Meme, gacked from mer1973

[graculus]

Name ten canceled shows you love. Extra credit for those killed before their time. Double extra credit for shows with major queer text/subtext.

In no particular order other than that in which I thought of them:

1. Man from UNCLE - I wonder what future seasons would have been like, since season 4 had gone round to escaping the campness of dancing gorillas and the like and was quite bleak in parts.

2. Wild Wild West - the star was a small man with unfeasibly tight pants and chaps. Does that count as major subtext? ;)

3. Magnificent 7 - they had no idea what they wanted to do with this, and it showed. I'd say it counts among the 'killed before its time'.

4. Prey - damn it, that cliffhanger! Grrrrr. Also killed before its time. Though I must say I loathed both the woman with too much hair and Vincent Ventresca - he at least has served his penance by means of Invisible Man, of which more later.

5. Space: Above and Beyond - two script writers comprehensively prove that *they* were the talent behind the X Files. And then there's James Morrison looking damn fine. *sigh*

6. Nero Wolfe - not high enough ratings for A&E, apparently, despite being the best adaptations of the books *ever* and damn pretty to boot. Bastards. And to think they never got around to some of the best stories! *gnashes teeth*

7. Sports Night - witty and snarky, so it had to die. I don't get half the US sports references but I *love* Danny and Casey.

8. The Invisible Man - I'm currently re-watching season 2 and admiring Vincent Ventresca in those hip-huggers and black sweater. Somehow I never *quite* bought into the hoyay the way some people did, though I can see flashes of it there between Fawkes and Hobbes.

9. Angel - a world without Wes angsting and shooting things is a world irretrievably diminished. Thank heaven for re-runs! ;)

10. This space left deliberately blank for whatever show I like that's going to get culled next. So far there are no obvious candidates, but the night is still young... ;)

Comments

[mer1973.livejournal.com]

10. This space left deliberately blank for whatever show I like that's going to get culled next. So far there are no obvious candidates, but the night is still young... ;)

Bwah! Best answer ever!

[graculus.livejournal.com]

Ack! I forgot Once a Thief! Mea culpa!

[xochiquetzl]

Somehow I never *quite* bought into the hoyay the way some people did, though I can see flashes of it there between Fawkes and Hobbes.

Did you see the episode where Hobbes started randomly gibbering about Bert and Ernie being lovers? ;)

[graculus.livejournal.com]

I don't recall that episode, although a couple of eps felt somewhat slashy to me...

[xochiquetzl]

It was very random. I think it was the episode where they introduced Obnoxious Mary Sue Chick, whatever her name was, and they were walking through a hospital and suddenly Hobbes started talking about how Bert and Ernie were obviously a couple. I took that as a sign from TPTB that Mary Sue Chick only existed to Kill The Slash.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

TPTB introducing an obnoxious MarySue Ship Interest? Who would have thought it?

[xochiquetzl]

Heh. Since my impression was that they Received An Order From On High and were flaunting it with Bert and Ernie...