Quantam Leap - I haven't thought about that show in forever! It was great. I also mourned the loss of Models Inc. and Punky Brewster. I like that your list spans over 2 decades. I'd forgotten how much tv I've watched in my lifetime.

is your list rated feeling less bad to most upset over? because if so, i cannot believe 1) roswell is #10, and 2) you called it mediocre. can we even be friends any more? also, what, no firefly? people.

i was sad about punky brewster and partners. and also boston common if we're going with partners.

i didn't watch my so called life while it was out, so i cared not a whit when it got cancelled. but i was also upset about young indy. ooooh sean patrick.

Ash and I saw Billy Campbell as Benedick in a production of "Much Ado..." down here, and he kind of sucked, so I'm less sad about "Once & Again" than I was before. The writing was great, for sure.

I think Northern Exposure should be on the list. C'mon, John Corbett was as sexy 10 yrs ago as he is now!

i thought about Northern Exposure, but i never really watched it so it didn't upset me when they cancelled it.

and Michele, i'm sorry i called Roswell mediocre...i take it back...i hereby replace mediocre with fabulous.

i was sad about northern exposure, and good call on my so-called life (oh, jordan).

but girls...wonder woman? come on! how could that not make the cut???

I never called Roswell mediocre. I give suggestions, Ady does the order and comments. However it wasn't like Roswell was brilliant in terms of writing/concepts and oh a linear plot....so I was not upset when she called it mediocre. It doesn't mean I didn't love it to pieces, because any show that has a cute boy singing to the cute girl with a Meriachi (spelling?) band is brilliant by me. And am not buying the first season when it comes out on dvd in february? Oh yes, yes I am.

I'm not down with Northern Exposure either. Never watched it. sorry.

PS. I really never was that much of a firefly fan. i think I watched it twice and was not suprised when it was cancelled.

wonder woman!!!

firefly!

(ady, i forgive you. =)

I cannot support Wonder Woman. It was gawdawful. However nor can I go along with Nuala's list, as I am unfamiliar with all of those shows. So I'm an outsider here. However I would simply submit the british scifi comedy sitcom 'Red Dwarf' and HBO's 'Mr. Show' as possibly the most well-written and hilarious shows of all time. I'd toss in Sienfeld.

Sienfeld wasn't canceled silly. They quit. These are all canceled shows.

mr. show, from what i watched, was dumb. yes, dumb. you heard me.

OK, yes. Seinfeld was never cancelled.

I'm sorry Michele, you're wrong. Mr. Show was awesome. No laugh tracks, inane situations or recycled plots from sitcoms past. It was completely innovative and cutting-edge humor. One example from Season 3: The spoof ad for Mayostard (a crack at Goober peanut butter/jelly swirled together in one jar), then a separate ad for Mustardayonnaise (a competing product), then finally an ad for 'Mustmayostardayonnaise' a product which at last solved all the problems of the two competing products. The satire was stunning. The lucid discernment of our commercialism, oxymoron, BS, etc. It was brilliant and hilarious.

Here's some frustration from Australia - Why did they ever cancel QL I will never know??? Your #10 #9 #8 #6 #2 we used to get here from what I can remember but for me QL is #1. Loved Punky Brewster & Northern Exposure was pretty cool as well. I also have an alterior motive, I've been searching for anything QL on DVD but keep comin up blank (apart from the pilot episode) which I recently bought on DVD. I read nuala's post regarding season 1 on DVD. Is it really comin out on DVD? If you know anything else about it please let me know!!!

I read somewhere on the internet that they were talking about bringing the 1st season of Quantum Leap on DVD. Apparently whatever studio it is, is talking about doing it sometime next year. Whether or not this ACTUALLY happens is still up in the air.

Thanks!

"Mr. Show" actually quit - they weren't cancelled. It makes sense, since Bob and David were basically writing and directing and starring in every single sketch on the show, which must lead to 14-16 hour workdays.

One brilliant sketch they had was about a kid from the suburbs who gets selected by Tibetan monks as the new Dalai Lama, being visited by his old best friend from home, who gas trouble relating to him and the monks. From this, it goes into an elaborate parody of 80's summer camp movies, with the monks being pitted in an athletic competition against rich, fat pre-adolescents from across the lake. It all comes down to a freestyle rap competition. Good, good stuff.

I watched roswell religiously, i will never understand why they gave it the boot.... there was still so much that max and liz didnt know about their lives. Now i am sad

Class of 96...

and My So-Called Life... it's still an open wound. I agree.

I loved class of 96 because of Jason Gedrick. Big fan of his since I saw Iron Eagle when I was 12! Also loved Model's Inc. You forgot to mention Central Park West, Rags to Riches and some show called Freshman something or other - can't remember what it was called - it starred Robyn Lively from Teen Witch.

the network abc canceled a television show that i loved and cant stand not knowing whats gonna happen its called the days. it was out for alittle while and then they showed theseason premere and thats it.ifyou know or can find anything out please contact me

Who were the actors in The Days. Is Penn Baderly one of them? He is now in the cast of The Mountain.

ABC is the winner in canceling good shows
1. My So Called Life. 2. Reletivity. 3. The Days. They really stink!!!!

does anyone remember dark angel?
fox dropped the show from their lineup after only 2 seasons. jessica alba was the star, and james cameron was the shows creater .

i love roswell so much! i can't believe they cancelled that show-there are so many huge fans
out there
and besides the dvd's are doing so well

I loved Roswell and Class of 96'. I would love to get Class of 96' on DVD but I have never seen it. The only memory I have of the show is an image of Jason Gedrick listening to Duran Duran's Ordniary World upset about breaking up with someone. I still have that image every time I hear that song. And as for Roswell, a science fiction Dawsons Creek. That Shiri Appleby is so cute I wanna scream.