There have been quite a few shows that never made it beyond the first season that I really enjoyed watching. Some got cancelled mid-season, while others simply didn't get renewed for a second season. I have watched many of these shows after the fact, knowing full well that the story would never be told to completion. Despite this, I found a lot of them to be well worth while.
Some examples (in no particular order):
New Amsterdam
Journeyman
Now and Again
Life on Mars (US version)
Freaks & Geeks
My So-Called Life
Day Break
Grosse Pointe
The Tick (live action version)
Invasion
Harsh Realm
Wonderfalls
Firefly (this one goes without saying)
I'm always on the lookout for another rare gem that I may have missed.
Yeah, if it were a year or two later, I suspect it would've done better, with the rise in ratings for poker shows after the Moneymaker year (which was 2003).
Yeah, a bit of unfortunate timing there. First episode was 2 weeks before the start of the 2003 WSOP and last episode was a bit over month after the end of the Main Event.
Long before I watched Friday Night Lights I had hopes for this show, started off pretty well but only lasted 8 episodes. Not sure episodes can be found anywhere though.
When "Tales of the Gold Monkey" came along, I was expecting it to be based on the "Brass Monkey" magazine ads then current, and I think it would have been a better show if it had been.
I'm sure I was the only one watching but there was a show in 2011 called Against the Wall. I was enjoying it and there is still an unresolved cliff-hanger from the last episode (a very minor one about her opening a door to find the guy she loves outside but we don't know which guy it is!!)
I thought of one last night (and then was unable to sleep because I kept thinking about it and it was freaking me out).
The River
I thought it was really well done and quite creepy. I love anything that's on the Amazon and I love found footage stuff. It's not gross-out horror, it's more suspense and scares. I think there were 13 episodes [looked it up, only 8] and the ending was satisfying - a good ending for this type of show. It works well as a standalone mini-season IMO.
I thought of one last night (and then was unable to sleep because I kept thinking about it and it was freaking me out).
The River
I thought it was really well done and quite creepy. I love anything that's on the Amazon and I love found footage stuff. It's not gross-out horror, it's more suspense and scares. I think there were 13 episodes [looked it up, only 8] and the ending was satisfying - a good ending for this type of show. It works well as a standalone mini-season IMO.
I'm sure I was the only one watching but there was a show in 2011 called Against the Wall. I was enjoying it and there is still an unresolved cliff-hanger from the last episode (a very minor one about her opening a door to find the guy she loves outside but we don't know which guy it is!!)
I don't think it was great TV, but I watched and enjoyed it.
Speaking of, there was a 1 season USA show called Peacemakers that I liked.
That and SciFi's Dresden Files (although I think I might like that best for introducing me to the novels).
So many I agree that should have been given longer.
To these I add.
Spy Game
The Dick Van Dyke Show (not the sitcom, the variety show)
Salvage One
The Flash (but I may be remembering wrong, it might have made a second season)
Max Headroom
Eerie Indiana The Other Dimension (started off rough, but hit a good stride just before it was canceled.
Max Headroom ran for two seasons, but only 14 episodes total. I think it originally aired on Showtime, but epguides.com lists it as being on ABC. It may have aired on network TV after a run on the cable channel. The Flash ran for one full season on CBS spanning 22 episodes. It's available on DVD from Netflix and possible for streaming as well. The Flash is going to be reintroduced on The CW's Arrow sometime this season. I thought it was the best of any of the superhero venues on TV at the time because it took itself more seriously than the campy shows like Batman and Captain Nice (remember him?) that aired around the same time.
Captain Nice and Mr. Terrific. I just watched the first episode on line somewhere a few weeks ago.
When I saw Max Headroom it was a Network. May have been picked up from a cable channel. They ran it as one season. I agree on the Flash. I've picked up both on DVD. I still think the Flash was one of the best. Two aspects I liked is that he was sort of a reluctant hero and they didn't slow him down to imply speed.
I'm smeeking and I'll bet that it's been mentioned but the best recent show that got canceled/not renewed after one season was Terriers.
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