Everyone has a favourite TV present that was canceled too quickly. From these applications with cult followings like Firefly to comparatively new collection like Inside Job, these exhibits encourage robust emotions of their followers. Very few ever return from cancelation. But that does not imply we won’t dream.
People took to r/AskReddit to debate which canceled TV exhibits deserve one other season. It may be disheartening to see an excellent program canceled in its prime. Sometimes the reason for loss of life is unclear–poor scores, declining viewership, or studio politics can all be the loss of life blow to a treasured present. Many long-lost applications have been talked about, however a couple of rose to the highest of the thread. Maybe the studios ought to concentrate.
10 ‘Mindhunter’ (2017-2019)
Mindhunter was Netflix’s authentic crime drama that bought a bit meta by dramatizing the event of serial killer profiling methods. It was primarily based on a true-crime e book of the identical title, co-written by a retired FBI agent. The present was beloved for its historic angle and for the spot-on performances of the actors who performed varied serial killers interviewed by protagonist companions Ford and Tench.
Redditors cannot forgive Netflix for teasing the infamous serial killer often known as BTK earlier than canceling the collection, even though his apprehension happened a long time later than Mindhunter’s second season. The collection was initially placed on maintain till the conclusion of govt producer and director David Fincher‘s different initiatives, and the precise causes for cancelation have been unknown for a while. It later got here out that value, manufacturing snafus, and burnout have been among the many causes for the present’s premature demise, however there have been no arduous emotions between creators. Fans held out hope for an additional season till February 2023, when Fincher confirmed that the ultimate loss of life in Mindhunter was that of the collection itself.
9 ‘Firefly’ (2002-2003)
Joss Whedon‘s space-Western-drama Firefly was canceled after solely eleven episodes, leaving the final three episodes of the primary season unaired for a while. Whedon’s want to shoot for widescreen and Fox’s insistence on capturing for full display meant that the present was fraught from the beginning. Further disagreement between the order the episodes have been written and the order they aired did not assist.
Some critics argued that the present was making an attempt to be too many issues without delay, however it developed a cult following nonetheless. Fans organized a postcard-writing marketing campaign to get Fox to rethink their choice after which to get one other community to select up the present, however they have been unsuccessful. They did handle to drum up sufficient assist to get Universal Studios to supply the function movie followup Serenity, nevertheless.
8 ‘Pushing Daisies’ (2007-2009)
Pushing Daisies gained quite a few awards and lots of attestations that it was canceled too quickly, however on the planet of tv that is not sufficient for a revival. The collection was hamstrung by a writers’ strike that meant solely 9 of 13 ordered episodes have been written.
Following the strike, manufacturing resumed for a second season, however a drop in scores led ABC to determine towards renewing. Regardless, vital reception was excessive for each seasons of the present that did make it to air. Critics and followers alike beloved the present’s fast-moving dialogue and quirky visible model not typically seen on TV.
7 ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000)
Launching the careers of many forged members (like Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and Linda Cardellini) and making it onto varied lists of the best tv exhibits of all time, Freaks and Geeks is broadly beloved regardless of its obstacles, reminiscent of an irregular airing schedule and competitors from the favored Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
The largest purpose for the present’s collapse was artistic variations between NBC, which had a change in management after the present was picked up and wished to make the characters cooler, and the present’s creators, who wished to painting highschool extra precisely. Some Redditors imagine that the present’s brief run contributes to its cult success, giving it the slice-of-life feeling that audiences love about it.
6 ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ (2017-2019)
The cancelation of this Netflix favourite drew Reddit’s wrath like few others. The horror-comedy stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a married couple working in actual property. Life will get extra sophisticated for them when Barrymore’s character develops a longing for human flesh. It was canceled after three well-received, gory seasons.
Fans on Reddit are dying for this iconic present to make a comeback. They reward the couple’s relationship dynamic and lament the cliffhanger ending they’re left with, arguing that it’s extra deserving of one other season than different collection on the streaming platform, even prompting some to cancel their subscriptions.
5 ‘Teen Titans’ (2003-2006)
There’s no must really feel infantile for loving this animated collection. Thousands of Redditors agree that the present was forward of its time. Some of its greatest episodes cope with extra emotionally charged themes than sometimes seen in children’ cartoons of its period. It is predicated on the DC Comics collection of the identical title.
Teen Titans was initially deliberate to run for 4 seasons, however its recognition gained it a fifth season and a film finale. Nevertheless, some Redditors suppose that there was extra story to discover and stay dissatisfied with the ending, or with the reboot, Teen Titans Go!
4 ‘Rome’ (2005-2007)
Rome was an award-winning historic fiction collection. It was set within the first century B.C.E. and adopted actual historic figures together with fictionalized variations of two Roman troopers.
Rome ran from 2005 to 2007, however solely aired two out of its 5 initially deliberate seasons. Much of the deliberate content material was squeezed into the ultimate season as a result of extreme manufacturing prices that even the crew of HBO and BBC could not shoulder. Some Redditors declare it paved the way in which for Game of Thrones whereas some bemoan the rushed ending.
3 ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ (2016-2017)
Inspired by a e book of the identical title, this whimsical, sci-fi detective collection follows Dirk Gently, a detective guided in his investigation of obscure crimes by his perception that each one issues are interconnected. Some Redditors disliked the divergence from the novel’s plot. Others thought the showrunners did nicely with the inspiration they’d.
The present was canceled as a result of declining viewership. The announcement got here after the second season’s finale aired, prompting outrage from its devoted fan base. They created a petition to provide it one other season, and though the petition amassed over 100,000 signatures, it was not sufficient to get restart manufacturing.
2 ‘Dead Like Me’ (2003-2004)
The Showtime dramedy Dead Like Me follows protagonist Georgia Lass in her afterlife as a “grim reaper.” Creator Bryan Fuller left the present as a result of artistic variations after 5 episodes, and it appears these issues bubbled over into this system’s final cancelation. It did, nevertheless, obtain a direct-to-DVD movie titled Dead Like Me: Life After Death a couple of years later.
Fuller would go on to make use of an identical idea in his present Pushing Daisies, one other present that Reddit thinks deserves one other season. Redditors love Dead Like Me for its well-developed character arcs, witty dialogue, and Mandy Patinkin’s efficiency.
1 ‘Venture Bros’
Adult Swim’s grownup animation action-comedy The Venture Bros was forward of its time in quite a lot of methods. Reddit customers examine it to extra trendy exhibits like Harley Quinn in how they choose aside superhero tropes however combine in real character arcs and nice comedy.
Audiences have been upset by present’s cancelation partway by way of the writing of its eighth season. But followers are in luck–there’s a film within the works that can conclude the storyline of The Venture Bros. and is meant to turn into out there on HBO Max ninety days after its DVD launch.