A cancelled series is a fragment that can spark fire to the imagination. TV shows that were killed before their time
Santa Clarita Diet is the most wholesome show about serial murder that you’re ever going to watch, and it was taken from us far too soon. Victor Fresco’s dark comedy focuses on the Hammond family: husband-and-wife realtor team Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant), and their daughter Abby (Liv Hewson). At the outset, the […] More
There are few things as painful in art as wasted potential. That’s kind of a running theme with shows that are cancelled too soon, certainly, but I mean something more particular. Yes, it was a shame that Firefly was cancelled so soon, but Firefly sprang from the womb pretty close to perfect. There may be less of […] More
The CBS TV show Moonlight premiered in 2007, set in Los Angeles and starring Alex O’Loughlin as private investigator Mick St. John and Sophia Myles as reporter Beth Turner. From the first episode, it’s clear there’s a level of attraction between Mick and Beth, but there are complications. One, Mick is a vampire; two, Mick and […] More
NBC’s Hannibal broke all my rules. Never mind that it still staggers me that this show survived for three seasons on network television. Never mind that I’m a bit of a wuss when it comes to violence involving children or animals, and this has both. Never mind that I am ridiculously familiar with the source […] More
There are shows that, when you think back on them, give you so much nostalgia. I remember doing homework one day and flipping through the television at my grandmother’s house trying to find something to work to. My usual pattern of channel surfing was Nickelodeon, Disney, ABC Family (Freeform), and somehow always ending up on […] More
If you grew up in the ’90s, chances are your Saturday mornings were a time when you became engrossed in the myth and legends of Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess. Both shows followed their heroes as they navigated difficult times, dealing with barbarians and mystical Roman monsters. Since both hit it big with American audiences, […] More
Okay, stop reading. Stop reading right now and go watch Kings, a series that probably slipped right by you when it was on just like it slipped by me. It’s only one season, and it’s on Amazon Prime and iTunes. It’s not a big time commitment. Go. I’ll wait. Back now? Okay. I still maintain […] More
I like taking credit for it. It didn’t start with Stella (2005), the 10-episode TV series on Comedy Central. It did start with Comedy Central, though, when I first saw the movie Wet Hot American Summer on the channel. This was my freshman or sophomore year of college, I want to say 2004 or 2005. I […] More
“I am the wild blue yonder. Villain, you face the Tick.” Amazon was always hesitant to get into The Tick business. On IMDB and such, to differentiate it from other versions of The Tick, Amazon’s version is labeled “The Tick (2016)”. But in August 2016, Amazon only put out one episode. One. To be fair, […] More
I’ll be honest with you: When I first pitched the idea to write about Beauty and the Beast—a show from 1987 that a lot of people don’t even remember—I was unsure whether it belonged in our Cancelled Too Soon feature or our Cancelled Too Late one. Really, you could make an argument in either direction. […] More
I’m upset all over again. In September 2010, FX debuted its quirky drama Terriers, about a pair of underdog private investigators in the San Diego area. Starring Donal Logue as Hank Dolworth and Michael Raymond-James as Britt Pollack, Terriers built a strong cult following and garnered tons of critical praise. However, after suffering from significantly low […] More
There are a whole lot of cancelled television shows in the world that I could talk about here, and I could go into the stories that were left unfinished and the characters I miss. But the show I’m most upset about not returning to my screen is definitely My Name Is Earl. There’s a very […] More
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