Five TV series that were cut down too soon

Whoopi was brilliant.

It was a clever and funny show and it got one season. WTF?

I agree whole-heartedly with MSL, Firefly, and Wonderfalls. It's disappointing that these ridiculously brilliant shows are no more, while others somehow survive.

I wish that the show, "The Days" had a while longer to continue. I think there were only six
episodes, but I really enjoyed them. Another that comes to mind (athough reruns are still
shown), is Futurama. I still don't understand why Fox opted to cancel that and keep "King of the Hill."    

I was absolutely hooked at the time, and not just because of Yancy Butler!

Another show that deserved a better fate was the L&O spin-off, Conviction, from a couple of years ago, and not just because of Julianne Nicholson.

And very recently - our dearly departed Journeyman.

Carnivale.

The series was cancelled before you could find out what happened because it cost way too much to make but the money was well spent. It was beautifully shot and really sucked you in. There have been rumors about a mini-series for years. I can only hope its true.

I've learned since then to not actually watch anything I like for fear it will immeditely get cancelled.

I can't believe they didn't even allow for a wrap-up episode or something for Carnivale.

And an amen from the choir on these great shows that didn't get the audiences and seasons they so richly deserved.

How many seasons of that Paris on a farm crap were there? There's no justice in TV land.

That show would be my number one. It's television perfection, I swear. Never took a wrong turn. The order aside, your top five is my top five. Honorable mention to "Once and Again." I know it lasted three seasons, but it got cut off amid a great gay storyline, and that has always bummed me out.

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I like every show on your list.  I would ad Tru Callin and Joan of Arcadia to it.
Oh, i don't forget my brittish favorites hex and sugar rush!

Drive. Nobody probably heard of this show because Fox did the first 4 episodes in 2 2-hour blocks on a Sunday and Monday then cancelled it after its fifth episode the following Monday. By the time anyone who saw it was able to tell their friends about the show, new viewers were already 4 episodes behind.

But for those of us who saw it, it displayed the trademark mix of drama, action and comedy that are hallmarks of shows produced by Tim Minear (who was also responsible for Wonderfalls and Firefly on your list). It also had some extremely solid performances, especially those of Melanie Lynskey (as a single mom racing for her new baby), Nathan Fillion (searching for his lost wife) and Dylan Baker (as a nebbish man trying to spend time with his daughter before he dies). Lastly, it featured some of the very best and seamless special effects on television that put you right in the midst of the race (and were nominated for an Emmy, which is pretty amazing for a show that only 5 episodes).

You can probably track it down as a Bittorrent stream online (although the creatives won't be paid when you watch it online), but be prepared to be disappointed that it ends just when it starts getting good.

THE CLASS One of the funnest greatest new TV series from 06 that actually did great in the ratings and yet still got dumpt. So wrong.

ENTERPRISE The very last Star Trek TV series that did great in the ratings but got dropt from it's failing network yet the whole series gets the blame. So wrong.

-Nathiest
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i'm gonna give it to Veronica Mars, Joan of Arcadia and Sugar Rush for sure. And from your list Dead Like Me.

 Right now i'm a little blank on other shows but since lots of shows i've liked have been cancelled i'm sure it will come back to me.

Firefly.

I don't even know if I have another answer, b/c I feel so strongly about the fact that Firefly was cancelled. I'm bummed about Dark Angel, but the second season was weak and I'm not surprised it was cancelled... still disappointed by it though... I <3 Max & Original Cindy. I think all the other shows I'm in love with are either still on the air or had a long, beautiful life lol It would have been nice to have at least one more season of "Angel" because it was starting to get back on its feet after the incest weirdness, but I'm at peace with it.

Firefly, however, I'm not at peace with. That needs to return in the form of another movie or something... although things that happened in the movie would make anything feel... empty or something. *shrug*

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I agree with Dead Like Me and Wonderfalls.

On my list i'd also put.

Birds Of Prey
Popular
Hex
Out Of Practice

Each one of them was a jem.

The Populara nd Hex endings left us with no closure

Agree with a bunch already mentioned: Firefly, Dead Like Me, Wonderfalls, Joan of Arcadia, Carnivale. I'll add these:

Miracles - That name makes it sound sappy and sweet. It's not. Miracles is dark, unsettling, ambiguous, and challenging. Skeet Ulrich stars as a man whose job is debunking miracles, and whose job costs him his faith. That's when the real miracles start happening. But as co-star Angus Macfayden tells him, who says God has anything to do with it? 13 episodes. Produced by David Greenwalt, who wrote for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and co-created Angel with Joss Whedon.

The Inside - Another Tim Minear show (Firefly, Wonderfalls, Drive).  Peter Coyote, Rachel Nichols, Adam Baldwin, and Katie Finneran work a special FBI unit that tracks serial killers. Unlike the CSI procedurals, The Inside is psychological drama in Tim Minear's distinctive style. Unfortunately, this one never made it to DVD. 13 episodes.

Profit - Machiavellian plotting in a series where none of the characters are good guys. Dated computer graphics, but otherwise outstanding and wonderfully disturbing. Stars Adrian Pasdar as Jim Profit, whose goal is to take down his employer by any means possible. Also stars Keith Szarabajka, who later played the tortured vampire hunter Holtz in season 3 of Angel. 8 episodes. Another David Greenwalt production.

Max Headroom - Bring back M-M-M-Max! He's only 15 minutes into the future. 15 episodes.

Completely agree with Firefly. Also, Birds of Prey, loved that one! And a long lost favourite of mine: Mr & Mrs Smith - the 90s one with Maria Bello and Scott Bakula. Just the right amounts of action and comedy and mystery without getting too serious. That was such an awesome show!

My friends and I used to love that show.

Dead Like Me and Freaks and Geeks were great too. The other two I didn't see.

Another show that I remember fondly and that only got two seasons is a british show called This Life. It was brilliant and should have gone on for much longer, has anyone else seen that one?

I've gotten sooooo many people hooked on Freaks and Geeks, ha! It is sooo damn good, I lament the loss of it daily, ha. Along with My So Called Life! (Well, and Arrested Development, 3 seasons was not long enough!!!) 

Tho sadly I lent my Freaks and Geeks dvds to someone i went on like one date with and uhhh....it is safe to say i won't be getting it back, because....errr, i'm not calling them ever again, ha.  

sugar rush a bbc show

they had 2 short season that were great but there could have been more.  i know i read the cast was ready for more.

 i loved wonderfalls i think i was one of the 4 people who watched it when it aired on fox.  i was so excited a few years later when i found the dvd.

i also loved freaks and geeks.

i'm not convinced that either wonderfalls or freaks and geeks would have been as good in their second seasons. 

Two seasons was so not enough for this great little show, it's one of the most hilarious things I've ever watched, loved the hot chicks and loved the snark.

I'm not sure why people liked Dead like Me, it was an awful show and couldnt get cancelled fast enough!

The list keeps getting bigger and bigger.

List of hit shows that got cancelled

Birds of Prey

Dead Like Me

Wolf Lake

Enterprise

The Class

Blood Ties

Angel

Coupling

FireFly

These shows where more then just good they where Hits!

-Nathiest
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Wonderfalls was amazing!! I was so sad when they took it off the air. It was awesome. I saw every episode and it always had me laughing hysterically.

 You know what another awesome show was? It lasted two seasons. TRU CALLING. Man, if I rubbed a lamp and I got three wishes, I'd wish for never ending episodes of Tru Calling & Wonderfalls, and then I'd wish to watch it with Laurel Holloman & Leisha Hailey :)