Another Fan Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 I remember in middle school I'd get home from school and Top Cops reruns would come on. Stories of police officers narrating reenactments of some stressful or life or death situations they got in. The show was on a few years in the early 90s. I know I enjoyed it and it actually did at the time make me think of police officers as benevolent figures. I finally re-found some clips of this series on Youtube and was expecting to find it ultra cheesy/preachy. But I was surprised the stories seem to hold up well. This one about the McMullin brothers is good stuff. Different world then Anyone have any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Antiques Roadshow and Gas Monkey Garage seem to have left the building in the last year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomstone.Part.Duex Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 This show was top-notch and loved every episode. It ended and the main cast couldn't get schedules to cooperate to film another season. Rumor is it might come back. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5290382/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Jericho (CBS). If they had put this show on A&E it would have been very successful. The typical CBS viewer likes serial comedy and drama, not high concept shows about terrorism likely instigated by its own federal government and a second US Civil War. NBC had some high-concept shows like The Event and Revolution they gave very little runway on that I enjoyed and then poof - gone. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) The show Warrior that was/is on Max for now, had 2 seasons and was cancelled, brought back for season 3 due to fan demand, and then again cancelled. Edited February 15 by Bray Wyatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsPride12 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 The first show that jumps out to me is Freaks and Geeks. That show was amazing. I have no idea how it didn't make it past 1 season As a kid I remember being really into the cartoon Duckman but it never really took off like the Simpsons or Family Guy. There's probably tons of cartoons like that out there that never really took off 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Go back to the early 2000s for 'Boomtown'. Two seasons, first season was done in the 'Rashomon' style, where the viewer repeatedly views a crime through the eyes of different parties to the situation. Deemed too complicated to follow by NBC, dumbed down to a second season that only ran 6 episodes of a run of the mill police procedural. Graham Yost was the creator / producer. Excellent cast. Edited February 15 by Ridgewaycynic2013 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bills4everNY Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Police Squad! (1982) Only lasted 6 episodes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Firefly. Start of me trying not to get too involved with a series until past first year and just try to buy series on DVDs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Marcus Welby MD. I'm old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Pushing Daisies 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toomstone.Part.Duex Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Another good show that only had one year. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3413236/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said: Go back to the early 2000s for 'Boomtown'. Two seasons, first season was done in the 'Rashomon' style, where the viewer repeatedly views a crime through the eyes of different parties to the situation. Deemed too complicated to follow by NBC, dumbed down to a second season that only ran 6 episodes of a run of the mill police procedural. Graham Yost was the creator / producer. Excellent cast. I really liked this show. So many familiar faces in it, and I loved how they told each story. A shame that it was cancelled. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 NewsRadio was a very underrated show, IMO. I know the tragic loss of Phil Hartman was a blow, but it seemed the show was not appreciated enough by the network. They tried to keep going by adding Jon Lovitz but it wasn’t the same. I wish there were more old episodes to watch. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 The War At Home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleezoid Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 4 hours ago, Bills4everNY said: Police Squad! (1982) Only lasted 6 episodes. That reminded me of this show that lasted only 13 episodes. Mel Brooks series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrW Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) The Prisoner (1967/8) They made only 17 episodes - but it had so much potential. Edited February 16 by DrW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Boston Common, it was a comedy on NBC, only lasted two seasons. Looks like full episodes are available on YT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goin Breakdown Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Eerie Indiana - loved it as a young teen Invasion- it was a show that was on after LOST first season. Never got picked up for a second season but I really liked it at the time. Maybe even more than LOST. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 19 hours ago, Irv said: Antiques Roadshow and Gas Monkey Garage seem to have left the building in the last year or so. Antiques Roadshow is on PBS every Tuesday at 8pm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr. Jerk Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I loved this show as a kid. Never knew what happened. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bray Wyatt Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 minute ago, Fr. Jerk said: I loved this show as a kid. Never knew what happened. Same! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 5 hours ago, thenorthremembers said: Antiques Roadshow is on PBS every Tuesday at 8pm. Incorrect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 47 minutes ago, Irv said: Incorrect Just checked thought it was Tuesday night, its Monday. PBS Monday 8pm. That said, I think I get Rochester channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 22 hours ago, Toomstone.Part.Duex said: Another good show that only had one year. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3413236/ Oh hey, Tom Eillis! He was quite fun in Lucifer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839683/ Awake One of the more interesting police procedurals I found, where after a car accident a cop wakes up in one timeline when his wife survived and another when it was his son, and he sees the ripple effect of either. Seems the concept was too heavy, I only found it on Netflix when it was cancelled. Another one was New Amsterdam (no, not the medical drame) with a pre-Game of Thrones Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister) as a man granted immortality in the earliest days of what is now NYC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, Bray Wyatt said: Same! The 90's Flash TV show had a costume 1000% better than the Justice League movie costume. CBS kept moving then show around interrupting the ability to build an audience which was for time a very expensive ($1.5M per episode) film which is interesting since CBS Entertainment president was the one who pushed for show. The producers were too influenced by Tim Burton's Batman film and made it too dark which did not fit the character. https://www.cbr.com/why-the-flash-canceled-90s/ Directly from the star's mouth: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/john-wesley-shipp-reveals-why-90s-flash-show-only-lasted-1-season.html/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1) Young Indiana Jones. I think it only lasted 1 or 2 seasons Back in the 90s. 2) The Sing-Off. This was on about 10 years ago. Maybe had 3 seasons. The best reality TV singing competition out there— all acappella groups. That’s where Pentatonix was discovered, if anyone knows them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irv Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 1 hour ago, thenorthremembers said: Just checked thought it was Tuesday night, its Monday. PBS Monday 8pm. That said, I think I get Rochester channels. Are you sure? I have Spectrum in Rochester. It's not on anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T&C Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, Irv said: Are you sure? I have Spectrum in Rochester. It's not on anymore. It's OTA... https://www.wxxi.org/tv-schedule/#page=schedule&day=20240216&provider=Broadcast Edited February 16 by T&C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdabillsfan Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 I liked The Finder, a spin off of Bones. One of the costars Michael Clarke Duncan passed away before they could of/ would of shot the 2nd season. Another show I found amusing was Brisco County Jr. A western featuring Bruce Campbell, I think it did go to 2nd season though on UPN in the early 90's or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JJGauna Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Heroes. The writers strike destroyed the series, the first season was insanely good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenorthremembers Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 6 hours ago, Irv said: Are you sure? I have Spectrum in Rochester. It's not on anymore. Looks like I have WNED out of Buffalo. Its still on Monday at 8pm through Spectrum in Buffalo. I watch it every Monday to try and slow down before I nod off. When I look up the WXXI station out of Rochester it still shows Antiques Roadshow at 8pm on Mondays. Does Spectrum Rochester have PBS? Its Channel 3 here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 2 hours ago, gdabillsfan said: I liked The Finder, a spin off of Bones. One of the costars Michael Clarke Duncan passed away before they could of/ would of shot the 2nd season. Another show I found amusing was Brisco County Jr. A western featuring Bruce Campbell, I think it did go to 2nd season though on UPN in the early 90's or so. Only 1 season for Brisco County Jr. but it had 27 episodes. Another 1 season for Jack of All Trades which had 22 episodes. It looked as if he was able to carry a show but UPN could not find the right show format. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda Triangle Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 The Black Donnellys https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805661/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_q_BLACK%20DONN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 On 2/15/2024 at 12:32 PM, boater said: Marcus Welby MD. I'm old. Dr Kildare. I'm older 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 21 minutes ago, CowgirlsFan said: Dr Kildare. I'm older 🙂 Pffft! I was mesmerized by the shadows of the flames dancing on the cave walls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 41 minutes ago, Augie said: Pffft! I was mesmerized by the shadows of the flames dancing on the cave walls. How did you wife like the honeymoon in the cave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 3 minutes ago, Punching Bag said: How did you wife like the honeymoon in the cave? We decided we are not the camping type, so we hit fast forward. Woke up in a lovely villa in Stowe Vt. Technology these days is GREAT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 (edited) I concur with the mentions of Freaks and Geeks. Great show and much of the cast went on to stellar careers. Another cool show that got you an early ax was Wonderfalls. It was set in a Niagara Falls gift shop where the protagonist, an Ivy school grad unable to find a job matching her degree, sees a different inanimate souvenir come to life each episode. The object would deliver a message that would set her on a path to help someone in need. It was supposedly set in Niagara Falls, NY (my hometown) but the exterior shots clearly placed the gift shop in Oakes Garden Theatre in NF, Ontario. All of the episodes are now on YouTube for free if you’d like to check them out. Edited February 18 by ChevyVanMiller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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