With another Fourth of July upon us, it's time to celebrate our freedom, and for us TV junkies, that means freedom from crappy shows and, more specifically, certain awful characters. Some of these people were on blissfully canceled shows, while others were recently ousted from halfway decent programs. Let's toast our independence from these most dreadful creations:

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DC Comics recently announced that they were going to restart their legendary titles with new issue No. 1's, in addition to giving legendary characters a more contemporary look and streamlined histories in order to appeal to potential readers who've been intimidated by decades of convoluted continuity. The news has caused a justifiably huge stir in the comic book blogosphere (as has the parallel announcement of day-and-date digital downloads), but for us, the most interesting question was: could this work for television shows? Here are the current (or recently concluded) series that we think are most in need of a DC-style reboot:

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Fox is bringing down the House. Get it? You get it.

Tags: animal kingdom, breaking bad, game of thrones, green arrow, house, luck, real housewives of miami, revolution, smallville, vince gilligan, weeds

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Tom Welling trying to act!

Tags: 30 Rock, Smallville

With another regular television season coming to a close just in time for the Memorial Day weekend, we'd like to hold a memorial of our own for all of the characters and other elements that we'll miss the most from this year's ridiculously robust round of cancelled and concluded shows. Important note, however: This list is just about shows from the 2010-2011 season, so no putting, like, Firefly people or whatever in the comments, please. We know you'll want to, but just try to resist.

Tags: $#*! My Dad Says, Breaking In, Brothers & Sisters, Detroit 187, Hellcats, Off the Matt, Outsourced, Smallville, The Event, V

Tale as old as time... an ex-Smallville star books a new gig.

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With the new fall season imminent, the floodgates have been opened, and all of the big shows are hitting DVD, both the U.S. hits and the U.K. headliners. Plus some shows that never made it past a season or two.

Tags: Chuck, Criminal Minds, DVD, Less Than Perfect, Persons Unknown, Prime Suspect, Skins, Smallville, Supernatural, The Colony, The Office

The secret world of Allison Mack no longer involves Kryptonite and angst. Godspeed, Chloe.

Tags: Allison Mack, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lost, Smallville, Teen Wolf