TV Show Cancellation Commiseration

[Joe Rice]

Barker and the Knights were fun, but I never mind having less reasons to waste away in front of a TV.

[brundlefly]

Barker and the Knights were fun, but I never mind having less reasons to waste away in front of a TV.

Good point there, Joe. But there are so few decent comedies on the networks that it's a shame to see two with the potential to be really good get snuffed after six episodes in favor of dreck like the Geico Caveman Show. Particularly with regards to Barker; man, Andy Richter just can't catch a break.

[Kevinroc]

STUDIO 60
VERONICA MARS
ANDY BARKER PI

These are the shows that I will miss. It was especially irritating that Veronica Mars had a great season finale but a terrible series finale.

[Ax2Grind]

i liked lovemonkey...
those two weeks were awesome.
i know its been a while. old wounds can still be fresh.

So true! I miss that show too!

[Jeff-E]

Along with War at Home, and Studio 60, I'll miss Standoff. Sara and I actually loved that show, it was very much a guilty pleasure. I'm kind of sad that two other shows not listed here are cancelled: The Nine, and Windfall. I was getting in to both shows when they went away.

[Loren]

This isn't everything that was cancelled this season (does not include series that were pulled off the air at various points in the season)

That's no fun. Here's the full list. It's fun to see how many shows have been completely forgotten. A few I don't even recognize:

20 Good Years (NBC)
3 lbs (CBS)
According To Jim (ABC)
All of Us (CW)
Andy Barker, P.I. (NBC)
The Apprentice (NBC) (?)
Armed and Famous (CBS)
Big Day (ABC)
Black Donnellys, The (NBC)
The Class (CBS)
Close To Home (CBS)
Crossing Jordan (NBC)
Day Break (ABC)
Drive (FOX)
Extreme Makeover (ABC)
George Lopez (ABC)
Gilmore Girls (CW)
Grease: You’re the One That I Want (NBC)
Great American Dream Vote, The (ABC)
Happy Hour (FOX)
Help Me Help You (ABC)
Identity (NBC)
In Case of Emergency (ABC)
Jericho (CBS)
Justice (FOX)
Kidnapped (NBC)
King of Queens (CBS)
Knights of Prosperity (ABC)
The Nine (ABC)
The O.C. (FOX)
Raines (NBC)
Real Wedding Crashers, The (NBC)
Reba (CW)
The Rich List (FOX)
Runaway (CW)
Seventh Heaven (CW)
Show Me The Money (ABC)
Six Degrees (ABC)
Smith (CBS)
Standoff (FOX)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
Thank God You’re Here (NBC)
Vanished (FOX)
Veronica Mars (CW)
War at Home, The (FOX)
The Wedding Bells (FOX)
What About Brian (ABC)
Winner, The (FOX)

[Anna]

These are the shows that I will miss. It was especially irritating that Veronica Mars had a great season finale but a terrible series finale.

I feel ya, as I said the same thing about Crossing Jordan.

[Shellhead]

That's no fun. Here's the full list. It's fun to see how many shows have been completely forgotten. A few I don't even recognize:

20 Good Years (NBC)
3 lbs (CBS)
According To Jim (ABC)
All of Us (CW)
Andy Barker, P.I. (NBC)
The Apprentice (NBC) (?)
Armed and Famous (CBS)
Big Day (ABC)
Black Donnellys, The (NBC)
The Class (CBS)
Close To Home (CBS)
Crossing Jordan (NBC)
Day Break (ABC)
Drive (FOX)
Extreme Makeover (ABC)
George Lopez (ABC)
Gilmore Girls (CW)
Grease: You’re the One That I Want (NBC)
Great American Dream Vote, The (ABC)
Happy Hour (FOX)
Help Me Help You (ABC)
Identity (NBC)
In Case of Emergency (ABC)
Jericho (CBS)
Justice (FOX)
Kidnapped (NBC)
King of Queens (CBS)
Knights of Prosperity (ABC)
The Nine (ABC)
The O.C. (FOX)
Raines (NBC)
Real Wedding Crashers, The (NBC)
Reba (CW)
The Rich List (FOX)
Runaway (CW)
Seventh Heaven (CW)
Show Me The Money (ABC)
Six Degrees (ABC)
Smith (CBS)
Standoff (FOX)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (NBC)
Thank God You’re Here (NBC)
Vanished (FOX)
Veronica Mars (CW)
War at Home, The (FOX)
The Wedding Bells (FOX)
What About Brian (ABC)
Winner, The (FOX)

It's like a Crisis on Infinite Networks!

[Chiasm]

The Veronica Mars finale makes me want to cry. The episode was titled "The Bitch is Back." They could have just as easily named it "The Greatness of Seasons I and II is Back." The two episodes that ran the last night are easily by a mile the two best episodes of the season. Its like the writers were doing some experiment in making Veronica suck all season and decided to go back to basics for the last night. That reminder of what could have been and the non finale nature of the last episode is very depressing.

[stealthwise]

The Class was much better than anyone had the right to expect, although it still wasn't that good overall, but I liked it more than that new show on CBS with Puddy and David Spade.

Andy Barker was just hilarious though, and wrongly destroyed before it was given a proper chance.

Everything else makes me pretty happy.

[stealthwise]

Barker and the Knights were fun, but I never mind having less reasons to waste away in front of a TV.

More time to spend on your writing! ;)

[Scorpion13]

Quick question: anyone watch that Happy Hour show?

And if you did, what the fuck was it about?

[blackdragon6]

its clear that tv viewers are reluctant to take chances on new shows.and they would rather stick with whats familer to them.just like the movies actually.

[Valmore]

Well, you can't really count some of those shows as "cancellations" for various reasons.

For instance, the whole "Grease" thing was a 1-time reality show, and since they have cast members for the leads now, it would be pointless to do a second show of it next season.

[Anna]

Anyone feel like whining about the current crop of cancellations? So far we've got Eastwick, Hank, Dollhouse and allegedly Trauma and Num3ers.