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[Kevinstowmarket]

I loved crime traveller! And I liked demons, if phil didn't do the accent and there was a decent title sequence it'd have worked!

[timelord81r]

forgot about flash forward, thanks 1of2 my anger had subsided, id forgotten about it, it seems, but now its back, im still angry about that being canned and the event coming out straight after. still upset!

1of2, on Apr 23 2012, 09:00 PM, said:

and...

timelord81r, on Apr 23 2012, 01:15 PM, said:

Crime traveller (yes! lol)

....I know

I loved it back in the day, chloe was gorgeous and brilliant and ive always thought french was a good leading man, they worked well together and i liked the premise. been a while since ive watched it though.

Kevinstowmarket, on Apr 23 2012, 10:16 PM, said:

I loved crime traveller! And I liked demons, if phil didn't do the accent and there was a decent title sequence it'd have worked!

yer i agree

Edited by timelord81r, 23 April 2012 - 10:48 PM.

[1of2]

  Sorry. I didn't even bother watching it anymore once the cancellation was announced. I should really.

timelord81r, on Apr 23 2012, 11:49 PM, said:

I loved it back in the day, chloe was gorgeous and brilliant and ive always thought french was a good leading man, they worked well together and i liked the premise. been a while since ive watched it though.

Chloe was very surprised when I gave her a Crime Traveller image to sign  

[cunningham1471]

1of2, on Apr 23 2012, 09:00 PM, said:

cunningham1471, on Apr 23 2012, 07:47 AM, said:

Stargate: Universe - I saw the first series and a half of Stargate SG-1 and liked it but never got around to seeing the rest. I never tried the various spin off series which I assume were very similar.

SGU was a spin off. SG-1 was the original tv series, followed by Stargate Atlantis (similar, just a different setting), and then SGU (very different from the previous two)

Thanks for that. By similar I meant set in the same universe and having the same feel, ethos etc. By the time Star Trek: Voyager turned up I was all Star Treked out! Star Trek: DS9 started off similar to the previous series but soon developed it's own identity with the whole Cardassian/Founders vs Federation war. It became a lot darker and almost more grown up. Similar to Babylon 5 at the time.
When I watched the first series of Star Trek: Voyager it was like a step backwards and could so easily have been early SNTG episodes. IMO they realised it wasn't working so brought in Seven of Nine out of desperation to save the show. I gave up quickly on that and didn't bother watching Enterprise as I though ho hum yet another similar Star Trek show.

1of2, on Apr 23 2012, 11:51 PM, said:

timelord81r, on Apr 23 2012, 11:49 PM, said:

I loved it back in the day, chloe was gorgeous and brilliant and ive always thought french was a good leading man, they worked well together and i liked the premise. been a while since ive watched it though.

Chloe was very surprised when I gave her a Crime Traveller image to sign  

But did you tell her ...It's not for me it's for a "friend"?  

Edited by cunningham1471, 24 April 2012 - 06:47 AM.

[TommyT]

I'm not a Whedon fan generally, but I thought Firefly was a fabulous show and a big loss when it was cancelled.
I thought James Woods' LA legal drama Shark was worth more than two series.
Aaron Sorkin's post West Wing series, Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip was a marvellous, gripping series.
And I had a soft spot for the spoof sci-fi series Hyperdrive.

(As an aside, I know that neither Spaced nor Black Books were cancelled, but I could have happily sat through more episodes of both).

[timelord81r]

1of2, on Apr 23 2012, 11:51 PM, said:

  Sorry. I didn't even bother watching it anymore once the cancellation was announced. I should really.

timelord81r, on Apr 23 2012, 11:49 PM, said:

I loved it back in the day, chloe was gorgeous and brilliant and ive always thought french was a good leading man, they worked well together and i liked the premise. been a while since ive watched it though.

Chloe was very surprised when I gave her a Crime Traveller image to sign  

I liked FF, and the last few episodes were really good, I was very angry for some time after it was cxl,

Edited by timelord81r, 24 April 2012 - 09:36 AM.

[cunningham1471]

Kevinstowmarket, on Apr 23 2012, 10:16 PM, said:

I loved crime traveller! And I liked demons, if phil didn't do the accent and there was a decent title sequence it'd have worked!

I think it had far more problems than those two to worry about. Phil's bad accent was made worse because people just love him as Gene Hunt so much. Even if his accent was better people would still be thinking why is he using an accent? Why not employ an American actor?
I think the biggest faults lay in three areas.

1) Humour
Always very hard to do. At times the humour was just so silly it harmed the show.

2) Rubbish demons.
ITV were obviously thinking they could follow Primeval with a hit/popular series if it was slightly similar. Light humour, monster/demon of the week etc. Unfortunately it was on to a hiding because the demons all of which looked like humans couldn't compete with CGI dinosaurs.
The fact for weeks they kept doing trailers saying coming soon "Demons" builds up the anticpation what they will be like. Then you see tghem and they look crap and wasn't scary.

3) Terrible scheduling.
The time slot it had was so bad even if the other two faults hadn't been an issue it was never goig to find an audience.

[carnosoul]

timelord81r, on Apr 23 2012, 01:15 PM, said:

top of my head

space above and beyond
firefly
ROME
chicago code
Boomtown
Odyssey 5
No ordinary family
human target
Arrested Development
star trek enterprise (ok they had4)
Deadwood
V
First wave
Crime traveller (yes! lol)
Spaced (they chose to end though no?)



im sure there are many more though

I really enjoyed First Wave when it was on the scifi channel iam always hoping they release it on dvd  

[GoldenGreen]

Talking of short run series, is Bedlam coming back ? Anyone watch that. I can't remember if it was on Sky Living or Sky 1.

[carnosoul]

GoldenGreen, on Apr 25 2012, 02:26 PM, said:

Talking of short run series, is Bedlam coming back ? Anyone watch that. I can't remember if it was on Sky Living or Sky 1.

It has been renewed for a second series on Sky Living but i think i read it has a totally new cast  

[slaycandy]

FYI I'm supposed to be studying right now but I saw this thread and decided to reply. I think perhaps the fact that I don't want to be studying right now is the reason this wound up sooooo long!

My top 10 "axed before their time" series, in order:

1. Dark Angel -  I really enjoyed the first season, but for me the second season was when it started to pick up; there was more humour in there, I loved the mix of characters, and I just feel that the final 3 eps of the season really set up what could have been a great storyline for a third series. There were lots of things left hanging after the finale, and it was just really irritating as I'd enjoyed the show so much!!

2. Jericho -  the first season took its time to find its feet IMO, but I thoroughly enjoyed the mix of mystery and drama in the post-apocalyptic world. It was a fantastic series. Jericho's second season, being picked up AFTER it had already been cancelled, was just FANTASTIC. Those seven episodes were amazing from start to end. At the end of those 7 eps I was GUTTED that the series wouldn't be coming back. They shot two alternate endings to allow for the possibility of a third season (even if reduced like s2) but CBS didn't pick it up and that SUCKED!

3. Firefly -  'nuff said.

4. Moonlight -  I thoroughly enjoyed the Alex O'Loughlin vampire series. I know a lot of folk compared it to Angel, but the two series were very different and I could argue all day about this! The latter half of the first series was brilliant, the mix of characters, the storylines, etc. all just worked really well. I think it is SUCH a shame it came out in the height of the writers' strike that put a HUGE gap in the series leaving the last 4 episodes to be shown much later. If you ask me, if moonlight had come out a year later - no strike and after the release Twilight when vampire series became popular again - then it would have stuck around for more than 16 eps!

5. Dead Like Me -  DLM was a really dark, edgy comedy that had me literally laughing out loud at some kind of morbid things. The characters were great and it was really well cast - Mandy Patinkin and Callum Blue anyone??? I really enjoyed the direction of the series and the little quirks as we went through it and feel like it could have done with some more time. The straight to DVD movie that they released was NOTHING compared to the original series, it didn't have that same "feel" to it, and left me feeling very unsatisfied, I definitely think another series would have been better than that crappy DVD!

6. Fastlane - Good old McG!!! So, if you're like me and you enjoy mindless action series with some comedy thrown in then you would LOVE fastlane! I thought this was just an amazingly fun series with great banter and some pretty cool effects. The stories were never complicated, but it was great popcorn munching TV! I still can't believe they cancelled this after only one season!

8. Life - Damien Lewis as a cop who'd been wrongly imprisoned and is now free and tracking down the conspiracy that landed him in prison, how could someone not enjoy this? I loved the mix between the MoTW storylines and the conspiracy. The quirky-ness of the characters was great and Damien Lewis, Sarah Shahi and Adam Arkin as the main cast, really, only two seasons? WHY?

9. Kitchen Confidential - This series was hilariously funny IMO, Bradley Cooper was brilliant in it and I loved the antics in the kitchen. I still can't believe that it got so few episodes given how funny it was!

10. Dollhouse - I didn't really enjoy DH when I started watching it. I watched 5 episodes then gave up and said NO, Joss what have you done?? However, I then decided to give it another go and watched 1-11 back to back and fell in love with it and couldn't wait for the finale to air! The twists and turns that DH took were brilliant and just when I was saying "totally saw that coming" something else would happen and I'd be sitting thinking "seriously?". It was a really clever series in the end and despite one or two rocky episodes, if you look at it as a whole it worked really well.

Some others I'm gutted about:
- Human Target - much the same reasons as Fastlane, was a fun action show, and there was more to his past that could have come out
- Legend of the Seeker - two series was no where near enough! I loved the fantasy world they were in and the characters :)
- Wonderfalls - it was a great quirky little comedy series that could have easily lasted longer
- Tru Calling - purely because it was the single-most unsatisfying ending ever!
- Drive - not the world's best storyline but I read the 'plans' for the rest of the series and it could have been quite interesting, I think 6 epsiodes was too quick to let something go!
- The Gates - I blame myself for watching this! BUT I sat through about 6 dull episodes to get to the good bits only to be left on a cliffhanger that would never resolve. Sigh!
- Life Unexpected - mock me for this and die!
- Blood Ties - really enjoyed this little show and I'd enjoyed the books too

[jael001]

yes yes yes to Moonlight (although I only discovered it relatively recently), Life Unexpected was a great little show and I forgot Lie to Me which also didnt go on as long as it should have.

[special child]

Terra Nova. It was a bit silly but still fairly good. Can't believe Falling Skies is still going when TN was so much better. And Dead Set, I'm so sad that it was only a mini series. Could have been so much more :/

[timelord81r]

special child, on Apr 25 2012, 07:32 PM, said:

Terra Nova. It was a bit silly but still fairly good. Can't believe Falling Skies is still going when TN was so much better. And Dead Set, I'm so sad that it was only a mini series. Could have been so much more :/

I liked TN but im not surprised it got canned, its faults were many

FS took me ages to watch, was on my V+ for ages, but when finished I really enjoyed it (although some of its faults are similar to those of TN) but im looking forward to S2

[reddragon]

I agree about Jericho. I thought it was a fantastic series which ended far too soon.

[timelord81r]

reddragon, on Apr 26 2012, 08:08 PM, said:

I agree about Jericho. I thought it was a fantastic series which ended far too soon.

i really liked that also, but never saw s2, i later bought both series for a fiver each but havnt got round to watching, skeet is a good lead

[nosfer2]

I was going to say American Gothic but someone else already said it, so I will say Dungeons & Dragons (the cartoon from the 80s). I loved that show but it got cancelled because of pressure from the "Bible-belt".

[timelord81r]

nosfer2, on Apr 27 2012, 12:32 AM, said:

I was going to say American Gothic but someone else already said it, so I will say Dungeons & Dragons (the cartoon from the 80s). I loved that show but it got cancelled because of pressure from the "Bible-belt".

loads of classic 80s cartoons I love didnt make it past 2 series, postman pat (the new stuff is crap) dogtanian, mask, thundercats, ect ect


millennium is another show, not watched it since it aired but i liked that, need to revisit again, 3 series i think that got

[plushroom]

Reaper, every time I watch the last ep before it was canned I get annoyed. Such a great show with brilliant actors.

[CosmicAvatar]

Oh, so many series mentioned that are close to my heart.  OK, one or two may not have gone anywhere and might have been justifiably cancelled, but it made my pants very sad when they went off the air.  Here we go.

Firefly - although, strangely, I'd rather leave it as it is - gorram near perfect.  At least Serenity gave us some closure.

The Dresden Files -  It started off shakily, mainly because the eps were shown out of order (much like Firefly, funnily enough), but was cancelled just as it was getting into its stride.  However, it got me into the books, for which I am FOREVER grateful, because they are 100% awesome.

G vs E - this was great fun (I squeeed when Richard Brooks turned up on Firefly!).

Brimstone - OK, there are only so many ways you can enter the windows of the soul (so to speak), but I was enjoying it. *sulks*

Tru Calling - not the best series ever, but it got much more interesting when Jason Priestley was added to the mix, so I'll agree with that one.

Human Target - now, this was fab.  Mark Valley, Jackie Earle Haley and Chi McBride were just too cool for words.  Indira Varma could have been a worthy addition; the direction in which they took her character in S2 was a Mistake, IMHO, but they could have recovered, dammit.

Blood Ties - this was going from strength to strength and was rather sexy to boot.  (The books are good too.)

Threshold - I got into it mainly for Brent Spiner, but it had a good premise.  What went wrong?

Mysterious Ways - unlike the X-Files, which used the paranormal to prey on peoples' fears, this approached the whole subject in a very positive manner and was rather sweet.  So sad it didn't last longer.  (Why is this not on DVD? *sniff*)

Strange - A really good spooky series.  Ian Richardson was marvellous in it (rest in peace, sir).

Pushing Daisies - this was adorable.  Another great turn from Chi McBride, who was easily the most watchable person in it.  On the positive side, this freed him up for Human Target.  Oh, wait.. *choke*

Oh, and I know it technically ran for three seasons rather than two, but I was gutted when Lie To Me got the axe.  Loved it.  Grrrrrrrr.

Edited by CosmicAvatar, 28 April 2012 - 08:13 PM.