10 Cancelled TV Shows That Made Obvious Mistakes

[@Pucknuckle]

So basically the mistake that both Firefly and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles made was... being on Fox. Just like another fantastic scifi show that I loved and had so much potential - Almost Human.

[@Ironlantern723]

Someone at fox had faith in these shows... just not the ones that were put in charge of them.

[@jcspoon573]

Dollhouse?

[@MrFinster53]

man i remember when they cancelled almost human, i was so confused.

[@biocapsule7311]

To be fair, 'Almost Human' was not a new concept. Total Recall 2070 has the same premise, better world setting (basically a version of Blade Runner universe) and more intriguing end concept.

[@michaelahurt]

​@@jcspoon573 💯 Add it to the list. Although Dollhouse got some closure at least even if they had to rush it Dollhouse, Firefly, and SCC are definitely all on my all-time cancelled too early list along with Revolution. I like Almost Human too.

[@TheMooseFromTheRoom]

Firefly will always be "that one show that got away". Such huge wasted potential. Still one of my favorite shows to this day

[@BrianaCunningham]

I completely agree. Such a 💎

[@nebakanezer13]

At least we got a really good movie at the end that wrapped everything up.

[@DeathbySkullfxxx]

​@@nebakanezer13 but... it didnt wrap everything up. Shepherd Books past was never revealed nor what led to him leaving and becoming a preacher. Barely even scratched the surface w him frankly.

[@paiprguy]

Agree..... Although I will say Terminator:TSCC specifically season 2 is honestly better. Every episode of season 2 of that show was better than the last. That said, we should've gotten 5 seasons of Firefly.

[@Vagabond-lp9gp]

Jane is a man's name!

[@trinaq]

Yes, I highly concur with all of these points, especially Blockbuster. Since nostalgia is a high point for many people, setting it during its heyday in the 90's or 00's would make it ripe for story potential.

[@bunyan4.20]

Glad I never started watching it now

[@bodyfarmbrat]

totally agree about the blockbuster snafu

[@JohnnyLobes]

I only watched the first episode of blockbuster. As soon as I saw it wasn't set in the 90s.... I was out.

[@mborok]

I always hated Blockbuster, it was focused on the most commercial films. I would have made a series about a small neighborhood video store trying to compete with the big chains like Blockbuster.

[@jb888888888]

The thing about modern day nostalgia is, it ain't what it used to be.

[@Whatsdogpee]

It’s funny how you compared Heroes to being the next Lost because all the issues you mentioned is EXACTLY what happened to Lost. They never intended to make a 2nd season and after every successful episode, the creators were getting more and more worried because it meant the student may renew it and they had to make more and more stuff they initially had no plans for, effectively throwing stuff at a wall and seeing what stuck at the end. 😂

[@aoinatafanboy84]

He also completely left out the fact Season 2 was so poor is because of the writer's strike that was going on too.

[@adt1974]

@@aoinatafanboy84 Yeah, especially when they originally going to run a plague story into the second half, all that got resolved in that truncated last episode of the second season.

[@redeyedrook]

It still hurts thinking what they did to firefly. Its still one of my all time favorite shows. It had soo much potential.

[@mikeshaffer4912]

And the cast members of the show that I've met at conventions, they were still very happy about fans still being so into the show, but they said it still stung that Fox did what they did to the show.

[@hellacoorinna9995]

At least Firefly ended on a good note.

[@galenteschendorf9429]

I still feel it. I watched every episode as they aired. After DVDs came out I got friends into it

[@2trillo852]

Just heard of this show on big bang theory

[@nickmoney]

Honestly by the third or fourth season, Firefly would be running on steam and be a forgotten footnote most likely. The legacy of one incredible season and being screwed over gives it more of an underdog that was an immortal cult specialness.

[@DarthArachnious]

The other problem with Firefly was it came on after Fox Football and post game shows. For the premiere and first several weeks. The episodes aired at one in the morning.

[@lizanna6390]

And in the wrong order. Plus the advertising didn't target the correct audience and misrepresented the show.

[@marchingham]

I remember finding out that a blockbuster series was in development and was so psyched to see a 90s or even early 2000s based show around the hayday of the business. When I found out it was centered on the last blockbuster store I could feel the wind immediately leaving my sails. Such wasted potential.

[@Breexbloodlust]

worst thing they did was set it in present day

[@victorstewartjr.106]

I miss Almost Human on FOX. I loved the actors and the plot seemed like it could be built upon pretty well.

[@pntbll4me]

Fox pulled another Firefly and ran episodes out of order making the story make no sense. Really irritated me as I was so invested in it.

[@magusxxx]

When I first saw the teaser ads I thought, "Isn't that the television show Total Recall: 2070?"

[@bonnielee78]

I loved 'Almost Human' and 'Intelligence' and wish they both had more seasons. 'Forever' and 'Second Chances' are ones I also miss.

[@camaronshoultz6137]

Heroes was a fantastic show but their mistake was trying to make everything tie together rather than simply following each character as they developed their powers and decide how they use said powers in the world.

[@djsosonut]

I think their biggest mistake was sticking with the first season characters instead of going to a completely new cast of character in the second season as was the original plan. They became a hit, so they wanted to hold onto the original actors but with no real idea of how to develop the characters anymore. They had to nerf or sideline characters they made too powerful in the first season because they couldn't have them solving everything.

[@Ilicet]

The writers strike prevented them from releasing the virus, which was the plan. I think that's what killed the show, because they had to adlib the mid season finale and rest of that season.

[@StephenLeGresley]

The problem was that the villain for the first season was actually something new and original whereas after that they just started with X-Men stoyrlines under a new name and it got overblown and nonsensical. Season 2 was Magneto, Season 3 was Mutant Hunters and then they basically did a carnival version of the Hellfire Club crossed with the Morlocks.

[@Ilicet]

@@StephenLeGresley if you rewatch it, you'll notice everything is going smoothly right up until the writers strike. I think they had a plan, and didn't know how to properly adjust it when they couldn't shoot what the writers had written / story boarded. That's when I noticed the show start to decline.

[@StephenLeGresley]

@@Ilicet They clearly had no idea, thats why they kept finding ways to focus back on Zachery Quinto's character because thats the only villain that ever actually worked on the show.

[@mborok]

Twin Peaks, like Lost, was destined to lose its audience once people figured out there was no brilliant, mind-blowing explanation for all of its brilliant, mind-blowing mysteries. Keeping the killer a mystery would not have saved it.

[@Gorgonzola0987]

You don’t think the explanation for twin peaks is mind blowing?! Do some digging dude, there is a lot more going on than is first apparent.

[@chrislair6832]

Man I've loved that show growing up. I even tried to teach myself to speak backwards like the guy from the show so you can play it forwards making it sound scary af

[@buymore2699]

Or like manifest

[@bbg5000]

Sarah Conner was a victim of the writers strike (same as Prison Break and many other shows). That's why the first season was only 9 episodes, and why the second season had a two month hiatus (at xmas) as Fox shuffled their schedule while waiting for new episodes to be filmed. Ratings weren't improving. Season 1 premiere had 18 million viewers, finale 8 million. Season 2 started at 6 million, before hiatus was 5 million. The show House took its time slot and brought in 15 million viewers.

[@Novakane78]

Thank you..I thought I remembered it correctly and you just confirmed it for me...why has everyone forgotten about the writer's strike?!

[@richardpb11]

@@Novakane78 Because the majority of What Culture's staff weren't old enough to watch these shows then. And on the same note of the writers strike, it killed one of my all time favourites, Journeyman. It also ruined Jericho which although got renewed for a second season, the writers had mentally moved on. RIP Journeyman :(

[@jeffallen7417]

Stargate Universe was another show that had a rocky start, but was improving in season 2 before it was cancelled due to the reactions to season 1.

[@EvilGav]

SG:U had a good first half of a season, then they came back after the mid-season break and the characters had changed and the direction of some storylines was completely derailed, due to viewer feedback.

[@diegoraggio6190]

It's true. By the end of season 2 got better, but was to late.

[@BobTrappofIowa]

The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr had a problem where the big arc ended and the new season had no idea where it was going. If they had just decided on a story, the show could have easily continued for a while.

[@gottfriedosterbach3907]

I loved that show as a kid.

[@Combo_Slice]

That and the fact that it was followed by the X-files

[@peterhessedal8539]

Another to add to the list. Space Above and Beyond. This was one of those shows I thought was well done with good story lines. Yet Fox kept changing its airing time. How in the heck am I supposed to watch a show if I don't know when its on!?!?

[@ProfArmitage218]

I once read that the original plan was for Heroes to feature a completely new set of characters every season, but the network told them "No, no, you need to keep using the characters from season one." It's not surprising that the writers didn't have full stories planned if they weren't being allowed to tell the stories they wanted. And I see now that somebody else in the comments already mentioned this.

[@jaytonius560]

Networks are both writers’ best friends (for green-lighting their shows) and worst enemies (for cancelling them or making the writers do stuff they don’t want to).

[@bobbyq1452]

I think the most devastating cancellation for me was and always will be Carnivàle.

[@eclat4641]

I remember that show

[@deeziebaby]

Agreed. Was such an awesome concept

[@JesseJ588]

I'll never be okay with that one.

[@brandonbaker536]

Besides Firefly for me it's the original 4400 that came out on USA network. It was canceled due to the Writers strike as it wasn't picked back up and its a damn shame that it never finished it's storyline on tv.

[@RH1812]

I think we all know by now, that the Netflix model fails any storytelling growth

[@whead007]

Almost Human. It had Karl Urban and Michael Ealy. Set in a not to distant future where androids worked on the police force. Episodes were shown out of order and no season 2, even though it ended on a cliffhanger.

[@enoraskye6020]

For Firefly, it wasn't just airing the episodes out of order. I remember when this show was coming out, and I was all excited to see it. They were advertising the show for a particular day and time (in my area, it was something like Wednesdays at 8pm), but when that day and time came, the show wasn't on. It took a few weeks before I learned it had gotten moved on day 1 to Friday 8pm, the well known show death slot. At least for my area, Fox never gave Firefly a chance.

[@spidermaninky]

You also have to note that Heroes was interrupted by a very lengthy writer's strike, which led to a dramatically shortened season that they tried to squeeze an entire season's worth of story-telling into after not having an audience for a year. That was the end.

[@illmitchjax]

Saddest thing is that the last season of West World was a massive step back in the right direction, too little too late though 🙁

[@tacitus7797]

Frankly, there were multiple mistakes made with 1899 - episodic release would be a good, but there are other issues: bad timing (it was s a busy season plus the world cup was happening - and its hardly family programming). It also had some internal problems: personally I didn't really give a crap about the characters, except maybe one or two. It was too consistently dark in many ways. Haven't finished it yet, but I do plan to.

[@greenskittles8627]

1899 also had terrible marketing. No advertising, and marketing as an English Language series when it wasn't. I agree they should have dropped one episode each week, and they should have released it farther away from Wednesday. It was so good. I'm so sad we won't get more. Also I will never be over Firefly.

[@cathyvickers9063]

Paradise. It was an interesting premise for a western: gunfighter inherits his late sisters 4 kids & has to settle down as a rancher, set during the 1890s. It was more a Little House on the Prairie type western, & less a traditional shoot em up. There was great chemistry between the main cast, a plausible rationale for the romance between Ethan Cord & Amelia Lawson; & a lot of historical accuracy thru the first season. This' because it was created during a writers' strike, so the show's creator literally wrote all the episodes! It was retooled a bit for the second season. The biggest grievance I have with this season is Amelia's house visibly changing, creating a glaring continuity error. It had a strong 2-part opening episode suggesting that L. Frank Baum, creator of the Oz books (first of which was published around 1898, I think), based that novel on Ethan's niece Claire, & a family adventure. More strong episodes followed. What happened to the 3rd season was a crime of epic proportions! Apparently, network execs decided they wanted a traditional western...so all the wholesome family drama & character growth promptly went out the window...along with any internal logic! The season lasted for something like 5 episodes! It was a disjointed mess. The only thing good out of the 3rd season disaster is that we finally got John Taylor's backstory. He was a beloved, if somewhat enigmatic, supporting character.

[@GubtodiReviews]

Totally agree Blockbuster being set in present day was a misstep but there were waaaay more. I worked in Blockbuster until its end (rip) and there was so much potential for various plot points or full episodes just not used. Blockbuster became a backdrop for a standard cookie-cutter sitcom rather than a Blockbuster sitcom, if that makes sense? I put up a video discussing the show, if you're at all curious, check it out. 😃

[@mikeygraves16]

Well ya got me interested so I think I'll check it out right now 😃👍

[@GubtodiReviews]

@@mikeygraves16 glad to have you over Mikey, hope you enjoy! 🍻

[@NotAFanOfHandles]

Wait, are you saying the last Blockbuster store closed? But I heard they just a Superbowl commercial this Sunday. Think I read they're in Oregon... Weird, because I thought they were in Alaska, but maybe there were two? That said, I was shocked when I drove through my So-Cal town a couple of months ago and came across a VHS and DVD rental store that was still open. I almost stopped to go in. ETA: Ok, yup, there was a commercial and you can see it on KZbin now. Search for "Blockbuster: Until The Bitter End Commercial" - made me laugh.

[@GubtodiReviews]

@@NotAFanOfHandles I looked up that video, it is fantastic! The store I was in had closed but I was sure there was at least one still out there living on. I would love to stumble across a DVD rental store, I think I would physically feel the nostalgia haha

[@johnglue1744]

I think if it was on network tv the show could have worked.

[@danielgertler5976]

Blockbuster's problem wasn't being set in the modern day. Its problem was not being funny. Its not ofren I don't finish a sitcom pilot, but here and how i met your father I just couldn't bring myself to finish. Pretty surprised too, Randall Park and Melissa Fumero are really funny before

[@BranBal]

Too much quirky As if they were following a recipe

[@ThatMainframeDude]

Netflix has quick cancelled so many shows, viewers now don't want to watch anything new. Why watch a series that will get cancelled just days after being promoted as "#1 on Netflix"?

[@DeanTheLaughingMann]

I do feel like the point on Heroes was one validity. Another is that it also had to deal with the 2007-08 Writers Guild (of America) Strike. That strike definitely impacted numerous shows in terms of their quality, and I wouldn't be surprised if Heroes was one of the most significantly impacted.

[@implodingnerd]

Constantine and Swamp Thing deserved to keep going.

[@Riftsrunner]

Not exactly a cancellation, but Babylon 5's final season was destroyed because of a "cancellation" announcement. B5 had a "mapped" out 5 year story arc. However, it was cancelled off its original network before being saved after its third season. Season 4 was then really a season 4/5 rush job to get the whole story finished because there wasn't going to be a season 5. Then after filming the finale, the network came back and renewed the show for its fifth season. This meant that showrunner and main writer J. Micheal Straczynski had to create out of whole cloth a "sixth" season since the story arc was done. The finale was delayed going from the end of season 4 to the end of season 5, but season 5 was just limping the show through a final season. And probably led to the sequal show "Crusade" cancellation.

[@kcollier2192]

Would have liked to have seen another season of Alphas myself.

[@ncrawler1914]

Loved that show

[@ColinHortonMovieReviews]

Same

[@jamesianhutchison1165]

Archive 81. Still can't get my head around that getting chopped after one season.

[@phetis4740]

This. Thank you, I thought I was the only one who was disappointed by this cancellation.

[@jamesianhutchison1165]

@@phetis4740 Nope. Absolutely one of the smartest "horror" TV shows I've seen in years. Decades even.

[@russargabright]

The one that needs more seasons is Dark Angel with Jessica Alba as Max, the second season was a big let down. There was no closure.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

YES,YES,YES,YES!!! 100% Agreed!

[@buymore2699]

Blockbuster is supposed to be based in the present it allows the show to have great commentary on streaming and the simple joys of movie rentals if it wasn't written so poorly

[@wreckitralph4714]

Idk how Netflix dropped the ball so badly on blockbuster.

[@canis2020]

I mean really think about it. They deal with a bunch of these things at the same time and Blockbuster just sounds like content filler. Just because it turned out to be fun doesn't mean that they ever planned to get much support. This is their MO.

[@lordtrill7731]

@@canis2020 "fun" is.. being nice

[@dusthymn8187]

@@canis2020 No, they dropped the ball with the Blockbuster ip in general, this idea of a show did not deserve to be filler, but what we got was mediocre so its just a waste of potential if you ask me

[@deathrider7]

The Handler and The 4400. Angel started getting better when Spike showed up.

[@cfreze00]

The 4400 had so much potential

[@TheBlacksuitspider]

Tron: Uprising suffered from the network interfering with the time slot too. Brotherly Love starting the Lawrence Brothers had its episodes aired out of order too. Both of these shows were canceled quickly as well.

[@JonathanMorley]

When I was younger there was a TV series called "FX: the series" based on the movie FX. Several issues that plagued the series was that at the time it aired on TV, special effects were still quite rough, especially for a TV series budget. Also, the whole premise of the series was a dynamic between a NY Detective working with a movie special FX expert to solve crimes. Yet in the first episode of season two the detective was killed off and replaced by another detective character. Since there were only two seasons I own both on DVD and I have noticed that most of the episodes in season two aren't as well written as season one. The worse part is that the last episode of the second season had a depressing storyline and clearly was setting up for a third season that never came.

[@surelythiswasnotused]

American Idol actually killed the Terminator series. The way Fox scheduled American Idol like it was the only program that mattered in its 15 year run was what killed a lot of very promising shows. At numerous points during a season run, Fox scheduled Idol in such a way that it would consume multiple time slots, and existing shows, especially new shows, would get preempted for many weeks or get shuffled to other time slots. It’s well understood in television, except apparently at Fox, that if you don’t give a show a consistent time slot, ratings go down. When ratings of these shows invariably went down instead of recognizing the problem, Fox would cancel them or send them to Friday night to die.

[@Maverick_682]

Oh man, Bloodline had SO much potential. I was hooked after the first episode and then it just flopped. Another one y'all should've mentioned is Mind Hunter. That show was fire. I'm still not sure why it was canceled.

[@Breexbloodlust]

i never got to see mindhunter. Sad bout bloodline

[@vickdinvick5485]

Mind hunter first season is phenomenal... second season é awsome, it wasnt almost nearly perfect as first one.... but awsome television nonetheles... I dont understand why it was cancelled

[@jonanice]

I really liked Profiler -a murder investigative show. That was like 20+ years ago but I still remember it was really sad that it got cancelled

[@StephenLeGresley]

Babylon 5: Crusade. Again a victim of airing out of order and a crappy time slot. This show had so much potential and actually had a years long story arc mapped out but the studio gave up on it almost before it even aired.

[@123haninhk]

Showrunners forget that there are fans from fandom and fanbase. They are more opted for more fanbase where they watch and then don’t talk. The creators only care about ratings. So they refuse to acknowledge fandoms who usually discuss and build communities which in return will bring viewers. They ignore the discussions, theories, and refuse to adapt with the fandom culture. Not all of them are like this, but most of them are, unfortunately. I can think a few of showrunners who refuse to understand what the audience want and put quality over quantity in storytelling

[@michael.471]

Jessica Jones with killing off The Purple Man. I understand why the narrative did this but David Tennant was literally perfect in that role and every scene he was in he stole.

[@hermiona1147]

Im pretty sure that was just following the comics?

[@michael.471]

@@hermiona1147 Fair, but he was still key to what was so enjoyable about the series.

[@AspireAndInspire]

🎶To be fair...🎶 The cancellation of any/all of the Netflix Marvel shows had nothing to do with their quality or performance. The contract between the two companies was expiring, and Disney had plans for their own streaming service, so they didn't want to renew it. Iron Fist and Luke Cage got axed first because they hadn't started production on their 3rd seasons yet (JJ, Daredevil, and Punisher all got to release one more season because they were already mid-production at the time).

[@Jeez001]

They could made him a figment of her imagination for season 2

[@hermiona1147]

@@Jeez001 that's what they did kinda? He does appear in season 2 as a memory

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Don't forget the writers' strike half way thru the second season of Heroes. That's when it really lost it's momentum and never got it back.

[@neilread6888]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, loved the first season but the strike really knocked it back

[@monicarenee7949]

I was trying to figure out why Westworld went downhill after the first one, and now that makes perfect sense. I loved guessing what would happen in season 1, and I don’t think it cheapened it to be able to figure out where it was going. Wish they would have stuck to the original script.

[@ryanbargholz]

Does anybody remember Revolution way back in 2013? Great story takes place 15 years after electricity went out and never came back on. Sadly only 2 seasons, but worth watching. I wondered if how the world is today maybe the writers were too close to letting the plans out. It is scary.

[@michaelahurt]

Loved it. LOVED it. Basically if you have Giancarlo Esposito I'm in. No questions asked

[@vixxyblayze2207]

Santa clarity diet on Netflix was really good leavin us on a cliffhanger 🙄

[@piper998877]

This cancelation always baffled me. They did nothing wrong. Just netflix's weird 3 seasons and your down unless you're truly a megahit.

[@baalwadi]

I keep hoping this show somehow miraculously gets a final season to wrap up the story... 😞

[@autism-is-unstoppable8017]

Yet Velma gets a new season....yikes

[@lordphinix3]

It does? Shit.

[@gilgazack9403]

Blame hate watching

[@daryl772003]

Because all those people who claim to hate it can't stop watching

[@susanalderson8267]

@@gilgazack9403 Gotta keep the reviewers busy somehow, if they run out of things to watch they'll have to go out & find a proper job.

[@jamesianhutchison1165]

Jinkies.

[@56postoffice]

Jonathan Nolan telling fans to stop guessing the plot for *"WestWorld."* Memo to Jonathan: WRITE BETTER SCRIPTS THEN!!

[@horror_hound7019]

Netflix....ya know no streaming service should do weekly releases.

[@jabberwock6]

most streaming service do weekly episodes

[@darth_smooth81]

Disney seems to have the weekly formula perfected with their shows….. Or are you just referring to the fact that they shouldn’t as you want to binge watch everything as it’s released?

[@HamHamSky]

Honestly I liked the Resident Evil one, but I agree that it was basically its own thing with just the names stuck on top. The only thing it had in common with the games was the crazy/silly plot twists further in. Shame they didn't make it it's own thing :(

[@Merylstreep1949]

Fox also seriously screwd the pooch on the Lone Gunmen show, on Fringe and Millenium All good shows seriously messed up by a lackluster network before streaming was a thing and probably would have saved these shows

[@mborok]

I thought Fringe was great and had a satisfying resolution. But even if you didn't find the resolution satisfying, at least it had one, after a respectable number of episodes. It wasn't unceremoniously canceled.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Agreed especially with The Lone Gunmen

[@krikorajemian8524]

Not mentioned: Star Trek Enterprise, which in its fourth and final season finally started to do what the fans had wanted all along, stories exploring the origins of various elements of Trek lore. By the time the quality of the show improved, it had lost too much audience to avoid cancellation.

[@Kindafu]

re: 1899, i think people didn’t "complete” the series because it was a chore to physically watch/squint through each episode. didn’t matter how much i changed image settings, it was too dark. a damned shame.

[@thetradingyogi5415]

I was about to comment the same thing 🤣

[@Wailwulf]

I had no idea that Firefly even existed until a freind showed it to me on DVD. Have watched numerous times and sing along to the Ballad of Jayne.

[@partofthetribe3277]

Yeah the idea to have Blockbuster take place in the present day was dumb they definitely should have made it take place when blockbuster was at it's height

[@Down01986]

Happy! And Dirk Gently: holistic detective agency were two very creative shows that get cancelled to early. Both series tried something new or were really creative in the fight scenes and komedie around. Dirk Gently was a real puzzle to solve from beginning to end. And there was so much mystery in it where you were always guessing what the characters would do. For happy! It was very bizarre to see how some things like trauma can hurt ppl in a way. But it had such a gritty way if storytelling that showed a very cool show where imaginary friends are not that imaginary anymore.

[@jabberwock6]

happy! was a limited series comic

[@beyondu77]

1899 was really good and I'll miss it. Wish we could have seen a season 2.

[@solomongibsoniii4865]

Here's my list: Future Cop (1976, fun, and a sincere application of the science), Robocop TV series (1994, closest in flavor to the first movie), The Nine (1996 drama), V (2006), Alphas (2nd best version of ordinary people with powers, after The 4400), and Continuum (2013).

[@danielthomas7193]

Sarah Connor still hurts. Of the many attempts to make a "Terminator 3", this one was the best. Far better than any of the 4 movies that came after Judgment Day.

[@theholistichomelessguy6293]

I always wanted to see what a 3rd season of Dirk Gently would have looked like. It ended on a cliffhanger

[@ashleyoriley2480]

they arent allowed to say that because landis was cancelled. amazing show

[@glensmith491]

Funny thing is that Westworld the show followed a similar track as Westworld the movie series in terms of story quality. At least from the 10k foot view.

[@motiemo]

West World was so awful after the first season. You don't change the story simply because someone online guessed the ending. 🤦‍♀️

[@cosminmatache6895]

Fate:TheWinxSaga and Legacies were cancelled too early

[@JamieTotal]

The Serenity movie failed at the box office... once again... due to studio bungling. They did a pre-release screening for fans... which had so much interest that they did more pre-release screenings, effectively showing the movie to everyone who was interested before the actual release. Then, the actual release already had all the wind taken out of its sails.

[@karkajouautomaton4882]

I remember Sarah Connor Chronicles was announced by Fox for a Season 3 continuation the January after Season 2 ended (and then "canceled" again a few months later), so lower ratings weren't the main issue. Part of the issue was the showrunners not following the "no more time travel" mandate from the network and studio. But the main issue was that Terminator: Salvation was slated to come out a month after Season 2 ended, and the studio felt like too many Terminator iterations would confuse audiences. Halcyon going bankrupt after its release and canceling its attempt at it starting a 2nd Terminator trilogy didn't help. And a major reason the Friday night time slot is a death slot on Fox (like it was for Firefly) is because shows were often pre-empted by MLB or NFL games, depending on time zone.

[@MiaAngridere]

Re: Twin Peakes. It was never supposed to be about "Who killed Laura Palmer." The network took off with that conceptt, Lynch said "fu" and went to direct "Wild at Heart"... that said, I love it. The sheet music for "Falling" is tattooed on my right shoulder blade.

[@djsosonut]

Damn straight, though Not Fade Away is my favorite tv finale of all time: Angel deserved a sixth season. And Wes should've become the CEO of WR&H; completing his journey as Angel's mirror.

[@matthewcarpenter6202]

The stupid thing about the hate blockbuster gets is that in real life Family Video still had stores all over n were still hanging on by a thread when covid hit.. So the plot being centered around a blockbuster that was still hanging on by a thread to this day made sense but god forbid people hop off the nostalgia train for anything other than superheroes or vampires

[@legionprototype3362]

I was a big fan of the show Revolution. It had a good premise and story telling, from the first season. Then got cancelled halfway through season 2 :(

[@mintomax2]

Netflix did not put Blockbuster out of business, Blockbuster put Blockbuster out of business if you watch the Netflix documentary Blockbuster was on the verge of putting Netflix out of business when the new CEO decided to switch the company focus off the direct to customer market and put the company focus on the high street stores in a time where a bigger percentage of the population day by day was looking for the direct to customer option if Blockbuster had kept there focus on the direct to customer rather than the high street stores its unlikely that Netflix would still be around today and Blockbuster would be the Giant that Netflix is now (even the CEO's of Netflix admit this on the Netflix documentary)

[@amo.mmmpiti6765]

I’m still mad that Netflix cancelled "I’m not okay with this" after one season

[@KarmaNeverTouches]

Mind Hunter It was fantastic and they could have done much more

[@UncleRiley]

I saw a clip of the blockbuster show and I asked why they made that, and now its gone. I asked the same thing when they made that show "Animal Control"

[@reysustaita]

Helix from the Syfy channel. I rewatched it recently and the concept was really good. Hopefully it gets a reboot.

[@gin.gefilms]

That, Siberia, and The River were all great cancelled shows a few years ago. Now it's Raised By Wolves and Altered Carbon for me 😔

[@antney7745]

Was that the one that went from "mystery disease discovered in the (ant?)arctic" to "secret cabal of immortals who are in charge of everything"?

[@reysustaita]

@@antney7745 yup. Same one. Still so many unanswered questions.

[@MsJessProductions]

Freeks n Geeks... Damn, what an iconic cast!

[@wowbobwow37]

Although there were lamentable plot points after the reveal of Laura's killer, but ABC killed Peaks by a) making Lynch & Frost do the reveal and b) moving the show to Saturday nights.

[@stephen3164]

When I heard they were doing a show about the last Blockbuster, I wondered what they would have the show do. It seems even the writers couldn’t figure out what to do with that setting. The show seemed to revolve around the store circling the drain, and even within the show, they couldn’t find value in the store. Setting it in the 90’s would have at least made it more fun, but they would still have needed a plot, not just a setting.

[@balianrhade8745]

Oh, so many mistakes by netflix. Also yeah Angel deserved a 6th season but better to walk out the front door as they did then be thrown out the back!

[@honer777]

Hero’s also suffered from the writers strike (which was important to happen), but many shows suffered Carnival is a show that was cancelled too soon

[@DonaldTubbs]

Titus, Wonderfalls, Hannibal, Studio 60, Breaking In, Fringe, The Lone Gunmen, Powerless, Dilbert

[@RajaReign78]

I’m impressed someone besides me knows about the show Wonderfalls. I bought the series years ago on dvd.

[@RichardServello]

That explains so much about Twin Peaks. I always wondered why it got so bad in season 2

[@perryunicorn1538]

How many shows and movies are going to be ruined by people trying to outdo the fans….it happened with GoT and Star Wars…

[@comancheviperrrr]

I was a huge fan of Heroes. I even watch the reboot in the early 2010s. The reboot suffered from pretty much the same problems of the original. You got it right when you said the first season of Heroes was awesome. The whole hunting of the cheerleader and Siler Story arc was awesome. It was riveting and kept me glued to every episode of that season. Then we started kind of going here in there with a story. Even time travel, and it was just weird. And then they brought the reboot in and that was a dumpster fire from the beginning. Yes, they brought back some of our favorite characters from the original. at the time the reboot of heroes came on, they tried to reboot the Muppets. Bob shows were horrific. But I would rather watch a bunch of puppets than the reboot. The sad thing about heroes is that it was a wonderful premise on paper. That first season show that it could be amazing. if they could have delivered a story are each season the show would have lasted. Give it a season long story arc just like the first season. Different situation maybe bring in some different characters each season and get rid of others. As the time is progressing in the world of heroes. yet writers that are compelling and know how to tell a story. The show still is a great idea. The bottom line is after the first season of the original, the rest of the original show and reboot, or poorly executed.

[@kristynamalikova5399]

I mourn for Warrior Nun, the second season was even better than the first and it had so much potential to next seasons but the Netflix decided beforehand it will be no more. Literally no promo, no pushing on home page, no nothing, released between Crown and Wednesday, and cancelled few weeks later. Such a shame. It had interesting themes, badass action, georgeous cinematography and really intriguing characters.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Tru Calling, The Cape, Dark Angel, Dark Skies, The Pretender, Star Trek T.O.S. should all be on this list.

[@wvu05]

4:04 It also didn't help that a lot of the storylines after revealing the kill were just weird for the sake of being weird (perhaps an inevitable consequence of others trying to replicate what Lynch does, which is weird but has internal logic and consistency). Agreed that _The Return_ was a fitting conclusion to the series.

[@cfreze00]

Arrested Development was before it’s time.

[@kimwatchesstuff]

I'm pretty disappointed that the pandemic managed to mess up the Orville between seasons 2 and 3 so now we won't get anything else for now. I'm also very frustrated and not having any kind of finale or A good story ending for NOS4ATU.

[@galdinopedron]

1899 also suffered a quite plausible plagiarism accusation and Netflix didn't assume it, but for sure didn't help their situation

[@paulakasportsguypaul2212]

Great List i wanted the blockbuster show to work so bad. But not gonna lie shed one lonely tear when he said "im Adam from Whatculture" bringing me back to 2016 & 2017.

[@tomdarko7012]

Was fully expecting The OC killing off Marissa on here

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

Absolutely!

[@joshcasticshow]

Firefly deserved better than what it got.

[@piper998877]

"Julie and the Phantoms" cancellation after one season was Netflix inability to wait out the pandemic a little longer as vaccines hadn't fully taken hold yet--especially since it was produced in Canada. The show was a megahit around the world, won 3 Emmys, and had a hit soundtrack. Any other time, the show would have returned to production within 3 months after the season ended.

[@Draven_X_23]

Binge releases are the only reason I still use Netflix. Otherwise Id just watch normal tv.

[@ratede91]

even enduring the commercials?

[@Draven_X_23]

@ratede91 thats when I run to the bathroom or fridge. Or check my phone.

[@randallpetroelje3913]

Terminator and lost were some of my favorite shows. Resident evil I wanted to check out, but never saw. Still want to see it though.

[@jamalvargas6146]

Tracy Morgan as Early Cuyler Squidbillies Everyone Knows Unknown Hinson was the best VA for Early should've recasted him with a better choice

[@Hogscraper]

I loved Heroes and even overlooked it's issues right up until the carnival nonsense. It jumped so high over the shark it bounced off the moon and crashed into the sun.