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A trend which has picked up steam since the streaming era is the “un-cancellation.” TV series which ended prematurely, but have enough fan support can get second chances. Just some examples include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Young Justice, and Futurama (briefly).
With the growing prevalence of this phenomenon, plenty of prematurely-cancelled cult classics have their fans campaigning for similar revivals. However, it some cases, it’s simply too late. Not every TV show got the attention they deserve, and no amount of petitioning is going to change that at this point.
10 Firefly Already Had A Second Chance
Joss Whedon’s Firefly ran for a mere 11 episodes in 2002-2003, and other episodes didn’t see air during the show’s first run. Despite this brief existence, Firefly has an ardent, devoted following to this day. The series’ initial DVD sales were so impressive, even, that Universal financed a film follow-up – Serenity, released in 2005. While praised by fans and critics, the film barely broke even. This ended any chances for a further continuation of Firefly outside of comics. This, plus it being almost 20 years since the show ended, means chances of another season are nil.
9 Everyone On Freaks And Geeks Has Moved On To Bigger Things
One of the most beloved TV sitcoms of the past decades, Freaks and Geeks produced 18 episodes from 1999 to 2000. Despite the series’ brief lifespan, Freaks and Geeks heralded plenty of new stars. Series creator Paul Feig and executive producer Judd Apatow are successful comedy film directors, while the show’s stars numbered Linda Cardellini, Seth Rogen, James Franco, and Jason Segel. In short, most of the people who made the series have too many of their own projects to bother with a revival.
8 Pushing Daisies Has Been Laid To Rest For Too Long
Every series created by Bryan Fuller has met a tragic, premature end. One which fans still push for a revival of is Pushing Daisies – a whimsy, morbid, and very funny modern fairy tale about Ned (Lee Pace), a pie-maker who can revive the dead with a touch. Debuting in 2007, Pushing Daisies survived the Writer’s Guild strike that year, but only briefly – it concluded its second and final season in 2009. The last episode makes a hasty attempt to wrap things up, but it isn’t quite satisfying. With more than a decade since its ending and an unpublished comic continuation, Pushing Daisies seems destined to live up to its name forevermore.
7 A Comic Continuation Of Reaper Didn’t Pan Out
Reaper was a two-season comedy series about 21-year-old slacker Sam Oliver (Bret Harrison), who discovers before his birth, his parents sold his soul to the devil (Ray Wise). Sam was forced to become a “Reaper,” capturing souls who escaped Hell. The series followed Buffy‘s monster of the week formula (about 10 years too late to the punch), but Ray Wise as the Prince of Darkness makes it all work. After an ending which opened more questions than it answered, there were reportedly discussions for a comic continuation, but no news has come out about that project in more than a decade.
6 A Movie To Continue Rome Is In Development Hell
HBO’s Rome, chronicling the eponymous city’s transition from Republic to Empire, is now heralded a precursor to Game Of Thrones. In the series’ own day from 2005 to 2007, however, it was simply too expensive for HBO to continue it. The planned five seasons were condensed into two, with the latter season stretching years to accommodate the series’ original plans. After Rome‘s cancellation, there were discussions of a film to continue the series – the last word on that project came in 2011 from series co-creator Bruno Heller, “I’m not holding my breath.”
5 The Stars Of Selfie Have Movies To Worry About
The most recently-canceled series on this list is Selfie, a one season comedy which starred Karen Gillan & John Cho and put a modern spin on My Fair Lady. Selfie showed early promise, mainly thanks to the leads, but was canceled mid-season by ABC. Karen Gillan has since become a star thanks to her role as Nebula in the MCU, while John Cho is about to play Spike Spiegel in Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop. Their current schedules aren’t too conductive for a revival.
4 Legal Complications Mean Spectacular Spider-Man Is In Limbo
One of the most acclaimed superhero cartoons ever, The Spectacular Spider-Man was created by Gargoyles‘ Greg Weisman. The series earned comparisons to Batman: The Animated Series and seemed on track to be the definitive interpretation of Spider-Man. Unfortunately, after the second season, Sony forfeited Spidey’s animation rights to Disney to hang onto the movie rights.
Sony still owned Spectacular Spider-Man itself, but were barred from continuing it. Even with the current coordination between the two companies were Spider-Man is concerned, there are no signs of a Spectacular revival on the horizon.
3 The Terminator Series Has Moved On From The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Terminator is a franchise filled with false starts. After two film failures with Rise Of The Machines and Salvation, the series went to television with The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Ignoring both of those films, the series followed on directly from Judgement Day – some fans even rank it the best post-T2 addition to the franchise. Despite that, its ratings saw it cancelled after Season 2. This, plus the failure of the two Terminator films since, make a continuation unlikely.
2 Terriers Never Got The Ratings To Match Its Praise
Ocean’s Eleven and Matchstick Men writer Ted Griffin expanded into TV by writing for The Shield. In 2010, he and Shield creator Shawn Ryan teamed again to produce Terriers for FX. The series starred Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-Jones as a pair of California private investigators. With the talent involved, it should be no surprise the series earned much praise. Unfortunately, that praise wasn’t matched by ratings success – Terriers‘ first season was also its last. While still held up as an overlooked gem, the series’ following doesn’t have enough fervor behind it for a revival, especially 10+ years on.
1 Hasbro Has Moved On From Transformers: Animated
One of the most beloved Transformers cartoons is 2007’s Transformers Animated. Designed by Teen Titans’ Derrick J. Wyatt, the series offered a new spin on old tropes while honoring what came before. While the Season 3 finale “Endgame” was a satisfying conclusion, the writers planned a fourth season and there were still a handful of unresolved subplots. Fans have clamored for a revival ever since, but every inkling from Hasbro indicates they have no such interest.
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