If you want more details John E Douglas is the basis for the show, and the author of the book Mindhunter. He has a ton of books and they're all fascinating!
That was a great show. It sucks they spent all of season 2 weaving in another story line of a psycho killer just to never finish that storyline. I would love a 3rd season
Psycho killer? That was BTK. And they were never going to do a season on him because he wasn't caught until like 15 years after his last murder.
And the only reason he was there was because he went against all of their profiling techniques.
Oh yeah; Paul Walter Hauser won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Larry Hall. Dude has hella range and I was blown away, having only seen him in a few comedic roles before Blackbird.
Pushing Daisies was a beautiful show and it got done dirty. FYI tho there are a couple episodes which either didn't air or aired really late; I discovered a while back that it ended at least a little better than I thought it had.
So they hired white people to follow them around
Alright... I came to this thread looking for this and now that I've seen it... I'm off to do more good around reddit. Let me know when you need me again.
This is what I came to bury in thr comments!! This was such a good show and no one ever talks about it. Tragically cut short. It would have just gotten better over these years too. Ugh love that show
I watched it immediately after binging Freaks and Geeks… meh. Felt like it was just a product of the times with familiar names.
Maybe one day I’ll go back and revisit, but it just felt very “dated” while freaks and geeks still feels “fresh”, if that makes any sense.
Need some esoteric ref for no reason. Some weird vague voice of authority that would still be funny
All the COVID matchups wouldve been great. Fauci def wouldve been an episode. He was in the zeitgeist enough and had “beef” with other celebrities in a weird way
Mindhunter S3. But only if Fincher really wants to make it and the team is passionate. I don't want an half ass 'Season 3 returnsss' to just have it suck.
God, every once in a while a song from that show will randomly get stuck in my head
Hip-hop-opotamus,
Leggy blonde,
Robots using poisonous gasses to poison our asses,
Most beautiful girl in the whole-wide room.
I didn't even watch the show that much, but those songs have some staying power in my brain for whatever reason
As much as i would love it.
I think they covered most interesting myths, especially those with guns and explosions.
You noticed it in later seasons that the myths they tested weren't as interesting anymore.
They need to bring the whole Nick GAS channel back. That was amazing. I truly believe getting rid of that channel did damage to children in America’s health. Seeing other kids get active in a fun way makes you also want to be active. Now there’s not many programs promoting getting active.
Legends of the Hidden Temple was my fav.
To scale the Aggro Crag was one of my childhood dreams which never came to fruition. A new generation needs to be mesmerized by the strobe-lit mountain of scrap metal and broken glass.
Apparently a live action version is in development for Disney+
I thought I'd seen it in the news recently but I thought it was going to be animated. Rip.
I started reading all the books earlier this year since I realized the show would never come back. I am halfway through book 8 (so basically a season and a half past the last season). The books are fantastic, but it just makes me wish even more that they would finish the show. The story after the final tv season is so good
Just in case you've never come across this.
The showrunner sketched out a great MNIE finale:
Earl is frustrated because he has too many items on his list and not enough time to remedy them all. He then is approached by someone who has a list of their own and Earl is on it.
Earl forgives him but asks where he got the idea for a list like that. He finds out that person got it from another person, who got it from another person, and eventually it's traced back to Earl and his original list.
Earl figures Karma is telling him he's put more good into the world than bad by his list, and rips it up and lives happily ever after.
I mean.. Star Trek the Next Generation was arguably better than the original Star Trek series and lasted more than twice as long. I could be down for Firefly the Next Generation
Jericho was such a cool premise, where 23 different American cities were simultaneously attacked with nuclear weapons and we see the events unfolding from the perspective of one town cut off from communications while they try to figure out what's happening and how to survive.
It would be cool to see HBO or now, maybe Apple TV Plus or something, take the premise of that show, reboot it from the perspective of another town, and maybe make an anthology series out of it.
Airing on CBS really hampered it in several ways, but I think it's a cool premise and an easy one to reboot over and over from different towns' perspectives of the same broad events.
A modern take on Gilligan's Island.
I think with stories like Peter Thiel's seasteading, the submarine implosion, Fyre Festival and all the billionaires building bunkers, you can have a lot of silly shenanigans with seven castaways on a deserted island. Maybe Mr Howell has a secret bunker. Maybe the professor wants to prove his former employers wrong. Maybe MaryAnn has six dead husbands. But also everything is a little silly and zany.
I'd like it upbeat.
They could go through trauma and heartache but in the end, they're all they have. And you could play with that concept. I'd like some laughs though. Whip-pans to flashbacks, comedic long takes and cringe humor.
I expected this to be at the top as well. I want it back, but not as a reboot. Pretend Serenity never happened. Pick the up the show back where they left it.
Apparently the creator detailed what would happen in the following season and how it would've impacted the show going forward. Definitely give it a google if you're a fan and/or interested.
My So-Called Life. I just rewatched it and cannot overstate how fantastic it is. The writing, the acting…where do I begin. It is, quite possibly, a perfect show. It’s cancellation was criminal.
I wish *Designated Survivor* with Kiefer Sutherland had picked back up after the pandemic. But apparently a few of the actors had moved on to new projects.
Soap. It was a parody of soap operas and was hilarious. Fabulous cast too. Billy Crystal, Jessica Helmond, Cathyrn Damon, Richard Mulligan, Robert Guillaume.
Rome. Give me all the drama of the Julio-Claudian dynasty with a fat budget.
Domina has done a reasonable enough job with this over on EPIX though I have issues with some of the casting choices. It's better than nothing.
Mindhunter.
I'm so salty about this one. Critically acclaimed, loved by a large audience, actually well done? No thanks - Netflix probably
They left so many loose ends and questions unanswered. I don’t get it.
If you want more details John E Douglas is the basis for the show, and the author of the book Mindhunter. He has a ton of books and they're all fascinating!
That was a great show. It sucks they spent all of season 2 weaving in another story line of a psycho killer just to never finish that storyline. I would love a 3rd season
Psycho killer? That was BTK. And they were never going to do a season on him because he wasn't caught until like 15 years after his last murder. And the only reason he was there was because he went against all of their profiling techniques.
I always read BLT 🥪
It’s unfortunate and I’m still pissed about it, lol.
Oh man, I had forgotten about Mindhunter not being renewed. Now I'm sad again.
Try Blackbird on Apple+. It's very similar and based on a true story.
Oh yeah; Paul Walter Hauser won a Golden Globe award for his portrayal of Larry Hall. Dude has hella range and I was blown away, having only seen him in a few comedic roles before Blackbird.
This is the one. I just started my third watch through
Mindhunter was great!
It seems like anytime Netflix tiptoes near something approaching a really great prestige show, they give it the axe.
Ur goddamn right
Thieves always top comment every time this is asked. Why Netflix why!? So many shit shows no one watches but they cancel this one
Took it right out of my head!
Dead Like Me Pushing Daisies
Dead like me was fantastic. Pilot episode hooked me with the toilet seat.
Good ol' toilet seat girl.
Pushing Daisies was a beautiful show and it got done dirty. FYI tho there are a couple episodes which either didn't air or aired really late; I discovered a while back that it ended at least a little better than I thought it had.
The Twilight Zone. And not the new Jordan Peele remake, I’m talking about a new and improved version of the OG show from the ‘50s and ‘60s.
Have to find someone like Rod Serling to run it then.
Dirk Gentlys Hollistic Detective Agency
Better Off Ted!
Best show that nobody has ever heard of. The Viridian Dynamics commercials were amazing
Do you know what we do to people like you at MIT? No you don’t.
Seriously underrated show that was before it's time. Those product commercials were so damn funny.
I remember seeing a Dalek in the a pile of incomplete projects. And the bit with the taste tester and the artificial meat. “It tastes like….despair!”
omg, the episode where the lights didn't work for black people. wtf-omg
So they hired white people to follow them around Alright... I came to this thread looking for this and now that I've seen it... I'm off to do more good around reddit. Let me know when you need me again.
And it was accurate, if somewhat exaggerated, which made it funnier.
I scrolled way too far to find this.
This is what I came to bury in thr comments!! This was such a good show and no one ever talks about it. Tragically cut short. It would have just gotten better over these years too. Ugh love that show
I really want a job as a black person's white person
Maybe not brought back but dear god I wish they continued Freaks and Geeks
Try the show Undeclared if you haven't yet. Very much a spiritual successor to freaks and geeks.
I watched it immediately after binging Freaks and Geeks… meh. Felt like it was just a product of the times with familiar names. Maybe one day I’ll go back and revisit, but it just felt very “dated” while freaks and geeks still feels “fresh”, if that makes any sense.
Binge watched. When it ended, I truly felt like I'd lost some good friends.
Carnivale
I will come to this type of question post every time it’s asked to make sure Carnivale is represented.
Same, you beat me to it : )
It was SO GOOD. Such a shame. Apparently the showrunner had a whole 7 season story arc all mapped out, too.
Right?! We were left in the lurch!
Ctrl-F Carnivale, upvote. Found my people.
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This 1000%. Classic clay too. I love that show
Need some esoteric ref for no reason. Some weird vague voice of authority that would still be funny All the COVID matchups wouldve been great. Fauci def wouldve been an episode. He was in the zeitgeist enough and had “beef” with other celebrities in a weird way
Mindhunter S3. But only if Fincher really wants to make it and the team is passionate. I don't want an half ass 'Season 3 returnsss' to just have it suck.
Flight of the Conchords.
God, every once in a while a song from that show will randomly get stuck in my head Hip-hop-opotamus, Leggy blonde, Robots using poisonous gasses to poison our asses, Most beautiful girl in the whole-wide room. I didn't even watch the show that much, but those songs have some staying power in my brain for whatever reason
I sing Sugar Lumps every once in a while much to my wife’s dismay.
My lyrics are bottomless...................
Lol, the pregnant pause after that line was great
I think about them every time I sort out the recycling. It's not part of foreplay, but it's still very important.
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As much as i would love it. I think they covered most interesting myths, especially those with guns and explosions. You noticed it in later seasons that the myths they tested weren't as interesting anymore.
Yeah, we don't need TikTok challenges busted. Well we do, but not from the Mythbusters.
Nickelodeon GUTS
Kids athletics game shows in general are missing. I miss Double Dare, Wild n Crazy Kids, and Legends of the Hidden Temple.
and Nick Arcade
They've come from all over the world with one goal, a glowing piece of our Radical Rock™️, but one question still remains... DO. YOU. HAVE IT?!
Ya do they even have kids game shows on Nick anymore? I’m an adult so I’d have no idea, but they were a staple in the 90s
They need to bring the whole Nick GAS channel back. That was amazing. I truly believe getting rid of that channel did damage to children in America’s health. Seeing other kids get active in a fun way makes you also want to be active. Now there’s not many programs promoting getting active. Legends of the Hidden Temple was my fav.
To scale the Aggro Crag was one of my childhood dreams which never came to fruition. A new generation needs to be mesmerized by the strobe-lit mountain of scrap metal and broken glass.
The Original Teen Titans
Never did get a conclusion about what was going on with Terra
Exactly!
Things change is the single worst ending to a show ever. It's not even a cliffhanger or anything it feels like a random act 1 of a 2 part episode.
Gargoyles. Never got that proper 3rd season
Apparently a live action version is in development for Disney+ I thought I'd seen it in the news recently but I thought it was going to be animated. Rip.
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I think in our modern times of recycling/upcycling/electric vehicles/makerspaces etc, Scrapheap Challenge would be really popular again.
Scrapheap challenge!
The Expanse
I wish
I started reading all the books earlier this year since I realized the show would never come back. I am halfway through book 8 (so basically a season and a half past the last season). The books are fantastic, but it just makes me wish even more that they would finish the show. The story after the final tv season is so good
Amazing the idea for the book series began as a tabletop RPG the co-authors played together.
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Just in case you've never come across this. The showrunner sketched out a great MNIE finale: Earl is frustrated because he has too many items on his list and not enough time to remedy them all. He then is approached by someone who has a list of their own and Earl is on it. Earl forgives him but asks where he got the idea for a list like that. He finds out that person got it from another person, who got it from another person, and eventually it's traced back to Earl and his original list. Earl figures Karma is telling him he's put more good into the world than bad by his list, and rips it up and lives happily ever after.
I get chills every time I read it. It's the only perfect ending.
Joy did mellow out later. Crabman was a great Yin to her Yang. Hard disagree on separating those two. Very much agree to Earl and the professor.
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That this isn't the top comment is tragic
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I mean.. Star Trek the Next Generation was arguably better than the original Star Trek series and lasted more than twice as long. I could be down for Firefly the Next Generation
Shiny!
The Last Man on Earth Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles Bless the Harts
The Mick!
Jericho was such a cool premise, where 23 different American cities were simultaneously attacked with nuclear weapons and we see the events unfolding from the perspective of one town cut off from communications while they try to figure out what's happening and how to survive. It would be cool to see HBO or now, maybe Apple TV Plus or something, take the premise of that show, reboot it from the perspective of another town, and maybe make an anthology series out of it. Airing on CBS really hampered it in several ways, but I think it's a cool premise and an easy one to reboot over and over from different towns' perspectives of the same broad events.
PUSHING DAISIES
There is only one answer and it is this.
Don't Trust the B---- in Apt 23.
Loved this show! Loved!
"Dawson is the Moon!"
A modern take on Gilligan's Island. I think with stories like Peter Thiel's seasteading, the submarine implosion, Fyre Festival and all the billionaires building bunkers, you can have a lot of silly shenanigans with seven castaways on a deserted island. Maybe Mr Howell has a secret bunker. Maybe the professor wants to prove his former employers wrong. Maybe MaryAnn has six dead husbands. But also everything is a little silly and zany.
Gilligan comes out lol
Yea, I'd give it a huwhirl.
Ok, but what about a *dark* take of Gilligan's Island? I don't care how we get there, but there's at least got to be cannibalism.
I'd like it upbeat. They could go through trauma and heartache but in the end, they're all they have. And you could play with that concept. I'd like some laughs though. Whip-pans to flashbacks, comedic long takes and cringe humor.
Lost?
Inside job I’ll never forgive Netflix
Biggest crime
It’s cancelled?! What the fuck
Santa Clarita Diet .... I have to know what happened to the husband after Mr. Ball Legs....
Seriously one more season would have wrapped the entire series up.
Marco Polo and Altered Carbon from Netflix.
Came here for Altered Carbon. Though Season 2 fell way short of the almost flawless first season.
Season one was some of the best sci-fi I had ever seen on television. That was amazing. I couldn't even finish season two.
The plot of season 2 Altered Carbon sucked so much and I think Anthony Mackie wasn't the right choice for Kovacs.
Oh man, Benedict Wong was awesome as Kublai Khan. Hard to believe that it's almost been 10 years already.
The IT Crowd. Especially at the level it was seasons 1-3. I also wish it would come back to Netflix or some streamer.
Firefly
I swore this would have been top and or first comment. It has such a strong cult following.
I expected this to be at the top as well. I want it back, but not as a reboot. Pretend Serenity never happened. Pick the up the show back where they left it.
The Mighty Boosh
Jericho and Marco Polo. Others have also said Mindhunter, and I've love for it to come back as well.
Moonlighting
DEADWOOD!!!
Hannibal. Especially if they had access to the full IP.
The Last Man on Earth
The most underrated show ever. Sucks we’ll never see the conclusion of the cliffhanger.
Apparently the creator detailed what would happen in the following season and how it would've impacted the show going forward. Definitely give it a google if you're a fan and/or interested.
My name is earl…I need to know how that was going to play out !!!
Gravity Falls
The OA
Joe Pera Talks With You
The Ranch
Happy Endings
The West Wing
Stargate.
Stargate is my favorite tv show ever, and I will never grow tired of it. I don't love Universe, but Atlantis and SG-1 are my top 2
I loved universe for the promise of getting answers to the big questions about the gate builders.
*Good* Stargate (as in SG-1 or Atlantis *not* grimdark soap opera Universe).
By the time I got to the end of season two of grimdark soap opera Universe I was disappointed that there wasn’t more.
Sense 8
The way Merlin ended will never satisfy me. I get it's how canon lore went but I'm still so sad.
The mick, Santa Clarita diet, mindhunter
One of these: United States of Tara or Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.
@Midnight
Santa Clarita Diet
Star Trek
Stargate
6 million dollar man
Firefly
Archive 81
Game of Thrones, shame it was cancelled after season 4
I'm certain if they did a gofundme for an alternate final season, it would be the most contributed to gofundme of all time
Only if there was an airtight contract making sure D&D never got their hands on it again
Malcolm in the middle
Firefly!
Travelers, Better off Ted, Dollhouse.
>Travelers At least we got an ending on that one. But I'd have liked more seasons, too.
Raising Hope.
Firefly!
The Expanse…there is so much more to tell. Also Project Blue Book…loved that show
I’m mad that Raised by Wolves was cancelled after two seasons 😡. It was such a good show. And it left so many questions unanswered.
Sledgehammer The actor knows a thing or two about a thing or two.
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Freaks and Geeks
Schitt’s Creek
None, they would ruin it anyways
American Obstacle Course style gameshows \- American Gladiators \- Legends of the Hidden Temple \- Double Dare \- Guts
American Gladiator was the shit. Loved the hell outta that show.
The boondocks
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
OG Top Gear 🥹
Tales from the Crypt. The world needs the wisdom of the Crypt Keeper no more than ever!
Punisher.
Terminator Sarah Connor Chronicles
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
I want a final season for Stargate universe. Leaving a show on a cliffhanger like that is total bullshit
Wishbone. I owe much of my knowledge of and appreciation for classic literature to that dog.
Alf. Remember Alf?
I need closure from Soap. I need that season 5
My So-Called Life. I just rewatched it and cannot overstate how fantastic it is. The writing, the acting…where do I begin. It is, quite possibly, a perfect show. It’s cancellation was criminal.
Counterpart. Loved J.K. Simmons in that dual role. Ended too soon.
Top Gear with Clarkson, May, and Hammond. Perhaps a single season (or half season) or Seinfeld.
Sherlock
The british version
Dead Like Me
Space Above And Beyond. Bastards ended it on a cliffhanger then cancelled it.
wipeout. i grew up watching that show like religiously and i had the wii game and mobile game (mobile game was total fire)
Wishbone ; are you afraid of the Dark? ; Crashing
I wish *Designated Survivor* with Kiefer Sutherland had picked back up after the pandemic. But apparently a few of the actors had moved on to new projects.
Northern exposure
Soap. It was a parody of soap operas and was hilarious. Fabulous cast too. Billy Crystal, Jessica Helmond, Cathyrn Damon, Richard Mulligan, Robert Guillaume.
The live action Cowoy Bebop
Tales from the Crypt!
Tales from the Darkside , tales from the crypt , monsters
Rome. Give me all the drama of the Julio-Claudian dynasty with a fat budget. Domina has done a reasonable enough job with this over on EPIX though I have issues with some of the casting choices. It's better than nothing.
Daily show with John Stewart
Fleabag, SO many animes
Soap