Cancelled Too Soon

[lesco]

75 posts and nobody's mentioned the hilarious Police Squad?
Or was it that they only ever intended 6 episodes from the get-go. Admittedly it woud be hard to maintain a freshness to the style of humour in that show.

Originally Posted by finishominis

Tripods

Yes! Three books, so you would assume three series. And the second (and last!) series ended on a cliffhanger. Had to read the books to find out what happened.

[earthwormjim]

Sledge Hammer ! - Intro .... The TV Show - YouTube

This was also great.

[Jay H.]

Originally Posted by lesco

75 posts and nobody's mentioned the hilarious Police Squad?
Or was it that they only ever intended 6 episodes from the get-go. Admittedly it woud be hard to maintain a freshness to the style of humour in that show.

Per Wikipedia:

ABC announced the cancellation of Police Squad! after four of its six episodes had aired in March 1982. The final two episodes were aired that summer. In an interview for the DVD release of the series, Nielsen said ABC entertainment president Tony Thomopoulos asserted Police Squad! was canceled because viewers had to pay close attention to the show in order to get much of the humor: "the viewer had to watch it in order to appreciate it".

[Winslow Leach]

Morton & Hayes

This series was created by Rob Reiner and aired on CBS in the summer of 1991, running for only six episodes. It was about a fictitious comedy team from the 1930s and 1940s (Kevin Pollack and Bob Amaral) introduced each week by Reiner and airing in black and white. Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, among other familiar faces, appeared on the show.

Morton & Hayes 1st Episode Introduction (Rob Reiner) - YouTube