Great Injustices in TV History - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Adamantium · 05-17-2010, 05:34 PM

1. Not taking care of the shows from the 1940s and 50s, thus resulting in us not being able to watch those certain shows today.

2. "Two and a Half Men" being the highest rated current sitcom.

3. "Firefly" getting cancelled after just 14 episodes.

4. "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" getting cancelled after just 19 episodes.

5. Jay Leno

6. "Married with Children" ending after 11 seasons without a proper series finale.

7. Cutting shows down to 22 minutes or less for syndication. Just air the whole episode in reruns!!!

8. NBC's shabby treatment of "NewsRadio", preventing it from having a large mainstream audience and staying on the air a couple years more. Or at least have more episodes in a season. Ooh, that reminds me...

9. TV seasons going from 39 eps a season to 22 or less.

Please add to the list.

jehobden · 05-17-2010, 07:08 PM

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7. Cutting shows down to 22 minutes or less for syndication. Just air the whole episode in reruns!!!.

That's just shows through the 80s. It's even worse now. I have Seinfeld on DVD, which averages just 22 mins in its network version and is cut even more in syndication, and I've seen Two and a Half Men on DVD, which averages about 20 1/2 mins uncut!
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9. TV seasons going from 39 eps a season to 22 or less.

Actually that's been getting slightly better in most cases since the 70s, maybe due to cable competition. As an example, Cheers produced more than 270 episodes in 11 seasons, where M*A*S*H only produced 249 episodes in the same number of seasons. I saw recently where My Name is Earl, as advertised on DVD, had 27 episodes in its last season, which actually are so many that they can't all be rerun in a year.

Retro4Life · 05-17-2010, 09:34 PM

I'd add the following shows ending on agonizing cliffhangers that will never be resolved: Twin Peaks, V, Stroker and Hoop, The Others.

Another injustice; the sacrifice of the theme song to the altar of more ads.

Yet another; the decimation of cable TV networks who have lost their identities in order to showcase homemade "reality" travesties, Law and Order reruns and infomercials.

treky · 05-18-2010, 12:42 AM

the downfall of NICK AT NITE, TV LAND, and THE DISNEY CHANNEL.

MikeLutton · 05-18-2010, 12:54 AM

new knight rider being cancelled without a second season

oz615 · 05-18-2010, 01:36 AM

The Government,Soccer Moms and Cable TV for contributing to complete demise of Sat. AM TV and the lack of quality children's programing during the weekdays.

treky · 05-18-2010, 02:01 AM

"THE NEW BIONIC WOMAN"-'nuff said!!

James · 05-18-2010, 03:08 AM

Here are ten:

1. the sudden cancellation of The Wonder Years before Kevin and Co. got a chance to graduate

2. the cancellation of State of Grace after just 38 episodes

3. FOX's refusal to pull the plug on The Simpsons

4. CBS' refusal to air a reunion of The Waltons that Earl Hamner wrote in 1998

5. FOX stubbornly refusing to cave into the demands of viewers and cancel Married ... with Children

6. PAX's disappearance

7. the broadcast networks thumbing their collective noses at the Parents Television Council (and other such organizations) and continuing to push the envelope instead of sitting back, relaxing, and letting the envelope push itself back to 1940s standards

8. FOX resurrecting Family Guy--twice!

9. The Nashville Network's disappearance (do the folks at Viacom actually care about the flooding of the Music City???)

10. left-wing bias at CBS, NBC, and ABC News

Lee · 05-18-2010, 03:55 AM

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7. the broadcast networks thumbing their collective noses at the Parents Television Council (and other such organizations) and continuing to push the envelope instead of sitting back, relaxing, and letting the envelope push itself back to 1940s standards

I didn't know you supported the Parents Television Council

treky · 05-18-2010, 04:13 AM

the canncelation of "QUANTUM LEAP" without a proper finale.

"AFTER MASH"

comedyfreak · 05-18-2010, 08:50 AM

Soap not getting a final episode to tie up all the loose ends left with a cliffhanger.
Medium possibly getting cancelled for being too expensive in its freshman year on CBS??

Torgo · 05-18-2010, 10:19 AM

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new knight rider being cancelled without a second season

In my opinion that was a good thing- one season of a car turning into a pick up truck was enough for me.

icecream · 05-18-2010, 10:25 AM

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I'd add the following shows ending on agonizing cliffhangers that will never be resolved: V

V was renewed for a 2nd season, you'll get to see the conclusion.

Torgo · 05-18-2010, 10:29 AM

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V was renewed for a 2nd season, you'll get to see the conclusion.

I think Retro might be referring to the original V series.

icecream · 05-18-2010, 11:21 AM

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I think Retro might be referring to the original V series.

Oh that's right. V hasn't even aired its season finale yet.

05-17-2010, 05:34 PM	#1
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05-18-2010, 03:08 AM	#8
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	Here are ten: 1. the sudden cancellation of The Wonder Years before Kevin and Co. got a chance to graduate 2. the cancellation of State of Grace after just 38 episodes 3. FOX's refusal to pull the plug on The Simpsons 4. CBS' refusal to air a reunion of The Waltons that Earl Hamner wrote in 1998 5. FOX stubbornly refusing to cave into the demands of viewers and cancel Married ... with Children 6. PAX's disappearance 7. the broadcast networks thumbing their collective noses at the Parents Television Council (and other such organizations) and continuing to push the envelope instead of sitting back, relaxing, and letting the envelope push itself back to 1940s standards 8. FOX resurrecting Family Guy--twice! 9. The Nashville Network's disappearance (do the folks at Viacom actually care about the flooding of the Music City???) 10. left-wing bias at CBS, NBC, and ABC News

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