Shows that ended too soon.

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You now, those shows that got cancelled just when they got going? The two I wanted to go on forever are "Kingdom" with Stephan Fry and "Detectorists" starring McKenzie Crook and Toby Jones. Both British shows.

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1. Crime Story. Ran in the 80s

[NoRethugFriends]

2. Hot L Baltimore, Frank's Place, Firefly

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. I was going to add Hot L to the list, but fortunately, I read the list over first.

Brilliant show....ahead of its time.

[NewHendoLib]

3. Two more Brit series - Island at War, and Queen Victoria

[Walleye]

4. I also liked "the Detectorists". There was also a miniseries called "Dancing on the Edge"

It was about a black jazz band in 1930s London. It had John Goodman in a very interesting role. Also another mini series called “The Porter” That I wanted to see more of

[samnsara]

19. Dectorists was good!

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5. Free Country wmstarring Rob Reiner

1978 — 5 episodes

[The Madcap]

6. Police Squad

For those who never saw its short run, this Leslie Nielson comedy in the spirit of Airplane was a real gem. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find complete episodes anywhere.

[DeeDeeNY]

7. Ultraviolet

This show from Poland was riveting. A group of friends connected online solving crimes that have the local police stumped.

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8. WKRP in Cincinnati.

CBS jerked it around the schedule and it never was on sure footing and where people could always find it.

[LessAspin]

9. Whiskey Cavalier

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Deception

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Time after Time

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12. Alcatraz

Journeyman and The Mick

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https://gizmodo.com/why-journeyman-was-a-much-better-show-than-alcatraz-5887147

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16. NeXT

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Next might have been a little ahead of it's time. Watched an episode of the X-Files reboot the other night that dealt with the dangers of AI and that aired eight years ago Rm9sbG93ZXJz

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Dark Skies came out to ride the coattails of the X-Files phenomenon. Which I think actually worked against it because it was never accepted by X-Files fans.

Dark Skies was actually more interesting to me because they incorporated historical events. It was cool too when the DVD was released about a dozen years after it was cancelled. The stars of the show had very fond recollections and were very proud of the show.

[The Blue Flower]

10. Detectorists, Firefly

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11. Quite a few!

I'm sure there are many more that I can't remember.

-- Night Sky
-- People of Earth
-- Lie to Me
-- Eli Stone
-- Counterpart
-- Alpha House

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14. Thanks for the tip on "Lie to Me"

I just watched the first episode. What a great show. It was definitely a little different, which is probably why it didn't last longer.

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15. Does anyone remember "Freaks & Geeks"?

It only had one season in 1999-2000, and got cancelled way too soon.

Created by Paul Feig and produced by Judd Apatow. It had the best young cast who all went on to become stars: Linda Cardellini, John Francis Daly, James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segal, Martin Starr, Busy Philips, Sam Levine. It was smart and funny. Damn!

[LessAspin]

17. Human Target

Almost Human and Human Target 🎯

There's a crap load of shows that were cancelled too soon .. Happy Endings, The B---- in Apartment 23, Better off Ted, American Auto, The Irrational, The Lone Gunmen, Nowhere Man, So Help me Todd, Life on Mars, The Mick, AP Bio .. just to name a few.

[Behind the Aegis]

18. Found. It was a well-written, awesome acting and not a cookie cutter show!

I was actually angry when it was cancelled. Others would be, Better off Ted (which was a scream), Happy Endings (kooky and fun, rewatching it now), and The B---- in Apartment 23 (just rewatched it), My Name is Earl (needed a proper ending!!). The Residence should have been renewed (a fun show). They could have made it into a type of "Knives Out" type of series. The Real O'Neals. Guess there was too much gay in it. The reincarnation of Quantum Leap. Many probably won't know this one, but I think it is still on one of the platforms, but "Smiley" which is a Spanish series. It is really fun! Very gay!

[LessAspin]

20. Time Cop

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Timecop and Sledge Hammer ⚒️

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Once I started down this rabbit 🐰 hole 🕳️ I kept thinking of more and more..

That should do it though

[boonecreek]

21. One from the 60s.

"He and She" with Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentiss, Jack Cassidy, Ken Mars & Hamilton Camp.