If you had the power to bring back one t.v. show for a few more seasons, what show would you pick?
If you’re a t.v. lover, you’ve surely noticed the irony. It seems like every time you fall in love with a show, it’s canceled after one or two seasons, right? I nearly cried when Showtime decided not to bring back Dead Like Me for a Season 3. I needed to know what my grim reapers were doing. I still think of them sometimes and wonder how a show that good, starring a great actor like Mandy Patinkin could be canned.
Then there’s the genius shows like Firefly, which ran for only 14 episodes but had such a huge following it sparked a movie (Serenity). Or what about Chappelle’s Show? We all know he had his reasons for calling it quits but I don’t know anyone who doesn’t want to see another season of that.
I put this question to both my mom and my husband. My husband quickly answered Freaks and Geeks, which sadly only ran 1 season, but he wavered a bit between that and Deadwood (3 seasons). My mom didn’t miss a beat before choosing The West Wing. I reminded her that it was on for 7 seasons. She didn’t care. She wants more West Wing and she wants it now.
So, what would you choose? Remember, you have the power to bring back anything, I don’t care if it’s Friends or The Smurfs. Leave a comment and state your demands!
*photo by autowitch via flickr.
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14 responses so far ↓
1 Jeff Barrick // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:06 am
I have to say what happened to Studio 60 no love for this awesome show. The West Wing ran 7 seasons that is a pretty long time considering. Deadwood and John from Cincinnati were some of the best TV every created and I’d give my right leg to get one of these back on. I also wanted to give you props on Firefly / that was one of my all time favorite shows, it is a travesty that they can’t get a spot in todays TV line-up. That show was the shit and the movie was excellent as well, but Firefly needs to be on the tube.
2 Rox // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:24 am
I’m with your hubby. I loved Freaks and Geeks. So, I know this show was on for a really long time but, I could have kept watching Sex and the City until Brady went to college.
3 monte // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:25 am
Why, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, of course! Yes, I know it ran for seven seasons (props to your mom and The West Wing), but what better series to be brought back from the dead?
4 kingsfan // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:30 am
I agree with the freaks and Geeks. We were just getting to know the characters (Bill for President)Look what Apatow has done since. It woulda’ been awsome.
5 twiggy // Apr 10, 2008 at 10:56 am
I want Jerri Blank back on the air…Strangers with Candy was the best comedy in recent history to hit the airwaves. Here are some potential episodes: Jerri gets abducted by aliens, Jerri finds out she was aborted, Jerri has gas…to name a few.
6 Bret // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:00 am
Freaks and Geeks was a great show, but I liked it’s follow-up “Undeclared” even more. It had a lot of the F and G cast members, plus an inspiring comedic performance from Loudon Wainright III as the main characters father. No one is crying for Apatow now, but I would like to have seen that show last a little longer.
However, if I had to pick only one show to come back from the dead…that’s easy: Quantum Leap. Damn, that was a great show!
7 Sheila Stone // Apr 10, 2008 at 11:17 am
Firefly! My sons had to practically force me to watch it (on DVD long after it went off) but ended up totally hooked. Sadly, I was really disappointed in the movie Serenity. At least I’ve got the theme song as my ringtone…!
8 Ollie // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Herman’s Head. Does anyone remember Herman’s Head? My high school boyfriend and I watched it every week (the one season I think it was on). I loved Herman.
9 Kristy // Apr 10, 2008 at 1:40 pm
I agree with Rox–Sex and the City was high quality from beginning to end & you can’t find anything like it on TV right now. I was a big fan of Ed–great cast & I felt it was really coming together when they killed it. Popular was an awesome show–really funny and strange.
10 Papa Chlo // Apr 10, 2008 at 8:31 pm
Cheers
11 Valerie Smasal Hammons // Apr 11, 2008 at 8:30 am
Sex and the City for sure! Five seasons (or whatever) just was not enough. I also liked Ed, I felt it was not given much of a chance.
What about Six Feet Under??? Although the series ended perfectly, I still would have liked another season or two.
12 Suzan // Apr 14, 2008 at 10:47 am
I would love to see the HBO show “ROME” come back. What a bummer. They did a great job dramatizing the lives of Julius and Augustus Caesar. After “Six Feet Under”, “Rome” became my addiction. Too bad it was so costly to produce.
13 Brittany B*#@* // Apr 14, 2008 at 6:04 pm
OMG Six Feet Under… I saw how they all died in the end… but it still wasn’t enough! I continued to want more! Sex and the City… fo sho’. Jeremiah came on Showtime and it had Luke Perry as the main man, but it was super addictive. I mainly just hate it when my summer shows go off…. or take too long to come back on! Damn you networks! Why am I so hooked?
14 Crystal Stafford // Apr 15, 2008 at 5:28 pm
that would be a tie between sex and the city and friends. yeah, i know, I’m a cheese ball!
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