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I was so sad when I heard that Pretty Little Liars was getting cancelled after season 7! I know season 7 wasn't the best, and a lot of people weren't satisfied with the ending but I was! I just really wish they would of carried the story on!
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It's kind of how I felt when Firefly got cancelled after one season. There was so much that was left out in the open. It had so much potential and Inwas incredibly disappointed at its cancellation.
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strawberrysab wrote: 16 May 2018, 06:51 There was a show called Terranova that I loved. Lasted one season then was cancelled, officially for excessive production costs. Still bitter about it :(
I LOVED Terra Nova and was so sad I discovered it because I found out it only had the one season. It was so good and pretty much what I'd want from a dinosaur show.
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Well, I have been watching Famous in Love recently, which is based on a book. I have not yet read the book but I am enjoying the show. There are rumors that the show will not continue to the third season, which makes me so sad! Has anyone else watched the show or read the book? What do you think?
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Natalie Charlene wrote: 26 Apr 2018, 14:13 I know exactly how you feel! I hate when I get sucked into a TV show, only to have it cancelled one or two seasons in. I can barely handle a show I love coming to a proper finale, let alone one that ends abruptly with no answers.

When I heard Sense 8 on Netflix got cancelled, I just about lost it. They ended on such a big cliffhanger! I kept hearing that the filming was too expensive, as there was so much travel involved, and they said they were going to do a special to sum everything up and give us answers, but that has yet to come out. I'm losing hope that I will ever find out how it ends.

I understand why they have to cancel shows, especially when they are expensive with low viewer numbers, but that doesn't make it any better!
The series finale just came out! Cant wait to see how it ends.
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PlanetHauth wrote: 09 Jun 2018, 22:49
strawberrysab wrote: 16 May 2018, 06:51 There was a show called Terranova that I loved. Lasted one season then was cancelled, officially for excessive production costs. Still bitter about it :(
I LOVED Terra Nova and was so sad I discovered it because I found out it only had the one season. It was so good and pretty much what I'd want from a dinosaur show.
Right? It was well done and they had managed to make it believable, which is an amazing goal per se, not to mention... Jason O'Mara! ❤️
Berry :wine:
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I watched Freaks and Geeks it had a few of my favourite actors, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segal. Loved it and was so sad when it canceled. It sucks to get attached to a show and then find out its been canceled.
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strawberrysab wrote: 10 Jun 2018, 11:20
PlanetHauth wrote: 09 Jun 2018, 22:49
strawberrysab wrote: 16 May 2018, 06:51 There was a show called Terranova that I loved. Lasted one season then was cancelled, officially for excessive production costs. Still bitter about it :(
I LOVED Terra Nova and was so sad I discovered it because I found out it only had the one season. It was so good and pretty much what I'd want from a dinosaur show.
Right? It was well done and they had managed to make it believable, which is an amazing goal per se, not to mention... Jason O'Mara! ❤️
I couldn't get into Serenity, but I think I know how Serenity fans feel now :lol:
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There are so many to mention, Firefly, Farscape, Terranova, Earth 2, Longmire and many more.
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I felt terrible when "Roswell" and "Young Americans" tv series came to an end. I was totally hooked with these two amazing series and was completely miserable when they were both cancelled for the next season.
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I hate it when they cancel shows way too quickly that are actually good. There's been a few I liked. I guess the last one was Sense8 but they did have a finale for that to wrap it that recently came out. I also liked Firefly and there was a show on HBO called John from Cincinnati which was interesting but a little confusing and they cancelled it after one season. I remember being upset about that.
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Does anyone remember Revolution and Unordinary Family?

Revolution was a post apocalyptic series about what happens if all technology suddenly stops working.

And Unordinary Family was about a family who suddenly get supper powers and must still try live a normal life.

Both of them were canceled. Revolution went on for a bit, but Unordinary Family stopped after one series and on a cliffhanger were a whole bunch of evil supers get unleashed into the world. That was the worst cliffhanger cut off ever 😱
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I sort of joke with my mom that any show I really like gets cancelled because that seems to keep happening. These are the ones that come to mind immediately, but I might post another set later.

Forever had a great story line that could have easily lasted several seasons as the mystery of the main protagonist's curse/gift could have been explored so well especially with the main antagonist having used the same curse/gift in a different way.

Agent Carter really felt like the network rushed to tie up several plot lines ASAP, so some were very abruptly dealt with (e.g. Peggy's love life) or dropped entirely (when people found out who she was).

Yonderland had what seemed to be a great setup for a new villain in the second series finale, but the third series had a different yet excellent villain then the third series finale had a major reveal that was rushed through with the potential for a fourth even fifth series wasted.

The Librarians was silly and enjoyable with a cast who seemed to get along and be having so much fun together, but the network seemed to not care and even when the crew tried to set up a new deal with another studio, no one grabbed it. (I still need to see the last season, but I know some plot threads were left hanging).
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I used to watch a show called The Red Road starring Jason Momoa and the series got cancelled after the second season ended and the very last scene was Jason holding onto his on screen mother as she was bleeding out after she got shot. ill never know if she lived or died after that moment. I'm still upset that it happened.
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Star Crossed I wanted more to the story but it’s unfinished & Teen Wolf even though it wasn’t cancelled it just ended but I love the series so much & seeing what new adventures or conflicts that they would need to deal with. Teen Wolf was hilarious & just made me want to keep watching I feel there should have been more.
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