Firefly. Upset now and for forever.
Yeah me too… but knowing how Josh Whedon operates, fuck Josh Whedon
I still rewatch the series and movie every few years and get pissed off at the end all over again.
came to say its still firefly. Just watching serenity and I have not since it came out. Even bought the blue ray and did not watch it at the time. I have to say I like it a bit more. I think I was so sad at all the plot lines I could see them snip at the time that it just sorta depressed me when I watched it in the theater.
Mindhunter on Netflix
Truely criminal
Netflix cancelling KAOS after one season.
they cancelled blood of zeus, because they dint want to continue the series, it was meant to go on for another 3 seasons. also heard netflix made any showrunners from cancelled shows legally unable to go to another network to continue the series.
Santa Clarita Diet. I just liked the characters, the actors have some real strong performances, and the plot was going down some interesting paths with the society of zombie hunters.
Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I'm not a big Terminator-head, only seen half of the movies, but that was the version of Terminator I really got into.
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The decision to end the show by having John jump into the post-apocalyptic future was wild, from a production standpoint. You have this show that's in permanent danger of being cancelled and you go "What if we set up our ending so the next season is guaranteed to blow the budget because we can't just film in present-day California any more?" It was a great hook, but I wonder whether they could have gotten a third season if they'd presented a smaller target.
I loved this show! But the abrupt "ending" just left so many plot points unanswered that I can't rewatch it at all, because I get disappointed. The acting was quite impressive, especially Lena Hedley (Sarah Connor), who went on to play Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones
A lot of great performances, absolutely. And the long-form presentation is really what gave Summer Glau room to do the kind of "robot becomes human" work that is not really possible in the movies.
I agree that the ending is kind of too specific to be satisfying. I don't mind ambiguous or open endings that leave you wondering (maybe forever) what will come next, but the ending we got told us too much and not enough at the same time.
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I feel like cutting the episode slightly early would have worked better if they wanted to craft a "maybe we'll get a season 3, maybe this is the end" situation. If the cliffhanger was "Will John stay in the present or jump into the future?" and the show got cancelled there, there's nothing promised about where this story is headed and the possibilities for what adventures come next are basically endless. Instead, the show told us exactly what direction the story was going in and then ... didn't do it. That's worse to me.
The forever answer to this is Firefly.
But as for others: Babylon 5, Threshold, Black Books.
I don't think Black Books was cancelled as such, I just think Dylan Moran was done.
Are we not counting cancellations by the writers?
You have to admit, Bab5 had a great run and the last season didn't hold the appeal of the first 4.
The fifth season was good half way through, that's when they didn't renew the contract for a (much more expensive) sixth season, and Stracinsky suddenly had to wrap the story up.
My name is Earl. One more season and it could have been perfect.
Westworld. It was the final sason, had already been renewed, was already in pre-production, and they paid all the actors. But new management trashed it for a tax writeoff
Cowboy Bebop, the live action one.
I know that a lot of teh fans of the original anime series hated it, but I never liked that and really enjoyed the live action one.
Also Star Trek: Prodigy.
Carnivàle was the first time I was hurt by a cancellation. It is still the hurtest hurt.
Much less a cancellation and more of a "setup and abandoned".
Season 1 of Picard setup a new and interesting crew for a spin off series. Never happened.
Season 3 of Picard did so again, but it also looks like nothing will come of it.
Picard, what a shit show. 3 completely disconnected seasons with 3 completely separate agendas. It's the only show I can say "just watch season 3, you'll be fine".
Yep. I still don't understand how they thought it'd be a good idea to remake Battlestar Galactica 1984 in season 2.
picard was just a bad series overall, not as bad as STD, but was pretty bad. and snw tries to rectify that, but it still not a good show.
The Patriot on prime it's the best show nobody's watched. Black Summer on netflix was a sensational zombie show they really shouldn't have cancelled
Just Patriot, The Patriot is that Mel Gibson movie people think I'm talking about when I tell them they need to watch Patriot immediately.
Perpetual Grace LTD was pretty good too, probably saw less views because it was exclusive to another premium channel no one cared enough to pay for.
Ahhhh thanks didn't realise
I started Black Summer because they were short and I was bored, but soon became hooked and binged all of them. Excellent stories in a crowded genre.
Yep gutted that it was chopped
Rings of Power .... how the fuck has it not happened, yet?
Wheel of Time. Incredible story that I've read and reread since I was a child, combined with a stellar cast and some minor changes to have better LGBTQ rep. It got really good and then they axed it.
I really wish we could enact a law or something that said "if you want to take on an established series, you have to finish it"
Maybe we could start with "if you want to take on an established series, you have to use the actual story, not your fanfic of it"
Almost Human
Karl Urban and Michael Ealy made a great pair.
Farscape
One more season instead if the 2 part TV movie we got trying to hastily wrap it all up.
Came here to say Almost Human if nobody else did.
It still makes me irrationally angry.
Didn't Farscape S05 plan to explore the Nebari more if it happened?
That sounds familiar but just a wrap up season would have been nice.
I feel like I’m beating a dead horse about this now, but Scavenger’s Reign and Infinity Train.
Rome
It was game of thrones, before game of thrones.
In retrospect, they probably would have fucked up the ending if it had one.
I don't think so. It didn't seem like it had an ending. It was multiple interacting stories. Game of thrones was more a battle for the throne. Rome was more the political plays within the world. There wasn't a constant build of good versus evil that required a conclusion.
Constantine.
the matt ryan one? yea they cancelled that too fast.
Raised By Wolves
It was a polarizing show, but my sci-fi heart loved it. Also the intro music was hauntingly beautiful.
I went over the wikipedia entry, and that show is just as weird and opaque as I remember it.
We never really got any answers to a lot of questions in the show. I actually loved how weird it was.
Came here for this. Still hoping someone will restart it at some point. It had excellent world building.
Stargate Atlantis
Stargate Universe.
SEASON 1 did the series in, too much boring drama, not enough aliens or tech episodes. i heard season 3 was more juicy if they had continued, more background on the planet builders.
also SGA was going to the same route if it had 6 seasons.
Inside Job
Enterprise and Pushing Daisies
enterprise and SGU, im not impressed with nutrek, the way they messed with the continuity in the new series(3 series).
Enterprise was intentional due to Les moonves inteference, i believe the final episode(the poorly recieved and written) was the FU to the viewers from him
SGU was started to get good at season 2, but it was far too late to save it, plus mgm was also bankrupting at the time.
I know Discovery is a bit hokey, but do you not even find the charm and generally upbeat tone of SNW more alike to TOS?
I gritted my teeth through discovery mostly because I was watching it with my housemate, but SNW really felt like I was a kid again watching TOS with my uncle who passed away 15 years ago.
Veronica Mars should've had a solid 7 seasons in a row
Final Space :(
I watched it well after it stopped airing and went in completely blind. I'm glad I did because I never would have watched it had I known it was dropped.
My disappointment that it was cancelled and without even the typical half-assed conclusion to the story is immeasurable, but it left me with a lot more sympathy and understanding towards fans of other series that met similar fates like Firefly.
Yeah :( at least Olan is getting an opportunity to conclude the show with a one off comic
Disney really f'up when they bought fox: gifted and runaways, AOS, all the X-men related spinoffs.
Gilligan's Isle
Was this the reboot where the castaways are rescued and they turn the island into a resort?
Lodge 49. Someone mentioned that one of the stars said they would jump at the chance to restart the show. You would think that struggling streaming networks would pick up shows that have built-in following.
Alf. What a cliffhanger!
Rome, Lilyhammer
