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#4408570 - 03/02/18 07:18 PM Best shows that lasted only one season  
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What are some of the best shows you've seen that only lasted one season or less? There are several that come to my mind:


1. Firefly

2. Crusade (spinoff from Babylon 5)

3. Space Above & Beyond

4. Caprica (spinoff from Battlestar Galactica)



caveat: Do not include any miniseries like Band of Brothers. wink

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#4408590 - 03/02/18 08:40 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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it hands down has to be firefly frown


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#4408591 - 03/02/18 08:46 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I remember one called Nicodemus Legend with Richard Dean Anderson that I remember liking as a kid and I don't think it lasted long or had a second season. I remember it being good fun but I suppose I'd need to find it on Youtube or something to see if it is how I remembered. He seemed to be sort of an Old West, tech savvy MacGyver.


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#4408596 - 03/02/18 09:04 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Firefly, hands down.


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#4408609 - 03/02/18 09:38 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I couldn't get over how good Firefly (and Serenity) was.


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#4408612 - 03/02/18 09:49 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4408618 - 03/02/18 10:24 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Firefly, without doubt

Honorable mention: Space Above and Beyond


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#4408628 - 03/02/18 11:11 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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FF and SA&B for sure.
I'll add The Dresden Files.


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#4408629 - 03/02/18 11:15 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I thought Brimstone was pretty good


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#4408634 - 03/02/18 11:23 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4408636 - 03/02/18 11:31 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: Nixer]  
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Originally Posted by Nixer
The Monica Lewinsky Show.



I can’t believe that was even greenlit in the first place. Lol.


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#4408646 - 03/03/18 12:27 AM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: Discord]  
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Originally Posted by Discord
I thought Brimstone was pretty good


Definitely. Seems like they've tried to recreate it a few times since as well.

Also Constantine.
He's been worked into the Arrowverse some, with appearances on Arrow and Legends. They need to bring the live action show back properly, but I think now they're doing an animated version. Still with Matt Ryan doing the voicework.
FYI, he was the main character in Assassin's Creed Black Flag that was so well received, partly due to his work.


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#4408745 - 03/03/18 09:27 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Dark Skies. Similar to the X-Files.

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#4408749 - 03/03/18 09:46 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: Nixer]  
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Originally Posted by Nixer
The Monica Lewinsky Show.


Didn't know she had a show and I almost hate to ask what she did in it.


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#4408750 - 03/03/18 09:54 PM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I'll add another vote to Firefly

Others I have enjoyed that were cancelled or cut short

BBC's Outcasts, it was cancelled just as the plot started to get intriguing and left me cursing that so much was left unresolved, it was a slow starter but by the last couple of episodes showed it had much promise. Ben Richards the writer of the series has said that he would write a novel to follow on from the last episode but I've not seen anything about it, he did go on to part write The Tunnel* which was a French/English collaboration about murder with the channel tunnel as a link - great show had both my wife and myself hooked.

Also enjoyed Terra Nova, interesting drama pity it went nowhere.

I'll also echo PM's Crusade and Space Above and Beyond, Crusade I have on DVD and give it an airing every now and then. I'm not a fan of Battlestar Galactica, I have Blood and Chrome sitting on my DVR waiting to be watched... it has been on there for nearly a year now smile


Edit: * Seems like there was a second and third series made but never shown here, the premier of the second series coincided with the terrorist attacks here, now I have been instructed to go find the new episodes biggrin

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#4408773 - 03/04/18 12:44 AM Re: Best shows that lasted only one season [Re: Chef]  
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Originally Posted by Chef
Dark Skies. Similar to the X-Files.

Dark Skies



Similar is an understatement! Dark Skies also had a male and female lead and it had lots of shadowy government conspiracies.

Check out this old VHS cover. Do the two lead stars look familiar to two famous characters from another contemporary show? wink







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Originally Posted by Chucky
Originally Posted by Nixer
The Monica Lewinsky Show.


Didn't know she had a show and I almost hate to ask what she did in it.

She played a cigar humidor.

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The Young Ones. Though I don’t know if it was intended to run only 1 season.


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Originally Posted by NH2112
The Young Ones. Though I don’t know if it was intended to run only 1 season.


I have good news for you NH2112! There was a second season smile *

*Assuming you got it in 2 series (there were 12 episodes in total).

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