Category: Cancelled Too Soon

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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…

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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…

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Cancelled Too Soon: Cliffhangers (1979)

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

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Cancelled Too Soon: Moonlight (2007)

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

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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…

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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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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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Why Was American Gods Cancelled and Can It Be Revived?

American Gods delivered a unique and stylized adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s book that suffered from behind-the-scenes turmoil…

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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…

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The Scrooge List: Twelve Fan-Favorite Sci Fi TV Shows Cancelled Too Soon Over the Past Twenty Years or So

It’s the holiday season and plenty of people are in the gift-giving mood this time of year,…

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Why Was Millennium Cancelled and Can It Be Revived?

Chris Carter’s Millennium was cancelled by FOX after three seasons, but both Carter and series star Lance…

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Why Was YouTube’s Origin Cancelled and Can It Be Revived?

Origin received little attention when it premiered and YouTube cancelled it after one season, but fan efforts…

Why was The Expanse cancelled and can it be revived?
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Five Sci Fi/Fantasy Shows Saved from Cancellation Before Manifest

Netflix announced this past weekend that it will pick up NBC’s cancelled Manifest for a fourth and…