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[–] Agosagror@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 6 days ago
[–] noxypaws@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Lazor Wulf. Two seasons, with a forced change in animation studios between seasons, didn't give the show enough opportunity to grow.

Tuca & Bertie and Firefly as well. Maybe Lower Decks too

[–] apotheotic@beehaw.org 2 points 6 days ago

If streaming shows are fair game, Final Space. So much passion poured into such an excellent production and Netflix axed it after 3 seasons.

[–] kwedd@feddit.nl 1 points 6 days ago

Threshold really should have gotten more than one season. Unfortunately, I don't think anybody's ever heard of it.

[–] buzz86us@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

My name is Earl, super disrespectful to end on a cliffhanger after 4 seasons

[–] Eryn6844@beehaw.org 1 points 6 days ago

4400 both version, pretender, x-files, clarice,

[–] mantra@lemmy.zip 66 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I wonder how the person who's decision it was to cancel firefly feels about this now. Do you think they were under a lot of pressures because of funding, or they just weren't that into the show, or was there a new show they wanted to divert funding to. Wonder what the story was there.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 56 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I don’t think The Expanse was really cancelled rather than it was ended at a story point that makes sense to continue from sometime in the future. There’s something like a decade long time skip and a huge thematic shift between books 6 and 7.

[–] AtHeartEngineer@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

That last season was disappointing to me

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 48 points 1 week ago
[–] easily3667@lemmus.org 48 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Firefly

The answer is always firefly

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[–] Drusas@fedia.io 38 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Firefly

Raised by Wolves

Better Off Ted

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 28 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Limitless. It was just starting to get to the good shit when they cancelled it!

I was also upset by Star Gate Universe's cancellation. I hadn't been a fan of StarGate prior to its release. Seen a couple bits here and there but never just watched the show. After going through SG-1 and Atlantis, I can see why OG fans didn't like Universe. But I still think it was great on its own, as someone who knew nothing about the OG series when I saw it. But, if they do re-explore the same story and ideas, I'd want it to be the same campy shit that SG-1 was, instead of the serious tones Universe had.

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[–] Steve@communick.news 27 points 1 week ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

In order that I remember them now

Firefly would make the list, if I watched it while it aired. But I didn't see it till later.

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All time? Freaks and geeks. Was becoming the quintessential coming of age show, had hard lessons that were from the point of real kids growing up. Each character was relatable in their own way, and should have gone on for years.

Second to that is Arrested Development. And yeah it was rebooted but the cast had moved on. The show was on a great role and was just ahead of its time. The episodic nature of it just wasn't popular then.

[–] GalacticGrapefruit@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I'm still not over Firefly. Or the Orville.

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[–] Davel23@fedia.io 21 points 1 week ago

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I would have loved to see how they planned to resolve that cliffhanger.

[–] Akuchimoya@startrek.website 20 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Firefly and Pushing Daisies are staples in these conversations, so I'll throw in a less common one: NCIS LA.

I watched that show for over a decade. It was something predictable and comfortable. The show ending was like losing my favourite hoodie I've had for 14 years. Does it really impact my life? No. Do I miss it nonetheless? Yes.

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[–] O_R_I_O_N@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Raised by wolves. Atheism vs Religion into the stars. It was so good and so much of the buildup was about to come to fruition. GAH!

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[–] Stepskippin@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Santa Clarita Diet and Carnivale. HBO axed Carnivale, Deadwood and Rome back to back, and I still hold a grudge.

Edit: Enterprise and Lower Decks also still sting. Lower Decks is ao fucking brilliant and I hate that no one watches it!

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[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Mind hunter, surprised i didn't see it mentioned

[–] blarth@thelemmy.club 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, so good! This was Netflix’s True Detective and they just…dropped it?

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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago (4 children)

ReBoot. One of the most incredible, ground-breaking shows of its time, but it ends on a cliffhanger. I'm still holding out hope that we'll get a movie to tie up the loose ends someday.

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[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

I'll never forgive Amazon for cancelling The Tick.

[–] RandomStickman@fedia.io 18 points 1 week ago

A lot of good answers already. I'll add Santa Clarita Diet. It's a nice little show.

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 17 points 1 week ago (3 children)
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[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Ash vs Evil Dead and Chucky

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[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 16 points 1 week ago (9 children)
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[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Terminator: The Sara Connor Chronicles

Really, Westworld, but no one had mentioned TSCC yet.

[–] nicgentile@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Firefly

The Glades

Venture Brothers

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