http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/ en Copyright 2009 Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:09:09 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:09:09 -0500 Spaced. Extras. The Office. The Young Ones. Have you ever wondered why most British TV comedies end after only two seasons, which in brief British season numbers translates to a paltry 12 episodes? Blame Fawlty Towers. The 1975 series, starring... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/10/fawlty-towers-and-blackadder-t.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/10/fawlty-towers-and-blackadder-t.php Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:59:29 -0500 NBC has announced that it has cancelled Southland before even a single episode of Season 2 aired in the show's terrible new Friday timeslot. Apparently the show was just too dark for the network to air at 9 PM, though... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/10/southland-returned-to-sender.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/10/southland-returned-to-sender.php Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:07:14 -0500 It was a lofty premise for network TV: A show based on a bible story, with a modernized feel but set in an imaginary town filled with a messed up monarchy. It looked totally lush, with gorgeous set design. It... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/09/kings-this-king-didnt-live-lon.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/09/kings-this-king-didnt-live-lon.php Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:43:55 -0500 As announced earlier this week, the powers that be over at Fox have given the go-ahead to a sci-fi Western pilot. Seems a mite strange, given that Fox completely mishandled the last sci-fi Western they tried to air just a... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/09/firefly-foxs-last-sci-fi-weste.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/09/firefly-foxs-last-sci-fi-weste.php Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:02:19 -0500 Though it was critically acclaimed at the time, thirtysomething kind of gets a bad rep now for being a show about white, middle class yuppies whining, and sure, it was a show about white, middle class yuppies whining, but it... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/thirtysomething-on-dvd-yuppies.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/thirtysomething-on-dvd-yuppies.php Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:52:56 -0500 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles suffered many setbacks in its lone two seasons, from budget cuts that stripped the essential action from the show, to the insufferable Riley and Jesse diversions, to far too many boring Sarah-centric episodes designed to... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/terminator-the-sarah-connor-ch.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/terminator-the-sarah-connor-ch.php Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:10:54 -0500 I was in the single digits throughout most of the '90s (I'm 21 now), and with a strict upbringing, I was never allowed to watch too much television, which meant that I missed out on some classics that a lot... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/an-interns-take-on-90s-televis.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/an-interns-take-on-90s-televis.php Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:25:01 -0500 Hulu and ABC have been knocking it out of the park lately with their partnership. After adding Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives and Castle, they've also begun streaming their catalog with today's epic addition of the entire series of My... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/my-so-called-life-is-here-for.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/my-so-called-life-is-here-for.php Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:37:56 -0500 The first season of 21 Jump Street popped up on Hulu yesterday, and while I was very familiar with how hilarious the world seems to find that show and everyone's fondness for using it as a punchline, I had never... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/watching-21-jump-street-for-th.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/08/watching-21-jump-street-for-th.php Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:49:23 -0500 Hollywood's so weird. They keep rebooting things, even though they usually don't turn out well. The latest in the trend is The Rockford Files, which House creator David Shore will be rebooting for NBC. Shore is cool, and The Rockford... http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/07/jim-rockford-may-not-take-clos.php http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/brilliantbutcancelled/2009/07/jim-rockford-may-not-take-clos.php