Richard Benjamin was the captain in Quark. If I remember correctly, the plant character Jean/Gene was played by the great Tim Thomerson. That was when NBC was in @ 5th place among the 3 networks.

I also forgot to mention the interesting medical drama Gideon's Crossing from ABC a couple of years ago.

Hooperman 1987-1989
Get a Life 1990-1992
The Job 2001-2002

And I had forgotten about SledgeHammer

Witchblade ! Just getting into the second (final) season, and it's fantastic, like Farscape I can't believe it would ever have been cancelled.

Also worth mentioning are American Gothic and Kindred: The Embraced. Such a pity that guy died in a Bike accident, I'm sure the series would have been as big as Buffy if he'd lived.

The Job
Greg the Bunny
Family Guy (did it go 3 seasons)?
Titus
Andy Richter

Stingray
Sports Night

I completely forgot about Denis Leary's hilarious show. It was one of my favorites, too. Half the shows I seem to enjoy get the shaft, wtf?

Profit!

Also add my name to the endorsements for:

Titus
Sportsnight
Action

If there is a god, Titus will find its way to DVD or at least syndication on Comedy Central or something.

Sports Night is obvious, as well as My So-Called Life. I'd forgotten about Strange Luck -- that was one fun show.

I thought Once and Again was another show that was better than its fate.

Other one season shows that I wish had more time: Alien Nation, Max Headroom, Crusade.

Not to put down anyone's choice, but Space: Above & Beyond got about 15 more episodes than it deserved. I liked those stories when they were told the first time, back in the 50s on westerns, before they were ripped off for this thing.

Dick and Paula's Celebrity Spectacular. Killed off way before its' time:

http://www.soup2nuts.tv/html/shows/tv_dick_paula.html

I'm not gonna try and claim the best, just my faves... I have a special love for:

Space:1999
UFO
Freaks & Geeks
Undeclared
Now & Again
Once & Again
My So-Called Life
SportsNight
Firefly
Dark Shadows (primetime)

but the winner for me is:
Kolchak: the Night Stalker...

EZ Streets (Amazing, amazing show!)
Nothing Sacred
Brooklyn South
The Job

Sledgehammer, that show ruled.

And Sports Night should have gone on, but I didn't notice at the time. . . till reruns.

I think it was called the Good Life. It had Drew Carey and some other stand up that does an awesome impersonation of Harry Carrey. It was on in the early 90's.

Fox also had a show in the early 90's called the Best of the Worst starring Greg Kinnear. It was a clip show of all kinds of crazy stuff.

USA had a kickass show called Good vs. Evil or GvsE about two guys who hunted down Morlocks. It was very stylish and edgy. I remember it starred Richard Brooks as one of those guys. USA dumped it and it moved to Sci-Fi where it failed shortly thereafter.

Most recently Robbery Homicide Division and Greg the Bunny.

I would vote for....

PROFIT

V: The Television Series

PARTY GIRL

MEN BEHAVING BADLY


I loved All those shows!!!


Bruce

ACTION!!
The JOb

YES!! How could I not think of it?!?

Way too smart and mean-spirited for American TV.

I love the episode where he went on vacation w/ his mistress, (the babealicious Karyn parsons). Their scene on the beach, when she gave him the sunblock was classic.

"SPF 50?!? What am I, an Albino?!?"

Greatest American Hero

I remember that show. It was very entertaining, and quite creative, IIRC. I also remember USA's "The Huntress". That was sort of "Gilmore Girls" with guns, so I was heartbroken when it was abruptly canceled. I really like Annette O'Toole, too.

OOh forgot to mention a show on about 5 years ago called Others, or The Others, was a bit spooky, everyone had psychic powers, and they were like a psychic detective group.
It was really creepy and I have no idea why they cancelled it.

I think it only had about 5 episodes and the cast had that weird guy who played Benny in the film The Mummy.

Anyone remember this, so I know I'm not going out of my mind?

Without a doubt:

Faulty Towers

A show I bet no one else remembers, that was on for what seems like a month: "All is Forgiven". About a soap opera and it's writers. I believe it was created by the team behind "Cheers" and "Frasier". It had a great cast and was *very* funny.

YES! I was beginning to think I was the only person who remembered and loved this show. Jeremy Piven was priceless.

I also have to go with The State, My So-Called Life, Firefly and Alien Nation.

Does anyone remember The Marshall Chronicles during the late 1980s?

God, The Devil, and Bob