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Sara Micelli · 06-17-2002, 11:59 PM

I was just wondering what shows everyone thinks should have been cancelled before they started. This may have been posted before I don't know because I'm new to the boards.

LucyCompanyPhan · 06-18-2002, 12:17 AM

well, i never really liked Gillians island but i like it.. it hard to explain... the show annoys me but i still watch it. I'd say probably i would've done the show differently. I didnt like Brady Bunch that much... but i like to make fun of it.. so i couldnt live without. um... alot of the shows out now are really bad... OHHH I GOT IT! I HATE KING OF THE HILL! if i could cann a show, it would be King Of The Hill... i didnt like Hillbillies either. lol

LucyCompanyPhan · 06-18-2002, 12:20 AM

Andy Griffin.... i didnt like that one either!

James · 06-18-2002, 02:26 AM

The following shows should have been canned before they even started:

"All in the Family"
"Cheers"
"CSI: Crime Scene Investigation"
"The Facts of Life"
"The Family Guy"
"Fear Factor"
"Friends"
"Howard Stern"
"Jackass"
"Jerry Springer"
"Married ... with Children"
"Roseanne"
"The Shield"
"The Simpsons"
"Three's Company"
"Will and Grace"
"WWF Smackdown!"

LucyFan · 06-18-2002, 02:51 AM

My picks are:

"Taxi"
"Gunsmoke"
"Bonanza"
"Maude"
"The Beverly Hillbillies"
"My Favorite Martian"
"Barney Miller"
"Hogan's Heroes"
"The Facts of Life"

TJL · 06-18-2002, 05:21 AM

I'm going to let some of the older shows slip by, but there are a few recent shows that should have never made it to prime time...

"Leap Of Faith"
"Inside Shwartz"
"The Single Guy"
"Baby Bob"
"According To Jim"

James · 06-18-2002, 12:00 PM

I forgot to mention "Beverly Hills, 90210"!

James · 06-18-2002, 12:33 PM

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Originally posted by James
I forgot to mention "Beverly Hills, 90210"!

How could I forget "Ally McBeal", "Ellen", "Geena", "Sex and the City", "The Sopranos", and "Watching Ellie"?

ClassicComedyFan2 · 06-18-2002, 02:49 PM

"Friends"
"Scrubs"
"Will & Grace"
"Drew Carey Show"
"Boston Public"
"Dawson's Creek"
"3rd Rock from the SUn"
"Futurama"
"Beverly Hills 90210" (No Clampett reference? Unforgivable

)
"NYPD Blue"
"Titus"
"Survivor"
"Temptation Island"
"Jerry Springer Show"
"Family Law"
"Angel"
"The Practice"
"The Shield"
"The Division"
"Roseanne"
"Cow & Chicken"
"Undeclared"
"Dark Angel"
"Married with Children"
Anything made by Comedy Central

Superbatboy · 06-18-2002, 04:16 PM

My picks are:

Gunsmoke
Murder, She Wrote
Family Ties
Cheers
Leave it to Beaver
Brady Bunch
A Different World
The Hughleys
Watching Ellie

Sitcomwriter · 06-18-2002, 04:36 PM

Most B&W shows

Chocoholic · 06-20-2002, 09:03 AM

Friends
The Golden Girls
Seinfeld
Wil & Grace
Frasier
Ally McBeal
pretty much anything on FOX, except The Simpsons
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JT · 06-20-2002, 02:09 PM

The Brady Bunch
Friends
Frasier
Lush Life
Party Girl
Townies
Holding the Baby (trying to think of all of those cruddy shows Sitcomwriter mentions)
Love and Money
Will and Grace
Sex and the City
Watching Ellie
Seinfeld
Just about all of those relationship sitcoms from the late 90s.

Brian Damage · 06-20-2002, 03:32 PM

The more current ones:

Homeboys in outer space
Moesha
Secret Diaries of Desmond Phieffer
The Jackie Thomas Show
Wings
Jesse
Yes, Dear
Suddenly Susan

The more vintage ones:

Andy Griffith
Beverly Hillbillies
Gomer Pyle
The Ropers
I Dream of Jeannie
Bewitched
Leave it to Beaver

Sitcomwriter · 06-20-2002, 04:05 PM

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Originally posted by ClassicComedyFan2
"Friends"
"Scrubs"
"Will & Grace"
"Drew Carey Show"
"Boston Public"
"Dawson's Creek"
"3rd Rock from the SUn"
"Futurama"
"Beverly Hills 90210" (No Clampett reference? Unforgivable :))
"NYPD Blue"
"Titus"
"Survivor"
"Temptation Island"
"Jerry Springer Show"
"Family Law"
"Angel"
"The Practice"
"The Shield"
"The Division"
"Roseanne"
"Cow & Chicken"
"Undeclared"
"Dark Angel"
"Married with Children"
Anything made by Comedy Central

Law and Order and ER are oddly absent from your list

06-17-2002, 11:59 PM	#1
Sara Micelli Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,122	What shows should have been canned before they started I was just wondering what shows everyone thinks should have been cancelled before they started. This may have been posted before I don't know because I'm new to the boards.

06-18-2002, 12:17 AM	#2
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	canned! well, i never really liked Gillians island but i like it.. it hard to explain... the show annoys me but i still watch it. I'd say probably i would've done the show differently. I didnt like Brady Bunch that much... but i like to make fun of it.. so i couldnt live without. um... alot of the shows out now are really bad... OHHH I GOT IT! I HATE KING OF THE HILL! if i could cann a show, it would be King Of The Hill... i didnt like Hillbillies either. lol
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06-18-2002, 05:21 AM	#6
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06-18-2002, 04:16 PM	#10
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06-20-2002, 02:09 PM	#13
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	The Brady Bunch Friends Frasier Lush Life Party Girl Townies Holding the Baby (trying to think of all of those cruddy shows Sitcomwriter mentions) Love and Money Will and Grace Sex and the City Watching Ellie Seinfeld Just about all of those relationship sitcoms from the late 90s.
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06-18-2002, 12:20 AM	#3
LucyCompanyPhan Hollywood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 25, 2001 Location: a far away place in sitcomville Posts: 2,254	Andy Griffin.... i didnt like that one either!

06-18-2002, 02:26 AM	#4
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	The following shows should have been canned before they even started: "All in the Family" "Cheers" "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" "The Facts of Life" "The Family Guy" "Fear Factor" "Friends" "Howard Stern" "Jackass" "Jerry Springer" "Married ... with Children" "Roseanne" "The Shield" "The Simpsons" "Three's Company" "Will and Grace" "WWF Smackdown!"

06-18-2002, 02:51 AM	#5
LucyFan Still Loving Lucy! Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 23, 2001 Location: In the Wonderful World of Lucy! Posts: 8,198	My picks are: "Taxi" "Gunsmoke" "Bonanza" "Maude" "The Beverly Hillbillies" "My Favorite Martian" "Barney Miller" "Hogan's Heroes" "The Facts of Life"

06-18-2002, 12:00 PM	#7
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	I forgot to mention "Beverly Hills, 90210"!

06-18-2002, 02:49 PM	#9
ClassicComedyFan2 Coolicious! Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 28, 2001 Location: AL, United States, Alpha Quadrant Posts: 698	"Friends" "Scrubs" "Will & Grace" "Drew Carey Show" "Boston Public" "Dawson's Creek" "3rd Rock from the SUn" "Futurama" "Beverly Hills 90210" (No Clampett reference? Unforgivable ) "NYPD Blue" "Titus" "Survivor" "Temptation Island" "Jerry Springer Show" "Family Law" "Angel" "The Practice" "The Shield" "The Division" "Roseanne" "Cow & Chicken" "Undeclared" "Dark Angel" "Married with Children" Anything made by Comedy Central

06-18-2002, 04:36 PM	#11
Sitcomwriter Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 27, 2001 Posts: 7,356	Most B&W shows

06-20-2002, 09:03 AM	#12
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06-20-2002, 03:32 PM	#14
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