c/canceled-shows-revival

Got banned from a Discord server for suggesting a Firefly reboot

Last Tuesday I posted a 3 paragraph pitch for a Firefly revival in a sci-fi fan server and got booted in 11 minutes flat, so now I'm asking here, has anyone else been kicked out of a group just for wanting one more season of something?

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the_margaret•5d ago

The OA made zero sense to me until a stranger on a bus explained it

I hated that show for like 2 seasons, thought it was pretentious nonsense. Then this older guy sitting next to me on the 42 bus overheard me complaining and said "it's not about the story, it's about the feeling of being seen." That one line made me rewatch the finale and now I'm desperate for season 3, anyone else have a random person flip their whole take?

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parkerp80•7d ago

The OA vs Dark Matter, which dead sci-fi deserved a second shot more?

I had to pick between pushing for a revival of The OA or Syfy's Dark Matter at our local watch party last Tuesday. I argued for Dark Matter because it ended on a cliffhanger that actually had a plan for season 4, while The OA felt like it was still figuring out its own mythology. We voted and Dark Matter got 7 votes to The OA's 4, so now we're doing a rewatch campaign. But honestly, some people are saying The OA's weirdness is exactly why it should come back. Which one would you put your energy behind, and does a clean cliffhanger matter more than a messy vision?

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garcia.laura•7d ago

Two years waiting on a second season of 'The Booth'

My local indie theater group produced 'The Booth' back in 2019, a comedy about a phone sex operator in Des Moines, and it got picked up by a streaming service for one run before they axed it. I figured the revival would take maybe six months to get a green light, but I've been waiting since March 2021 and the producer keeps saying budget talks are stalled. Has anyone else had a favorite show sit in limbo this long, and what did you do to keep the fan community from giving up?

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sagew50•8d ago

Just found out my canceled show has a bigger fan following than I thought

I was browsing an old fan forum for a show that got axed in 2016, and I stumbled on a petition page that had over 12,000 signatures from people asking for a revival. That surprised me because when it aired, the ratings were so low I figured maybe 500 people cared about it. I even found a fan-made wiki with episode guides and theories that's still being updated every week. It made me wonder if the network ever saw how much passion there was, so has anyone else found hidden fan communities for a show they thought was forgotten?

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olivia_harris19•14d ago

The 2005 remake ruined my favorite sci-fi show, but the 2024 spin-off actually fixed it

I've been rewatching both back to back this week. The old version had this slow burn mystery that kept you guessing, new one just dumped all the answers in episode 2. But the spin-off brought back the original writer who did the first 2 seasons, and suddenly the pacing feels right again. It took 19 years but they finally figured out what made it work. Has anyone else seen a revival actually learn from the mistakes of a bad remake? Or am I just too attached to the old cast?

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abby_wilson51•15d ago

Why did nobody warn me about the budget trap in Mindhunter?

I finally binged Mindhunter two weeks ago and got SO invested in the whole FBI profiling angle. Then I looked it up and found out they basically shelved it after two seasons, no real ending or anything. I get that Fincher is busy, but c'mon, that show had so much more to dig into with BTK and all that. Are we really supposed to just accept a silent cancellation like that, or is there any word of a third season actually happening? Has anyone else gotten burned by Netflix just leaving a good show hanging like this?

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the_jana•18d ago

Why is no one talking about getting 'The Lost Room' back for a second season?

I rewatched the 2006 miniseries last week and the hotel key plot still holds up better than most shows today. Does anyone else think a 6 episode follow-up on Amazon would finally give us the ending we deserve?

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robert_anderson69•18d ago

The 2020 live-action movie killed any chance of a real revival

Every time someone brings up reviving this show, they forget the movie did zero favors for the fanbase. I tried a rewatch last month and kept thinking about how the bad pacing in that film made people forget what made the series great. Anyone else think we need a soft reboot that just pretends the movie never happened?

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dakota_nelson43•18d ago

Heard a podcast host trash a revival pitch and it got me fired up

I was listening to a TV talk show last Tuesday and the host said reviving a show with a cult following is always a money grab. That rubbed me wrong because I still watch the 2016 sci-fi series that got axed after one season on Syfy. The fan letters and online petitions didn't matter, but the cast has all said they'd come back for $1 each. Why do networks ignore the built-in audience that's literally begging for 12 more episodes? Has anyone else heard a hot take like that and just wanted to argue with the radio?

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zara572•20d ago

Binge-watching the old vs new 'Twilight Zone' episodes side by side made me flip

I finally did a full compare of the 1959 run against the 2019 reboot, 10 episodes each on a weekend. The old ones win because they let a twist sit with you for 20 minutes, while the new ones rush past it in 45. The episode 'Night Call' from 1964 still creeps me out more than any Jordan Peele scene. Anyone else find the pacing kills the newer revivals?

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olivia_allen•22d ago

That time a stranger's rant about 'Hannibal' made me rewatch it

Some guy at a bus stop in Austin told me I was crazy for thinking the show ended fine, and he was right that Season 4 should've happened. Now I'm stuck rewatching the finale every year wondering what the dinner scene would've looked like... anyone else have a random stranger change their mind on a canceled series?

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johnson.daniel•23d ago

Why does no one want a Firefly prequel about the Alliance side

I was reading a fan forum last week where everyone agreed the show should come back following the crew of Serenity, but I think that misses the point. A prequel following Alliance soldiers or politicians trying to hold things together after the war would show a completely different take on that universe, one that doesn't rely on the same outlaw charm. Wouldn't that be more interesting than another round of the same crew dodging Reavers?

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the_james•25d ago

Walked past a TV station in Chicago that still has a sign for a show canceled in 2009

I was grabbing coffee near the old WGN studios last weekend and saw a faded sign for a talk show that got canceled back in 2009. It made me wonder how many shows get forgotten even though the signs and merch are still out there. What canceled show do you think still has enough fans to actually bring it back?

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clark.robin•25d ago

Debate: Are one-season shows more likely to get revived than shows with multiple seasons?

Last month I saw that "Freaks and Geeks" got a new vinyl release and people started buzzing about a revival again. But shows with 4 or 5 seasons like "The Society" just disappear completely - has anyone else noticed this pattern?

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joelwells•25d ago

I used to think Firefly was overrated and didn't get the hype. Then I watched the unaired episodes in order.

For years I rolled my eyes at all the Firefly revival posts. Figured it was just nerd nostalgia for something that barely aired. Then last month I found the full original broadcast order online and watched it the way they intended. The character arcs actually make sense now and I finally see what everyone was so upset about losing. Anybody else have a show they wrote off until they saw the right version?

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bettys51•25d ago

Appreciation post: Finally got around to watching "Terriers" from 2010

I kept hearing people say this show was something special, but it only got one season on FX before getting the axe. Took me like 3 years just to start it because I figured "how good could it be if it got canned that fast?" Well I finally binged it last weekend and wow, I was wrong. It's got this perfect mix of detective work and real friendship between the two leads. Now I'm mad all over again that it ended on a cliffhanger. Is there any other one-season wonder that actually wraps up better than this one did?

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danielw88•26d ago

The one Firefly revival letter I wrote that actually got a reply from Fox

Back in 2012 I typed up a 2-page letter to Fox's programming department about giving Firefly another shot, but I focused on how streaming numbers were already proving demand. I included a specific statistic from an old Nielsen report showing the DVD sales hit over 200,000 copies in the first year alone. To my shock, I got a form letter back saying they'd 'note the interest' which I know is corporate speak but still felt like progress. Has anyone else gotten any kind of actual response from a network about a show, or is it always a dead end?

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umamartin•26d ago

Wrote an email to Netflix support about Freaks and Geeks revival and got a real response back

I sent a polite note to their feedback page asking if they'd consider a new season after 25 years, and an actual person replied saying they'd pass it along to the content team. Has anyone else actually reached out directly instead of just complaining online?

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ruby450•27d ago

Sat through a whole pilot that got canceled after 6 episodes - what a waste of a Tuesday night

I was curled up on my couch last week binge-watching "The Endless Summer" on Hulu, a show that promised beach drama but turned into a confusing mess about time travel, and I got so mad I actually yelled at my TV. Why do networks greenlight these half-baked ideas then pull the plug before they even figure out what they're doing? Has anyone else lost hours to a dead show that never got a proper ending?

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parkerp80•28d ago

The whole "Netflix should bring back Mindhunter" thing drives me up a wall

People keep acting like Netflix just randomly canceled Mindhunter for no reason. But Fincher straight up said the numbers weren't there for a season 3, it was too expensive per episode for how many people actually watched it. I checked the viewing data from back then and it barely cracked the top 20 in its best week. If you want a revival, fine, but at least admit it's a niche show for a small audience, not some huge injustice. Anyone else tired of people pretending streaming services owe us their most expensive shows?

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linda500•1mo ago

Spent a year trying to get Freaks and Geeks revived, then realized it's better left alone

I used to think we needed a season 2 of Freaks and Geeks so bad... that show ended way too soon. But after rewatching it three times this year, I compared what it was to what a revival would look like now with the cast all in their 40s and it just wouldn't work. The whole magic was them being awkward teenagers in 1980. Has anyone else come around on a show you thought needed saving?

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leelewis•1mo ago

Desperate plea for HBO to bring back Carnivàle after my rewatch binge

I just finished rewatching Carnivàle for the third time last week, and I'm so mad all over again that it got canceled after season 2. The cliffhanger with that lightning storm in 1934 New Mexico still haunts me, and I need to know what happened with Brother Justin. Has anyone else dug into the old interviews where Daniel Knauf said he had six seasons planned? Why do networks keep killing shows with such rich mythology right when they're hitting their stride?

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skyler43•1mo ago

Visited a diner in Pittsburgh and it changed my mind about 'The Society'

I was always on the fence about The Society getting another season because I thought the ending was messy. But then I went to this old diner in Pittsburgh called Ritter's Diner last weekend. The waitress there was talking to a customer about shows that got canceled too soon, and she brought up how The Society had all these loose threads that could have made a killer second season. She pointed out how the characters were stuck in that town with no adults, and the whole social experiment angle was just getting started. Hearing her break it down with real examples from the show made me realize I was wrong. The show ended on a cliffhanger with multiple mysteries, and there's so much meat left to explore. Has anyone else revisited a show after hearing someone talk about it in person? What changed your mind?

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perez.willow•1mo ago

My old neighbor showed me how his show got brought back after 12 years

I was talking to this older guy Mr. Henderson at the bus stop last Saturday. He told me he used to be a writer on this show called 'The Frontier' that got canceled back in 2008 after just one season. He said the show had this weird cult following on some obscure streaming site nobody really knew about. Then out of nowhere last year, enough people signed some online petition that the studio actually noticed and ordered a second season. He showed me the before and after ratings on his phone - the first season averaged like 400,000 viewers per episode and the new season got over 2 million. What really blew my mind was he said the secret was all these fans making memes on TikTok about one random character. Has anyone else seen a show get rescued like that?

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