Top 5 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shows That Shouldn't Have Been Cancelled

Going off my rant against the SyFy channel earlier this week, I've decided to share with all of you my top 5 shows that shouldn't have been cancelled ( in the last decade or so).

5.) Reaper 2007-2009

Ah, Reaper. Such a beautiful little gem from a network that's only good show that's still airing is Supernatural. Its the CW. I hate that channel. Anyways, Reaper follows the life of Sam Oliver (center above) who finds out his parents sold his soul to the devil in exchange for his father's life. The devil, played byRay Wise of Twin Peaks fame, makes Sam collect and return escaped souls to Hell. Sam is aided by his friends Sock, Ben, and love interest Andi in his "dastardly duties".

In the end, the show was done in by its quirkiness and under-appreciation from the CW network. It just couldn't appreciate how different it was from the rest of melodramatic romance drama crud (except for you Supernatural) that it airs.Also, the SyFy channel had the opportunity to revive it and passed....so predictable.

4.) Dead Like Me 2003-2004

Yup, another show about "reapers".  These don't work for the Devil (as far as we know), but the afterlife. The show centers on George "Georgie" Lass, a young woman with family problems and no ambition that gets killed by a falling toilet from the Mir space station. From there, she is tasked with collecting the souls of people who die in accidents like her and once she hits her quota, she can move on. O, and her boss is Mandy Patinkin. Automatically awesome.

Sadly, creator Bryan Fuller (he also did Pushing Daisies) left early on because of creative differences, and the show never really recovered, getting cancelled for "loss of quality" and the "sense problems would continue". Hey, I guess its a good thing that it didn't end up like Heroes, begging to die for seasons.

3.) Futurama 1999-2003 (Fox), 2010-2013 (Comedy Central)

I have to admit, Futurama is one of my all time favorite shows. What can I say, I have a soft spot for animation. Its quirky, funny, and anything can happen. Plus it can get occasionally "feelsy": Fry's dog anyone?

It focuses on the Planet Express Delivery crew and their crazy intergalactic antics. There's Fry, who got frozen in 1999 and re-awoke in the 3000, Leela the mutant cyclops, Bender, the shiny-bottomed felon of a robot, and many more great characters. And side characters. There is a ton of them.

The show is so great and has such a dedicated fandom that it got the revival that all cancelled shows dream of in 2010. Unfortunately, it got cancelled again (no reason given), but the producers are currently trying to find a new home for our beloved Planet Express Crew. There's even talk of a Simpsons/Futurama crossover!

2.) All Things Joss Whedon

Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse, and Dr. Horrible's Sing-along blog. All great things. All cancelled (technically Dr. Horrible was never a t.v. show...). Everything this man touches is awesome but short lived. People watch what he makes, you think the networks would let him have a long-running show by now. Oh, well, as long as the Browncoats are around maybe there will one day be a revival for at least Firefly, even a movie would do.

1.) Stargate Universe 2009-2011

Honestly, you all should have seen this coming. I wanted to not put this on the list because of my previous rants, but I'm a Gater and proud. Many criticized the show for being a rip off of Battlestar Galactica, with a  little Stargate thrown in, but it was a good show. The first season was a little iffy (I'm going to forget everything about the Lucian Alliance. I always hated that plot point, in the entire franchise) I know. but the second half of the second season was beautiful. Space battles, aliens, alternate time-line meets real time-line, and the last episode. So good~

Don't get me started on Eli Wallace, though. I love me some Eli; such a good character and we don't even get to know if he dies! At least give us a t.v. movie or something!

Alas, Stargate Universe was done in by too frequent scheduling changes (Friday, the home of Stargate for years -> Tuesday -> Monday), MGM's financial woes, and a slow first season that alienated some fans.

There you have it folks, my list for recent shows that shouldn't have been cancelled. Some honorable mentions include V, Pushing Daisies, The 4400, Farscape ( at least it got an ending and may be coming back), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, and Twin Peaks. Which is just so odd that I can't stop watching.

So, what are some of your favorite cancelled shows? Do you fear for any currently airing shows? Leave a comment below and, as always, subscribe and share if you likey~

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