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TV Shows: Cancelled TV Shows Worth Watching

by schmidtp-54221 • Created 5 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
A list of cancelled TV shows from the past that are still worth watching
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  • Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

    1. Monty Python's Flying Circus

    1969–197445 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.8 (83K)
    The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe.
    CreatorsGraham ChapmanEric IdleTerry JonesStarsGraham ChapmanJohn CleeseTerry Gilliam
  • Fawlty Towers (1975)

    2. Fawlty Towers

    1975–197912 epsTV-PGTV Series
    8.8 (105K)
    Hotel owner Basil Fawlty's incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance form a combination that ensures accidents and trouble are never far away.
    CreatorsConnie BoothJohn CleeseStarsJohn CleesePrunella ScalesAndrew Sachs
  • Dave Chappelle in Chappelle's Show (2003)

    3. Chappelle's Show

    2003–200633 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.8 (76K)
    Comedian Dave Chappelle hosts this sketch-comedy show that parodies many of the nuances of race and culture.
    CreatorsNeal BrennanDave ChappelleStarsDave ChappelleDonnell RawlingsRudy Rush
  • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)

    4. Deadwood

    2004–200636 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (124K)
    A show set in the late 1800s, revolving around the characters of Deadwood, South Dakota; a town of deep corruption and crime.
    CreatorDavid MilchStarsTimothy OlyphantIan McShaneMolly Parker
  • Michael C. Hall in Dexter (2006)

    5. Dexter

    2006–201396 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.6 (847K)
    He's smart. He's lovable. He's Dexter Morgan, America's favorite serial killer, who spends his days solving crimes and his nights committing them.
    CreatorJames Manos Jr.StarsMichael C. HallJennifer CarpenterDavid Zayas
  • Rami Malek in Mr. Robot (2015)

    6. Mr. Robot

    2015–201945 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (442K)
    Elliot, a brilliant but unstable cyber-security engineer and vigilante hacker, becomes a key figure in a complex game of global chaos when he and his shadowy allies try to take down the corrupt corporation his company is paid to protect.
    CreatorSam EsmailStarsRami MalekChristian SlaterCarly Chaikin
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)

    7. Ash vs Evil Dead

    2015–201830 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.4 (83K)
    Ash has spent the last thirty years avoiding responsibility, maturity, and the terrors of the Evil Dead until a Deadite plague threatens to destroy all of mankind and Ash becomes mankind's only hope.
    CreatorsIvan RaimiSam RaimiTom SpezialyStarsBruce CampbellRay SantiagoDana DeLorenzo
  • Rowan Atkinson in Mr. Bean (1990)

    8. Mr. Bean

    1990–199515 epsNot RatedTV Series
    8.6 (143K)
    Bumbling, childlike Mr. Bean has trouble completing the simplest of day-to-day tasks, but his perseverance and resourcefulness frequently allow him to find ingenious ways around problems.
    CreatorsRowan AtkinsonRichard CurtisStarsRowan AtkinsonMatilda ZieglerRobin Driscoll
  • Martin Starr, Zach Woods, T.J. Miller, Thomas Middleditch, and Kumail Nanjiani in Silicon Valley (2014)

    9. Silicon Valley

    2014–201953 epsTV-MATV Series
    8.5 (175K)
    Follows the struggle of Richard Hendricks, a Silicon Valley engineer trying to build his own company called Pied Piper.
    CreatorsJohn AltschulerMike JudgeDave KrinskyStarsThomas MiddleditchT.J. MillerJosh Brener
  • Bruce Campbell in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)

    10. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.

    1993–199427 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (9.5K)
    A bounty hunter rides the Old West, fighting bad guys, many with futuristic-type gadgets.
    CreatorsJeffrey BoamCarlton CuseStarsBruce CampbellJulius CarryChristian Clemenson
  • Thaila Zucchi, Chris Stapp, Olivia Lee, Alex Zane, Mark Dolan, and Neg Dupree in Balls of Steel (2005)

    11. Balls of Steel

    2005–200822 epsTV Series
    7.2 (1K)
    A British comedy game show were various guests would perform stunts and hidden camera acts in order to judge who has the biggest 'Balls of Steel'.
    StarsMark DolanAlex ZaneNeg Dupree
  • Balls of Steel Australia (2011)

    12. Balls of Steel Australia

    2011–201221 epsTV Series
    5.7 (113)
    A remake of the British television series, in which contestants set out to do the bravest, crudest jokes on the unsuspecting public to show their balls of steel.
    StarsCraig ReucasselNeg DupreeJames Kerley
  • Mary-Anne Fahey, Russell Gilbert, Kim Gyngell, Ian McFadyen, Mark Mitchell, Glenn Robbins, and Peter Rowsthorn in The Comedy Company (1988)

    13. The Comedy Company

    1988–1990TV Series
    7.4 (159)
    Sketch show launched from the success of "The D-Generation." The show was disbanded after the first season, but was given another shot in 1990 to become a well-loved hit comedy show. It went on to transition into "Fast Forward" (1991).
    StarsMark MitchellMary-Anne FaheyIan McFadyen
  • Danger 5 (2011)

    14. Danger 5

    2011–201514 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (5.2K)
    It's Christmas in the 1980s, Adolf Hitler is alive and has two Yuletide wishes: Danger 5 dead and the world under his Christmas tree.
    CreatorsDavid AshbyDario RussoStarsDavid AshbySean James MurphyNatasa Ristic
  • Darknet (2013)

    15. Darknet

    2013–20146 epsTV Series
    7.1 (2.5K)
    A macabre web site called Darknet links the tales in this chilling anthology series whose protagonists face a range of unnamable horrors.
    StarsMichelle AlexanderCarlyn BurchellMiles Carney
  • Tyler Labine in Deadbeat (2014)

    16. Deadbeat

    2014–201636 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.3 (5.7K)
    Kevin is a medium for hire, who attempts to solve various ghosts' unresolved problems, so that they can move on to a final resting place, occasionally with the help of his best friend and drug dealer, Roofie.
    CreatorsCody HellerBrett KonnerStarsTyler LabineLucy DeVitoBrandon T. Jackson
  • Andrew Dice Clay in Dice (2016)

    17. Dice

    2016–201713 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.3 (2.1K)
    Hickory, dickory, dock...the Dice Man's back and he's ready to rock. Twenty-five years after taking the entertainment world by storm, Andrew Dice Clay is eager to reclaim his comedy throne.
    CreatorScot ArmstrongStarsAndrew Dice ClayKevin CorriganNatasha Leggero
  • Falling Skies (2011)

    18. Falling Skies

    2011–201552 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.1 (95K)
    Survivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
    CreatorRobert RodatStarsNoah WyleDrew RoyMaxim Knight
  • Fast Forward (1989)

    19. Fast Forward

    1989–199290 epsTV Series
    7.9 (377)
    Australian sketch programme parodying TV shows, movies, song clips and Australian life.
    StarsMichael VeitchMarg DowneyGeoff Brooks
  • Full Frontal (1993)

    20. Full Frontal

    1993–1997107 epsTV Series
    7.6 (453)
    Full Frontal, a sketch comedy series, followed the format of its predecessor Fast Forward, rapid-firing skits to simulate channel surfing after each punchline.
    StarsGlenn ButcherRoss WilliamsKim Gyngell
  • Swift and Shift Couriers (2008)

    21. Swift and Shift Couriers

    2008–201119 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.4 (557)
    A hilarious comedy that parodies the people, the politics and the outrageous events of a working class business.
    StarsIan TurpieAmanda KellerPaul Fenech
  • Housos (2011)

    22. Housos

    2011–202230 epsTV-MATV Series
    7.1 (1.1K)
    The series is a satirical parody of Australian residents, who are living in Housing Commission public housing.
    StarsPaul FenechElle DaweKevin Taumata
  • David Giuntoli in Grimm (2011)

    23. Grimm

    2011–2017123 epsTV-14TV Series
    7.9 (136K)
    A homicide detective discovers he is a descendant of hunters who fight supernatural forces.
    CreatorsStephen CarpenterDavid GreenwaltJim KoufStarsDavid GiuntoliRussell HornsbySilas Weir Mitchell
  • Helix (2014)

    24. Helix

    2014–201526 epsTV-PGTV Series
    6.7 (31K)
    A team of scientists are thrust into a potentially life-or-death situation when they arrive in the Arctic to secretly investigate what could be an outbreak of a strange disease in a secluded international research facility.
    CreatorCameron PorsandehStarsBilly CampbellKyra ZagorskyMark Ghanimé
  • Anson Mount in Hell on Wheels (2011)

    25. Hell on Wheels

    2011–201657 epsTV-14TV Series
    8.3 (58K)
    The Civil War is past, but former Confederate soldier Cullen Bohannon can't put it behind him. Fresh are the memories of the death of his wife, killed at the hands of Union soldiers, an act that sets him on a course of revenge.
    CreatorsJoe GaytonTony GaytonStarsAnson MountColm MeaneyRobin McLeavy

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