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Morris News Service story on "TV's one-season wonders"

POSTED BY: SAVEWASH
UPDATED: Tuesday, October 3, 2006 16:33
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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 3:13 PM

SAVEWASH

Now I am learning about scary.


Anybody wanna guess which show was included? Anybody??

Okay, here's the intro to the story:
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These shows didn't live long, but they have prospered in the TV-geek land of posting boards and tape trading. The legacies of some live on through DVD sets and syndication; others may collect dust in Hollywood vaults forever.
These shows were gone before their time but we never forgot them; they are the reason we love TV, and the reason we hate it. They prompted unsolicited gifts to networks (a stuffed Donkey to save "Wonderfalls," a plastic dinosaur to show support for "Firefly") and spiteful boycotts--at least until the start of the next cool show that could use a little bit of lovin'.
They are the one-season wonders. Here are 22 of the best (unlike most of these shows, this column made it a full season).



The story was written by John Hansen and appeared in my local newspaper on Sunday, October 1, 2006. The first three shows listed are "My So-Called Life," "Freaks and Geeks" and our own beloved "Firefly."

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Why it's great: Joss Whedon's only non-Buffyverse TV project combined the imagination of "Star Wars"--with its lived-in, Western worlds--and the complex characters of, well, "Buffy" or "Angel." The movie "Serenity" furthered the story somewhat as it raised the galactic stakes, but this would-be epic saga burned out too soon on the small screen.


Woo-hoo! I thought everyone might enjoy that.




"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads.

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 3:46 PM

ADAMWANKENOBI


"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long."

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 4:14 PM

TRAVELER


Thank you Savewash. It shows what these fansites can do. The mere existance of this site shines a light on Firefly. Makes you want to snap your suspenders and yell SHINY.


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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 4:19 PM

SAVEWASH

Now I am learning about scary.


Yes, it does.






"We need to keep our heads so we can ... keep our heads."

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Tuesday, October 3, 2006 4:33 PM

TRAVELER


And dance.



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