Last week I asked you to select your favourite "one-season wonder" (a TV series that only lasted a year, before it was prematurely axed.) I know it was a very tricky proposition, but the response was fantastic, with 85 people registering their vote. The results are below, with "other votes" marked with an asterisk:
Adventures Of Brisco County Jr,
Boomtown,
FlashForward,
Karen Sisco,
Kings,
Lights Out,
Now & Again,
Profit,
Rubicon,
Time Tunnel,
Undeclared,
Wonderland,
Eleventh Hour*,
Lucky Louie*,
Zen*,
This Is Not My Life*,
North Square*,
Bionic Woman* &
Outcasts*.
An intriguing bunch of shows, two of which come from writer-producer Shaun Cassidy, who was behind small-town horror
American Gothic (about a Sheriff who may be a demon), and small-town sci-fi
Invasion (about a Sheriff who may be an alien). Can you spot the subtle motif? I'm a little confused by the affection for unfunny medieval comedy
Krod Mandoon, and pretty certain the Alex O'Loughlin fanbase gave
Moonlight a minor boost.
The Dresden Files is a more appealing one-season wonder, particularly as the concept of magic-in-the-real-world is very popular with this season's pilots. Was it ahead of its time?
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| 5. Lone Star, The Middleman & Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip – 3.26% |
I didn't expect
Lone Star to be this high, but I'm guessing people just hated how it was taken off-air after two meager episodes.
Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip was a show I didn't like, growing quickly bored by mid-season and dropping it from review, but I guess Aaron Sorkin has his fans.
The Middleman is very much a cult hit that's started to develop an underground resurgence of interest lately. I agree it's a shame that show never got a chance to bloom fully.
Now we're talking!
Ultraviolet, a late-'90s UK vampire drama that was way ahead of its time; modernizing vampires in ways that pop-culture in the '00s would later embrace. It also gave the world Idris Elba, who filmed the pilot for a US remake of
Ultraviolet and then decided to stay in America. Whatever happened to him? Also notable for an early appearance by
True Blood's Stephen Moyer, again playing a vampire.
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| 3. Terriers, Whites & Wonderfalls – 5.43% |
Maybe the success of
Whites is more DMD became a little focal point for the 'Bring Back Whites' campaign awhile ago? But still, great to see that recent BBC comedy has its supporters.
Wonderfalls isn't a show I've seen, but I always hear good things about it.
Terriers, of course, received a lot of attention last year for its critical acclaim failing to translate into actual viewers.
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| 2. Freaks & Geeks – 7.61% |
I'm overjoyed this late-'90s geek comedy-drama is still pulling in the votes.
Freaks & Geeks was a wonderful drama with real heart to it, reminding me of
The Wonder Years. It was also a notable hotbed of talent, with many of the cast/crew going on to great things: Jason Segel, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Busy Phillips,
et al.
Oh, you guys were too damned predictable. Joss Whedon's sci-fi western
Firefly was the expected runaway success, despite the fact it got itself a movie. I suppose it's the one show you can easily imagine having a long, productive, fruitful life if Fox had treated it better, and audiences had latched onto it. A part of me thinks audiences had just had enough of the
Star Trek model of sci-fi, and were looking for something totally fresh.
Firefly wasn't it.
Battlestar Galactica was. Thoughts?
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