Unsuccessful old TV shows that have been forgotten

The Burgomaster · November 18, 2009, 12:20:07 PM

Remember these?

* SHIELDS AND YARNELL - A variety show hosted by mimes? How could THAT fail?

* MARILY MCCOO AND BILLY DAVIS JR.

* THE MONTEFUSCOS

* JOE AND SONS

More?

Jack · November 19, 2009, 08:52:22 AM

Not old, but they had a Melrose Place remake the other night. My wife tells me they made a previous remake which was cancelled. Not really forgotten, more like I never even knew about it.

There was also a Dark Shadows revival series which got cancelled after a dozen episodes or so.

The Burgomaster · November 19, 2009, 09:37:55 AM

Actually, a recent (and very terrible) show was MY BIG FAT GREEK LIFE. I watched the pilot episode and it was painful. The humor was forced (and not funny). I think they ended up making about 6 episodes, which QUICKLY got released in a DVD set. I wonder if anyone bought it?

Derf · November 19, 2009, 01:06:28 PM

Yes, I remember Shields & Yarnell. I even kinda liked it, though I probably shouldn't admit it.

Then there's the ever-popular Manimal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQZxRH6uoiY

And I just finished watching all 20 episodes of Square Pegs on Hulu.com. I still like that show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujw1Shc-KI

The Burgomaster · November 19, 2009, 02:11:06 PM

Quote from: Derf on November 19, 2009, 01:06:28 PM

Then there's the ever-popular Manimal

That show probably should have been called Minimal

The Burgomaster · November 19, 2009, 02:12:48 PM

Who remembers THE INVISIBLE MAN with david McCallum?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6L4H5JlPf1M

Newt · November 19, 2009, 02:17:06 PM

Quote from: The Burgomaster on November 19, 2009, 02:12:48 PM
Who remembers THE INVISIBLE MAN with david McCallum?

I do! I had such a crush on him for a while. *sigh*

JaseSF · November 19, 2009, 07:25:44 PM

I have Square Pegs on DVD. Would like to see Invisible Man as I'm a huge fan of David McCallum's work.

Mr. DS · November 19, 2009, 08:48:51 PM

Cop Rock...cancelled for...well...stuff like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqTiA_LyV3k

InformationGeek · November 19, 2009, 09:42:26 PM

I got a couple that come to mind:
+ Supertrain
+ Pink Lady and Jeff
+ The Chevy Chase Show
+ You're in the Picture
+ Me and the Chimp
+ My Mother the Car

And of course my personal favorite, Turn-On! It is the only show to ever been cancelled during mid-air. It was cancelled half way through and most the nation never even saw it even begin!

the ghoul · November 20, 2009, 01:19:20 AM

Holmes and YoYo (a cop and his Robot partner)
Vengeance Unlimited (Michael Madsen playing Bugs Bunny. I liked this show.)
Carter Country (a comedy about cops in Georgia)
CPO Sharkey (Don Rickles as an officer in the navy)
Alias Smith and Jones (this western was so bad it's not even funny)

and The Rerun Show (Each episode was a hilarious spoof version of an older show. I liked this one too.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccxWOFPanT8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikmPhXvnmbo&feature=related

Leah · November 20, 2009, 03:27:53 AM

Carpocalpse

paula · November 20, 2009, 03:54:40 AM

Quote from: The DarkSider on November 19, 2009, 08:48:51 PM
Cop Rock...cancelled for...well...stuff like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqTiA_LyV3k

my god, WHO ever ok'ed that show for production???

trekgeezer · November 20, 2009, 11:26:48 AM

The Magician with Bill Bixby. All I can remember about this show is the Corvette he drove.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKxDBG0lFV0

AndyC · November 20, 2009, 04:52:20 PM

Salvage One. Somebody should have clued in that when Andy Griffith sent a homebuilt rocket to the moon in the pilot, the show really had nowhere else to go but downhill.

Quark. There's an example of a show that was ahead of its time. The public just wasn't ready for a sci-fi sitcom. I suppose there was Mork and Mindy, but I count that more as a tried-and-true mismatched roommate scenario with an alien. Anyway, I think Richard Benjamin is underrated.