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Cancelled Too Soon: The Amazing Spider-Man (1977)

This early live-action Spider-Man TV series has plenty of ’70s cheesiness, but it also delivered a decent…

Posted in Cancelled Too Soon John J. Joex

Cancelled Too Soon: New Amsterdam (2008)

2008’s New Amsterdam (starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) had the potential to turn into a decent genre series, but…

Posted in Cancelled Too Soon John J. Joex

Cancelled Too Soon: Cliffhangers (1979)

1979’s mostly forgotten Cliffhangers delivered a fun homage to the movie serials of old and it pioneered…

Posted in Cancelled Too Soon John J. Joex

Cancelled Too Soon: Moonlight (2007)

2007’s Moonlight delivered a promising and stylized supernatural drama, but it did not receive support from its…

Posted in Cancelled Too Soon John J. Joex

Cancelled Too Soon: Battlestar: Galactica (1978)

1978’s Battlestar: Galactica tried to deliver a Star Wars-style epic on television, but its network proved unwilling…

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Why Was Alphas Cancelled and Can It Be Revived?

2011’s Alphas turned out to be a sleeper of a sci fi series that was sadly overlooked,…

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Cancelled Too Soon: The Tick (2001)

2001’s The Tick delivered a spot-on superhero parody with Patrick Warburton as the perfect actor to play…

Posted in Cancelled Too Soon John J. Joex

Cancelled Too Soon: Jeremiah (2002)

J. Michael Straczynski delivered an excellent post-apocalyptic tale with Jeremiah, but tinkering by the studio and network…

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Cancelled Before It Began: Earth II (1971)

Earth II could have given us a true successor to Star Trek in the early ’70s, but…

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Why Was Stargate Universe Cancelled and Can It Be Revived?

Stargate Universe took the Stargate franchise in a different direction and was cut short by a network…

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Cancelled Before It Began: Irwin Allen’s The Man from the 25th Century (1968)

The Man from the 25th Century is an interesting relic from Irwin Allen that could have given…

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Cancelled Too Soon: The Outer Limits (1963)

1963’s The Outer Limits delivered a classic sci fi anthology that is still well-regarded today, but ABC…

Posted in Cancelled Before It Began John J. Joex Sci Fi TV Retrospectives

Cancelled Before It Began: Justice League of America (1997)

The 1997 Justice League of America pilot arrived at a low point for superheroes on television and…

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Cancelled Before It Began: Marvel’s Most Wanted (2016)

Marvel’s Most Wanted would have carried on the story of two popular characters from Agents of SHIELD,…

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Cancelled Before It Began: The Robinsons Lost in Space (2004)

The Robinsons: Lost in Space offered a dark take on the ’60s Irwin Allen camp-classic but never…