Donna Dixon, Wendie Jo Sperber, Holland Taylor.

You could see Hanks' talent shining through way back then.

It was on from 1980-82. I was really upset when it was cancelled, but obviously many of these actors/actresses went on to better things.

It was before my time but I have seen it in reruns.

Now I find it pretty unwatchable. But, it's all subjective.

Was all excited to see reruns a little while back and got through about half an episode and had to wonder how good were the drugs I was taking back then.

Aaron Sorkin. Bradely Whitford, Chandler from Friends, etc. Loved that show and the NOLA/Christmas episode was as good as TV could ever be,

I have the show on dvd. I got it for a couple of bucks at a thrift store.

In that case there was a good reason for the cancellation--it was so Sorkin could do The West Wing.

too good for TV I thought.

I found it a little rough around the edges, but I also saw potential. I think one of the problems some people might have had with it was that it came right on the heels of The West Wing, and people couldn't switch their gears that quickly.

Networks need to give shows a decent chance. They make decisions based on early season ratings. In some cases, cancellation is justified, but in others, the execs should try to stick it out and let the shows show their promise.

To this day whenever I see Sarah Paulson, I think of her "Studio 60" character.

about 8 years ago. Donnie Wahlberg was in it. Fox dropped it after 3 shows here in the States. However a whole year of the show was filmed and shown in England. I finally found it on DVD & watched the season. The show was being ended, so the writers and producers ended it with an appropriate ending.

The premise was that Wahlberg's character and attorney had killed his mistress in Baltimore. He goes on the lam with his wife & 3 kids ending up in Iowa and trying to figure out who really did kill the woman.

I'll keep it in mind.

strong female lead, cia operative, kicked ass

gone after 5 seasons

and Sports Night (1998—2000)

I ended up watching all the episodes on YouTube.

I'm still pining over the fact that they ended this too soon.

It would have been interesting to see what they could do with the Great Depression years.

peacefully in his sleep at a nice old age makes me really wish it had lasted longer.

I liked the first few seasons, but the later ones -- not so much.

And from the UK, Spaced and the IT Crowd.

One day years and years ago, there was a terrible storm and I had hurt my back, so I started to watch MSCL on an MTV marathon all in one night way before binge watching was a thing. I fell in love with the show, only to find out that the first season was its last.

Some shows need more than a season to come into their own. My So-Called Life was one of them. But it did give us Clare Danes.

And Smash

Don't get me started on how much I hated the Netflix revival - that doesn't count as a season to me.

Still laugh as hard re-watching an original episode as I did the first time. Still bitter about the revival.

It just doesn't work that way. The ensemble is what makes the show so great in the first place. Of they could do another season with the same cast and the same writers in the same room together, that would be amazing. But easier said than done sadly.

(Michael) and turn him into an asshole.

Michael's struggle to deal with his crazy family without losing his honor and his mind was the source of much of the comedy in the orginal. His occasional slips ("Chareth Cutestory&quot and efforts to make amends added to the hilarity. Making him a full-time jerk in the revival was one of the biggest disappointments for me.

...an intriguing 90s show about a man whose identity is erased by a mysterious secret organization...it ended after one season with nothing resolved...

It had a long form story that would have been great to see finished.

And man, I love those old style carnivals.

Starred Laura Dern, good supporting cast. I don't think Showtime gave it enough time. It was different and the full story never got told, very interesting characters.


Peace

It had a terrific cast and great writing, guess it wasn't sensational enough to attract enough viewers.

I also really liked WIOU which was a behind the scenes look at a local TV newsroom. I used to write the descriptions for the newspapers for the networks, mainly CBS and FOX (The Simpsons, not FOX News ) and those were two of my favorites.

Hello, fellow Browncoat.

Most amazing writing ever, and Al Swearengen was my hero.

Loved Al and that's where I started my man-crush on Timothy Olyphant.

And Calamity Jane - good lord was she awesome!

They are all great. I loved Brooklyn Bridge, Sports Night and Carnivale. I see a lot of shows I have never heard of that I will have to look for. Thanks for the ideas.

Also even though it wasn't particularly good, Birds of Prey. But that was back when the idea of a live action comic book show that was actually good was a thing.

Even Anthony Hopkins called it the best ever.

I so loved that show. Bowling alley attorney. Tom Cavanaugh star. Funny, serious, great cast and characters. Doomed.

It was really good.

Last I looked. I binge watched it last year.

The West Wing are two that come to mind.

Something about that show that cracked me up.

One of my favorite shows of all time. Shame it ended so soon.

Only 1 season :

Wonderfalls

on A&E for 2 season. Written & directed by Sidney Lumet. Actors were Alan Arkin, Phyllis Newman, Margo Martindale & others, too many to mention. Filmed in NYC & about the legal system, Judges, DA's & Public Defenders.

Great show. Really loved Mandy Patinkin and Ellen Muth.

And it's never been rerun because of licensing issues surrounding the original Louisiana music.

Loved that show so much. Quirky. They used a song by my local band Mumbo Gumbo on it too.