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TV shows like Kaos, Firefly, and The Queen’s Gambit: what do they all have in common? They were all either canceled or just ended! There are 30 canceled shows that we all binged in this poll that left us wanting more. Untimely cancellations and endings of these shows left the fans upset and even heartbroken because they could not get to see what happened next. In these polls, though, you get behind the wheel and decide whether they should continue the show, make a reboot, or leave it as is because the show ran its course.

Let’s vote!

#1

Firefly

"Firefly cast with spaceship and Earth backdrop, highlighting canceled TV show themes of continuation or reboot."

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Nimitz
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2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ron Glass has passed away, and Adam Baldwin turned out to be a psycho evangelical Christian bigot. Not to mention Joss Whedon's #metoo moment. I adored firefly, and I remember it by supporting the actors, but I've let it go. As we all should

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    #2

    Lie To Me

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    Data1001
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was something I watched every week and quite enjoyed. Feel like it may have ended at the right time, but I doubt it would work without Tim Roth, so a reboot probably is a bad idea.

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    #3

    Our Flag Means Death

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    Nimitz
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Was a really great comedy. It was a queer show, written by mostly queer writers, with mostly queer actors, and a few golden allies, like Rhys Darby and Tika Waititi. It's really funny, and if you're straight but don't mind seeing two guys kiss (that's as heavy as the romance gets, mostly), you should watch it. It will make you lauhg.

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    #12

    My Name Is Earl

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    Sand Ers
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really should have been given the 5th and final season the creators intended. The abrupt cancellation left a lot of untied threads dangling. Raising Hope used some of the story lines originally intended for Earl, but there's no character overlap. A lot of guest appearances by cast members from Earl.

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    #13

    Freaks And Geeks

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    ucp
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A great show, but everyone involved is so much older, so a reboot would be the only way. It should be left alone.

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    #14

    Almost Human

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    Cal Jones
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    10 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was awesome. I was gutted they cancelled it. I expect Karl Urban has bigger and better things to do, though.

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    #15

    Schitt's Creek

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    Data1001
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Any attempt to revisit the show would risk tainting the legacy. Let's be happy we had those seasons that we did, but let's not try to catch lightning in a bottle twice.

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    #16

    Forever

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    Sand Ers
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were so annoyed when this one didn't get a second season. It didn't fit into the paint by numbers template, so it got ignored. Ten years on things have gotten even worse. We have networks that make the same show three times in three different locations, and then run them back to back.

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    #17

    Scorpion

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    Data1001
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scorpion had its run -- I enjoyed it while it lasted, but I think it was starting to fizzle out, so it was just as well that it wrapped when it did.

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    #18

    Carnivàle

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    Norm Gilmore
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    2 days ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A favourite. So dark. You could almost feel the heat and smell the stale sweat. Another which has been left too long to continue.

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    #19

    United States Of Tara

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    Satirecatsaysno
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Loved this so much..the lead is phenomenal (her name escapes me...loved her also in muriels wedding!!) I definitely wouldn't be a fan of a reboot because I loved the old cast. Perhaps a continuation might be OK but best left as is.

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    #23

    Santa Clarita Diet

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    Data1001
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Amazing and hilarious show -- I think it had some more life left in it.

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    #25

    Young Sheldon

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    Jane No Dough
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Chuck Lorre makes great television shows, but without Sheldon's dad it's not funny anymore.

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    #27

    The Oa

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    Data1001
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I gave up on it after the first season -- it felt like the showrunners had no 'grand vision' and were just making things up as it went along, adding more mysteries but never really feeling like there was an overall point to any of it. I gave up on Silo for the same reason -- just like "We have no idea what to do with this, so we're just going to keep throwing random things into the mix and hope people like it."

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    #28

    Glow

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    Fembot
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great show, very funny and somehow felt daring - although very much based in reality. No reboot necessary though, as for most of these shows, the actors made it what it is. In this case, Gilpin, Brie and Maron

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    #29

    Raised By Wolves

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    Cal Jones
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    10 hours ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's recent enough they could continue it. It was left on such a big cliffhanger, too.

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    #30

    Sons Of Anarchy

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    Abraxas59
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well erm they all dead lmao so likely impossible to carry on unless the young lads take over but I loved this

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    #31

    Altered Carbon

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    Nimitz
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The first season was great. But Anthony Mackie and Renée Elise Goldsberry were highly unwatchable. I've tried to make it through Season 2 three different times, never managed.

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    #32

    Inside Job

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    Guess Undheit
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    2 days ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only reason to redo it is to get rid of the filler and the silliness (same character dying THREE times and coming back to life?).

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    #34

    Friends From College

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