8 TV Shows That Would Have Been Great As One-Season Wonders - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 02-17-2014, 03:06 AM

http://whatculture.com/tv/8-tv-shows...on-wonders.php

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It’s a sad fact that many great TV shows get cancelled after just one year without the chance to deliver on their promise. Firefly, Wonderfalls and Journeyman; we all have those one season wonders whose quick demise causes a moment of anguish in our geeky hearts.

At the other end of the scale there are those TV shows that go on and on and on, from season 687 of X Factor to Big Brother 57. Okay, perhaps I’m exaggerating a little bit, but reality shows continue to wear out its welcome, outlasting great cancelled dramas like the recently deceased Ripper Street. It’s not just reality TV; shows like Bones were brilliant once but now feel like a tired shell of their former selves.

In this article I examine some of these shows and ask would they have been better and remembered more fondly if they had only lasted a single season? What if they had focused solely on the original promise, without having to create new story lines and characters that are not as good as the first? What if they should have gone out much sooner but or a much greater high?
An argument for quality over quantity? Let’s start with number eight…

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robyrob · 02-17-2014, 09:45 AM

their list:

8. Homeland
7. Prison Break
6. 24
5. How I Met Your Mother (strongly disagree with this one - it got a little tired the last couple of seasons, but it is going out in style)
4. Under The Dome (how they can say this about a show that hasn't even AIRED or even produced its second season is beyond me - also why do they credit the show to author Stephen Kind?)
3. Glee
2. Murder One
1. Heroes (I agree with this one, but only because the second season could have been SO much better if they had just thought things through and planned it out and just written it better.)

king of comedy · 02-17-2014, 10:04 AM

The only one I agree on is Glee. I stopped watching it after season 2.

visaman666 · 02-22-2014, 06:08 AM

I have never seen a full episode of either those shows.

02-17-2014, 09:45 AM	#2
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,200	their list: 8. Homeland 7. Prison Break 6. 24 5. How I Met Your Mother (strongly disagree with this one - it got a little tired the last couple of seasons, but it is going out in style) 4. Under The Dome (how they can say this about a show that hasn't even AIRED or even produced its second season is beyond me - also why do they credit the show to author Stephen Kind?) 3. Glee 2. Murder One 1. Heroes (I agree with this one, but only because the second season could have been SO much better if they had just thought things through and planned it out and just written it better.)
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02-17-2014, 10:04 AM	#3
king of comedy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Aug 31, 2012 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,140	The only one I agree on is Glee. I stopped watching it after season 2.

02-22-2014, 06:08 AM	#4
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	I have never seen a full episode of either those shows.