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232. 'Life', the crime series with Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi.

Fri Apr 20, 2012, 08:07 AM

Apr 2012

One of the very few police shows worth watching. Intelligent writing, great dialogue, fantastic main characters, fascinating back story. It had to break up its first season after only 11 episodes due to the screenwriters strike. The second season was the last because NBC decided to cancel it, together with four (!) other shows to make room for Jay Leno's new late night show. Which flopped horribly, just like EVERYBODY PREDICTED beforehand! The one good show in YEARS and they cancel it!

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Favorite TV shows that didn't last? [View all] ohiosmith Mar 2012 OP

The Good Guys cyberswede Mar 2012 #1

Never saw it. Is that Colin Hanks? ohiosmith Mar 2012 #2

Yes - and Bradley Whitford cyberswede Mar 2012 #7

LOVED that show OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #8

Netflix has it on "wait" only...not available. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #194

Reminded me of Gene Hunt Rambis Mar 2012 #6

Yes . Yes. Yes. yankeepants Mar 2012 #18

LOVED that show!!! DearHeart Mar 2012 #66

Believe it or not Star Trek lunatica Mar 2012 #3

Right you are. ohiosmith Mar 2012 #4

Loved it. fadedrose Apr 2012 #129

so many! I'll throw in 'Swingtown.' wyldwolf Mar 2012 #5

Loved that show! ceile Apr 2012 #175

Babylon 5: Crusade kentauros Mar 2012 #9

I can't believe i'm the first to say Firefly OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #10

I never could get into Firefly. kentauros Mar 2012 #77

Arrested Development! progressoid Apr 2012 #124

I never did watch Firefly, RebelOne Apr 2012 #214

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #11

Scorch! Archae Mar 2012 #12

Firefly. Firefly, Firefly, Firefly, Fireflyyyyyyyyyy. Codeine Mar 2012 #13

ditto on Firefly nt Broken_Hero Mar 2012 #70

Firefly here too... YellowRubberDuckie Mar 2012 #110

Another Firefly fan here.... AnneD Apr 2012 #184

You can't take the sky from me... FloridaJudy Apr 2012 #200

If it is Nathan.... AnneD Apr 2012 #206

That worked out well FloridaJudy Apr 2012 #223

With out a doubt..... AnneD Apr 2012 #224

+ a zillion for Firefly Lucinda Apr 2012 #220

MST3K frogmarch Mar 2012 #14

1988-1999 is "short-lived?" dogknob Mar 2012 #36

It didn't last long enough for me. frogmarch Mar 2012 #38

They now have Rifftracks which you can buy sakabatou Mar 2012 #42

Thanks! I'll look into it. frogmarch Mar 2012 #44

DogKnob has iRiffs available on RiffTrax dogknob Mar 2012 #49

Help me if you can ... IggleDoer Mar 2012 #15

Check Wikipedia nuxvomica Mar 2012 #25

ALso, it was criminally insane act to only have 11 episodes OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #16

I agree. Pab Sungenis Apr 2012 #137

Action - with Jay Mohr and the always wonderful Illeana Douglas Burma Jones Mar 2012 #17

Loved that show taterguy Mar 2012 #21

Never even heard of it! blaze Mar 2012 #100

It lasted about 6 episodes taterguy Mar 2012 #102

You can buy the whole series on Amazon for $10 Initech Mar 2012 #121

Netflix shows 12 episodes- just put it in my queue. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #195

Jay Mohr is awesome. Initech Mar 2012 #74

VR.5 warrior1 Mar 2012 #19

Kath and Kim yankeepants Mar 2012 #20

Herman's Head nt Nye Bevan Mar 2012 #22

I loved that show! I had such a crush on Yeardley Smith. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #143

Yeardley Smith is Lisa Simpson's voice. Didn't watch Herman's Head. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #165

Yes, she is. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #170

Ha! That brings back some memories. Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #174

Welcome to DU! Phentex Apr 2012 #225

'Better Off Ted' and 'Andy Richter Controls the Universe' Rob H. Mar 2012 #23

It's About Time Brother Buzz Mar 2012 #24

I loved that show nuxvomica Mar 2012 #27

It's about time, it's about space... hunter Mar 2012 #76

All I recall is 'it's about time, it's about space... lovemydog Mar 2012 #95

That was a playground taunt in my elementary school. hunter Mar 2012 #101

ah, that's funny lovemydog Mar 2012 #103

Didn't recognize it until the song started u[p blaze Mar 2012 #99

It's About Time was one of the first non-cartoon shows I watched Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #208

My Favorite Martian was sorta space oriented appeared in 1963 Brother Buzz Apr 2012 #213

Frank's Place, Elvis, The Charmings and of course, The Smothers Brothers Faygo Kid Mar 2012 #26

The Charmings! Patsy Stone Mar 2012 #58

Oh my gosh! Thank you for mentioning The Charmings RFKHumphreyObama Mar 2012 #67

Get a Life, My World and Welcome to It, The Famous Teddy Z, Supertrain nuxvomica Mar 2012 #28

+1 to My World and Welcome to It! nt blaze Mar 2012 #39

Crazy Like a Fox, WIOU. Joan of Arcadia Rhiannon12866 Mar 2012 #45

Nobody mentioned "Automan?" Archae Mar 2012 #29

Freaks and Geeks n/t MorningGlow Mar 2012 #30

I never watched that show when it came out. RiffRandell Apr 2012 #183

That show had a great heart. nt alphafemale Apr 2012 #215

i really liked "Mr. Sunshine" charlie and algernon Mar 2012 #31

Matthew Perry has been in 2 failed shows I thought were good OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #68

That show with pipi_k Mar 2012 #32

Carnivale AmandaRuth Mar 2012 #33

Yep. I'm still mad at HBO for cancelling it. n/t GoCubsGo Mar 2012 #63

Me too! That was such a good show. Luciferous Apr 2012 #204

That was exactly my first thought. racaulk Apr 2012 #227

Legacy grntuscarora Mar 2012 #34

Firefly. cliffordu Mar 2012 #35

Call to Glory Major Nikon Mar 2012 #37

Strangers with Candy with Amy Sedaris. Also, Get a Life with Chris somebody mysuzuki2 Mar 2012 #40

Chris Elliot...son of Bob Elliot... GReedDiamond Mar 2012 #88

Wasn't Stephen Colbert on Strangers With Candy? Initech Apr 2012 #123

Absolutely. progressoid Apr 2012 #125

Yes, he was. He was one of the teachers. mysuzuki2 Apr 2012 #161

Cop Rocks blaze Mar 2012 #41

Cop Rocks... on "adoption" blaze Mar 2012 #104

Homefront cherokeeprogressive Mar 2012 #43

This. Patsy Stone Mar 2012 #54

Police Squad! Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #46

"Cigarette?" "Yes I know." Initech Mar 2012 #61

He was a model prisoner Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #91

I like how the shoe shiner had the most knowledge on any subject known to man. Initech Mar 2012 #92

Starring Rex Harrison! Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #94

Tonight's episode: Terror In The Neighborhood Initech Mar 2012 #98

So sorry, mrs Twice... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #111

I want to say "The Guilty Alibi (Revenge & Remorse)" Initech Mar 2012 #112

Dammit! Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #113

Ha, I just watched that one - "Ring Of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment") Initech Mar 2012 #115

From the same episode... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #116

"Is this some kind of bust?" Initech Mar 2012 #120

They shot him like a common pygmy.... Ron Obvious Mar 2012 #122

Police Squad! Act II (Gezundheit) Initech Apr 2012 #150

What can you tell me about religion, Johnny? Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #152

I actually found the complete series on YouTube Initech Apr 2012 #153

Brilliant! Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #157

I kind of did too. Initech Apr 2012 #158

It was too complicated for the network suits, too. kentauros Apr 2012 #134

Depressing, aint it? Ron Obvious Apr 2012 #146

LMAO - they used that in the second Naked Gun movie. Initech Apr 2012 #151

Beacon Hill. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2012 #47

Frank's Place, Jack of All Trades, Fawlty Towers, Floyd on Fish MiddleFingerMom Mar 2012 #48

Dollhouse. Systematic Chaos Mar 2012 #50

Good choice, and Elisha Dushku - so HOT. Initech Mar 2012 #73

The Giantsfootball10 Mar 2012 #51

Stargate Universe n/t JesterCS Mar 2012 #52

I also liked SGU kentauros Mar 2012 #75

"To Have and to Hold." Brigid Mar 2012 #53

Profit Patsy Stone Mar 2012 #55

YES!!!! dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #196

Deadwood and Better Off Ted MadrasT Mar 2012 #56

Deadwood for sure RZM Mar 2012 #78

Deadwood did end prematurely. TroglodyteScholar Mar 2012 #97

Greg the Bunny WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2012 #57

Pushing Daisies deucemagnet Mar 2012 #59

So would everyone else-- it was a casualty of the writers' strike. TreasonousBastard Apr 2012 #167

That's the one I was going to add. I liked it as well. sinkingfeeling Apr 2012 #218

Men of a Certain Age Iris Mar 2012 #60

I really liked that.... WCGreen Mar 2012 #79

Sports Night, and If Not for You Flaxbee Mar 2012 #62

Countdown with Keith Dobermann on Current RedCloud Mar 2012 #64

My So-Called Life (nt) bigwillq Mar 2012 #65

... fizzgig Mar 2012 #119

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Along the lines of Briscoe County Jr.: "Legend" Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2012 #89

Riptide and WizKids. Paulie Mar 2012 #71

Cant believe no one's said it yet: "Arrested Development" Initech Mar 2012 #72

Actually, post #10 mentioned it. kentauros Mar 2012 #80

Arrested Development wasn't canceled though. WhoIsNumberNone Mar 2012 #86

Life w/ Bonnie (Bonnie Hunt, David Alan Grier) nadine_mn Mar 2012 #81

Saturday Night Live alphafemale Mar 2012 #82

SNL Kaleva Apr 2012 #168

The Muppets. sinkingfeeling Apr 2012 #219

twin peaks lovemydog Mar 2012 #83

Frank's Place, Kings, Firefly, New Amsterdam, Palace n/t sarge43 Mar 2012 #84

Young Indiana Jones jakeXT Mar 2012 #85

I have never watched any of the above shows. RebelOne Mar 2012 #87

Life annabanana Mar 2012 #90

I just remember a really good one IMHO SOUL MAN Dan Aykroyd Justice wanted Mar 2012 #93

UCB TroglodyteScholar Mar 2012 #96

"The Time Tunnel" and "The Twilight Zone" (Rod Serling) lastlib Mar 2012 #105

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Kolchak the Night Stalker n/t Bossy Monkey Mar 2012 #106

Great Show.... fadedrose Apr 2012 #127

Yes it was, to both. Archae Apr 2012 #128

But before he died, he had a recurring part on The X-Files Bossy Monkey Apr 2012 #136

"Some nut thinks he's a vampire" Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #209

Twin Peaks ArnoldLayne Mar 2012 #107

It's Like, You Know.... Tikki Mar 2012 #108

All of the ones I used to watch! femmocrat Mar 2012 #109

Good grief I hated "Sledge Hammer" Orrex Mar 2012 #114

ED, Northern Exposure and Studio 60 on The Sunset Strip Bennyboy Mar 2012 #117

Two that I really liked... WCGreen Mar 2012 #118

Hot'l Baltimore, Frank's Place HERVEPA Apr 2012 #126

I was a young teenager when Bertha Venation Apr 2012 #163

Ironically, Baltimore's ABC affiliate refused to carry it. KamaAina Apr 2012 #171

This message was self-deleted by its author KamaAina Apr 2012 #172

Sopranos fadedrose Apr 2012 #130

Golden Girls was taken off too soon... fadedrose Apr 2012 #131

Megas XLR sakabatou Apr 2012 #132

Liebling Kreuzberg DFW Apr 2012 #133

Carnivale and Dead Like Me. EmeraldCityGrl Apr 2012 #135

Nearly Departed Pab Sungenis Apr 2012 #138

Studio 60 On the Sunset Strip Ian David Apr 2012 #139

+ 1 Bertha Venation Apr 2012 #164

Quark Ian David Apr 2012 #140

Tripping The Rift Ian David Apr 2012 #141

The Ben Stiller Show Ian David Apr 2012 #142

Max Headroom. . . DinahMoeHum Apr 2012 #144

Who came first, Max Headroom or Gerald Ford? Kolesar Apr 2012 #147

Yeah, it only lasted 15 episodes before the suits at Network 23, Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #210

The X-Files Life Long Dem Apr 2012 #145

I love the X-Files. It'd be great to see a reboot or a new conspiracy theory based drama. Initech Apr 2012 #154

Fawlty Towers, TV Nation Kolesar Apr 2012 #148

Yes, indeed. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #197

Lateline Gidney N Cloyd Apr 2012 #149

Memphis Beat. nt. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #155

A great television show.... Tikki Apr 2012 #159

Apparently low ratings. OrwellwasRight Apr 2012 #160

As a kid, I liked Wildfire, Rainbow Brite, and Laff-A-Lympics Nikia Apr 2012 #156

The Original Star Trek SomethingFishy Apr 2012 #162

The PJs . Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #166

Winky Dink and You. Kablooie Apr 2012 #169

Aw, I watched that. begin_within Apr 2012 #228

Luckily Sharpies hadn't been invented back then. Kablooie Apr 2012 #231

Square Pegs KamaAina Apr 2012 #173

Mellennium, Brimstone, Titus ceile Apr 2012 #176

Definite yes to Brimstone!!!!! stevenleser Apr 2012 #188

Just thought I'd revive this thread and add 'Jack and Bobby.' wyldwolf Apr 2012 #177

Twin Peaks. hifiguy Apr 2012 #178

Terriers Shrek Apr 2012 #179

Yeah, I watched that one on Netflix and really enjoyed it. Luciferous Apr 2012 #203

Life with Damian Lewis nt avebury Apr 2012 #180

No Soap Radio TheManInTheMac Apr 2012 #181

Action. BlueIris Apr 2012 #182

Oh man - Sledge Hammer, indeed Jean Louise Finch Apr 2012 #185

Fernwood Tonight.... AnneD Apr 2012 #186

Hot l Baltimore GeorgeGist Apr 2012 #187

The Paper Chase and Lou Grant Auggie Apr 2012 #189

K-Ville Release The Hounds Apr 2012 #190

Hack Steerpike Apr 2012 #191

Hot L Baltimore Go Vols Apr 2012 #192

Intelligence - great show! lutefisk Apr 2012 #193

VERY good show, indeed. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #202

Denis Leary's The Job. dixiegrrrrl Apr 2012 #198

wow...thank's for the tip. I LOVE him. Can't believe Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #201

The Job was hysterical. BlueIris Apr 2012 #234

That 70's Show unionworks Apr 2012 #199

Terriers Ohio Dem Apr 2012 #205

The Slap Maxwell Story Homer Wells Apr 2012 #207

In addition to "It's About Time" and "Max Headroom" mentioned above, Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #211

Luck JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2012 #212

Dinosaurs - done by the Jim Henson company. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2012 #216

That was pretty good. nt alphafemale Apr 2012 #221

Lucky on FX network starring John Corbett, Billy Gardell, Craig Robinson and Ever Carradine. Bigleaf Apr 2012 #217

The Greg the Bunny Show. alphafemale Apr 2012 #222

DuckMan sharp_stick Apr 2012 #226

Upstairs, Downstairs begin_within Apr 2012 #230

"Didn't last"? It went on for years! Bruce Wayne Apr 2012 #235

Only 68 episodes were produced begin_within Apr 2012 #238

'Life', the crime series with Damian Lewis and Sarah Shahi. DutchLiberal Apr 2012 #232

The Young Ones and Lexx* didact Apr 2012 #233

Runaways, with Donnie Wahlberg....... mrmpa Apr 2012 #236

SURFACE and V trueblue2007 Apr 2012 #237

Men in Trees. Just because I loved some of the characters glinda Apr 2012 #239

That's My Bush! rucky Apr 2012 #240

Most recently, Outlaw and Traffic Light ChoralScholar Apr 2012 #241