Similar short-cut series?
POSTED BY: Crowley
UPDATED: Sunday, June 19, 2005 14:46
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vr.5
odyssey 5
ez streets
touching evil (us)
granted, with the exception of the never-seen-its-like-again-tho-05-is-close ez streets, each of these at least got a whole first season (tho vr.5 and touching evil only had 13 ep commitments), but they should have been mroe than just "one season wonders."
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Some take the high road. Some take the low road.
And some just go screaming down the highway, dropping flaming bits of wreckage.
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Dark Skies. Definite agreement. I love that alternate/revisionist history stuff. It's so tricky to pull off well.
Strange Luck. No doubt about it. I thought it has the most potential of all the X-Files spin-offs. Haven't thought about it for YEARS, and now I want to see it again. =(
How about SeaQuest DSV? For a series that was thematically similar to Star Trek TNG, I thought it was MUCH more sophisticated. And particle-holograms are cool.
I just posted on the General Discussions Forum about a series that wasn't S.F. and which I never saw, but was axed after 13 episodes: The Westerner. My dad really enjoyed it when it aired in 1960, and has commented several times since I turned him on to Firefly about the similarities between the two shows. He says that Firefly's sense of humor, no-nonsense action and all around guts kept reminding him of The Westerner. I imagine there's ZERO chance of my ever seeing it, but it's one I would LOVE to see someday. Maybe when past-viewing gets perfected =)
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Max Headroom. I can't believe I forgot Max Headroom. I was absolutely GLUED to the TV when this was on. Couldn't wait for the next episode. I still miss this show.
The Flash. I know it was cheesy, but it was a chance to see Amanda Pays doing her backup-behind-the-sceens-direction-over-the-mike thing again after Max Headroom was canceled.
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Star Cops
http://uk.imdb.com/title/tt0088613/
BBC series that ran foul of a corporate scale trade dispute with studio electricians. Creative team had dispersed by the time the dispute was settled.
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Originally posted by Chisbo:
The only shows that I can think of that were cancelled mid-season and in as ugly a way as Firefly are Wonderfalls and Jeremiah. Jeremiah was one of the best shows ever, and it was cancelled in season 2, not 1, like Firefly, but still in the middle.
Actually, Jeremiah finished Season 2 (the entire season 2 aired in Canada) although there were only 15 or so episodes in the second season, compared to 20 in the first. That said, the remaining eps of Season 2 of Jeremiah are scheduled to air this September/October on Showtime...
And, for me, Wonderfalls was the ONLY series in the last decade or so to equal the depth of character and genius writing of Firefly... and I think Firefly was the best written show... EVER!
Much work remains to be done before we can announce our total failure to make any progress...
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Jeremiah schedule on Showtime...
[Season Two Concludes on Showtime, SHO Too and SHO Beyond]
9/03/04 27 Crossing Jordan [SHO Fri 8:00 pm ET/PT]
9/03/04 28 Running on Empty [SHO Fri 9:00 pm ET/PT]
9/10/04 29 The Question [SHO Fri 8:00 pm ET/PT]
9/10/04 30 The Past is Prologue [SHO Fri 9:00 pm ET/PT]
9/17/04 31 The Face in the Mirror [SHO Fri 8:00 pm ET/PT]
9/17/04 32 State of the Union [SHO Fri 9:00 pm ET/PT]
9/24/04 33 Interregnum Part 1 [SHO Fri 8:00 pm ET/PT]
9/24/04 34 Interregnum Part 2 [SHO Fri 9:00 pm ET/PT]
Much work remains to be done before we can announce our total failure to make any progress...
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Originally posted by FilmCritic3000:
Nothing Sacred
Cracker (1997 ABC version; damn shame Pastorelli died)
Spy Game
Brimstone
Freaks & Geeks
Futurama
Angel
The Invisible Man (2000 version)
That '80s Show (hey, I liked it more than That '70s Show...two words: Chyler Leigh)
And dozens of others whose names escape me now. I have "Wonderfalls" on TiVo; what I've seen is awesome..I'm nervous of watching them all, knowing that I'll have to wait until December for the DVD release, but I'm making progress.
FilmCritic3000
Ahh, Futurama...
By the way, (sorry for my ignorance) what's Wonderfalls about?
You can't take the sky from me.
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"Wonderfalls", created by Bryan Fuller (creator of the awesome Showtime grim reaper series "Dead Like Me" - watch it if ever you get the chance!) aired on FOX in March. Tim Minear of "Buffy", "Angel", and "Firefly" fame, was an executive producer of "Wonderfalls". It starred Canadian actress Caroline Dhavernas as Jaye, a snarky college grad at a gift shop located at Niagra Falls called Wonderfalls. She begins to think she's going crazy when items in the store (a wax lion with a smooshed face, a ceramic cow coffee creamer, among others) start talking to her and telling her to do certain things (not give a customer her change back, set up your sister with a deliveryman). It's the very antithesis to "Joan of Arcadia". Jaye is opinionated, forward, and witty, and the show plays more like a dark comedy. FOX, in its infinite wisdom and sensing that somehow an intelligent show got on the air, canned "Wonderfalls" after only four episodes had aired. Thankfully, the entire series will be coming to DVD on December 7th (along with Carnivale, a show I missed out on) so others can experience the wit and wonder that is "Wonderfalls". More information can be found at the websites below:
http://www.savewonderfalls.com
http://www.wonderfallstv.net
I hope this helps! :)
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It's the very antithesis to "Joan of Arcadia".
I wouldn't say that. I'd say its a similar idea, from a different perspective.
Wonderfalls is what would happen if it were Grace rather than Joan getting the assignments, I think.....
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Originally posted by Lindley:Quote:
It's the very antithesis to "Joan of Arcadia".
I wouldn't say that. I'd say its a similar idea, from a different perspective.
Wonderfalls is what would happen if it were Grace rather than Joan getting the assignments, I think.....
Thank you! That's exactly right! I apologize. I meant the show isn't as dramatic as "Joan Of Arcadia" (which I also enjoy). :)
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