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Old 02-25-03 | 11:42 AM
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Wow, this thread brings back so many memories of GREAT shows I enjoyed watching.

I'd echo a lot of them:
Thieves
American Gothic
Freaks and Geeks
Greg the Bunny
Strange Luck
Profit
Undeclared

And add a few others I didn't see mentioned:
The Norm Show
Push, Nevada
Jack of All Trades
Off Centre
Old 02-25-03 | 12:53 PM
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herman's head! a guilty pleasure of mine
Old 02-25-03 | 12:58 PM
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Also, does anyone else remember "The Hat Squad" from the early '90s?
Old 02-25-03 | 02:25 PM
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Two of my all-time favorites were on Fox: Brisco County Jr. and Bakersfield P.D. (Damn, I thought I was going to be the first who posted that)

Now an oldie but a goodie: Night Stalker!!!! It was on for about 4 or 5 episodes back in the 70’s and used to scare the crap out of me.
Old 02-25-03 | 02:38 PM
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The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987 to 1991)

A bittersweet comedy, it had five seasons but only 65 episodes. I'm not sure that even all of these aired in the UK.

I certainly recall liking it at the time!
Old 02-25-03 | 02:48 PM
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Freaks and Geeks. The fact that this show failed made me lose ALL faith in network television as a groundbreaking source of entertainment.
Old 02-26-03 | 12:37 AM
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Days and Night of Molly Dodd ruled. David Straithairn, John Glover (as her cousin who she couldn't ever remember), and Davey The Doorman. And the fabulous Blair Brown.
Old 02-26-03 | 09:20 AM
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Key West with Jennifer Tilly as the town whore with a heart of gold and Fisher Stevens as a factory worker who wins the lottery and lives his Hemmingway dream.
Old 02-27-03 | 01:06 AM
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In order of importance:

Twin Peaks
Profit
American Gothic
The Ben Stiller Show
Old 02-27-03 | 02:01 AM
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My favorite:

It's Like You Know

Opposite Sex (this FOX show from a couple summers ago that had Milo Ventimiglia from Gilmore Girls and Allison Mack from Smallville.)

Good vs. Evil was great.

Freaks and Geeks
Undeclared

Cupid
Old 01-20-09 | 06:42 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Originally Posted by B.A.
Cupid (w/ Jeremy Piven and Paula Marshall from Hidden Hills) was a great show that was almost around for a full season. An hour long dramedy and it was unjustly shunned by its network. One of the few times I was pissed when a show went off the air.
Cupid appears to be making some sort of return. I saw a commricial for this today. Prob won't do well since its Pivenless

http://abc.go.com/primetime/cupid/
Old 01-20-09 | 09:01 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Spyder Games
Invasion
Reunion
Lyricist Lounge Show
Old 01-20-09 | 11:22 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

A 6 year bump? Really?
Old 01-20-09 | 11:42 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

I guess Ronnie Dobbs has nothing better to due on a Tuesday night than bump up old threads.

What the heck even made you think about these threads in the 1st place?
Old 01-20-09 | 11:46 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

The sad thing is, if he just posted this on his own, some here would throw him to the wolves referring to our forums' ever-so-fabulous search function and his inability to use it, then eventually cite this thread as the place for his comment, though it doesn't make a great deal of sense to do this.

Sometimes you can't win around here.
Old 01-20-09 | 11:58 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

A topic like this is so disposable and generic that I think it's fine for someone to create a new thread, especially after 6 years.
Old 01-21-09 | 12:49 AM
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Sledge Hammer

Danger Theatre (Fox Network) They had a couple of shows called Tropical Punch and The Searcher. The Searcher was the best one in the series.
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Old 01-21-09 | 12:57 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

EZ Streets
Earth 2
Firefly
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Jack of all Trades
Brimstone
Newsradio
Men Behaving Badly
Titus
The Flash
Swamp Thing <--- guilty pleasure of mine

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Old 01-21-09 | 01:14 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Originally Posted by meritocracy
In order of importance:

Twin Peaks
Profit
American Gothic
The Ben Stiller Show

I loved American Gothic! Great show!

Whetever happened to the proposed remake series/movie?
Old 01-21-09 | 05:39 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

I guess we can add Pushing Daisies to this list.
Old 01-21-09 | 05:45 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

I actually liked Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. I see that it hasn't been mentioned so far.
Old 01-21-09 | 08:07 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

When the thread was started Studio 60 didn't exist...

But yeah...I thought that was a great show, too.
Old 01-21-09 | 08:09 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Whenever I see this thread it makes me think of Philly.
Old 01-21-09 | 09:24 AM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Keen Eddie

Vengeance Unlimited (1998) with Michael Madsen
Old 01-21-09 | 10:54 PM
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Re: Best Short-Lived Shows

Dead Like Me
Firefly
Harsh Realm
Arrested Development (3 seasons makes it "iffy" for this list)
And I actually liked Over There (bought it as a blind buy)


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