Pushing Daisies.
Also Game of Thrones.
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Game of Thrones would not have improved with more seasons. The problem wasn't that they didn't have enough time to finish it, it's that it was unfinishable. There was almost no way to provide a satisfying conclusion. It's true of pretty much every series that lived and died by constantly escalating conflict with no resolution.
seconding Stargate Atlantis. all they needed was one more season, and the outline floating aroind the internet from one of the writers of what that would look like kicked ass
also have to say Super Android Metalder, which is a weird case- the show was cancelled and a rush ending was written, and then the show that was gonna take it's place had delays so they ended up stretching out that rushed ending. that lead to a very wonky set of final episodes for a show that deserved much better
The Peripheral
The Middleman. Without a doubt one the funnest comic book series adaptations. Natalie Morales and Matt Keeslar on a ridonkulas romp of silly yet intelligent adventures. Poor show only got 13 episodes but each ones a gem.
In recent memory:
- Swamp Thing (cancelled after one season on a cliffhanger iirc)
- Y: The Last Man (cancelled after one season but at least all of the season 1 sub plots ended nicely)
- Stargirl (like The Owl House, which I agree with, had a good and pretty satisfying ending but still ended prematurely)
- Sandman & Dead Boy Detectives (not going to watch Sandman season 2, Dead Boy Detectives ended on a pretty major cliffhanger and I was enjoying it)
Wheel of Time
I'd like to see them make WoT. But like, from the beginning so we can forget about... whatever the fuck the writers for amazon were doing.
Let HBO take it.
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GLOW!
Covid really put the smackdown on that one
Loudermilk.
Really like earth 2. This point it would have to be a reboot. I swear there was a British version that was somewhat decent that was also cancelled but I cant remember its name.
Space: Above And Beyond
Babylon 5: Crusade
I know netflix has canceled a number of things I liked but outside of that one mexician kunfu anime thing I can't name off the top of my head so I guess the original reboot
Constantine series. Damn is it good
Dark Matter (the 2015 one, not the new one which is totally different but also sci fi and has the same name for some reason)
Outer Range for a newer cancellation, Dark Matter and Kings still sting.
Warrior. My God what a good show.
Wheel of Time, it kept getting better then they stopped.
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Jericho... y'all young ones don't remember 😉
I remember CBS receiving literal tons of peanuts on their doorstep from fans who wanted a second season... only for said season to only be about 5 episodes ;_;
The story continues as graphic novels, though.
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Scavengers Reign 100%
other notable mentions are Pantheon and Sense8
Marco Polo. Such a shame Netflix chose to drop it.
Counterpart! The show was cut after season 2 and had a promising premise. Also, the actors were great and the story was really starting to pick up.
For anyone interested: Imagine your reality splitting into two and the resulting consequences a decade later. How much in common would you have with your other self if the split occurred in your childhood, adulthood, or even middle age? What choices before and after define you? Now add a brutal Cold War between the two realities. Would you trust you?