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20 Sci-Fi Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon
IMDb ^ | 9/18/12 | Jinime

Posted on 12/04/2013 12:35:59 PM PST by Kartographer

1. Firefly 2. Space Above and Beyond 3. Jericho 4. Journeyman 5. The 4400 6. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles 7. Heroes 8. Dark Angel 9. Star Trek: Enterprise 10. SGU Stargate Universe SGU Stargate Universe 11. Invasion 12. V 13. Caprica 14. FlashForward 15. Dollhouse 16. Threshold 17. Terra Nova 18. The Event 19. Defying Gravity 20. Farscape

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KEYWORDS: cowboysinspace; firefly
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To: Kartographer

“THE WORLD BEYOND” WAS MY FAVORITE


201 posted on 12/04/2013 4:11:55 PM PST by TomasUSMC
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To: NohSpinZone

Jericho might have been saved if the plot went faster. Like bringing in the Texas secession sooner.
Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles was mediocre, but their last cliff hanger destroyed the whole premise of the shows.
Dark Angel died when they brought in all the non-human looking genetically enhanced people. A trench digger who looks like a mole, engineered from a project worth millions of dollars per person created - instead of an automated trench digging drone? It lost all feasibility.
Invasion, too, needed to move faster. The townspeople seeing the lights falling from the sky should have taken place sooner. It was glacial in pace, and too much mystery too slowly revealed loses the modern audience.
Caprica was dense, and the mob in ancient/future society intertwined with AI and monotheist terrorists hit subjects all dealt with heavy-handed.
The best episodes of Dollhouse, in my opinion, were the unaired episodes (available on Amazon instant video) where the mind-wipe has been turned into a weapon. And it is the original Dollhouse that gives sanctuary and hope and an eventual solution.
Terra Nova probably failed because the bad guys are evil industrialists. When the plot twist isn’t multiple routes in or that they ARE altering the future, but bad guys want to mess up the new Eden, you’re a classic trope with no interesting story to tell.
Farscape was running out of plot lines and ways to get the secret out of the astronaut. The follow up movies to say what happened to Areyn and the baby were farcical but sufficient. Another season would have been warped.


202 posted on 12/04/2013 4:15:03 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Alex Murphy

The Firefly movie was what I wished the show had been.


203 posted on 12/04/2013 4:15:36 PM PST by tbw2
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To: gattaca

The British Survivors 2000s edition was fair. The first season was geared toward survival. The second season, with the evil corporate group that knew of the pandemic and now studies the survivors, was pathetic.


204 posted on 12/04/2013 4:16:33 PM PST by tbw2
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To: rmlew

They should have done a Babylon 5 movie on the Telepath Wars.


205 posted on 12/04/2013 4:19:41 PM PST by tbw2
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To: MNDude

Tripods 1 and 2nd seasons are on Youtube. It’s surprisingly good for a UK kids show.


206 posted on 12/04/2013 4:20:32 PM PST by tbw2
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To: thackney

Which makes the ongoing “Torchwood” gayfest all the more disappointing.


207 posted on 12/04/2013 4:21:14 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Disambiguator

A reality show like this:

I’d like to see a series set in the future about the certain global economic collapse that leftist policies will bring about. It’ll have it all—kooks with nukes, wierd science, gender-bending madness, hybrid monstrocities, jihadis gone wild—all set in an Escape from NY backdrop.

could easily be set in Detroit of today plus a few special effects, LBGTA parade videos spliced in and a few actors. Especially after the bankruptcy goes through.


208 posted on 12/04/2013 4:24:27 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Sherman Logan

Great one!


209 posted on 12/04/2013 4:35:21 PM PST by mad_as_he$$
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To: Nonsense Unlimited

True. I’ve been in for 8 months now, and it’s truly amazing. The EVE Rubicon update delivered some nice features. Good times...


210 posted on 12/04/2013 5:32:37 PM PST by Noumenon (What would Michael Collins do?)
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To: US Navy Vet

I loved UFO!


211 posted on 12/04/2013 5:48:25 PM PST by Antoninus II
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To: Kartographer

They left out Crusade? It was a B5 spinoff. My brother bought me the first/only season on DVD. I still watch it.


212 posted on 12/04/2013 5:52:14 PM PST by Antoninus II
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To: wolfpat
I liked it too until the episode where the male alien got pregnant.

Never watched another show.

213 posted on 12/04/2013 5:54:09 PM PST by Rome2000 (THE WASHINGTONIANS AND UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE ARE THE ENEMY -ROTATE THE CAPITAL AMONGST THE STATES)
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To: Darksheare

I actually got into SGU... but when they would turn things into some stupid soap opera or some agenda push for the one asian clamlicker on the ship.. I would just groan.

I moved during season 2 and lost track of how everything turned out.

I hope the fat geeky kid got to bone that Chloe chick.


214 posted on 12/04/2013 6:12:09 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Wolfie

I’ll be in my bunk...


215 posted on 12/04/2013 6:13:52 PM PST by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: GeronL

Homo propaganda... I just mentioned that in my previous post. That was offputting to me too.


216 posted on 12/04/2013 6:14:28 PM PST by Rodamala
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To: Kartographer

The books are great.


217 posted on 12/04/2013 6:14:44 PM PST by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: Kartographer

Eureka

Fringe


218 posted on 12/04/2013 6:33:20 PM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: panzerkamphwageneinz

Something tells me you like Firefly. :)


219 posted on 12/04/2013 6:39:11 PM PST by Redcitizen (.)
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To: Mad Dawgg
That's a great scene for an example of the dialog/writing style. The whole series was full of memorable quotes and great lines.

Jayne arguing with Mal about a job...

Jayne : "I want no part of this job. We don't know anything about these clients."
Mal : "They're whores."
Jayne : "I'm in."

220 posted on 12/04/2013 7:45:52 PM PST by jaydee770
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