Category: Cancelled Before It Began
Cancelled Before It Began: Gerry Anderson’s The Day After Tomorrow (1975)
Gerry Anderson’s The Day After Tomorrow was a 1975 afternoon movie designed to teach Einstein’s theory of…
Cancelled Before It Began: Irwin Allen’s City Beneath the Sea (1971)
City Beneath the Sea was a rather cheesy affair that hearkened back to Voyage to the Bottom…
Cancelled Before It Began: Tremors (2018)
This revival of the cult franchise would have seen Kevin Bacon reprise his role as Valentine McKee…
Five Failed Sci Fi TV Pilots That Should Be Rebooted: The Time Tunnel, Genesis II, War of the Worlds, and More
Reboots are all the rage these days and the entertainment industry is always looking for something with…
Cancelled Before It Began: Robotech II: The Sentinels
Robotech II: The Sentinels offered a promising continuation of the original series that was unfortunately cut short…
Cancelled Before It Began: The War of the Worlds (1975)
George Pal’s proposed television reboot of The War of the Worlds had plenty of potential and could…
Cancelled Before It Began: The Time Tunnel (2002)
2002’s failed pilot for The Time Tunnel offered a darker twist on the original ’60s series and…
Cancelled Before It Began: Day One (2010)
NBC’s post-apocalyptic Day One certainly sounded like an intriguing premise, but it was buried away by a…
Cancelled Before It Began: Virtuality (2009)
Virtuality delivered an intricate and well thought out sci fi premise, but it was almost certainly too…
Cancelled Before It Began: Earth Star Voyager (1988)
Earth Star Voyager had its share of ’80s cheesiness and Disney/YA tropes, but it still had some…
Cancelled Before They Began: The Greatest American Hero, Wayward Sisters, and More Recent Pilots That Did Not Fly
Our ongoing look back at sci fi / fantasy TV shows that were cancelled way too soon…
Cancelled Before They Began: Lost Boys, Cipher, Triangle, and More Sci Fi Pilots That Did Not Fly in 2019
The 2019 Upfronts, when the networks present their schedules to the sponsors, have come and gone and…
Cancelled Before It Began: Gene Roddenberry’s Assignment: Earth
Our ongoing look back at sci fi / fantasy TV shows that were cancelled way too soon…
Cancelled Before It Began: The Veil (1958)
Our ongoing look back at sci fi / fantasy TV shows that were cancelled way too soon…
Cancelled Before It Began (or Was It?): Batgirl (1967)
Our ongoing look back at sci fi / fantasy TV shows that were cancelled way too soon…
