Cancelled

I used to watch a fair amount of TV in my earlier days. Particularly when I had graduated from college, lived at home and worked full time. Obviously this was way before kids, Gary and being grown up. Now we have this wonderful device known as a DVR so while I would like to watch more TV, I can't actually do it. Instead I record many shows that I would like to watch and fill up our DVR as it goes unwatched. However, last night I made an effort to watch some of my DVR'd shows. One in particular had just started this season, The Ex List. Basically it is about a woman who goes to a psychic and is told she only has a year to marry and she has already met the man she is supposed to marry. So each episode she co-incidentally runs into a new old flame. Not a great premise but I like it. It's a light, airy, comedy type of show that I find refreshing in the world of COPS, CSI, Numbers, etc. that are basically all based on crime. And all the reality shows. I will admit tuning into some of them once in a while like Biggest Loser (okay I love this one), American Idol and Dancing with the Stars, but that is about it.

So I catch up on the two episodes I had on DVR and realize that it wasn't on last night at it's usually scheduled time slot of 9PM. Hmmm...a little googling and I find that it has been cancelled. Cancelled. I HATE THAT! It's not enough that we had to sit through boring TV last year due to a writers strike, but a few of the shows I have liked over the last few years have ended up being shelved. It ticks me off. The list is growing and growing and it's sad to me. Again I am not huge into the more gloomy shows listed above so the ones I like that seem to get cancelled are the funnier ones to me. The following is a list of my all time favs...

Freaks and Geeks - seriously one of the best shows of all time that aired for such a short time.
The Class - One season it lasted and ended and I easily came close to peeing my pants each episode.
Arrested Development - need I say any more?
Saved! - a TNT original series that I really got into one summer never to be heard from again
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip - Star studded cast yet still it failed. At least they ended it easily by tying up all of the loose ends.
Side Order of Life - A cheesy but cute Lifetime Original series that lasted one summer season

I am sure there are more but that is all I can think of at the moment. So what are your favorite shows that have been cancelled? I think the ultimate bummer is having the shows on the DVR, getting into them and THEN realizing they are cancelled.

WOW!

Have you seen that Verizon Fios ad? The one where it starts from the Verizon guy telling the family all about their new TV system and continues on down to the flea saying wow? That stupid commercial makes me laugh everytime and not because I think it's particularly funny.


You see that one commercial is on during most newscasts. I don't normally condone a ton of TV watching and I realize that there has been documented proof that kids don't need it before the age of two, blah, blah, blah. But nothing stops Nicole in her tracks faster than that commercial. As soon as she hears the "WOWs" going across the living room she will whip around and point to the TV and say "wow." It is absolutely hysterical.

She also realizes that the Kevin Garnett version of the Verizon Fios commercial is a similar one and she will come running to watch the TV.


Yes, I realize that this does not help me in my nomination of mother of the year, but oh well. It still gives me some comic relief during the day.