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Thu, 10 May 2012 19:54:21
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Not to be confused with the Dragon's Graveyard

Or the Elephants Graveyard

What shows were nixed that you miss?

The new series of V was really good, they only made 2 seasons then cancelled it.

I miss Laura Vanderhoot too. sad

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Following ABC's cancellation of V in May 2011, the fan letter-writing campaign "Project Alice" began writing to Warner Bros. to renew the series on a different network. [42] The campaign initially sought to get the show renewed on TNT, but more recent efforts have also concentrated on the CW Network as well. Both networks are owned by Warner Bros. Television's parent company, Time Warner.


Project Alice has been officially endorsed by executive producers Scott Rosenbaum and Steve Pearlman, writer Gregg Hurwitz; and actors Mark Hildreth, Morena Baccarin, Jane Badler, Laura Vandervoort and Lucas Wolf, each of whom have made videos expressing their support and admiration of their fans' campaign.

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Thu, 10 May 2012 20:09:40
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Deadwood.  I wish they had the chance to complete it

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Thu, 10 May 2012 20:33:12
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bugsonglass said:

Deadwood.  I wish they had the chance to complete it

I think it would be cool to put the cancellation details up too for each show.

Here's Deadwood:

On May 13, 2006, HBO confirmed it had opted not to pick up the options of the actors, which were set to expire on June 11, 2006. This meant that a fourth season with the current cast as it stood was unlikely, though HBO had stressed that the show was not cancelled and talks regarding its future were continuing. The chances of the show returning with its current lineup of cast and crew, however, were limited.


On June 5, 2006, HBO and creator David Milch agreed to make two two-hour television films in place of a fourth season, after Milch declined a short-order of 6 episodes. This was because in the show's original form, each season was only a few weeks in length, with each episode being one day, in the town of Deadwood. The final two-hour format would release these time restraints and allow for a broader narrative to finish off the series.[12]


In an interview on January 13, 2007, David Milch stated that he still intended to finish the two films, if possible.[13] On July 12, 2007, HBO executives admitted that producing the telefilms would be difficult and put the chances of their ever being made at "50–50".[14]


Actor Ian McShane claimed in an interview on October 1, 2007, that the show's sets were due to be dismantled and that the movies would not be made;[15] however he was referring to the show-related set pieces, i.e. front added to the buildings, props, etc., the set as itself, "Melody Ranch", being unchanged at least as of 2010.[16] Actors Jim Beaver and W. Earl Brown commented a day later that they considered the series to be over.[17]


In the March 17, 2009, episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, McShane repeated that 'Deadwood is dead.'[18]


In a January 14, 2011, interview in Esquire, Milch said "I don't know that the last word has been said on the subject ... I still nourish the hope that we're going to get to do a little more work in that area."[19]


In a March 21, 2012, interview, Milch was asked if the movies would ever be produced and replied, "No, I don’t think so. We got really close about a year ago. Never say never, but it doesn’t look that way." [20]

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Fri, 11 May 2012 01:42:33
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I have to mention the Internet's #1 pick for this question

Firefly

14 episodes, it died so young.

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Yodariquo said:
I have to mention the Internet's #1 pick for this question

Firefly


14 episodes, it died so young.

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Fri, 11 May 2012 01:51:15
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V was awesome. Also Flashforward!

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Fri, 11 May 2012 03:03:35
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Too many to name. Sad

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Fri, 11 May 2012 12:36:22
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Yodariquo said:
I have to mention the Internet's #1 pick for this question

Firefly


14 episodes, it died so young.

That might be the only consistently good series Whedon has done. Buffy is all over the place, Dollhouse started off pretty meh then got better before it was canned.

Firefly consists of one two-hour pilot and thirteen one-hour episodes. The series originally aired in the United States on Fox in September 2002. The episodes were aired out of the intended order. Although Whedon had designed the show to run for seven years,[103] low ratings resulted in cancellation by Fox in December 2002 after only 11 of the 14 completed episodes had aired in the United States and Canada.[104] Prior to cancellation, some fans, worried about low ratings, formed the Firefly Immediate Assistance campaign whose goal was to support the production of the show by sending in postcards to Fox. After it was canceled, the campaign worked on getting another network such as UPN to pick up the series. The campaign was unsuccessful in securing the show's continuation

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V was awesome. Also Flashforward!

FlashForward was originally developed at HBO, which sold its option because it thought the show would be a better fit for a broadcast network. After purchasing the series and ordering a pilot ABC picked up FlashForward for thirteen episodes in May 2009.[2] On October 12, 2009, ABC picked up the series for a 22 episode season. Later the same day, it was announced ABC had ordered a further three episodes for a 25 episode first season, which was later adjusted to 24.[3][4][5][6]


On October 21, 2009, it was announced that executive producer Marc Guggenheim would leave ABC's FlashForward. Co-creator and executive producer David S. Goyer stepped in to replace him as showrunner.[7] On February 5, 2010, Goyer announced he would be stepping down as showrunner to focus on feature films and directing. He remained involved with the show, however. Goyer was replaced as showrunner by his wife, Jessika Goyer, along with Lisa Zwerling and Timothy J. Lea.


On May 13, 2010, it was reported that FlashForward would not be renewed for a second season because of the decline of viewers

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Fri, 11 May 2012 17:52:33
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But I guess it lived on through the Archie comics. Actually speaking of comics, these too:

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Fri, 11 May 2012 18:06:13

Lie to Me has probably been my favorite network drama in years. Sadly it got cancelled after its 3rd season. I'd go I to the myriad of reasons of why it was awesome, but I should only need two words. Tim Roth. If you need any other reason you probably aren't cool enough to appreciate the show anyway.

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Fri, 11 May 2012 20:48:34

I'm not sure Human Target was cancelled before its time, but it was cancelled because the second season was made shit.

The first season was a good light boys only action series which later became more interesting when it delved into the main characters past. Then for season 2 the  producer of Chuck came in and fucked everything up. They wanted to expand the audience to women so introduced two new female cast members, one of which was COMPLETELY POINTLESS, like having a lamp as an actress.

It just became messy and sometimes boring then they cancelled it.

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Sat, 12 May 2012 02:46:56
robio said:

Lie to Me has probably been my favorite network drama in years. Sadly it got cancelled after its 3rd season. I'd go I to the myriad of reasons of why it was awesome, but I should only need two words. Tim Roth. If you need any other reason you probably aren't cool enough to appreciate the show anyway.

That's like saying House is awesome because of Hugh Laurie. The statement is 100% true until you actually watch the show.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 02:49:24

Arrested. Development.

I'm ecstatic that it's coming back.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 02:52:04
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Arrested. Development.

I'm ecstatic that it's coming back.



Did it end satisfyingly when it stopped, or did it end without solving anything? Spoiler free if possible. Nyaa

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Thu, 24 May 2012 03:07:41
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The last season was crazy (season 3). Fox shrank their episode order in the middle of the season. There was speculation that it was going to be canceled. There was word that both Showtime and ABC were interested in picking up the show. I think the show's creator kind of got sick of the madness and decided to let the show "end."

So to make a long story longer and answer your question: yes. They did give closure but it definitely felt like material that the writer's probably wanted to hold back. I highly recommend the show.

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Thu, 24 May 2012 15:02:32

I know this wasn't the best thing out there, but it was entertaining enough.

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Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:27:58
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I need Xena to come back

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Thu, 05 Jul 2012 18:26:45

Was it cancelled or did it reach a natural conclusion?

How many seasons did it have?

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Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:20:38
gamingeek said:

Was it cancelled or did it reach a natural conclusion?

How many seasons did it have?

The character of Xena debuted on March 13, 1995, on the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Three episodes featuring Xena, collectively called The Xena Trilogy, initially aired as part of the first season of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,[5] Xena's own series began on September 15, 1995,[6] the series ran for six seasons and 134 episodes until its final episode aired on May 21, 2001. The series won an Emmy Award in 2001, and was ranked in #10 in TV Guide's Top 25 Cult TV Shows of All Time.[7]

They say I'm greedy, but I still want more!

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Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:45:02

Six seasons!

I don't think it counts as prematurely cancelled.

When I look back I cannot quite understand how a cheesefest like Hercules and Xena became the most watched show in America. I used to watch Hercules. Fun for families I guess.

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