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Brilliant But Cancelled: Dramas That Were Axed Too Soon
From My So-Called Life to EZ Streets to Deadwood we look back at the smart, clever dramas that were ripped from the airwaves before their time.
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1-19 Recap |
Choose Their Own AdventureIn Dreams Begin Responsibilities - Would Angela have stayed with Jordan, or dumped him for Brian? Would Graham have bailed on Patty? Would Rickie have gotten a boyfriend? Would we have cared about Danielle, ever? We'll never know. And so it is that of the most beloved cult programs in TV history takes its hallowed place in Permanent Hiatus. |
01.24.1995 | A |
Sars |
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1-18 Recap |
You looked under Hallie Lowenthal's hood?Weekend - Patty and Graham go away for the weekend, with disastrous results for everyone. Well, except Marla. And Danielle VO. |
01.18.1995 06.30.2001 |
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Sars |
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1-17 Recap |
Too Hot For TVBetrayal - Remember in the pilot, when Angela said that if yearbooks documented what really happened, it would be a really depressing book? Well, the same goes for the video yearbook. And the school play. |
01.11.1995 03.17.2001 |
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Sars |
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1-16 Recap |
So...Graham is who, Menelaus?Resolutions - As the rest of the main characters make and break resolutions, Rickie continues on his journey to find a home, and everyone learns valuable lessons about honesty, caffeine withdrawal, and the effects of Brad Pitt on the adolescent libido. |
01.04.1995 03.13.2001 |
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Sars |
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1-15 Recap |
People get so stressed over this holiday stuff!So-Called Angels - They experience actual symptoms of depression, or whatever! Like, total hopelessness and despair! Wendola watches the Christmas Episode and discovers there's nothing so cathartic as a good sob-fest. Then again, she hasn't called the Teen Help Line. |
12.21.1994 11.26.2000 |
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Wendola |
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1-14 Recap |
On The WagonOn The Wagon - Rayanne sits up and says eagerly that she feels, "like, really good," and she picks up a paddle toy from the table next to her and starts playing with it. "This is kind of a dangerous time," Mrs. K tells her gently. Rayanne doesn't seem to hear her. |
12.07.1994 12.07.1994 |
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Sars |
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1-13 Recap |
And it fits into this empty place in your heartPressure - While Angela tries to nimbly sidestep Jordan's attempts to get her into bed, Graham has less success getting out of the way of the Hallie Lowenthal Train when she tells him she wants to open a restaurant with him as the chef. Also, Sharon lends Angela a sex tape, which ends up being passed around to most of the characters on the show. And everyone gets to meet Jordan except Patty -- even Brad the fiancé. |
11.30.1994 12.01.1994 |
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1-12 Recap |
Self-EsteemSelf-Esteem - In between lip-smacking goodness, Angela manages to catch her breath long enough to say, "I'm missing my Geometry review. Luckily it's optional." |
11.16.1994 11.16.1994 |
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1-11 Recap |
Life Of BrianLife Of Brian - What a nightmare. Brian already makes a lot more sense. |
11.09.1994 11.09.1994 |
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Key Grip |
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1-10 Recap |
Other People's MothersOther People's Mothers - But Rickie and Angela aren't really listening to the mustard theory, because they are busy noticing the beer that Rayanne has in her hand, which suggests that it's not the fridge itself, but rather what people take out of it, that is truly revealing. |
11.02.1994 11.02.1994 |
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Key Grip |
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1-9 Recap |
HalloweenHalloween - Angela reminds her mom she's sleeping -- "At Rayanne's, I know, I said you could, don't ask me everything ten times," says Patty, triumphantly. I guess we're supposed to be impressed that she can be as obnoxious as her two children. The kids leave, probably to go find a new mom. |
10.26.1994 10.26.1994 |
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Key Grip |
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1-8 Recap |
Strangers In The HouseStrangers In The House - As the Xylophone of Advancing Plot awakens, we cut to My So-Called High, where Angela and Brian and Sharon and the rest of their class are all taking a test. |
10.19.1994 10.19.1994 |
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Key Grip |
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1-7 Recap |
Duh squaredWhy Jordan Can't Read - Jordan sings Angela a song; she thinks it's about her, but it isn't. Jordan makes plans with Angela; she thinks it's a date, but it isn't. Angela plays catch with Brian; she thinks she knows everything, but she doesn't. |
10.05.1994 10.06.1994 |
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Sars |
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1-6 Recap |
The SubstituteThe Substitute - We've all seen Dead Poets Society, right? Well, slap about fifty pounds of hair on Robin Colcord's back and it's "O Captain, My Captain" time. |
09.28.1994 09.28.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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1-5 Recap |
The ZitThe Zit - Angela stares at Brian, as if we're to think she's watching him watching Sharon's boobs, but really she's looking toward "Air" Jordan Catalano, seated behind and one aisle over from Brian. Angela unwittingly feeds her zit by running her dirty, middle-of-the-school-day fingertips over it. |
09.21.1994 09.21.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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1-4 Recap |
Father FiguresFather Figures - Graham tells Rayanne that "Hypnotized By Food could be [his] Indian name." Okay, he's a maybe philanderer. Still -- heh. |
09.14.1994 09.14.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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1-3 Recap |
Guns And GossipGuns And Gossip - Angela unfolds the note and glances up as Kennedy intones, "Knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own." Suddenly there is a gunshot. Everyone in class starts; a couple of people cry out in surprise. |
09.07.1994 09.07.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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1-2 Recap |
Dancing In The DarkDancing In The Dark - Strangely, none of her classmates has exactly gone to the trouble of sending out a press release to notify the world that Angela wasn't paying the educational film her full attention. |
08.31.1994 08.31.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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1-1 Recap |
PilotPilot - Before starting this recap, Sars and I discussed whether I should recap the show as if I didn't know who anyone was, but I do, so I won't. Work with me. |
08.24.1994 08.24.1994 |
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Wing Chun |
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