Shows that should've lasted longer
by SonicStuart | created - 15 Feb 2011 | updated - 01 Nov 2012 | PublicThe following shows that were prematurely canceled after 1 or 2 seasons, that should've went on longer. In no particular order.
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1. Common Law (2012)
43 min | Comedy, Crime
Centers on cops Wes Mitchell and Travis Marks, who have a problem -- each other -- so their captain sends them to couples therapy.
Stars: Michael Ealy, Warren Kole, Sonya Walger, Jack McGee
Votes: 6,415
1 Season
2. Tru Calling (2003–2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
A university graduate working in the city morgue is able to repeat the same day over again to prevent murders or other disasters.
Stars: Eliza Dushku, Shawn Reaves, Zach Galifianakis, A.J. Cook
Votes: 17,270
2 Seasons
3. Dark Angel (2000–2002)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
A group of genetically-enhanced children escape from a lab project. Years later we meet Max, one of the escapees who now works for a messenger service in the post-apocalyptic Pacific Northwest.
Stars: Jessica Alba, Michael Weatherly, Richard Gunn, J.C. MacKenzie
Votes: 34,606
2 Seasons
4. Fastlane (2002–2003)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Two hotshot undercover cops and their equally tough female handler take down the highest and lowest criminals in L.A. in this pop-culture-heavy, dark, flashy, over-the-top action crime dramedy inspired by Bad Boys and Miami Vice.
Stars: Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen, Big Boy
Votes: 3,728
1 Season
5. Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy
Set after the events in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Sarah Connor and her son, John, try to stay under-the-radar from the government, as they plot to destroy the computer network, Skynet, in hopes of preventing Armageddon.
Stars: Lena Headey, Thomas Dekker, Summer Glau, Richard T. Jones
Votes: 62,845
2 Seasons
6. Dollhouse (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A top secret organization erases the identities of attractive young people, turning them into blank "dolls" ready for imprints of temporary identities they need to fulfill assignments for clients.
Stars: Eliza Dushku, Harry Lennix, Fran Kranz, Tahmoh Penikett
Votes: 51,812
2 Seasons
7. K-Ville (2007–2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Police officers patrol the streets of New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Stars: Anthony Anderson, Cole Hauser, Blake Shields, Tawny Cypress
Votes: 1,410
1 Season
8. Standoff (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A pair of hostage negotiators try to resist their budding attraction to each other.
Stars: Ron Livingston, Rosemarie DeWitt, Gina Torres, Michael Cudlitz
Votes: 2,165
1 Season
9. Outlaw (2010)
60 min | Drama
A former Supreme Court Justice starts his own law firm.
Stars: Jimmy Smits, Carly Pope, David Ramsey, Jesse Bradford
Votes: 733
1 Season
10. Shark (2006–2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Sebastian Stark is a well-known Los Angeles attorney who leaves his lucrative career defending wealthy criminals to be a prosecutor for the district attorney.
Stars: James Woods, Danielle Panabaker, Sophina Brown, Sarah Carter
Votes: 12,112
2 Seasons
11. Carpoolers (2007–2008)
Comedy
A group of guys who carpool to work together from their suburban homes.
Stars: Fred Goss, Faith Ford, Jerry Minor, Tim Peper
Votes: 1,800
1 Season
12. Four Kings (2006)
30 min | Comedy
Barry, Ben, Jason, and Bobby are lifelong friends who affectionately refer to themselves as the "Four Kings of New York" and find their bonds to one another tested when they move into the apartment that Ben inherited from his grandmother.
Stars: Seth Green, Josh Cooke, Shane McRae, Todd Grinnell
Votes: 519
1 Season
13. Freddie (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
A successful chef takes in his older sister and, niece, widowed sister-in-law, and his fiesty Latina grandmother; all while learning to survive living with four very different women in his prime as a socialite in Chicago.
Stars: Freddie Prinze Jr., Jacqueline Obradors, Brian Austin Green, Jenny Gago
Votes: 1,413
1 Season
14. Just Legal (2005–2006)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
A look at the relationship between two lawyers: a young prodigy (Baruchel) and his mentor (Johnson), a jaded defense attorney.
Stars: Don Johnson, Jay Baruchel, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Susan Ward
Votes: 219
1 Season
15. Good Morning, Miami (2002–2004)
30 min | Comedy
A talented young TV producer arrives in Miami to revamp the lowest-rated morning show in the country.
Stars: Constance Zimmer, Mark Feuerstein, Ashley Williams, Jere Burns
Votes: 740
2 Seasons
16. The Critic (1994–2001)
TV-14 | 522 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Jay Sherman is a New York film critic who has to review films he doesn't like for a living.
Stars: Jon Lovitz, Nick Jameson, Maurice LaMarche, Nancy Cartwright
Votes: 9,093
2 Seasons
17. Clerks (2000–2001)
R | 22 min | Animation, Comedy
The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob.
Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
Votes: 13,082
1 Season
18. The Chicago Code (2011)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Detective Jarek Wysocki, one of Chicago's toughest cops, struggles to clean up the town's violence and corruption.
Stars: Jason Clarke, Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley
Votes: 8,481
1 Season
19. $#*! My Dad Says (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 30 min | Comedy
A middle-aged son moves in with his old-fashioned dad.
Stars: William Shatner, Jonathan Sadowski, Nicole Sullivan, Will Sasso
Votes: 5,334
1 Season
20. Chase (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A team tracks down fugitive criminals.
Stars: Kelli Giddish, Cole Hauser, Jesse Metcalfe, Amaury Nolasco
Votes: 7,427
1 Season
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