I’m mourning the cancellation of two of my favorite shows from this TV season.
I know—the Black Rhinos are nearly extinct and the human race as a species seems to be eating its young, but if I think about that stuff I’ll never get out of bed. So I focus on something inconsequential. Like how My Shows always get cancelled. I have a history of being the wrong demographic.
Alphas (2011-2012)
Dollhouse (2009-2010)
Men of a Certain Age (2009-2011)
United States of Tara (2009-2011)
Moonlight (2007-2008)
Pushing Daisies (2007-2009)
Joan of Arcadia (2003-2005)
Carnivále (2003-2005)
Firefly (2002-2003)
Millennium (1996-1999)
Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)
Well, you know… (1966-1969)
I hate when interesting, well-acted, well-scripted shows go belly-up. I hate when fake dating, fake celebrities and humiliation get all the air time. Because that audience buys more stuff. Economics sucks.
Geeks can sometimes make a difference. Star Trek resurrected nicely. And Firefly got a feature movie. But mostly we have to grab these sweet berries before the corporate crows pluck them for good. Yes, I whine and howl, but I also sorta like holding this end of the spectrum. It’s my lot in life to be weird. Shiny.
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May 21, 2015 @ 17:59:21
Pushing Daisies is one of my favorite TV shows to date! It’s such a shame it had such a short run time–especially since the first season was so short already as a result of Writers’ Strike.
May 21, 2015 @ 19:55:53
I loved the bright colors, the storybook-like quality, the characters!
May 21, 2015 @ 22:46:01
Me too. It was so whimsical. I have the first season on DVD, so it’s nice that I can watch it if I want. That said, it would have been lovely to see the story line continue further.
May 21, 2015 @ 19:24:51
Both Forever and Battle Creek are being cancelled? I love them both!
May 21, 2015 @ 19:54:53
Waaaah!
May 21, 2015 @ 21:52:35
Star Trek is the only one of your lineup I’ve ever seen. I did love it, but it seems I didn’t do my part to preserve the other shows for you. Sorry.
May 22, 2015 @ 19:24:17
See? I slide on the weird side.
May 22, 2015 @ 21:32:01
Pegoleg is one better than me… I didn’t even watch Star Trek. Well, maybe I tried but I just didn’t dig it. Maybe, just maybe I am the weird one. Regardless who is weird, we do pretty well together! And… weird is GOOD! 🙂
May 23, 2015 @ 07:32:59
Weird, no matter what flavor, is always good in my mind, Lori. I’d never try to convert anyone to The Dark Side, just drop little bread crumbs in case anyone’s hungry.