So after writing my Top 10 Returning TV Shows and seeing the great response I thought I would carry on and now do 10 7 TV Shows that ended too soon. Obviously these are my personal opinion so I want to know what you would add to this list.
1. Alias– One of my favorite shows of all time. I love Jennifer Garner and Michael Vartan and loved them as Sydney and Vaughn. This was a great show that I began watching when Blockbuster was selling used dvds cheap and I bought like 3 seasons. I caught up and then went to my Memaw’s once a week to watch it because we didn’t have cable yet. When it ended I was really sad and I feel like it should have had some more seasons in it.
2. Lost– I know it was planned to end how it did but still I miss my weekly dose of Jack, Kate and Sawyer. And what was with that ending? Who liked it and who thought what the heck when you saw it? I could use a couple more seasons just for them to explain what the heck was going on because I’m still not completely sure.
3. Gilmore Girls– I’m watching a rerun as I write this and it inspired this post. It ended with a bit of a cliffhanger because you were kind of left to your own imagination to finish it up. I think a Gilmore Girls movie would be perfect to wrap it up because we need to see Luke and Lorelei get married right?
4. Friends– Yes it ran for 10 seasons and thats a lot but I could have gone for 10 more. This is my all time favorite comedy. I laugh no matter how many times I’ve seen the episode, I quote the episodes and reference Friends in conversation. If it were up to me we’d be laughing right along with them into the retirement home.
5. Prison Break– I’m currently in the middle of marathoning it through the series for my second time. I read that this show ended sooner than the show’s creators had planned and I’m just glad they finished it up with a movie. But I could have used a few more seasons of this show. I’ve seen it before but yet I’m still on the edge of my seat watching it again.
6. Ringer– I loved this show and I was sad that it only made it past one season. It had me completely confused and intrigued and then it just ended. I’m still sad over this one can you tell? I was excited however to see Sarah Michelle Gellar returning to TV this season!
7. Happy Endings– This comedy was really quirky and strange but it worked. I always enjoyed watching it and it made me laugh. I was sad when they cancelled it.
Ok now tell me what you think? And what shows did I miss? What show were you the most upset to see be cancelled? I want to hear your thoughts!
So I have never seen the last two, but I agree on all the other ones! I was obsessed with Alias and would have loved to see it go longer. I will admit the writers got a little crazy towards that last season though! And Friends! Seriously the best show ever!
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Chelsea
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Yes they did get a little crazy near the end of Alias. But it was a great show! And Friends is my top comedy. Just love it!
Emily
Alias and Prison Break were two of my ALL TIME FAVORITE shows!!! I was heartbroken to see them both go. I’m a huge Jennifer Garner fan and loved her and Michael Vartan together on Alias. This is a great post, I miss so many shows!
Thank you! Yes I love both of those shows!!! At least we can rewatch the old seasons!
Emily
Yes!! Alias and Prison Break were awesome! We own all 5 seasons of Alias. I love Jennifer Garner, too. And, Michael isn’t too shabby. Ha ha!
I completely agree! I miss both of those shows! Thank you for coming by!
Emily
I’m only vaguely familiar with 2 of these. I loved Friends but after , what 10 seasons, I think it was played out.
It probably was but I can’t help but wonder how it would be with some more seasons.
Emily
I was finished with Lost by the time it went off the air, but I agree that Friends could have gone on for ten more years. I loved Prison Break during season one, but it lost something for me once they got out of prison. I really loved Pan Am last season, but I guess I was the only one. LOL!
Yes I could always use more Friends! I never started watching Pan Am but I’ve heard from some people that they did really enjoy it. I always hate when I’m one of the few loving a show and it gets cancelled.
Emily
LOVED Alias!!! and Lost! I think we would be good friends. 🙂 I would watch ANYTHING done by JJ Abrams. That man has the Midas touch! I just watched all of Alias again on Netflix. I don’t think it ended too soon- Jennifer Garner was obviously moving on in life (having babies and such) and I didn’t really like all the new characters they brought in. But the intrigue…it was so good! I also binge watched Prison Break on Netflix. Loved that one, too. Sad ending, though. But really, how long can you drag out a prison break? 🙂 You’re missing one very important one: Firefly. If you have never seen it, sit down with Netflix, binge watch it and you will be begging for more!
I think we would be great friends 🙂 I have not seen Firefly but I thought about adding it to the list just because Sheldon on Big Bang Theory mentions it all the time ha ha. I want to watch it but then I’m just afraid I will be disappointed because there is no more. One day tho I will probably watch it.
Emily
No you will not regret watching “Firefly” and then watch the movie “Serenity” to wrap it up.Love,love,loved that show-Browncoats forever!
I will add it to my list of shows to watch :)!
Emily
Happy Endings!!! Oh, I miss it so much. It definitely ended too soon, but I try to console myself that maybe it was a good thing, because what if it kept going and then it wasn’t funny?!? That would have been even worse.
That is true! I will think of it that way 🙂
Emily
I really enjoyed Alias and Gilmore Girls when they first started out. I fell off watching them after a while though. I thought Ringer was an awesome show, but like many of the shows that come on CW they don’t last long 🙁 Happy Endings was a really cute show, I didn’t know it wasn’t coming back for a second season. I was able to catch a few episodes of it last season and enjoyed it. I always hate to see good shows go, but like all things there’s always something new around the corner or a channel flip away!
Tenns @ New Mama Diaries
I loved Ringer too. I was sad to see it go. Yes I love seeing all the new shows that come around!
Emily
I haven’t heard of the last two but totally agree on the rest! I actually have them on DVD and enjoy watching them over and over! I would add Ally McBeal and West Wing to the list!
Happy Monday! 🙂
I have never seen all of the seasons of those shows. I need to watch them!
Emily
I completely agree about Happy Endings! I really enjoyed that show and was sad to see it go. I was also disappointed when Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 was cancelled as well. And several years ago I was very upset when October Road just ended with so many things left unresolved.
Oh my gosh. I had completely forgotten about October Road. I loved that show and I was really upset too when it just randomly ended. I hate when that happens to shows!
Emily
I didn’t watch Lost or Happy Endings but the others are some of my favorites. I LOVE Alias and Friends’ is my all-time favorite show. I watch an episode or two almost daily on TBS.
Britni @ Play. Party. Pin.
I am right there with you. I always watch Friends. My husband and I have started watching it every night before bed on Nick at Nite.
Emily
We watched the entire series of Lost when my son was a newborn and we never left the house. I felt like I was trapped on an island, too! And the Gilmore Girls…pure TV genius.
Haha that’s funny. I love Lost. We watched like 4 seasons in two months, my dad was obsessed. It was great. And yes I loved Gilmore Girls, I wish they would do a movie to finish things up!
Emily
I agree with your picks! I also was sad when The Practice, Friday Night Lights and Party of Five were over 🙁
Oh I miss Friday Night Lights. Loved that show! I have not seen the Practice or Party of Five.
Emily
Fun post! I could not agree more with Alias. It’s definitely on of my top three favorite shows ever hands down. Oh how I miss Sydney and Vaughn! I also agree with Prison Break. We watched it a few months ago on Netflix and were really bummed when it ended. I would add to this list: Veronica Mars. Have you seen it? Apparently they’re making a movie soon, which will hopefully redeem what is probably the worst series finale of all time. 🙂
I have not seen Veronica Mars but I want to. It needs to come on Netflix. Hopefully the movie will redeem it and then I will watch everything straight through! I miss Sydney and Vaughn too! My husband and I were in the middle of the seasons re-watching for me and first time for him. We still need to finish!
Emily
PRISON BREAK!! I’m obsessed. I could watch it over and over again. 🙂
You and me both!!!
Emily
Ok, I seriously need to watch more TV after reading all of your comments! Guess I’ve been living under a rock or something?!? I watched friends but haven’t seen any of the others (I’ve at least heard of them though). My teen daughter is always asking me if I’ve seen “such and such” on TV and I never have…. which makes her so mad, lol!
Shauna @ The Best Blog Recipes
Haha! Get Netflix and you can catch up on all the good stuff!
Emily
I LOVED King of Queens. There’s something about Kevin James that I adore. I still watch it on the stair climber at the gym on TBS. I know I was late on the bandwagon, but Breaking Bad was amazing. I caught up on it post c-section and I really miss Walter White on Sunday nights.
Thank you for stopping by Wine’d Down Wednesday! I hope to see you next week!
I need to watch through King of Queens. I watch the reruns on TBS sometimes. We have not gotten on the Breaking Bad bandwagon yet but my husband wants us to watch it. Thank you for coming by!
Emily
Totally agree on Prison Break. I loved Michael. LOVED. Thanks for sharing your list on WDW!
Oh I know I loved him too. Thank you for coming by to check it out!
Emily
Oh I was so disappointed when both Prison Break and Happy Endings didn’t return. I haven’t even watched the last season of Prison Break and had no idea there was a movie! I’m going to have to check that out ASAP! Thanks for sharing! Stop by my Friday’s Five Features this week and link up this post (and others)! http://diy-vintage-chic.blogspot.com
Oh you have to finish Prison Break! Let me know what you think of the ending!
Emily
Happy Endings was HILARIOUS!! I can’t believe they cancelled it. That and the B in Apartment 23 was also really funny.
I know I was so sad! I never watched the B in Apartment 23 but it looked funny.
Emily
I totally agree with you about Alias (I think I need to rewatch this on Netflix – is it on Netfix?), Prison Break (hated the ending, *sob*), and Ringer. My choices for other shows that ended too soon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel (are you sensing a theme yet?), Torchwood – and I’m afraid that Hell on Wheels will end up in this “pile”, too!
Yes Alias is on Netflix! Love that show and Prison Break, the ending was so sad. I am currently in the middle of watching Buffy and Angel! I am really enjoying it. I love catching up on all the shows I missed back in the day when we didn’t have cable!
Emily
I think it’s already been mentioned: Firefly.
Yes I hear that a lot. I’ve never watched it but I guess I should! Altho I would be sad when it ends and there is no more.
Emily
Breaking Bad has to be on the list. Period.
I need to watch it!
Emily
What? No Seinfeld??? Maybe that is to far back for you young sprouts! I loved that show!
I’ve only seen a few episodes of Seinfeld. I guess I need to go thru the seasons!
Emily
I agree 100% about Friends. Where most shows really show their age around year 8 and you want them to end because all you’re doing is groaning, this show just got funnier and funnier. There is not an episode I won’t watch though I didn’t love seasons 1 and 2. They hadn’t hit their stride yet. I would have loved to watch them into retirement. The last couple of years just kept me rolling on the floor every Thursday night!!
I love that show! Just unpacked all of my seasons today in our new house! I really want to get them all on blu-ray!
Emily
Oh my goodness – great list! I totally agree about Alias and Friends! Two more I think could be added could be Off the Map and Firefly. Off the Map started a little slow, but I was completely sucked in by the end of the season – and then they cancelled it :oP
Another issue I have is getting sucked into British TV shows which have the weirdest production schedules and only like 6 shows a season.Ugh. Actually, I would add Merlin to the list of TV shows that ended too soon.
I hate when that happens!! It’s happened to me a couple times on some great shows. Always so sad.
I love Downton Abbey but I think thats the only British show I watch!
Emily
I was really sad when the Lying Game ended, as well as Lie to Me. Lie to Me is a very amazing fascinating show, I couldn’t wait for the next episode because they were all so different but still held a story line!! 🙂
I never started the Lying Game but now I guess I can be glad I didn’t since it ended too soon. I watched the first episode of Lie to Me but never got past it. Too many shows, so little time haha.
Emily
Alias was great and I swear Bradley Cooper played Jennifer Garner’s best friend who was in love with her. My daughter and I loved Lie To Me and another show I think it was called Life, about a cop who had been in prison, the actor had red hair. We loved those shows and were mad when they got canceled. Friends was great up to the last minute. Some shows go down hill but that show was still great. Prison Break is on my list to watch on Net Flix. My kids are highly recommending that series.
Yes that was Bradley Cooper! You must watch Prison Break, it is so good!
Emily
I loved Friends! Totally agree ended to early! Thanks for linking up at Whatever Wednesday on Thank You Honey! Hope to see you again this week!
Thank you for coming by!
Emily
My list of shows lean toward the geeky and sci-fi.
1.Firefly.When I found out this show was cancelled,I cried.Seriously. It was that good.Nobody puts together an ensemble cast like Joss Whedon.
2.Dollhouse.Again, another Joss Whedon show.Really good.
3.Miracles. I loved this show so much probably because I have a crush on Skeet Ulrich.Miracles,demons,scams,murder,intrigue.Only one season-sad.
4.Wonderfalls.This show was so good and snarky.It’s all about this girl where inanimate objects speak to her and tell her what to do and you don’t know why until the end.So funny.
5.Pushing Daisies.Oh how I loved this show.It was so funny and how can you go wrong with Kristin Chenowith?
6.Battlestar Gallactica.I know,it had a great ending.but I could have watched this show for-ever.For real.I tried to get on board with the prequel they put out and just couldn’t get into it.
I’ve not seen any of these, I need to check some of them out! Thank you for sharing!!
Emily
Oh my gosh, I agree with you on Gilmore Girls and Ringer. I was so disappointed when they didn’t bring Ringer back. I do think that if they had made Ringer lighter (with better lighting it would have taken off.) It was always so dark trying to watch that show, but I still loved it!
I agree with that! I loved it but it was really dark. I was so bummed when they cancelled it. But I am happy to see Sarah Michelle Gellar back on tv this season on The Crazy Ones!
Emily
I like hearing what shoes people really love to watch so I can look them up on Netflix. My hubby and I like to get into one show at a time and watch a bunch of episodes at once! Thanks for giving me a good list of show ideas! Thank you for linking this up to Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop.
Thank you for coming by! Check out my new post on 5 Binge Worthy TV Shows for more ideas 🙂
Emily
not sure if anyone else mentioned this, but my all time favorite show is my so called life. nominated for golden globes, and yet cancelled after 19 episodes? thank goodness for my dvd box set! I have it on vhs box set, too, which clearly came out first.
I hate when that happens. I have not seen that one.
Emily
Awww…I miss Lost and Friends! I will still sit and watch Friends anytime I see it on TV. So funny!
I love that show!! I own them all on Blu Ray!
Emily