TV Shows That Should Have Succeeded But Didn't- Page 2

[OnTheAisle]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 10:22pm

The Class
Brooklyn Bridge
Homefront - loved that show..!

[Mamie]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 10:24pm

"Remember WENN" on AMC. This wonderful show DID succeed and NEVER flamed out - it was simply killed by a new owner of the station who didn't personally like it. He replaced it with a bomb that did disappear before a single season.

I have dreams that they'll put the others on DVD. Mary Stout (a regular on the show) told me that they're still trying to get that done. They get plenty of promises but no real action yet. They've even talked about doing a movie version of the show!

Updated On: 11/15/07 at 10:24 PM

[vbplayer]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 11:53pm

"High Society" Mary McDonnell and Jean Smart...it was a blast. Great writing, and they were both hysterical. Lived hardly a season and not sure why.

[miss pennywise]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 11:57pm

Andy Richter's Universe
The Bette Midler Show

[roquat]

Posted: 11/15/07 at 11:58pm

"NewsRadio." A wonderful ensemble, all of whom had crack comedy timing. It was finished off by Phil Hartman's senseless murder, of course, but even at its peak, it never got the ratings, fans, or acclaim it should have gotten--and it didn't last nearly long enough.

[xoxRogue]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:04am

Strangers with Candy

Oh, how I love that show...

[chris d]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:05am

I liked Less Than Perfect. it had a great cast with lots of chemistry, and mostly good writing (although the quality did trail off towards the end).

[BroadwayBound86]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:22am

Life as we know it
Undeclared


So upset they didn't last! Thankfully they put everything onto DVD these days!

[blueroses]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 8:30am

OntheAisle, I agree with HOMEFRONT.

One of the best shows of all time. I think it may have lasted more than one season. It was perfect...from the casting to the storylines to the mood and feel. I was in love with this show.

I also loved Savannah!

[MuslimBwayFan]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:14am

Popular
Homefront
Voyagers

Edit: Book of Daniel

and yes....NewsRadio was the last great sitcom in the old style. Updated On: 11/16/07 at 09:14 AM

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:24am

Anyone remember ALL IS FORGIVEN with Bess Armstrong, Carol Kane, Shawnee Smith, and David Alan Grier? Were talkin' 86-87 here, folks. It was an absolutely wonderful mid-season replacement, really on a par with CHEERS and GOLDEN GIRLS, and I was always surprised it wasn't picked up by NBC.

There was also a fun sitcom in the late nineties with Debi Mazar and Joanna Gleason called TEMPORARILY YOURS which was good fun.

[South Fl Marc]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:36am

I second "NewsRadio". The ensemble was amazing.

Also, does anyone remember "Square Pegs"? I loved the show.

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:40am

NEWS RADIO ran for several seasons....and yes I remember SQUARE PEGS and anxiously await its appearance on DVD.

[Calvin]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:42am

I liked the first season of "Boomtown." Not so much when they reformatted it for the second season.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 9:56am

Good and Evil
Arrested Development
High Society
Best of the West
The Class
Freaks and Geeks

[Borstalboy]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 10:01am

Yeah, BOOMTOWN was pretty good.

Edward G. Robinson + Liv Ullman + Serious Sexy Dust = Neal McDonough

Updated On: 11/16/07 at 10:01 AM

[robbiej]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 10:05am

Goth, I'm in complete agreement with you. BROOKLYN BRIDGE was a magnificent show. I've always love Amy Aquino and Marion Ross can do no wrong.

[doodlenyc]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 11:12am

Cop Rock

[Icehouse Life]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:08pm

Frank's Place--surprised nobody's mentioned that

[frogs_fan85]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:43pm

Arrested Development and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

[iluvcioffiiluvtea]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 12:46pm

The Powers That Be!

Also, the Bette Midler Show.

[gymdudeva]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 1:50pm

Action (I think I am the only person who watched/liked this one)
The Class

[Cruel_Sandwich]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 2:21pm

Arrested Development
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
The Ben Stiller Show
Stark Raving Mad

[Gothampc]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 4:00pm

"High Society" Mary McDonnell and Jean Smart...it was a blast. Great writing, and they were both hysterical. Lived hardly a season and not sure why."

Because it was a rip-off of Absolutely Fabulous. It was also competing against "Cybill" which was a rip-off of Absolutely Fabulous. And Jean Smart's character was skeevy the way she kept hitting on McDonnell's teenage son.

[raulfan]

Posted: 11/16/07 at 6:39pm

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