TV series that were briliant but cancelled

[jj77*]

The Last Resort and The Almighty Johnsons were two other shows I really enjoyed that did not last long. Look them up on IMDB if you want to know more.

 

[loverboy]

Quincy M.E.

Late 70's tv series which starred Jack Klugman in the role of a Los Angeles Medical Examiner. It played on Friday evenings on NBC. I absolutely loved this series!!

I was a fan of that show also. Never missed an episode.

I enjoyed watching Quantum Leap ran from 1989-1993 story about scientist trapped in time due to an experiment gone awry.

 

[Rusty Staub]

John from Cincinnati (HBO)

 

[EagerBeaver]

Quincy ME had a very long run (8 seasons) and doesn't really qualify for this thread. The thread is "brilliant TV series that were cancelled." All TV series eventually get cancelled, even Gunsmoke after 20 years or so. I think the OP's intention was to confine the thread to brilliant shows that were overlooked and cancelled after a very short run.

If you want to talk Jack Klugman, he did the very best acting of his long and distinguished career in 4 Twilight Zone episodes in the early 1960s in which he played highly emotional and temperamental characters. The Twilight Zone may have been the most brilliant TV show of all time, but it ran for 5 seasons and it doesn't really qualify for this thread either.

 

[Coors]

NBC - Revolution

NBC'S Revolution started out great and kind of lost its way during the second season. However, was disappointed it did not come back for a third season, the story line had potential.

 

[Sky_rocket]

Freaks and Geeks starring Linda Cardellini