graculus

So, I'm going to have a go at posting every day in September, and to help with this I'm going to be telling you more about my ongoing views of fandom/tv than you ever wanted to know, along with whatever else comes to mind.

~~Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled~~
Day 02 - A show that needs more viewers
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired THIS TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death

Day 1 - A show that should never have been cancelled

I'm going to take that as meaning a show that got killed in its prime (or before it got to its prime, even) rather than one that ran a few seasons and then got canned, as for many of us I'm sure we'd all like the shows we love to run and run. For me, it's got to be The Middleman though I could probably make a good case for a number of other shows (Once a Thief, Common Law, Wonderfalls, The Unusuals...).

For anyone who hasn't seen The Middleman, it's just the best thing ever in my not-so-humble opinion, beautifully cast and written with lashings of geeky in-jokes. It's a show where people can become trout-craving zombies or we can find our heroes dealing with a cursed tuba from the Titanic. It's also one of the many shows on which Mark Sheppard has guest-starred, in this case as both a character and that character's evil twin, complete with goatee! ;)

I have to admit, this is one of my go-to comfort shows - all 12 episodes are on DVD - a plan that is sheer elegance in its simplicity. As with many of my cancelled shows, though, I have to wonder if the creative folks involved would have been able to sustain that level of crunchy goodness beyond one season.