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Spinoff: Cancelled shows you can't believe weren't picked up by another network
Posted on 2/5/21 at 9:58 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 9:58 am
Prompted by the Last Man on Earth thread.
I nominate Trial & Error, a WB production that aired on NBC. It was a mockumentary sitcom parodying true crime documentaries in a limited series format. The cast was good and the guest stars (John Lithgow S1, Kristin Chenoweth S2) put it over the top.
After NBC declined the S3 option, it got shopped but not picked up. Would have been a perfect fit for Netflix, still can't believe they passed.
I nominate Trial & Error, a WB production that aired on NBC. It was a mockumentary sitcom parodying true crime documentaries in a limited series format. The cast was good and the guest stars (John Lithgow S1, Kristin Chenoweth S2) put it over the top.
After NBC declined the S3 option, it got shopped but not picked up. Would have been a perfect fit for Netflix, still can't believe they passed.
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Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:06 am to Muthsera
I wish the streaming thing had been more of a thing when Almost Human aired.
That should have been a great show with Karl Urban. Fox strikes again.
That should have been a great show with Karl Urban. Fox strikes again.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:24 am to Muthsera
If it had been cancelled today, I promise you Firefly would be picked up by Netflix or HBO.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:37 am to Muthsera
Arrested Development. Glad it's on Netflix but the seasons Netflix made were atrocious x years after it was pulled
This post was edited on 2/5/21 at 10:38 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:37 am to Muthsera
Not that I can't believe it, because it came out when networks were busy cancelling shows left and right, but American Gothic back in the 90s was stellar programming that would be beloved today.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:41 am to Muthsera
Wayward Pines
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:47 am to Muthsera
Firefly was too good for Fox. Fox loves it’s Sunday NFL and MLB packages, for good reason, but so much so that they often preempt their lineups if games run late. Really unfair to new shows without established audiences.
Firefly would have thrived on WB back in 2002.
Firefly would have thrived on WB back in 2002.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:49 am to Muthsera
Larry King never understood why Seinfeld didn’t get picked up after it got canceled by NBC.
This post was edited on 2/5/21 at 10:51 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:49 am to Muthsera
Happy Endings
Show was hilarious. frick you, ABC!
Show was hilarious. frick you, ABC!
Posted on 2/5/21 at 10:56 am to Muthsera
Swingtown on CBS should've been an HBO series
Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 was seriously under the radar, IMO.
Emergence on ABC screams Fox, but no dice, unfortuately.
Don't Trust the B in Apartment 23 was seriously under the radar, IMO.
Emergence on ABC screams Fox, but no dice, unfortuately.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:01 am to Muthsera
Off the top of my head, besides a few already mentioned:
Reaper
Pushing Daisies
Dark Matter
Reaper
Pushing Daisies
Dark Matter
This post was edited on 2/5/21 at 11:02 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:01 am to Muthsera
Freaks & Geeks would have done well on Netflix
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:04 am to Muthsera
The Adam West Batman ABC series was still getting decent ratings and NBC was about to sign a deal to broadcast the next season. But Dozier had neglected to tell the production company that he was trying to make a deal and they had already destroyed hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of Batcave and other sets. NBC wasn't going to front the additional production costs and Batman died a quick death.
This post was edited on 2/5/21 at 11:06 am
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:04 am to Muthsera
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:08 am to Muthsera
Carnivale
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:12 am to Muthsera
Hannibal. We deserved more than 3 seasons.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 11:29 am to Muthsera
Terriers
Posted on 2/5/21 at 12:10 pm to Muthsera
In the recent boat, I was surprised Vinyl didn't atleast get the green light for a second season.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 12:28 pm to Muthsera
quote:
Spinoff: Cancelled shows you can't believe weren't picked up by another network
I really enjoyed the crisp dialogue and wit of Sports Night back when I actually watched network TV.
Posted on 2/5/21 at 1:12 pm to Muthsera
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