FTA-TV TV shows prematurely cancelled

[bungalow_bill]

The Lone Gunmen was another good show that barely lasted a season.

 

[Roobunny]

Not sure if anyone remembers or liked this, but I adored a show called Brimstone. It was about a dead cop who was returning souls to hell in a pact with the Devil. (My description sounds horrible so here's a better one!)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brimstone_(TV_series)

Also Pushing Daisies.

 

[Mr.X]

 

[NERDY]

I guess it would have struggled without Abby and Luka who were two of my three favourites (the other being Dr Morris).

I started watching it on Foxtel about a year ago and got hooked, they were up to season ten so I've seen the last few seasons in their entirety (as well as the occasional episode from the first few seasons when they were first on Channel 9 in the mid-90's). I'm going to start watching again soon as they are almost up to season six which is when Maura Tierney and Goran Visnjic joined the cast and I haven't seen any of their episodes prior to season ten.

Haha I was the same!!

They started showing it on 111 Hits. I think I started at Season 11 or 12, never looked back. Am early into Season 15 at the moment, when I finish I'm going to start from the very start.

 

[Damon_3388]

Am I the only one that assumed E.R. ended when George Clooney left? Or is that just when they stopped showing it or promoting it heavily on Australian FTA TV?

 

[alfy!]

Am I the only one that assumed E.R. ended when George Clooney left? Or is that just when they stopped showing it or promoting it heavily on Australian FTA TV?

They certainly showed it well after Clooney left, and it was a decent hit for Nine until the later seasons.

 

[XFactor1979]

Anything Brian Fuller has made:

Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies etc

 

[Damon_3388]

They certainly showed it well after Clooney left, and it was a decent hit for Nine until the later seasons.

Did it get an arsey timeslot though, or get promoted less or something? Because I don't remember hearing about it nearly as much once Clooney left.

 

[alfy!]

Did it get an arsey timeslot though, or get promoted less or something? Because I don't remember hearing about it nearly as much once Clooney left.

8:30 Monday's IIRC.

 

[emuboy]

This cancelled show had its own thread - Rescue Special Ops. I can't believe this show was axed, it was the only good Australian show following the demise of City Homicide. It was interesting, exciting and engaging. Why is it gone?

Another strange axing was that of The Einstein Factor, a Sunday night quiz show on the ABC that had been successful for over 5 years. It was axed without a word, no final show, no announcement on the webpage, just a line on Wikipedia to mark its demise.

 

[roostersgal4eva]

City Homicide definatly along with Boston Legal!

 

[kaiserchief13]

Flashforward and The Event

 

[emuboy]

There was an example of a TV show that wasn't cancelled, but never actually came onto TV, despite being promoted by the network (from memory Channel 9).

The show was called "The Politically Incorrect Parenting Show", hosted by Nigel Latta, and was supposed to have aired in 2010. There were commercials for the show, where Latta would say things like, "If you have fat children, then it's your fault."

But so far as I know, this show never went to air.

 

[Fwoy]

Traveler

 

[Magpies B2B]

8:30 Monday's IIRC.

I thought 8:30 Thursday's. It certainly was at that slot during the mid 2000's.

 

[alfy!]

I thought 8:30 Thursday's. It certainly was at that slot during the mid 2000's.

Yeah I thought that immediately after I posted.

 

[bombers007]

Flashforward and The Event

Aww was about to start watching the event series as well dont know if I want the same disappointment when I found out flash forward was cancelled.

Also another show permanently cancelled is. The Gates

 

[Mr Eagle]

I thought 8:30 Thursday's. It certainly was at that slot during the mid 2000's.

That was its timeslot in its prime, can't have been there much longer than the mid 00s though.

 

[CF]

There was a show a couple of years ago where this guy would suddenly go back in time for no reason. I thought this was a good sci fi show, well written and acted. But it suffered because the writers strike was on.

I liked "The Gates" shame it is gone. I also like V and stargate Universe but alas sci fi shows find it hard to rate

 

[trueblewcrew]

Arrested Development.

Agreed. Your missing the s in others by the way

 

[ROSEMVP]

Smallville
Chuck(Ends this year)

 

[Ferris_rules]

Seinfeld

The Shield.

V

 

[lionbear]

Psych really needs to be given more of a go on Australian Television

 

[drd23]

Smallville
Chuck(Ends this year)

I wouldn't say that Chuck is going to end prematurely. The last 1.5-2 seasons have been pretty average and certainly nothing like the first 2 were

 

[ROSEMVP]

i also add

According to Jim. The finale didn't seem like a finale