Your most annoying cancellation?

SillyBillyGoat · 27-02-2013, 14:53

I wondered which cancellations of shows irritated people the most, as many times shows that have great potential are shelved after only one season - if that!

For me, it's Camelot. I was a Merlin fan, but I loved having a darker take on the legend too, and one of my pet peeves is shows ending with major cliffhangers.

If there's a similar thread, apologies and feel free to ignore.

TrekTheGalaxy · 27-02-2013, 15:04

Firefly and more recently, Being Human.

little-monster · 27-02-2013, 15:44

Ghost Whisperer
Ratings had decreased but not to the point where it needed to be cancelled. The last episode wrapped up everything to do with the storylines but for a show that had been running for 5 years and was actually a very loved show successful in so many countries, it was worthy of at least 1/2 more seasons.

Glowbot · 27-02-2013, 15:47

My name is Earl will always be the most pointless cancelation ever. It ended on an unresolved cliffhanger and was very funny.
Add to that the obligatory Firefly mention.

natalie77 · 27-02-2013, 15:59

I have a few shows that I feel ended before they should have Angel, Dark Angel, Everwood, Tru Calling

PrincessTT · 27-02-2013, 16:05

Shark... I loved it, it had so much further it could have gone.

LudwigVonDrake · 27-02-2013, 16:15

Out of Practice
The Class
Enterprise

Squealer_Mahony · 27-02-2013, 16:15

Second vote for My Name is Earl.
Where would they have gone from that cliffhanger!
Would Earl and Joy have got back together (unlikely, but if Darnell and Joy split then its a possibility)? Would Dodge have joined Randy and Earl on their quest creating a Two and A Half men type of dynamic? Would Earl have resolved to be a more involved father to him?

Come back Earl!!!

Does anyone remember Savannah? It was awful but I remember being hooked on it around 97-99. I think that ended on cliffhanger too or maybe the other episodes were just never shown or I never saw them. It annoyed the hell out of me at the time that I never found out what happened with them anyway

LostFool · 27-02-2013, 16:27

Firefly.

/endofthread

ChrisToria · 27-02-2013, 16:28

My Name Is Earl, definately. Was really loving that show and it had potential to go strong for plenty more seasons.

Matt35 · 27-02-2013, 16:29

Dark Angel. I read somewhere that it only ended because of Americas next top model. how or why i don`t know.

More recently Primeval: new world. was shocked when i heard that had been axed.

notlurkingnow · 27-02-2013, 16:32

Trauma, helicopter medics set in San Francisco.

DSWNSM · 27-02-2013, 16:38

8 Simple Rules was annoying, they couldn't have cancelled it at a worse point.

Another one was when Family Guy was cancelled after season 3, that was incredibly annoying because since it's been back it's not been quite the same. Season 1,2 and 3 of Family guy was Family Guy at it's best.

ChuckyBlackhart · 27-02-2013, 16:39

Prison Break.

I know it was given a proper ending and some would say it had run it's course. But I would have been happy for it to run and run.

Also Vengeance Unlimited. Cancelled after just one season.

aero63 · 27-02-2013, 16:46

Harry's Law

LongBallPlease · 27-02-2013, 17:10

WCW Nitro, pissed me right off when they cancelled that.

Magpie11 · 27-02-2013, 17:16

Not cancelled as such but Conan O'Brien.

Gogfumble · 27-02-2013, 18:26

Angel and Ringer for me.

Did not like the ending of Angel and while I don't read the comics, what I have heard abut how they arrived it on I also don't like.

I really liked Ringer too and wanted it to come to some sort of proper conclusion with the two sisters actually coming face to face.

rhynoGB · 27-02-2013, 18:37

my name is earl

most recently primeval new world..i was really getting into it,special effects were ok,the acting wasn't bad,chenistry with the main cast..still annoyed at that 1 to be honest

koantemplation · 27-02-2013, 18:40

Now and Again.

Corky Duke · 27-02-2013, 18:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSWNSM

Another one was when Family Guy was cancelled after season 3, that was incredibly annoying because since it's been back it's not been quite the same. Season 1,2 and 3 of Family guy was Family Guy at it's best.

Worse was when they cancelled Gumbel to Gumbel

lionsof66 · 27-02-2013, 19:03

Tru Calling.

Bungitin · 27-02-2013, 19:28

In America shows don't have to be failures to get cancelled, some can be quite sucessful but still get wacked because somebody high up doen't like it. Some shows like Gunsmoke or Touched by an Angel continued against the odds.

Rosaliee · 27-02-2013, 19:39

Terra Nova's cancellation was annoying. It was all left up in the air and completely unfinished.

Darth-Habib · 27-02-2013, 19:49

Twin Peaks.

27-02-2013, 14:53	#1
SillyBillyGoat Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14,764	Your most annoying cancellation? I wondered which cancellations of shows irritated people the most, as many times shows that have great potential are shelved after only one season - if that! For me, it's Camelot. I was a Merlin fan, but I loved having a darker take on the legend too, and one of my pet peeves is shows ending with major cliffhangers. If there's a similar thread, apologies and feel free to ignore.

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27-02-2013, 15:04	#2
TrekTheGalaxy Guest Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 47	Firefly and more recently, Being Human.

27-02-2013, 15:44	#3
little-monster Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Services: Madonna/Ri-Ri/Lana Posts: 9,480	Ghost Whisperer Ratings had decreased but not to the point where it needed to be cancelled. The last episode wrapped up everything to do with the storylines but for a show that had been running for 5 years and was actually a very loved show successful in so many countries, it was worthy of at least 1/2 more seasons.

27-02-2013, 15:47	#4
Glowbot Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12,577	My name is Earl will always be the most pointless cancelation ever. It ended on an unresolved cliffhanger and was very funny. Add to that the obligatory Firefly mention.

27-02-2013, 15:59	#5
natalie77 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,568	I have a few shows that I feel ended before they should have Angel, Dark Angel, Everwood, Tru Calling

27-02-2013, 16:05	#6
PrincessTT Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 69	Shark... I loved it, it had so much further it could have gone.

27-02-2013, 16:15	#7
LudwigVonDrake Forum Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Blaine Anderson's locker Posts: 4,775	Out of Practice The Class Enterprise

27-02-2013, 16:15	#8
Squealer_Mahony Forum Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,175	Second vote for My Name is Earl. Where would they have gone from that cliffhanger! Would Earl and Joy have got back together (unlikely, but if Darnell and Joy split then its a possibility)? Would Dodge have joined Randy and Earl on their quest creating a Two and A Half men type of dynamic? Would Earl have resolved to be a more involved father to him? Come back Earl!!! Does anyone remember Savannah? It was awful but I remember being hooked on it around 97-99. I think that ended on cliffhanger too or maybe the other episodes were just never shown or I never saw them. It annoyed the hell out of me at the time that I never found out what happened with them anyway

27-02-2013, 16:27	#9
LostFool Forum Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cambridge Services: Virgin tv+phone+internet Posts: 29,272	Firefly. /endofthread

27-02-2013, 16:28	#10
ChrisToria Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: North West, UK Posts: 98	My Name Is Earl, definately. Was really loving that show and it had potential to go strong for plenty more seasons.

27-02-2013, 16:29	#11
Matt35 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,643	Dark Angel. I read somewhere that it only ended because of Americas next top model. how or why i don`t know. More recently Primeval: new world. was shocked when i heard that had been axed.

27-02-2013, 16:32	#12
notlurkingnow Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 62	Trauma, helicopter medics set in San Francisco.

27-02-2013, 16:38	#13
DSWNSM Guest Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,683	8 Simple Rules was annoying, they couldn't have cancelled it at a worse point. Another one was when Family Guy was cancelled after season 3, that was incredibly annoying because since it's been back it's not been quite the same. Season 1,2 and 3 of Family guy was Family Guy at it's best.

27-02-2013, 16:39	#14
ChuckyBlackhart Forum Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wentworth Detention Centre Services: Kirkwood's Recasts Killed Eastenders Posts: 2,273	Prison Break. I know it was given a proper ending and some would say it had run it's course. But I would have been happy for it to run and run. Also Vengeance Unlimited. Cancelled after just one season.

27-02-2013, 16:46	#15
aero63 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 133	Harry's Law

27-02-2013, 17:10	#16
LongBallPlease Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 1,837	WCW Nitro, pissed me right off when they cancelled that.

27-02-2013, 17:16	#17
Magpie11 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,999	Not cancelled as such but Conan O'Brien.

27-02-2013, 18:26	#18
Gogfumble Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Swashbuckling on Melee Island. Posts: 18,834	Angel and Ringer for me. Did not like the ending of Angel and while I don't read the comics, what I have heard abut how they arrived it on I also don't like. I really liked Ringer too and wanted it to come to some sort of proper conclusion with the two sisters actually coming face to face.

27-02-2013, 18:37	#19
rhynoGB Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Plymouth Posts: 2,889	my name is earl most recently primeval new world..i was really getting into it,special effects were ok,the acting wasn't bad,chenistry with the main cast..still annoyed at that 1 to be honest

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koantemplation Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wolf359 Services: "Why do you exist here?" Posts: 68,147	Now and Again.

27-02-2013, 19:03	#22
lionsof66 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: UK Posts: 3,049	Tru Calling.

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27-02-2013, 19:28	#23
Bungitin Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: UK Services: Smoke signals. Posts: 1,485	In America shows don't have to be failures to get cancelled, some can be quite sucessful but still get wacked because somebody high up doen't like it. Some shows like Gunsmoke or Touched by an Angel continued against the odds.

27-02-2013, 19:39	#24
Rosaliee Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,270	Terra Nova's cancellation was annoying. It was all left up in the air and completely unfinished.

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