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Old 10-16-11 | 03:43 PM
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Journeyman. God damn writer's strike of 2007! Wish Kevin McKidd was still on this than playing a doctor on Greys Anatomy. At least episode 13 had a very satisfying ending.

When I went to Hong Kong on vacation a few years ago, I actually found a bootleg DVD set of it for $2.50 and snagged it right away since it's never going to get a DVD release here in America.

The Chicago Code

Melrose Place 2.0

Sons of Thunder (aired on CBS in the late 1990's) -- Walker Texas Ranger spinoff

Terriers

Law and Order: Los Angeles
Old 10-16-11 | 03:47 PM
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The Prisoner
Old 10-16-11 | 03:50 PM
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Day Break with Taye Diggs and Moon Bloodgood.

Cancelled after a few episodes, but all 13 eventually aired on the Internet and syndication. You can buy the complete series for like $5 on Amazon. Awesome 1 season show with a satisfying end.
Old 10-16-11 | 03:56 PM
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'The Slap Maxwell Story'.
'Buffalo Bill'.
Old 10-16-11 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by auto
Agree with a lot of these. Also liked John from Cincinatti.
Cincinatti? That's downstream from Pitsburg and south of Clevleand, right?
Old 10-16-11 | 04:40 PM
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Time Tunnel.
And The Green Hornet. Fondly recall watching these back-to-back on ABC friday nights in 66/67.

There was a short lived, 17 episode spy show called Blue Light. Premiered same night as Batman on ABC in janurary 1966. Starred Robert Goulet as David Marsh, an american journalist similiar to O'Reilly, Limbaugh etc. Marsh is in Germany during WWII broadcasting german propaganda ala Tokyo Rose. He is the most hated man in america. Any allied soldier would gladly shoot him.
In reality he is an allied spy posing as a traitor to rub elbows with the Nazi hoi polloi.
His code name is "Blue Light". There were originally 13 blue light agents but the gestapo hunted down the other 12 and Marsh is the last.
A three part episode was edited together and released as a feature film. It's titled I Deal In Danger and available on DVD if curious.
Old 10-16-11 | 05:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Deftones
one of my other favs was Good vs. Evil (GvsE) on USA years ago.
Touching Evil (US) I think would also qualify, though I think it lost sight of itself midway through its one season run.
Old 10-16-11 | 06:04 PM
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Freaks and Geeks
Profit
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Old 10-16-11 | 06:49 PM
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And of course a series that really needs to be remade Werewolf.

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Old 10-16-11 | 07:35 PM
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Has to be Freaks and Geeks. A terrific series on its own, but it also launched (for better or worse) the Apatow era of comedy.
Old 10-16-11 | 07:42 PM
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Gotta go with Freaks and Geeks as well.
Old 10-16-11 | 07:42 PM
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Originally Posted by auto
Agree with a lot of these. Also liked John from Cincinatti.
I know a lot of people didn't enjoy it and a lot of people resented it for taking Deadwood's spot, but I thought it was a great show.
Old 10-16-11 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason
The Jetsons. One 24 episode season running pretty much constantly since 1963.
Wow, I had no idea. When I saw it when I was a kid, I assumed it was 100+ episodes.
Old 10-16-11 | 08:28 PM
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The Prisoner (1960s McGoohan version).
Old 10-16-11 | 08:42 PM
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Yeah, I totally gapped on the Prisoner.

Buffalo Bill was a good call too.

How about a talk show that really doesn't fit the spirit of the question, but was great? "Late World with Zach."
Old 10-16-11 | 08:58 PM
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Freaks and Geeks
Same for me.
Old 10-16-11 | 08:59 PM
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Wow, I had no idea. When I saw it when I was a kid, I assumed it was 100+ episodes.
One season in its original run in '62-'63, but there was a second season in 1985 and a third in 1987, for a total of 75 episodes.
Old 10-16-11 | 09:04 PM
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Journeyman, Eli Stone and Studio 60 for me.
Old 10-16-11 | 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Kal-El
Journeyman, Eli Stone and Studio 60 for me.
Eli Stone lasted 2 seasons.
Old 10-16-11 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason
The Jetsons. One 24 episode season running pretty much constantly since 1963.
Originally Posted by whotony
Imdb lists three. Although 23 years between 1-2
Originally Posted by GizmoDVD
Wow, I had no idea. When I saw it when I was a kid, I assumed it was 100+ episodes.
Originally Posted by Jeremy517
One season in its original run in '62-'63, but there was a second season in 1985 and a third in 1987, for a total of 75 episodes.
I guess no one pays any attention to me.

Old 10-16-11 | 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by whotony
I guess no one pays any attention to me.

Who's tony?






Sorry.
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Suprised by the lack of mentions for The Comeback

One of the funniest shows of all time
Old 10-16-11 | 09:58 PM
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HE AND SHE with Richard Benjamin, Paula Prentice, Jack Cassidy, Kenneth Mars and Hamilton Camp.
Old 10-16-11 | 10:26 PM
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Oh, shit, I forgot about another one. Life on Mars (US). That was such an awesome show.
Old 10-16-11 | 10:44 PM
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Since most of my ideas have already been listed, I'll add one I haven't seen yet:

The Lone Gunmen


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