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Programmes that were killed off too early

Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,877
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Prime example was Survivors, there were so many loose ends the BBC could have made another series. 4.5 million is still a respectable rating for a cultish show.
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,424
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    But it was utter rubbish. It was lucky to get two series.

    Grosse Pointe, excellent spoof of US teen soaps would be my choice, if I'm avoiding the obvious).
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    ButterfliesButterflies Posts: 2,308
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    Ugly Betty. :)
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    c0boc0bo Posts: 6,468
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    Thunderbirds
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 408
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    Firefly
    The 4400
    Angel
    Crusade (Babylon 5 spinoff)
    Veronica Mars
    Stargate SG1
    Stargate Universe
    Pushing Daisies
    Star Trek Enterprise
    Arrested Development
    Tru Calling
    Rome
    Millenium
    Space: Above and Beyond
    Paradox
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    CANDYANGELCANDYANGEL Posts: 21,089
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    Dark Angel
    Ugly Betty
    The Tribe
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    GrecomaniaGrecomania Posts: 19,591
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    Firefly obviously.

    Thing is there were a number of shows that turned to shit, because the ratings were poor, and they decided to muck around with them, so if you count them:

    American Gothic
    Action
    Brimstone.

    Plenty of others I'm sure, but my memory...
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,293
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    Quantum Leap
    Buffy the Vampire slayer
    The 4400
    Angel
    Tru Calling
    Journeyman
    Early edition
    Ghost Whisperer
    Boston Legal
    Flashforward
    Reaper
    Moonlight
    Heroes

    :cry::cry::cry:
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    GulftasticGulftastic Posts: 127,424
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    porshacat wrote: »

    Buffy The Vampire Slayer

    Heroes

    :cry::cry::cry:

    The first of these was done. 7 years was a good run, and it had a good conclusion. Season 8 was OK too, in comic form.

    The second deserved to be killed off, so poor had it become. I watched it till the end, always hoping it would re-capture it's amazing season 1 form, but it just didn't happen.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,402
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    Fawlty Towers
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    Glenn AGlenn A Posts: 23,877
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    No Angels, just as it was getting into its stride and becoming a really good comedy drama, Channel 4 pulled the plug.
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    Ex PatEx Pat Posts: 7,514
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    My Name is Earl. Hadn't completed his list!
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    SloopySloopy Posts: 65,209
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    Shoestring, perhaps - Trevor Eve wanted to quit while he was ahead and the writers subsequently invented Bergerac from the remaining script ideas.
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    iaindbiaindb Posts: 13,278
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    Crime Traveller (BBC1 1997) written by Anthony Horowitz starring Michael French. Dropped after just one series.:(
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    jde-tvjde-tv Posts: 4,930
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    The OC :(

    maybe Ugly Betty... at least they both got proper endings :)
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    fmradiotuner1fmradiotuner1 Posts: 20,499
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    Enterprise
    FlashForward
    Jericho
    Journeyman
    Outcasts
    Survivors
    SGU
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    scotchscotch Posts: 10,616
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    Eldorado. I really quite liked it :o:D
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    david1956david1956 Posts: 2,389
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    The test card.

    Many happy hours during the 1960's watching this. Puts current daytime tv to shame.
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    *Eileen**Eileen* Posts: 9,881
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    Firefly .
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    javjamoll84javjamoll84 Posts: 15,249
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    Odyssey2001 wrote: »
    Veronica Mars

    Oh yeah! Especially considering they left it with the cliffhanger!
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    Hobbes1966Hobbes1966 Posts: 5,371
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    Boston Legal
    Shark
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    Toffee GuyToffee Guy Posts: 2,579
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    The Office.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 6,568
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    david1956 wrote: »
    The test card. Many happy hours during the 1960's watching this.

    Seconded.

    One of the best programmes of the morning or afternoon was the test card and music.

    With all this talk of the BBC allegedly thinking of reducing programming hours to reduce expenditure this is an ideal opportunity to bring back the test card and music for at least a couple of hours in the afternoon and maybe for at least an hour in the morning too (just as the test card was shown with music during those times in the two, three and four television channel era).

    Bring the test card back - with the same wonderful music that was played when it appeared regularly on our television screens.
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    spiney2spiney2 Posts: 27,058
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    Last of the summer wine ........
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    treefr0gtreefr0g Posts: 23,655
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    Survivor (The reality game show)
    Poker Face
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    Scrubs: Med School
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