Cancelled Too Soon
A cancelled series is a fragment that can spark fire to the imagination. TV shows that were killed before their time
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It’s Long Past Time for Galavant To Ride Again
Oh, Galavant. Poor, poor, poor, poor Galavant. You indeed had your glorious, all-too-brief moment in the sun, but as is so often the case with that which shines brightly, you burned out all too soon. If only you had come out a few years later, you probably would have lived a long and healthy life […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonTeenage Bounty Hunters and the Goofy Sincerity of Teenage Girls
Teenage Bounty Hunters premiered on August 14, 2020, and was an unexpected beam of sunshine during that nightmare of a year. It was quietly dropped by Netflix with almost no fanfare or advertising, so it wasn’t that much of a surprise when Deadline broke the cancellation news not even two months later, on October 5. […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonNetflix Robbed GLOW of the Ending Its Characters Deserved
Netflix is a massive streaming giant that holds a lot of shows that I watch on a regular basis, but over the past few years, they have proven time and time again that they do not care about their own content, or perhaps even their customers. They broke the hearts of thousands of people back […] More
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HBO’s Enlightened and the Cruelty (and Beauty) of Hope
HBO’s Enlightened was a show about hope. That may sound like an oversimplification, but it was about the excitement hope brings, as well as the stubbornness, annoyingness, and pure anxiety and mental torture that comes along with it. Above all her very human faults, Amy Jellicoe (played beautifully by Laura Dern) was a hopeful person: […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonManifested Destiny: Timeless and the Unravelling of American History
Despite emerging as the world’s dominant superpower across the 20th century, the United States of America is, compared to many other global nation states, a young buck in terms of historical brevity. Timeless is among the first television shows to highlight the historical texture of the nation through a science-fiction framework. Arriving on NBC in […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonJohn from Cincinnati and Post-9/11 Bible Studies
The Sopranos may be the biggest and arguably the best show HBO has ever brought to television. I was playing catch-up back in 2007 before the airing of the second half of its final season. Airing moments after the series finale of The Sopranos, a weird and interesting new show was set to take HBO into […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonLiving Single: Check-Check-Check It Out
It’s an absolute crime to me that Living Single doesn’t get more love than it does. You walk into Box Lunch, or one of those stores that capitalizes on TV nerd merchandise (I love those stores; they get SO much of my money at holidays and birthdays), and you find t-shirts, mugs, and hats bearing […] More
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High Fidelity’s Cancellation Is a Fiery Betrayal
You’ve probably heard the news that Hulu cancelled High Fidelity by now. Perhaps it also left you feeling angry, betrayed, sad, and just plain confused. It seems as if series star Zoë Kravitz was also feeling some of the same things about the news, and I think those feelings are all still justified, even almost […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonBroke’s Abrupt Ending Leaves Audiences Brokenhearted
Earlier this year, I eagerly anticipated the premiere of a new CBS sitcom, Broke. I was a Pauley Perrette fan, having enjoyed her character, Abby Sciuto, on NCIS over the years, and I looked forward to watching her play an entirely new character in a different television genre. I loved Broke upon watching its premiere; I surprised myself […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonAgent Carter Knows Its Value
The Marvel franchise is a vast and interconnected universe with over 20 films and featuring two spy-centric ABC television series: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter. (ABC also aired the much-maligned Inhumans for one brief season.) While Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. recently wrapped up after seven seasons, Peggy Carter’s adventures sadly sputtered out after just two seasons. Yes, the Russo Brothers […] More
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in Cancelled Too SoonSweetbitter’s Abrupt End Tastes Bittersweet
I found a bone in my salmon, and it’s very much a bone I would like to pick with Starz for cancelling Sweetbitter. It’s probably a show you’ve never heard of—I find Starz series often fall below the radar in peak TV times, save for maybe Outlander. (Vida is another often-overlooked Starz series you should […] More
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A Literal Slice of Life: The Unknown Genius of Watching Ellie
Many shows have touted themselves as depicting a slice of life, or an in-depth look at the life of their characters. However, one show in the early 2000s took a unique, and quite literal, spin on this for every episode of its first season. Watching Ellie, which ran from 2002 to 2003, was the first […] More