“Worst” as defined by you. (It’s a blanket question so how you answer is as interesting to me as the content of the answer.)
I thought Firefly was bad, but for me personally Final Space takes the cake. They really screwed the guy over.
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Yeah, it sounds cliche nerd wanna-be, but that was the first show I thought about, too – Firefly.
The Venture Bros. Adult Swim cancels their best show for what? More Rick and Morty. That’s just sad.
Altered Carbon. Season one was top-notch, season two brought all the nails to shut that coffin.
The OA. That was the cancellation that really turned me off Netflix and streaming more broadly, and changed my viewing habits.
Carnivàle had so much potential :-(
There’s an outline floating around online of what they had planned for the next 3 seasons
Legolas was good but the faerie wasn’t as solid. Still totally entertaining though.
The Expanse. The last books are my favorite in the series. Still hoping they finish…
Still hoping they finish…
Ditto. I still haven’t read the books, but as I understand it, the biggest “hook” for me in the show is in those last three yet to be adapted.
I think it was a naturally stopping point. Maybe they can restart it with the same cast in… 20 years?
That is really my hope. The story picks up many years later so once the actors look 5 years older and have some grey hairs then I want them to film the next set of books.
Probably my answer, but it’s a shame Alex (the actor) was an ass and had to get canned. Not that he was my favorite character, but it felt a bit off without him.
Limitless.
It really pisses me off because one of the cited reasons was the fan response, and the fan response was that “it’s too unrealistic.”
Oh you think?! The show about a magic pill that makes you super smart isn’t realistic? Fuck off! Let us have some fantasy, FFS.
King of the Hill was cancelled to make room for The Cleveland Show. That should pretty much say everything.
King of the Hill was rebooted a few months ago. Horrible though that the voice actor for John Redcorn was murdered outside his house for being gay
Let’s also remember that he (Jonathan Joss) died successfully protecting his husband’s life. That doesn’t make it better, but it’s important.
From a racist punching murdering dip shit no less
Okay but the last couple seasons didn’t respect the characters anymore. It was time.
Not wrong, but replacing it with the Cleveland Show was just horrible
Pushing Daisies… but it might be coming back? 16 years after being cancelled?
Really?
That show was great. I just rewatched it a couple months ago :)
If you believe everything you read on the internet:
https://deadline.com/2025/12/pushing-daisies-season-3-bryan-fuller-1236643869/
Mythbusters. I know it had been on for a long time, but it was my go to the entire time. I was ready for it to go, and I haven’t found a show that I liked as much as it.
Metalocalypse is up there too!
The Peripheral. Cancelled due to the writer strikes. Excellent sci-fi show. Would have loved an extra season.
In recent memory, I’d say Raised By Wolves. It was flawed but interesting. It also had an interesting companion comic book. Would love to see some streamer pick the series back up, or maybe some nice graphic novels based on the story.
Similarly, Lodge 42 and Moonhaven.
Absolutely, RBW was fascinating and different and stunning. We were absolutely gutted when it was cancelled.
Has to be Mind Hunter.
I still can’t believe there were only two seasons, this show was outstanding
Terra Nova… Would have loved to have more dinosaurs
To bad they thought people were more intersted in family drama then friggin dinosaurs.
After a recent rewatch, I would have to put forward Better Off Ted as top of my list of worst cancellations. Truly underrated when it ran, the writing was witty and sharp, aligning with the humour of Scrubs and Community.
Speaking of, re-watching Community slowly peter-out over the seasons (despite my excitement for the movie!), does preclude me from putting it at the top of the list.
Lastly, for my wasted potential award, I would say Westworld was cancelled just as it sat on the edge of redemption. Season one was a masterpiece, while season two felt like a big retread. Seasons 3&4 were controversial due to the drastic shift in setting to the real (future) world, however the ending of S4 leading back into the Wild West setting was so promising!
Lastly, for my wasted potential award, I would say Westworld was cancelled just as it sat on the edge of redemption.
I have words on that,
/agree is the short answer. Long answer is too long for this moment. Just, slash agree. It was a planned five seasons and we ended on a low point four season in because we dirty fuckin’ humans deserve to end on a low point. But. …
I was onboard with season 3 and was ok with 4 until they did Maeve so damn dirty. After that I said “fuck this show”.
