06-21-2015, 09:30 PM
I've been around for 48 years, and I'll openly admit that a disproportionate amount of that time has been spent watching television. And, in all of those years I've been fortunate enough to see many series I liked go for 7, 8, 9 or more seasons. The ones I think about, though, are the ones canceled too soon. You really liked them, and one day, years before their time, they got the axe. Thanks to DVD and streaming, we can revisit some of these gems, but you still wish they'd had a longer life.
So, what tv show do you think died too young?
For mine, I'll pick WKRP in Cincinnati. Born in 1978 from Mary Tyler Moore's production company, it was a true ensemble comedy of ecentric characters inhabiting a bottom-tier radio station. It never stayed in one time slot for too long, and it was canceled after just four seasons. Rubbing salt into the wound is the fact that due to all the music played on the show, and the licensing issues therein, only the first season has ever been released on DVD, and from what I've read it's very unlikely the other three seasons will be released. It may be lost to the ages.
So, what tv show do you think died too young?
For mine, I'll pick WKRP in Cincinnati. Born in 1978 from Mary Tyler Moore's production company, it was a true ensemble comedy of ecentric characters inhabiting a bottom-tier radio station. It never stayed in one time slot for too long, and it was canceled after just four seasons. Rubbing salt into the wound is the fact that due to all the music played on the show, and the licensing issues therein, only the first season has ever been released on DVD, and from what I've read it's very unlikely the other three seasons will be released. It may be lost to the ages.
