12-04-2006, 04:52 PM

Oh yeah, Action.

I liked that better than Entourage.

Magneto_X

12-04-2006, 05:10 PM

Sliders was pretty cool but I´m the only one I know (outside the internet) who watched it.

The first few seasons were great. It was when they introduced those evil monkey dimension hopping villians that it got bad.

Magneto_X

12-04-2006, 05:11 PM

Inside Herman's Head.

Loved that and Empty Nest.

Edit:

Liked Surface, American Gothic, Carnivale, Secret Agent Man (recent), Jack of All Trades and Dead Like Me, too.

Tobias March

12-04-2006, 05:41 PM

I think I've met one other person who watched "ed"

Y'all don't know what you missed.

Y'know what it was really surreal watching episodes of Ed and the Sopranos consecutively. They had an almost identical title credits crawl through their respective neighbourhoods! Just Ed's were nicer.

And that actress Rena Sofer who appeared is gorgeous, but I've just checked imdb which says she was only in 7 episodes. Guess I saw all the right ones then.

John Doe Jnr

12-04-2006, 05:44 PM

Stella Come on! No one bothered to watch this show? It was great!

Subotai

12-04-2006, 05:50 PM

EZ Streets. Crash notwithstanding, Haggis proved he could write long ago.

The Zapper

12-04-2006, 05:53 PM

You had to be REALLY high to like Stella.

John Doe Jnr

12-04-2006, 06:05 PM

Yeah.....great show

Typo Lad

12-05-2006, 03:23 AM

And that actress Rena Sofer who appeared is gorgeous, but I've just checked imdb which says she was only in 7 episodes. Guess I saw all the right ones then.

Rena Sofer is stunning.

She also seems to be the kiss of death.

Sanagi

12-05-2006, 03:38 AM

Señor Moby's House of Music. I don't know how many people saw this, but it was Moby's music video show, where he would run lots of cool, artistic videos. The sort of music videos that make you grab your friends and say "You've got to see this!" I don't think the show lasted very long, though.

Fish Sauce

12-05-2006, 03:55 AM

The first few seasons were great. It was when they introduced those evil monkey dimension hopping villians that it got bad.

I watched that sometimes, I thought it was pretty cool. I'd like to see it again just to see if it was as good as I remember.

Weird Science was one, although I think that's because I was watching it about 10 or 15 years later than its heyday, and it was on cable.

lonewolf23k

12-05-2006, 04:40 AM

Capitol Critters and Fish Police.

Nomad

12-05-2006, 05:07 AM

Fish Sauce

12-05-2006, 05:13 AM

Invader Zim

Doom will rain from the sky!

brundlefly

12-05-2006, 11:53 AM

Invader Zim
Upright Citizens Brigade
Home Movies
Deep Space Nine (although it ran seven seasons)
Twin Peaks
Strangers With Candy
Arrested Development
Kids in the Hall, (I can't seem to get my friends to dig it)
Farscape

It's not that people think these shows are bad, but there is so much garbage getting all the viewers

Gah! I can't believe I left off both UCB and Strangers! Loved both those shows. I'm with you on Kids in the Hall, too; your friends don't know what they're missing. I had similar problems getting other people to give that show a second look, for whatever reason.

Jonah Weiland

12-05-2006, 01:13 PM

Andy Richter Controls the Universe
MillenniumTotally forgot about Andy Richter. Isn't that on DVD now? Need to pick that up. And Millennium was always good.

Rena Sofer is stunning.

She also seems to be the kiss of death.Don't say that! She's got a small part on "Heroes" now!

Another show I loved was "Ed." At least we got four seasons out of that show.

Typo Lad

12-05-2006, 01:27 PM

I did not know that she was on "Heroes" now. Mind you, episodes 3 and up are still on my DVR, unwatched.

If it makes you feel better Jonah, she only seems to kill shows she is on the pilot of.

I loved "Ed". i missed a lot of episodes though and most of the last two seasons thanks to schedual changes. of course there may never be a DVD set and no-one has torrents of it.

brundlefly

12-05-2006, 03:46 PM

Totally forgot about Andy Richter. Isn't that on DVD now? Need to pick that up. And Millennium was always good.

Should be out on DVD at some point. Amazon had it's release date as TBA.

Seasons 1 and 2 of Millennium were awesome. Season 3 was where they tried to imitate the X-Files a bit too much (providing a Scully-clone partner for Frank), but it still had some really good episodes, too.

areacode212

12-05-2006, 07:12 PM

Grosse Pointe. I've been rewatching it now that the DVDs have been released, and it's just as hilarious and awesome as I remembered. I was afraid that it wouldn't live up to my memories, but now I know for sure that it was cancelled way too soon. If you don't remember this show, it was a half-hour sitcom on the WB about the making of a Beverly Hills, 90210-type show. Pure genius, but I think it was mismatched with the other shows on the network.

Jonah Weiland

12-05-2006, 09:25 PM

Should be out on DVD at some point. Amazon had it's release date as TBA.

Seasons 1 and 2 of Millennium were awesome. Season 3 was where they tried to imitate the X-Files a bit too much (providing a Scully-clone partner for Frank), but it still had some really good episodes, too.And I just realized I never watched Season 3, which is why I still have good memories of that show!

Jonah Weiland

12-05-2006, 09:26 PM

I loved "Ed". i missed a lot of episodes though and most of the last two seasons thanks to schedual changes. of course there may never be a DVD set and no-one has torrents of it."Ed" was an odd show and not the kind that everyone will get into. I just loved that cast so much. So much fun to watch and they seriously looked like they were having fun making that show.

Magneto_X

12-05-2006, 09:35 PM

And that actress Rena Sofer who appeared is gorgeous, but I've just checked imdb which says she was only in 7 episodes. Guess I saw all the right ones then.

First heard of her from the American version of Coupling. Beautiful woman.

To bad she's not a regular cast member on any shows at the moment. Glad she is getting a few eps on Heroes.

Magneto_X

12-05-2006, 09:36 PM

Weird Science was one, although I think that's because I was watching it about 10 or 15 years later than its heyday, and it was on cable.

Can't believe I forgot Wierd Science! I *loved* that show.

Did you watch Parker Louise Can't Lose?

Pól Rua

12-06-2006, 02:25 AM

Before it got totally overblown in later seasons (and I don't believe nobody has mentioned it) 'Crime Story'.
Incredible show.

But at times, it seemed like it was just me and every TV critic in the world watching and loving it.

bodie_3_7_ci5

12-06-2006, 02:59 AM

Dark Skies - Kind of like the X-files but set in the 60s
Millennium - Lance Henriksen was born to play Frank Black
The Professionals
American Gothic
Danger Man
The Prisoner
Ultraviolet
Homocide: Life On The Street
RoboStory

Fish Sauce

12-06-2006, 03:33 AM

Can't believe I forgot Wierd Science! I *loved* that show.

Did you watch Parker Louise Can't Lose?

I think I've seen that once or twice, but never got into it as it's never been on where I've lived.

Bouncing Boy

12-06-2006, 04:33 AM

Anybody else remember Whiz Kids?

I do, I loved that show. How long did that last anyway? 2 seasons or was it just one.

cactusmaac

12-06-2006, 04:55 AM

Typo Lad

12-06-2006, 05:32 AM

Did anyone mention "Nowhere Man"?

If that show had been on any other network, it would have done well. Since no-one was watching UPN, no-one watched it.

Jonah Weiland

12-06-2006, 11:12 AM

Did anyone mention "Nowhere Man"?

If that show had been on any other network, it would have done well. Since no-one was watching UPN, no-one watched it.Wasn't that show by the creators of "24?" It's on DVD now and I've been meaning to check it out.

DF2506

12-06-2006, 12:29 PM

FARSCAPE-One of my all-time favorites! Just a great series! I still miss it..

Dead Like Me-Season 1 and 2 are excellent and this show should have lasted. Showtime just doesn't take any chances anymore...

Wonderfalls-Stupid Fox. *sigh* talk about not taking chances. They only aired three episodes. This show just got better and better as it went.

Sliders-Season 1-2. I like to pretend the other seasons never happened (ok, there were a few good ones in season 3, but not many and definitly none after the professor was killed)

Crusade-*sigh* TNT really messed this one up..

Invasion-This really should have lasted

Surface-ditto

Nowhere Man-excellent show

V.R. 5-Really different kind of show, but pretty cool.

And lots and lots more. Just too many to list. lol!

DF2506
" Yep, I'm always watching short-lived shows..."

Karl J. Barnes

12-06-2006, 12:32 PM

V.R. 5-Really different kind of show, but pretty cool.

DF2506
" Yep, I'm always watching short-lived shows..."

Wasn't there another show that was on at the same time called Strange Luck or something like that?

Agent Helix

12-06-2006, 12:51 PM

Yeah. I don't really remember the concept behind Strange Luck, but I remember the name, and I can vaguely remember the lead actor's face.

Julusnc

12-06-2006, 01:35 PM

DB Sweeney was the lead actor in Strange Luck.A great show that was short lived even though it was going to have a X-Files crossover.

#1. Kolchack the Night Stalker (original 1970's show)

#2. Firefly

#3. The Lone Gunmen

#4. Strange Luck

#5. American Gothic

#6. Twin Peaks

#7. Dr. Shrinker and Land of the Lost

#8. Stingray

#9. Wiseguy

#10. Homocide