Top 10 Greatest TV Shows That NEVER Got Finished

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[@HariSeldon913]

No Sarah Connor Chronicles or Stitchers? Terrible list.

[@xenablossom4682]

Swamp Thing (2019)

[@XenonArcher]

the fact you keep making these kinds of lists and never mention the UK (original) version of Utopia is insane to me... it is definitely in the top 5 on this list

[@sugreev2001]

Where is Sneaky Pete? Have you seen just how critically acclaimed it was during its run?

[@davidrule385]

Even though it's an animated show, Close Enough, from Regular Show creator, is one unfinished show I love.

[@fsanders2]

I wish they would bring Mindhunter back for at least one more season. That show is so good.

[@boohankins2993]

It just needed one more season to be complete 😢

[@tystkanin9996]

As of 19 days ago reddit has screenshots of them saying it is coming back for season 3...crossing my fingers that it's true

[@theimpossiblemary]

​@tystkanin9996 I want it back so bad. Jonathan Groff is so talented (on stage or on screen), the quality of the writing is top notch and the series was so well portrayed and directed. A true gem ✨️

[@lacountess]

I actually groaned when I saw it was number one. The show was nailbiting, clever, and had a fantastic cast. On top of it, it had the most accurate portrayal of famous serial killers. My guess why it didn't get a larger audience is that it maybe took too long to get going. Some audience members may have gotten bored in the first couple of episode and stopped watching before the show really got going.

[@boohankins2993]

@@lacountess I was late watching this show. There are just too many programs on streaming that it's hard to find the good from the bad.

[@bastionsea2829]

The show 'Firefly' got a movie, but it didn't create a conclusion, it didn't help that the show didn't even make one season and even that got aired out of order

[@2frelledminds]

The movie wrapped up the story he was trying to tell. It would have been a better, more cohesive story if it had gotten more time to get there.

[@bastionsea2829]

@@2frelledminds it had a full season prepared, the studio created problems There were a lot of stories ready to be told that were never given the time, there's comics that tell more

[@2frelledminds]

@@bastionsea2829 I'm aware of all of that. The movie didn't wrap up everything, but it provided the conclusion to the story he set out to tell.

[@bastionsea2829]

@@2frelledminds it concluded the movie, not Firefly. That's why there are other media,it didn't finish the story

[@bob2shred894]

There is a new season in production I believe

[@anyoldhandle]

The cancelation of HBO Carnivàle 😢 still breaks my heart.

[@Frygidryg85]

True. Second only to Twin Peaks.

[@SCHATTENJAEGGER]

It was the first one that came to my mind when I saw the video title. Not even an honorable mention...

[@nirvanagrrl1]

Same!

[@jasonstab6453]

Can't believe it's not on this list. Absolutely brilliant show

[@trace9657]

Agreed. I have never forgiven HBO for that.

[@Caffeine_Club]

I doubt anyone else is going to mention this one, but there was a fantastic horror comedy series called 'Reaper' (2007) that was on CW for two seasons, featuring Ray Wise as the Devil, and his teenage son and goofball friends are tasked with recovering escaped souls from Hell. It was laugh out loud hilarious with Tyler Labine stealing every scene he was in. Kevin Smith directed the pilot. It deserved a better fate.

[@JS-fe6kh]

We loved reaper!!!

[@kristenlogan2594]

So much agreement. I loved that show.

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

Ah, yes! Now I remember. Mr. Wise had the perfect eyebrows for the job.

[@paultapner2769]

I liked Reaper, but largely for Ray Wise. Who was great in it. Sam Ben and Sock got on my nerves at times. Slacker characters can be done sympathetically. Chuck managed it. But these three I didn't really find that sympathetic.

[@nirvanagrrl1]

Reaper was fantastic!!!!

[@DamienS027]

No even an honorable mention for "Jericho, Lie to Me, or Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles"? But I'm glad you guys at least mentioned Warrior.

[@iJuStDuIt]

"Timeless"

[@BigFella117]

The fact that Pushing Daisies didn’t get another season is a travesty

[@Bintexas]

Very true.

[@kershabeaver3312]

If it was not for that writers strike 2007. That wasn't the only show that suffered

[@kershabeaver3312]

​@Bintexas I love pushing daisies. I was so made when it got canceled. Is it streaming anywhere

[@Bintexas]

@@kershabeaver3312 I dont think it is on streaming. It was so different and unique. Sadly, most viewers seem to prefer formulaic and ordinary. Which is why The Bachelor is in its 40th season or something.

[@kershabeaver3312]

@Bintexas it might work now though. It might have been to ahead of its time in 2007-2008

[@helencharlienellist2281]

Cursed, Almost Human, John Doe, Shadow and Bone, Forever, Jericho, Earth 2, Dark Angel, Pushing Daisies, Constantine, Miracles, Space: Above and Beyond, Dark Skies, American Gothic, oh and don't even get me started on Alphas. If you are going to cancel a series at least give the creators a heads up so they can finish it properly.

[@MatthewWarner-vc5iq]

You were the only person to mention "John Doe"... guess we were the only ones who liked it? I never forgave FOX.

[@virtuitousvampire9371]

What?! Shadow & Bone cancelled!😮

[@carlcofr]

It sounds like FOX killed many of your shows also, mine was Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles

[@Terahnee]

@@carlcofr I did not trust Fox for quite a while. Not long after Firefly there was a very short lived Fox show called Drive that also had Nathan Fillion in it. Basically, I stopped watching any new shows that Fox did until they at least got a second season. Trust issues, man.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

@@Terahnee LOLZ -- funny, I have a listing on the top level which also mentions Drive. Until Castle Nathan Fillion was like Moon Bloodgood. A certain-to-die show. Drive was such a great premise. I used to blame Fox, but, when Dollhouse's numbers were suffering, they did give it a second season. I was the "show guy" on a TV show site at the time, and Dollhouse was one of the shows I edited. I asked people, when it got renewed, why they weren't watching it, and the answers I got were basically "I'm a couch potato. I watched it for a half hour, and couldn't fit it into a niche, so I stopped watching". At that point, I realized -- it's not the network's fault. They have at least some idea what they are doing when they cancel a show. And since that point, I've noted that almost all the Good Stuff has been off the usual beaten paths -- something on Showtime, or HBO, or USA, or FX, or BBC America, or SyFy. Only a few times has anything inventive been on the major nets... because it has to have a lot of couch potatoes, watching, so it's not inventive... they couldn't categorize it inside 30 minutes, so they didn't want to take the time to figure anything out. One of the few exceptions I can think of was Person of Interest, which basically did a bait and switch -- it started out as a "Mary Worth" 'Fix someone's life' show... and turned into an Artificial Intelligence SF show as time passed.

[@kristenlogan2594]

Santa Clarita Diet was brilliant and it was a sad day when I learned it was canceled. I think they should do a movie set like 10 years in the future to complete it and bring the fans a little more justice for the characters.

[@IWantToPetYourDog]

Mr. Ball Legs

[@gui060804]

Man, Pushing Daisies was one of my favorites. I would've loved to have more episodes

[@kershabeaver3312]

Is it streaming anywhere. They can probably do a reboot of the show

[@coreygraves40]

@@kershabeaver3312 It's on Max.

[@LucyLioness100]

That show was such goofy fun

[@gui060804]

@@kershabeaver3312 I've tried many streaming services and haven't found it yet. Let me know if you find something

[@theresabu3000]

It's sweet and wholesome like apple pie. 🥧😋 And Lee Pace is still hot as a dorky pie baker. Though I prefer him in the Hobbit. 🦌

[@crash777burn]

"Angel" (1999) was cancelled after 5 seasons. The 5th season was cancelled on a cliffhanger that would have set up a season 6. They tried to continue it a few years later in comic book form; however, it didn't have the same impact.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Well, it was kind of a cliffhanger. I think it set up the possibility of a season 6 but they still had a certain closure. Season five was all over the place, the first half of it was somewhat surreal, and only with the latter 2/3rds of it did it really gain cohesion. Still good, and it showed Amy Acker's versatility quite well. She did a really great job in Person of Interest, for similar reasons.

[@CrakaBakBlak]

I was obsessed with Angel lol. We never found out if he killed the dragon.

[@Threadwings]

I'd add Dark Matter, Altered Carbon, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

[@pfn]

Yeah, I'm sad about Altered Carbon (though the first season was better than the second).

[@letitbeknown8126]

Dark Crystal for sure

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Dark Matter -- *especially* with that end-of-third-season reveal!! ;-) I liked Killjoys, too, but not enough to have chosen it over Dark Matter, the idiots. With that season 3 end-reveal, that show's fourth season would have been *_so_* damned good!

[@ddsmitty1]

@@pfn yeah, that second season was a bit of a let-down, but i was still looking forward to a third. At least we still have the books, i guess.

[@TwoMarsBars]

Losing Dark Matter hurt! There was so much more in the pipeline for that show.

[@umairahmadkhan3792]

Raised By Wolves is such an underrated gem.... SHould be continued but was unfortunately cancelled

[@danisteffen-translations]

Loved it.

[@tnickknight]

Amen, the best new si fi in ages

[@andibell652]

Deep, epic and sometimes frightening sci-fi. Beautifully made and sadly missed.

[@SPXMAN45]

It's so hard to commit to a show knowing it's likely to get cancelled. So many great unfinished shows.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

That's why I usually watch shows after they're done

[@derekfnord]

@@sarahkinsey5434 Agreed, unless all of my friends are watching a show and I don't want to be left out, or it's a cultural phenomenon and it would be easy to get spoiled. But given the choice, yes, I would definitely rather watch the series after it's finished.

[@joaquimrocha9494]

Shadow and Bone on Netflix... One of the best book adaptations i have ever seen, with the full support of the author and even a cameo from her.

[@rustyrelicsfarm2406]

My Name Is Earl should have gotten its proper ending.

[@traciemullet]

Agreed! My son & I were so upset we didn’t get our closure

[@TheRamfan27]

It may be obscure but I really liked the show Flash Forward with Joseph Fiennes, John Cho and Dominic Monaghan. Wish they would have finished the series.

[@drmusic3641]

ABC handled that show badly. It was on for three months, then off for almost three months, all the while changing it's time slot as well. By the time it came back the audience either had forgotten about it or didnt care anymore. I have the DVD's of the show and still watch it from time to time. Great show!

[@robertcapek2425]

I remember that. It was fabulously weird!

[@Terahnee]

Yup. Watched it again recently. Loved that show.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

I gave it an honorable mention... look at my list elsewhere on the top level. I listed off over a dozen great short-lived or early-terminated shows.

[@ximi712]

Forever will be the best 1st season of a show!! I loved it and was so angry when they cancelled

[@NeverMetTheGuy]

Never had the guts to watch the last two episodes of Pushing Daisies because of it being canceled early... what a spectacular show.

[@19slshaw63]

same here

[@Slayde.Wilson]

Too bad Terminator:Sarah Connor Chronicles got canceled. I loved it

[@LoversLane16]

Yes!!! This and the OA will always hurt to think about!

[@DavidAnderson-m5c]

I'm still having Summer Glau withdrawal symptoms.

[@stefangerber3641]

and with a big cliffhanger:(

[@natural4lifemiss]

Awww man thanks now I'm disappointed all over again 😭

[@carlcofr]

FOX killed many shows.

[@bifa5414]

The fact that original 4400 is not on the list is criminal

[@kathywinn2617]

My choice too!

[@DanBarry851]

Jericho would be on this list for me

[@paultapner2769]

And me

[@frankhenninger7416]

At least it got a truncated 2nd season

[@Hoss1919]

Agreed! It was a great show.

[@andreamccollum3285]

I am with you on this one! So sad that it didn’t actually have an end. That “second season” was a joke.

[@elbarto7420]

It was a great premise. I started watching but stopped when I heard it wasn't concluded. It'd be a great binge watch show if it had been done properly.

[@frodofraggins]

#1 for me is Carnivale. The second season was so good and it ended on a cliffhanger. Hannibal is #2 but it did have a great ending. Rome is #3 but the second season was rushed and disappointing. Westworld's ending was actually fine for me. But I have no idea what they'd try to do with another season.

[@dontbanmebrodontbanme5403]

The problem I had with WestWorld was that it went from a BRILLIANT concept (AI "hosts" that they themselves didn't realize they weren't human) to writing that was done by a 9th grader. It reminded me of Game of Thrones, where, all of a sudden, the writing just got bad. We all know why the writing got bad for GoT. For WestWorld, I don't know. I couldn't get through the 3rd season.

[@desertrose58]

"Lie to Me". Great show with a a fascinating premise that left with several plot lines left dangling.

[@MrsDrJ]

Yes; came here to say this! I'm still not over it!

[@desertrose58]

@@MrsDrJ I started watching it again. Still great the 2nd time around.

[@reginaldjohnson1552]

There is a tv show that should have more seasons: John Doe. It's about an amnesiac with encyclopedic knowledge who assists the Seattle PD, all the while searching for his identity. The show was canceled on cliffhanger, having only one season.

[@markabele8794]

I agree, that show needed more seasons.

[@Terahnee]

No. Joke. I did find an answer to the Digger question online some years back though.

[@mixodorians12]

Mindhunter was a masterpiece. As was Hannibal....though it could get a wee bit flabby.

[@anthonyseabrook]

Mindhunter was amazing

[@david-pb4bi]

Mindhunter was amazing, not sure about Hannibal probably give it another try.

[@theimpossiblemary]

I can't watch Hannibal. I have Sir Anthony Hopkins' version in high esteem and I just can't bring myself to watch it. Mindhunter is one of my favourites of all time. I hope the whispers are true and they give us at least a season three to have some closure.

[@AshPrimeDCFC]

I'll never get over My Name is Earl. A grave injustice.

[@matteframe]

I hope you can get over it someday and continue with your life. There's something to live for!!!

[@andrewschwarz3405]

Many have been mentioned... but to add to and/or supplement the list: - Firefly - Space: Above and Beyond - Millenium - Futurama (I think we're at 3 cancellations? I lost count ;-)) - Jericho - Over There (one of my few non-sci-fi cancelled favorites) - Crusade - Jeremiah - Stargate Universe - Stargate Atlantis (sort of wrapped up... but still had great stories left to tell) - Sherlock (I know... not exactly "cancelled", though Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman are probably too expensive now to do more of them) - Star Trek Enterprise (It finally got good... had a finale that does NOT deserve to be called that)

[@elizabethbaird2132]

For Enterprise, they had a couple of books and the "finale" is even badmouthed by the writer. Not sure it is still considered canon.

[@susanscott8653]

So pleased someone mentioned Enterprise. That finale was...abysmal. 😕

[@Scream358]

I'll never forgive the decision to end Westworld before giving it a proper ending.

[@dietotaku]

tbh westworld sucked after the first season, as far as i'm concerned that was its ending.

[@nosfarratu]

FACTS!!!

[@johnh3611]

Westworld ended 3 times over.

[@pbe6965]

I didn't know it was cancelled after all, they were supposed to do one more season. But it became worse and worse, there was a good plot idea but they couldn't follow through.

[@Scream358]

@pbe6965 I actually like all four seasons. It's just sad that the CEO of Warner Discovery canceled it along with so many great projects. He is completely failing at his job.

[@RawrfearmeXP]

I will never get over Midnight Texas being cancelled after two seasons 😢

[@barbiquearea]

Amazon's The Peripheral was initially renewed after its first season in 2022, but was later announced to be cancelled along with several other Amazon original projects.

[@CrakaBakBlak]

Oh man, I've been waiting for season 2. I had no idea.

[@weust2672]

Great show. Really bummed when it got canceled.

[@kmlameattempt]

The best unfinished show of all time is Freaks and Geeks. I know they did their best, and they still provided a nice finale, and years later they even summarized what they thought happened to the characters, but it doesn't negate the fact that the show was canceled way too soon

[@christinahenneman]

Yes Freaks and Geeks!!! I have watched that 1 season at least 20 times that I can even remember!! I can't believe that it didn't even make the list or mentions....but at least everyone from that show has gone on to have amazing careers!!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@19slshaw63]

I'd like to mention a Lifetime show from 2013-2014 called Witches of East End that ended with a few devastating cliffhangers during the finale episode of season 2 which aired October 2014. Like the one where the rivalry between two handsome witch brothers, Dash and Killian came to a head - after one of them committed a murder and betrayed his innocent brother by using a devious body swapping spell to get out of being incarcerated. The abrupt cancellation of the show sparked a petition drive, but despite the 200,000+ signatures gathered, a 3rd season never happened. Sigh...what a letdown - the show was from a decade ago - yet I still think about it, remembering how compelling and addictive it was..

[@carolinaliguori2013]

I loved Flashforward. They did nor even care to wrap something up.

[@protorhinocerator142]

As soon as they started airing this show I watched the first episode. It was painfully clear to me that the writers had nothing more than the concept and planned to make things up as they went. I dropped it right away. ABC was notorious for this. I got burned watching all of Defying Gravity, just to realize they were never going to tell us what was going on because they didn't know. They were shooting from the hip. Flash Forward was another Defying Gravity to me. Nope. I refused to get invested.

[@derekfnord]

Honorable mention for Twin Peaks, which was canceled before a season 3 could resolve the season 2 cliffhanger. It did get a theatrical-release movie, and much later a third season on Showtime. However, the movie was a prequel, and the third season began twenty-five years after the season 2 cliffhanger, and probably raised as many questions as it answered. Certainly I don't think too many people would be comfortable saying Twin Peaks was ever really "finished." 🙂

[@TheBaltimoreMovieTrailerPark]

Thank you, WatchMojo. Thank you for reminding me why I hate television sometimes. If there’s one thing that irks me more, it’s a TV show that gets cancelled on a cliffhanger. Loose ends, unresolved plots, the works. It makes my blood boil.

[@robpolaris7272]

Southland was one of the most realistic law enforcement shows ever made.

[@WrathOfGrapesN7]

I'll never be over Netflix cancelling the incredible Warrior Nun on that heartbreaking cliffhanger. Shame on them, that show is so unbelievably good.

[@Fey_Fatale]

It's supposed to return as a trilogy of films. Hopefully to give it a good conclusion.

[@MrGorpm]

(10) 0:40 Rome (09) 1:29 Warrior (08) 2:36 Santa Clarita Diet (07) 3:41 My Name Is Earl (06) 4:49 Glow (05) 5:52 The OA (04) 6:57 Pushing Daisies (03) 7:56 Hannibal (02) 9:11 Westworld 10:08 Honourable Mentions (01) 11:25 Mindhunter

[@jamio2089]

thanks!

[@pbe6965]

thanks

[@Brianf1977]

sorry but westworld killed itself by getting too ridiculous

[@celticwolff5429]

HBO also canceled Carnivale. NBC's Midnight, Texas and CBS's Jericho could also be on the list.

[@IndianaMiller82]

What about Quantum Leap? Leaving the show on a cliffhanger with both Addison and Ben somehow leaping together.

[@hotram1]

I was so incredibly disappointed when Netflix cancelled The OA. That show was so original and unique, they should have filmed all 5 seasons.

[@evanavis7523]

Terminator- The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I was sure it would be on the list. By the end of its 2nd season it was one of the best dramas on TV and then POOF!

[@jasonc5085]

Too bad Jericho wasn't mentioned, that show deserved to go the distance...

[@moviegeek8586]

I agree they probably didn’t mention it because they continued the series as a comic

[@magckbkchallenge]

Tru Calling deserves a mention. That show was getting good and interesting when they cancelled it.

[@texas2step266]

"The Riches" was great, and we were left hanging at a very pivotal moment in the story. The cancellation of the 2009 remake of the 1983 miniseries "V" was also a darn shame. They closed the last season with a series of events that had me saying "holy sh*t!" every few minutes, and then it never came back.

[@PJWestfield]

Notice how many shows, like The Riches, get cancelled because of Hollywood strikes? The studios/networks shoot themselves in the foot every damn time and leave us viewers wanting more.

[@texas2step266]

@@PJWestfield Egg-zackly. They It would be nice if they actually gave a damn about the viewers. You'd think the writers and producers would want us enjoying what they create, and appreciate our feedback. Oh well.

[@nirvanagrrl1]

I'm so glad someone said "The Riches"! That show was phenomenal and I'm so mad it was cancelled.

[@texas2step266]

@@nirvanagrrl1 Egg-zackly. I rarely get attached to a TV show, but "The Riches" was original, had a clever and engaging story line, and unique characters played by an amazing cast. I was so mad that it was canceled - at such a critical point in the story - that I could have spit. It is the only show that ever inspired me to write to the producers, asking them to bring it back.

[@sakuraumiyuki]

Constantine should’ve had more seasons!

[@Hhammer]

Pushing Daisies is goat level

[@sandib1459]

I really missed Almost Human. I was totally committed to it and felt betrayed when it was cancelled. Also Witches of Eastwick. That hurt too.

[@deborah393]

Flash Forward. The BBC series "Copper". The Israeli series "Hit and Run." "Life," starring Damien Lewis. "Counterpart" had a season two ending that worked as a series ending, but there were plans for a third season that never came to fruition.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Yeah, Counterpart was good, but it doesn't belong here because it was a nominal ending even though it left a third season open. But Flash Forward, I gave an honorable mention to. ;-)

[@melissadana7829]

God I am STILL mad at the shoddy wrap up they did on "Life" due to the cancellation. "Counterpart" was also disappointing but not infuriating like "Life" was. Both JK Simmons and Damian Lewis deserved way better than their series got!

[@shadai2929]

I loved Life, it was very original.

[@a.h.2821]

@a.h.2821 1 sekundę temu Actually, FlashForward was never prematurely cancelled. Since the very begiining it was planned as a single season adaptation of a single novel. And they did it. Do you really want them to push it in to more seasons with no source material? And destroy that great series just like they did with Game of Thrones when source material got over?

[@deborah393]

@@a.h.2821 Oh, wow, really? I must have REALLY not gotten what was going on then!

[@DarkLorde]

One of my favorite shows ended on a cliffhanger and in my opinion deserved another season at least. That show was Stargate Universe. It took that whole franchise in directions it has never done before and got canceled when Syfy decided to move away from Sci-fi and put on WWE.

[@therubyminecart5291]

Stargate Universe? That sounds interesting

[@DarkLorde]

@therubyminecart5291 It was different from the other Stargate series that preceeded it. It does help to have knowledge of the other shows before diving into it tho.

[@klank75]

Loved the whole Stargate franchise. SGU had a great cast and story line. The Destiny is one the best looking ships across all Sci-Fi, IMO. If there ever is another Stargate series, I am hoping they tie SGU into it.

[@Terahnee]

Poor Eli...

[@slick-ui3fi]

Loved that show too. IMO best SG.

[@Fey_Fatale]

Shadow & Bone, Constantine, American Gods, The Bastard Son of the Devil Himself, Crazyhead, Dollhouse, Utopia, Rebel, The Nevers, Fate: The Winx Saga, Witches of East End, The Shannara Chronicles, Agent Carter, and Motherland: Fort Salem. I know that last one sort of got a conclusion, but it deserved more!

[@CybeleCotter]

I also miss The Santa Clarita Diet.

[@bellaknightR597]

That cancelation pissed me off. It left us on an insane cliffhanger

[@sharebear421]

Firefly always and forever

[@amyhammerschlag]

I’m shocked Carnivale wasn’t on this list!!!

[@2frelledminds]

It had a satisfying ending, if you ignore the final scene of the corn field dying, which is really best.

[@nirvanagrrl1]

I agree! It's never recognized. 😭

[@amyhammerschlag]

@@nirvanagrrl1 SUCH a good show. I keep making people watch it. Clancy Brown is so amazing in it. I was so let down by the ending but they never got a chance to redeem themselves.

[@VideoHostSite]

@@2frelledminds This. The "Cornfield" thing not only violated every single rule they'd established for their universe, but it also made the entire series irrelevant. It basically killed the entire series.

[@CantWeJustGetAlong]

Was such a shocker finding out this wasn't coming back!!!! I don't care what anyone says, Carnivale was one of the best shows of all time!

[@joshXnovak1]

Sad that Kyle XY didn’t even get an honorable mention

[@gastronautadf]

Jessica Jones is one that had me puzzled. It was so strong!!

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Well, that whole chain was nominally killed by Disney when they acquired Marvel. When the contract to do those shows was up, Disney declined to renew them.

[@maryjennings4913]

Scorpion, like The Glades, also ended their season 4 on a cliffhanger and then got canceled!!!

[@Gallythea]

I really wanted to see Almost Human. And a real serie Firefly. Bot serie were destroyed by Fox before it could have its chance.

[@JS-fe6kh]

Yes!

[@AbigailLucas-Payne1983]

My list is: The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, The Invisible Man (Vincent Ventresca), seaQuest, The Chronicle, Dark Matter, Stargate: Atlantis, The Pretender, John Doe, and Zoo.

[@ernestgreen9809]

Yes to invisible Man! Sci-Fi not SyFy cancelled a some good shows back then and replaced them with repeats of bad ones. But, at least Farscape got a chance to conclude with the Peacekeeper Wars

[@elizabethbaird2132]

Oh, seaQuest. SeaQuest just kept getting worse though. I love that show, but the first season was the best. They did too much alien, "extra" on the 2nd season and then went completely political on the third. Zoo was good even with the turn away from the book. I like both the book and the show, including their differences and the path they took there.

[@AbigailLucas-Payne1983]

@@elizabethbaird2132 seaQuest was the best at it's first season, there were a few episodes that I liked about the second, and the third made me sad with the direction of the show. I was also angry about how under utilized Darwin became. Also, between season two and three, the UEO had ten years to build a few more submarines and yet they spent those ten years looking for ONE boat. Speaks to inefficiency there.

[@Trvler7]

Jericho! Man, do I miss that show. Even you guys forgot about it

[@princessem1981]

I don't get how this isn't even an honorable mention. Jericho should have topped the list.

[@Toledotourbillion]

There's also "Raised by Wolves" by Ridley Scott and also "Almost Human" starring Karl Urban.

[@nettaboyar9870]

Netflix shows that have to be continued: Shadow & Bone (at least they have to make a Crows spin-off), Spinning out, Tiny Pretty Things

[@TheChiefpokishi]

Here are a few that I personally loved and was devastated about their cancellation. 1. Marco Polo - I was so into this series. I was so mad at Netflix I ended my subscription for nearly 2 years. I know it was overall a lukewarm series among audiences (or at least that's what I read) but I enjoyed it so much. Admittedly season 2 was a bit underwhelming considering it had too many plots going on at once but that cliffhanger had me hooked for season 3. 2. The 4400 - For 4 seasons, the show built up this future event (known as "The Cataclysm") and then gets cancelled with no conclusion. Man that was a gut punch. Yet again, a series ends on a cliffhanger and yet again it got everyone excited for the next season. The fact they attempted to reboot the series was pretty much a slap in the face to us the viewers as if the network figured, "hey, we know you loved this show and was sad we took it away, so let's remake it, only worse, and try to get you back watching it again." 3. No Ordinary Family - What can I say? I'm a sucker for a show about people with superpowers being dropped into the real world. It was a family show and leaned more into comedic sitcom territory than other programs but hey, it gave it a certain charm. Any show ending after one season is not good but I would have loved one more just to see how they intended to progress. Probably evil corperation/organization taking over the world/government per usual but it looked like fun.

[@ruralstar]

2007's Journeyman was just getting interesting. The writer's strike and NBC's lackluster promotion left it languishing. It was an engaging take on the scifi trope of time travel-and a much better vehicle for Kevin McKidd's talents than Owen on Grey's Anatomy. The latter a fascinating character turned into a caricature in a long overdrawn melodrama. Another NBC property Revolution got two seasons and left us all dangling at the end. A bit convoluted but so worth the energy. Billy Burke lead a terrific cast on a wild ride.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

I am with you on Journeyman, but Revolution was an abortion that should never have been made -- given the name talent involved, they should both be ashamed they did it. The main character I referred to as "Katniss Swann", because she had all the brains of Bella Swann from Twilight, but was supposed to be some Katniss-like badass. Everything bad happened because she -- as well as everyone else -- was a freaking idiot.** Then there was the episode -- supposedly 10+ years from now, at a supposedly dilapidated amusement park ... where everything had a *glaringly* fresh coat of paint. 😕 Then there was the absolute lack of bodies all over the place. There would have been skeletons in any abandoned space, as people crawled in to die from starvation or exposure or other unpleasantness like serious injuries.... and yet you never ever saw any. === ** yes, it was absolutely the idiot plot from the get-go -- the only reason the plot advanced is that every single person involved was a first-rate moron... The time right after that collapse should have had lots and lots of death, and only the fairly sensible, crafty, and amazingly lucky would survive. And the amazingly lucky types would die off in the hard times that followed, leaving mostly very sensible and crafty people. So, it starts off with her brother finding an abandoned RV, and climbing into it like a total moron -- because it is basically a perfect CAVE for a wild animal, a pack of dogs, whatever. Anyone still alive after 10 y would be wary of going into it. But no, it made for a stupid melodramatic scene where her brother could have a serious _allergy_ attack. Right. Then there was the scene later on in the same ep (or perhaps the next one) where her uncle was inclined to kill someone he knew was dangerous to them... but she demands he not do so -- thus demonstrating that she is Bella Swan and not Katniss, who could be ruthless if she needed to be -- and so he does not. And said asshole comes back to add melodrama, again, as he tries to kill them. She is not written as a character who is the product of ten years of hard survival, she is written as a modern teenaged girl with overly civilized squeamishness. I gave it five eps -- and turned it off in disgust during the fifth as the latest ridiculous stupidity happened. ;-) NOT saying you can't like it. Just that it is not a great show, for very concrete reasons. I'm betting you were very young when you watched it.

[@ruralstar]

@@nickbrutanna9973 No I was a grown adult. I enjoyed Revolution for the adventure. The plots had their issues but I still enjoyed the ride.

[@semperfiyorkies]

The fact that Prodigal Son isn’t on this list is criminal.

[@IWantToPetYourDog]

Prodigal Son was so good!

[@eugeniapatroncosta920]

'My Name is Earl' deserved a proper ending. I'm saying because I'm a Alvin and the Chimpunks' fan, and Jason Lee deserved a better opportunity.

[@OGxMINI]

It’s been 10 years and I’m just as pissed now as I was then that The Glades ended on that cliffhanger.

[@bknsty14]

Happy Endings. Most underrated sitcom in the last 20 years.

[@CemKalyoncu]

Dirk Gently was one that would fit this list. It was incredible. I will never forget holistic actor Mona Wilder.

[@Fey_Fatale]

It's based on a book by Douglas Adams who also wrote Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy!

[@CemKalyoncu]

@@Fey_Fatale Yes. I read all his books. And the series captures the essence of the books so nicely.

[@The_Tisch]

Yes! Thank you!

[@Carlos_Sutton]

Its sad that nobody remembers Moonlight, it had only 1 season and it left with such a cliffhanger

[@jbizzo2125]

Oh yeah loved that show

[@shdwlrk]

I was just thinking about Moonlight!

[@michaelelsy2209]

This is why I hate getting invested in a series. If I could make it Law any TV company cancelling a show has to tie up all the loose ends at the end.

[@shdwlrk]

Moonlight, The Gates, Black Box, and Body of Proof were shows that were canceled too soon and didn't get a proper ending. Moonlight and The Gates especially ended on cliffhangers. Also: Dirty, Sexy Money, SportsNight, and 666 Park Avenue

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Sports Night. Yup. THAT was a great show.

[@priscilabee583]

Netflix's ' 'The Society' season 1 was so good. what angers me is why end on a cliffhanger if you aren't sure you are renewing 😭

[@alanlee3236]

Prime's Peripherals not renewing was exceptionally egregious.

[@tystkanin9996]

I don't understand how Carnivale is never on these lists

[@MsTonya417]

Loved SouthLAnd,hated we never got to see what happened to John Cooper. Although I believe that a one point, in an interview, Michael Cudlitz said Cooper would have survived. But to end like that without seeing the resolution is frustrating

[@jamesmcpherson1590]

That crotch kick for cancelling My Name Is Earl is one of the funniest things I have ever seen, haha!

[@danielmitchell6940]

Netflix The Order cancelled after 2 seasons, Starz cancelled Camelot after 2 seasons, The witches of east End needed more seasons.

[@CrakaBakBlak]

Starz fkd Camelot up by putting it on the same time as Game of Thrones.

[@butlerwm]

Journeyman; the 2007 series that only made it half way through the season before the writers' strike killed it. Kevin McKidd (hot off the heals of HBO's Rome) and Moon Bloodgood were time travelers who changed history to save people close to them. We never got more than the original 13 episodes in the season's first half. Sad...really sad.

[@jl7044]

I will add Forever (2014-2015) to the list. Still not happy it was cancelled after 1 season!

[@MaulJay79]

Netflix’s The Society still bums me out. Showed had hella potential. It got renewed for a second season, but due to Covid it was cancelled. I guess the young stars simply moved on to other projects 😔

[@badguy83]

No Firefly?!?!?!

[@donaldmacarthur]

Did you hear the intro? Shows that got revival series or movies to help give closure, whether we feel it was enough, were being left out.

[@pfn]

Here's a BBC one-- The Fades. Only got one season but SO wanted to see more. Thankfully, lots of the main cast have moved on to bigger and better. :)

[@eleanornelson5810]

“Surface”, Jericho”, “Dark Matter”, and “Helix” should have been finished!

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Yeah, Dark Matter was awesome, especially that S3 ending!! BTW you should put (2015) after it: Dark Matter(2015), as there is a show on Netflix by the same name right now.

[@duchessliz2415]

For me it was Tru Calling and Men in Trees. I loved those shows and wanted to cry when they both got canceled. And I'm aging myself by mentioning them both since they were both shows from the 2000's (I was a teen when they got cancelled...).

[@yermomdotcom1]

The 4400 was an awesome show that reached a fever pitch, then got canceled. I think it was rebooted, which is ridiculous. Why reboot a show that got canceled the first time around?

[@ff3player]

The 4400 got canceled due to the 2007-08 Writers Guild of America strike

[@ernestgreen9809]

I was hoping that they continued the story of the original instead of try to re-tell it.

[@DJGamingSmash]

Santa Clarita Diet hurts the most for me out of all of these, though I can think of SO many. I loved a lot of these. Mindhunter was also excellent but I feel like it's ending was actually satisfying.

[@beaudure01]

Being a little older, my first choice for this list would be Soap. Ended on a cliffhanger.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

Yes, but that is a very Soap-like ending, so "fitting" 😀

[@beaudure01]

@@nickbrutanna9973 Fair point!

[@johnjames4834]

yes and taxi

[@jenniferdewacker5293]

Kyle XY on abc family back in the day and Alcatraz on fox. Two very good shows that left me screaming when I heard they were canceled

[@ivaaancaavs]

We deserve My Name Is Earl final season

[@BrianWhiting]

Santa Clarita Diet was my favorite show and I still to this day hate that it was cancelled without it being finished. I was hoping for the next season to expand on the story even more. Glow...Glow...I just hate that they ended something that was fun for me that early but we kept that other wrestling show that came on later. Like seriously?! You had a series that was getting people hyped for wrestling and drama all in one. The actors were great and even was a good thing for the actual GLOW wrestling company. It worked both ways to bring about interaction for two different platforms.

[@CybeleCotter]

I forgot about Mindhunter... it was terrific!

[@whatshowruwatching5331]

My list: The Wilds, Still Star Crossed, Shadow and Bone, Kyle XY, Y the Last Man, V (2009), Revolution, Angel, Agent Carter, Flashforward, Limitless, Teen titans, Heroes, Firefly, Powerless

[@a.h.2821]

Actually, FlashForward was never prematurely cancelled. Since the very begiining it was planned as a single season adaptation of a single novel. And they did it. Do you really want them to push it in to more seasons with no source material? And destroy that great series just like they did with Game of Thrones when source material got over?

[@tylergoodman3560]

I wish My name is Earl had continued; I loved that show. 😢🎉

[@CondemnedToBeMe]

it was something special and very very unique

[@thecomicalheathen9459]

Fun list! Here are two of my favorite sitcoms, both of them unexpectedly canceled and so they both ended on cliffhangers: SOAP and WKRP in CINCINNATI :)

[@laine333]

You didn't mention Freaks and Geeks or My So-Called Life? Whaaaaaat???

[@shawnuel]

Freaks and Geeks knew they were canceled early enough to put together an ending for the show.

[@mathboy8188]

My So-Called Life? That was actually the first one that came to mind for me too... as did the fact that they wouldn't include it for being waaaay too old. Besides, one season is perfect - a well told snapshot of teen life. Some shows really suffer from being renewed.

[@Nuclear_man24]

The fact that The Society didn’t even get an honorable mention is a crime!

[@michellerindal8836]

Agent Carter, CBS canceled it after two sessions

[@joebussen5034]

Canceled because it was bad.

[@nickbrutanna9973]

@@joebussen5034 Agreed, it was the kind of thing Marvel has been doing since Endgame -- wokist dreck, with zero comprehension of the actuality of gender roles through time. According to these fools, women's lib began in the 1960s, and it was only things like NOW that saved women from the Dark Ages of male oppression. If you were actually paying attention, you noted long before that women first started getting out of the kitchen in the 1930s and through until the very end of the 1940s -- you can see a difference in how women were depicted between 1947 and 1949, if you were paying attention -- look at two movies: That Way With Women and Mother Is A Freshman. With 1947, and TWwW, the female lead is strong, forceful, and in charge of her ailing father's health and well-being. With 1949 and MIaF, they are pushing women back into the kitchen, depicting them all as helpless things needing a manly man. And anyone that claims women were generally depicted as helpless before that -- Barbara Stanwyck, Mae West, Katherine Hepburn, Rosaline Russell, and Bette Davis ALL beg to differ with you -- as does Ma Kettle. The period from 1949 to the early 1960s was the outlier for post WWI.

[@nicknicolaus]

My favorites were V, Flash Forward, Almost Human, Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Defiance.

[@summertime6785]

I have one for you: The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated Series.

[@roehlanobriones3179]

Hell, yeah!