Top 10 Brilliant But Canceled

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  1. Thespeckledkiwi

    Thespeckledkiwi Vice Admiral

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    John Doe was awesome. A great show before shows like Monk and Psyche.
     
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  2. stj

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    Sir, you are correct.
     
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  3. Colonel Green

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    I'd all but forgotten about American Gothic. Loved that show.
     
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  4. Jax

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    Invasion/Jericho/Tru Calling
     
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  5. Temis the Vorta

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    S2 fell off a cliff. I wasn't sad to see it go.
     
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  6. Admiral_Young

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    DOH! Forgot about Tru Calling...
     
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  7. Mr. Laser Beam

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  8. BigFoot

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    I'm limiting my list SF&F shows (obviously) that lasted less then three seasons (so no Farscape and Angel).
    Anyway, here are my top five:
    - Firefly
    - Wonderfalls
    - Dead Like Me
    - Surface
    - Blade
     
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  9. Neroon

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    Like you and Temis, that's why I didn't list Farscape myself. It was canceled, and we would have seen more in that fifth season than just what we saw in "The Peacekeeper Wars". Yet the series did last a full four seasons, which seems to move it out of the same category as what most of us are discussing.
     
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  10. Chris_Johnston

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  11. Mistral

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    Yeah-I'm totally enjoying this one on SCIFI(thank god for dvrs!) and the thought that it will soon end is eating at me...
     
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  12. darkwing_duck1

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    I was wondering if anyone was going to mention "Secret Adventures..." :bolian:

    I'll add "Space Rangers", CBS, mid-90s, IIRC.
     
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  13. Roland19

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    Well...since I can't mention Farscape...here's how my list would go:

    1) Firefly: excellent!
    2) Wonderfalls: wacky, fun, and wonderful.
    3) Dead Like Me: Quirky & fun.
    4) Journeyman: Well written show. I really thought it was going to last..
    5) Crusade: This wasn't given a chance at all.
    6) Joan of Arcadia: Seeing this on Sci-Fi has reminded me of how much I miss it.
    7) Nowhere Man: The conspiracy in this might have been even better then X-Files.
    8) Jericho: Well written. Really good show.
    9) Strange Luck: Fun show. Wish we could've seen that XFiles crossover...
    10) Invasion: This show with Lost was such a great lineup!

    Honorable mentions: Surface, The Dresden Files, Brisco County Jr, Tru Calling, V.R. 5, John Doe, Early Edition, and much, much more! lol.

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  14. Mr. Laser Beam

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    I hope it at least got a proper wrap-up.
     
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  15. DWF

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    Yeah, Jules Verne was a geat series it's a shame it only lasted one season.
     
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  16. JM1776

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    Admittedly, not all of these are brilliant, but I miss them:

    Brisco County, Jr.
    Farscape
    Firefly
    Joan of Arcadia
    Justice League Unlimited
    Space: Above and Beyond
    Space: 1999
    Spider-Man (MTV Version)
    Witchblade
    Wonder Woman (because I could have looked at Lynda Carter forever)
     
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  17. RAMA

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  18. IDIC

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    My top 2 Brilliant but canceled would be

    1) John Doe - excellent story. Fox left it hanging
    2) Tru Calling - again an excellent story and they canceled it right when it was getting great.
     
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  19. Kegek

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    Personally, I was satisfied with the ending. It left things open for a second season but also gave an interesting conclusion.
     
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  20. Mr. Laser Beam

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    And I'm also hoping CJ eventually will get a Region 1 DVD release.
     
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