25 best TV shows that never had a chance!
by stalwaysever | created - 11 Jan 2013 | updated - 11 Jan 2013 | PublicStarting with the most recent cancels, and working my way back to 2000, I have compiled a list of 25 shows which I believe unfairly got the ax. It would have been nice to see these particular shows go on to have at least 3, if not more, seasons!!
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1. Mockingbird Lane (2012 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 40 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Grandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vampiress. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and... See full summary »
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Portia de Rossi, Charity Wakefield, Mason Cook
Votes: 4,334
2. 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
3. NYC 22 (2012)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Six diverse NYPD rookies patrol the gritty streets of upper Manhattan.
Stars: Adam Goldberg, Leelee Sobieski, Stark Sands, Judy Marte
Votes: 1,574
4. 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
5. The Finder (2012)
TV-14 | 44 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
An Iraq war vet suffers a brain injury that triggers the ability to see connections between seemingly unrelated events, objects or people.
Stars: Geoff Stults, Maddie Hasson, Mercedes Mason, Michael Clarke Duncan
Votes: 17,580
6. A Gifted Man (2011–2012)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy
Centers on an ultra-competitive surgeon whose life is changed forever when his ex-wife dies and begins teaching him what life is all about from the here-after.
Stars: Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Ehle, Margo Martindale, Pablo Schreiber
Votes: 7,659
7. Prime Suspect (2011–2012)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Jane Timoney, an iconoclastic female detective, must make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men.
Stars: Maria Bello, Brían F. O'Byrne, Kirk Acevedo, Peter Gerety
Votes: 4,086
8. The Cape (2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Drama
Vince Faraday is a cop who has been framed for murder, leading him to fall off the grid and become the super hero known only as "The Cape."
Stars: David Lyons, Keith David, Summer Glau, James Frain
Votes: 8,598
9. Law & Order: LA (2010–2011)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Los Angeles police detectives investigate crimes and district attorneys prosecute the offenders.
Stars: Corey Stoll, Rachel Ticotin, Alfred Molina, Terrence Howard
Votes: 2,830
10. 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
11. Accidentally on Purpose (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
37-year-old Billie breaks up with her boss at the newspaper and gets pregnant by 22-year-old Zack, who moves into her apartment. They both have their pals.
Stars: Jenna Elfman, Jon Foster, Ashley Jensen, Lennon Parham
Votes: 6,651
12. Mercy (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Three nurses deal with patients and personal issues at Mercy Hospital.
Stars: Taylor Schilling, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jaime Lee Kirchner, James Tupper
Votes: 3,071
13. Three Rivers (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Three Rivers is about the lives of organ donors, the doctors, and recipients of the organs at Three Rivers, a preeminent transplant hospital in Pittsburgh. Dr. Andy Yablonski is the leader ... See full summary »
Stars: Alex O'Loughlin, Kate Moennig, Daniel Henney, Christopher J. Hanke
Votes: 1,526
14. Trauma (2009–2010)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama
Follows a small group of flight paramedics on the job and in their lives outside of work.
Stars: Derek Luke, Anastasia Griffith, Aimee Garcia, Kevin Rankin
Votes: 2,739
15. Kings (2009)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A modern day, alternate-reality drama about a hero who rises to become the King of his nation, based on the biblical story of King David.
Stars: Ian McShane, Christopher Egan, Susanna Thompson, Allison Miller
Votes: 8,729
16. New Amsterdam (2008)
TV-14 | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
A New York homicide detective is cursed with immortality.
Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zuleikha Robinson, Alexie Gilmore, Stephen McKinley Henderson
Votes: 7,433
17. October Road (2007–2008)
TV-PG | 43 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Best-selling author Nick Garrett hopes to get over his writer's block by going back to his hometown of Knights Ridge, Mass. There, he realizes he's got to finally face the people he wrote about unfavorably in his novel.
Stars: Bryan Greenberg, Laura Prepon, Warren Christie, Brad William Henke
Votes: 4,925
18. The Class (2006–2007)
TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy, Romance
A 27-year-old is reunited with his childhood friends.
Stars: Andrea Anders, Jon Bernthal, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Votes: 4,838
19. Six Degrees (2006–2008)
Drama
Intriguing tale of intertwined destinies reminds us that romance, success, peace or forgiveness might be right around the corner, but they can also be lost in an instant.
Stars: Jay Hernandez, Bridget Moynahan, Erika Christensen, Dorian Missick
Votes: 1,786
20. Thief (2006)
TV-MA | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
When it comes to pulling heists, Nick Atwater is a master. But when it comes to his family life he is not as successful. But there are far bigger problems ahead, will he and his team be able to make a clean getaway?
Stars: Andre Braugher, Mae Whitman, Yancey Arias, Clifton Collins Jr.
Votes: 1,242
21. Commander in Chief (2005–2006)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
MacKenzie Allen becomes the first woman American president after she ascends to the job following the death of president Teddy Bridges.
Stars: Geena Davis, Donald Sutherland, Harry Lennix, Kyle Secor
Votes: 3,560
22. Jack & Bobby (2004–2005)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The early life of Bobby McCallister, a progressive President of the United States from 2041 to 2049, is explored.
Stars: Christine Lahti, Matt Long, Logan Lerman, Jessica Paré
Votes: 2,503
23. Jake 2.0 (2003–2004)
60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
NSA computer technician Jake Foley is transformed into a secret agent after he is accidentally infected with nanobots, based on nanotechnology that reduce the size of a computer to the molecular level, which give him superhuman powers.
Stars: Christopher Gorham, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Judith Scott, Keegan Connor Tracy
Votes: 3,765
24. MythQuest (2001)
49 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
While searching for their missing father, a brother & sister Alex & Cleo Bellows are drawn into the actual myths when entering the Cyber Museum.They encounter Gorgos, a trickster god, who ... See full summary »
Stars: Christopher Jacot, Meredith Henderson, Bill Switzer, Wendy Anderson
Votes: 288
25. Young Americans (2000)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
Portrays life at Rawley Summer Academy, an elite school in Connecticut where boys with a bright Ivy League future spend the summer industriously in classes and rowing training on the lake.
Stars: Mark Famiglietti, Kate Bosworth, Rodney Scott, Kate Moennig
Votes: 1,644
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