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Today, I stumbled upon Your Tax Dollars at Work, a TV discussion forum, and the subject of cancelled TV shows came up. Aside from the procedurals like CSI and NCIS, I don't watch much TV, but it got me to thinking about the TV shows I loved that were Old Yellered by the execs.
-Haunted: This supernatural show preceded Tru Calling and Ghost Whisperer by several years, but only aired for 6 episodes before disappearing. I assume that since the lead possessed icky manbits as opposed to soft, nurturing girlparts of simmering infection, it was condemned. The writing and music for the show were great, and the second episode, which features a ghost singing Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time" still wakes me up in the middle of the night. Diana Flack from "Going Under" is, in many ways, a twisted homage to the episode. Interestingly, Eddie Cahill was scheduled to appear in episodes 7 and 8, but they never made it to air.
-Friday the 13th: The Series: Laugh all you want, but I loved this show. It had nothing to do with the horror movie franchise. It dealt with Mickey, who inherits an antique store from her late uncle. The curios are all cursed, alas, and Mickey and her buddy, Ryan, must retrieve and destroy them all. Hokey, yeah, but the UST between Mickey and Ryan was thick.
-Glory Days: I never saw this because TV was at a premium in the dorm common room, and it only lived 9 episodes before going toes-up despite rabid fans and some critical acclaim. It starred Eddie Cahill and Poppy Montgomery. Rumor has it that burnt copies can be had on certain Yahoo groups, but only if you know the password and agree to shave a yak's scrotum with your teeth.
And now, a snippet from September When It Comes VI:
( It was in that moment, kneeling on the floor in his boxers with the sheets on his lap and snot dangling from his nose, that he hated Greg Sanders. )
-Haunted: This supernatural show preceded Tru Calling and Ghost Whisperer by several years, but only aired for 6 episodes before disappearing. I assume that since the lead possessed icky manbits as opposed to soft, nurturing girlparts of simmering infection, it was condemned. The writing and music for the show were great, and the second episode, which features a ghost singing Linda Ronstadt's "Long, Long Time" still wakes me up in the middle of the night. Diana Flack from "Going Under" is, in many ways, a twisted homage to the episode. Interestingly, Eddie Cahill was scheduled to appear in episodes 7 and 8, but they never made it to air.
-Friday the 13th: The Series: Laugh all you want, but I loved this show. It had nothing to do with the horror movie franchise. It dealt with Mickey, who inherits an antique store from her late uncle. The curios are all cursed, alas, and Mickey and her buddy, Ryan, must retrieve and destroy them all. Hokey, yeah, but the UST between Mickey and Ryan was thick.
-Glory Days: I never saw this because TV was at a premium in the dorm common room, and it only lived 9 episodes before going toes-up despite rabid fans and some critical acclaim. It starred Eddie Cahill and Poppy Montgomery. Rumor has it that burnt copies can be had on certain Yahoo groups, but only if you know the password and agree to shave a yak's scrotum with your teeth.
And now, a snippet from September When It Comes VI:
( It was in that moment, kneeling on the floor in his boxers with the sheets on his lap and snot dangling from his nose, that he hated Greg Sanders. )
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