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Mini Ditka

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 10:40 pm

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:05 pm

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Deadwood.

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:08 pm

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59 Minutes.

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:10 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

59 Minutes.

Was that before they hired Andy Rooney?

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:11 pm

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Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: TV Shows That Were Too Good To Stay On the Air

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:12 pm

lipidquadcab wrote:

Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

The blonde girl was too annoying.

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:14 pm

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

The blonde girl was too annoying.

I'd fuck the annoying out of her.

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Post subject: Re: TV Shows That Were Too Good To Stay On the Air

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:16 pm

lipidquadcab wrote:

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

The blonde girl was too annoying.

I'd fuck the annoying out of her.

I don't have Cinemax.

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lipidquadcab

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

I don't have Cinemax.

We are the very model of a modern network tv show...

...we hope you will forgive us if our producer is caught doing blow.

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Terry's Peeps

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lipidquadcab wrote:

Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:35 pm

It was mysteriously boring as hell.

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Mini Ditka

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:38 pm

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I didn't watch a whole lot of Freaks and Geeks, but some people were really into it.

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:52 pm

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Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:57 pm

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Dewskie wrote:

Deadwood.

Great first season.
Good second season.
Mediocre third season.

Maybe we were fortunate this ended the way it did.

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shakes

Post subject: Re: TV Shows That Were Too Good To Stay On the Air

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:00 am

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Firefly
Freaks and Geeks

Those are the only two that qualify imo. There have been some shows that departed too soon, but I wouldn't call any of those "too good to stay on the air". They were good shows, but not amazing shows. The two I listed meet the lofty standards.

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:08 am

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shakes wrote:

Dewskie wrote:

Deadwood.

Great first season.
Good second season.
Mediocre third season.

Maybe we were fortunate this ended the way it did.

I felt the second season was just as good if not equal to the awesomeness of the first season. Third season suffered because it was setting up a 4th season (or proposed series finale/movie type thing). Because there was no ultimate payoff the 3rd season just kinda hangs.

Ultimately I believe the series was going to end with Al burning down the town (which I believe would be more or less historically accurate). They alluded to it several times throughout the series that it may come down to setting a fire, so I would only assume that's the conclusion they would reach.

The writing and near perfection of the cast coupled with the incredible set designs make Deadwood easily top 3 for me personally in all time television series.

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Post subject: Re: TV Shows That Were Too Good To Stay On the Air

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:34 am

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Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote:

lipidquadcab wrote:

Studio 60!

The world wasn't ready for the awesomeness that was Bradley Whitford and Matthew Perry together on a show written by Sorkin, week in and week out...

The blonde girl was too annoying.

the whole show was annoying. sorkin was out of his element.

this is an easy topic. just about every internet message board has some kind of dedication to the "too good for TV" shows:

"firefly", "freaks & geeks", "undeclared", "arrested development", etc.

i would've liked to see another season of "the ben stiller show" and "mr. show", "sports night" (sorkin more in his element), "the mind of the married man", and "rome".

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:35 am

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Saved by the Bell: The College Years

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:43 am

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Family Guy - The first 5 times they tried to put it on the air!

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:27 am

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Boomtown

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:29 am

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The State.....though half of anything thats actually funny on tv or film these days has something to do with them.

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 7:42 am

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deadwood was great season 1 and 2 season 3 was alright...wasn't arrested d on for like 6 years?...never watched it..not a fan of bateman but that show is on all the tie on IFC .

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:23 am

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Mr. Sunshine

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:50 am

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rogers park bryan wrote:

Boomtown

Yes!

That show was great.

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:54 am

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Dark Angel
Titus
Undeclared
Action
That 80's Show
Wonderfalls
Fastlane
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
Skin
Girls Club
Cracking Up
The Pitts
Firefly
Get Real
FreakyLinks
Wanda at Large
Costello
The Lone Gunmen
A Minute With Stan Hooper
Normal, Ohio,
Pasadena
Harsh Realm
Keen Eddie
The $treet
American Embassy
Cedric The Entertainer Presents
The Tick
Luis
Greg the Bunny.

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Curious Hair wrote:

The Critic

MY GUY!!!!!!

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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:57 am

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Terry's Peeps wrote:

rogers park bryan wrote:

Boomtown

Yes!

That show was great.

God Forbid a cop show with a different style

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sjboyd0137 wrote:

Is there no hope?

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