People Explain Which Canceled TV Shows They Think Deserved Another Season

Anne with an E

"Anne with an E."

- Unusual-Neck9547

"Three seasons, and just when Gilbert and Anne realize their feelings, it gets canceled. Excuse me, what?!"

- thesnoodlee

"Especially when you have so much source material to work with. Heck, the old adaptation went along with an older Anne and followed her life."

- No_Eyed_Dear

The Black Donnellys

"The Black Donnellys."

- Lookslikeseen

"Did they even get a complete first season? That show was canceled 15 years ago, and I’m still mad about it!! The cast was amazing and all of them fit perfectly in their roles. The story was intriguing. I can’t figure out why it ended so abruptly."

- mandyama

"I always scroll far enough down on these posts until I find 'The Black Donnellys.' F**king great show and I was glad they at least put the final episodes online. They were pulled from TV mid-season and I remember just being really bummed it wasn't on."

- GrimwoldMcTheesbyIV

Lodge 49

"'Lodge 49:' it was the dose of weirdness, reality-bending metaphysics, philosophy, blue-collar camaraderie, and kindness I needed weekly. Great cast, great cameos."

"I guess AMC needed the empty slot so they could have more 'Walking Dead' spinoffs or shows where people talk about the previous show they just aired."

- AdamInvader

The Last Kingdom

"'The Last Kingdom.' They had to rush through so much in Season 5 that it overwhelms you, although it still manages to give a great send-off to the series. F**king Netflix canceling great shows but keeps renewing 'Big Mouth,' lol (laughing out loud)."

"Highly recommend 'The Last Kingdom' if anyone hasn't watched it."

- OneThicBoii

Sense8

"'Sense8.' The writers convinced Netflix to do a special series ending episode but it didn't do the show justice. You could tell it was a rushed ending. One more season and it could have been much better paced."

"If I remember correctly, the reason it was canceled was that it was extremely expensive to make."

- Interjessing-Salary

Stargate Universe

"Stargate Universe."

- Ulkrum

"I was hoping I'd see someone else say 'SGU.' I really did enjoy it, different from SG1 and SGA, but I was enjoying it. Really want to know what happened to Eli after everyone else went to sleep for a bit. Like come on, it's like Schrodinger's cat! I need to know."

- Mad-Ma84

"They literally left this show with the ability to pick it up again."

"S4 episode 1: Eli wakes everyone up from their Cyro sleep. Due to whatever mechanical failure or attack, these pods didn’t work and these characters have been killed off, some of them aged."

"Stargate opens up and new characters board the Destiny."

- Jon_F**kin_Snow

"And someone brings Eli a clean shirt. But just one."

- MrVeazey

The Tick

"The Tick."

- dreadrabbit1

"I agree. And it doesn't matter which version you're talking about, the answer is yes, that version deserved another season."

- Funandgeeky

The Punisher

"The Punisher, with Jon Bernthal."

- xXxLordViperScorpion

"Absolutely hands down! He was crazy good in it."

- MessagefromA

Carnivale

"'Carnivale.' I loved the world that was built in that show."

- m0rris0n_hotel

"This is one that gets me. Thanks for nothing, Management."

- the_murders_of_crowe

"This was the show I came looking for. I think the show creator had three more seasons lined up."

- coolmike69420

The Mick

"The Mick."

- Full-Ask3638

"I said the same!! I love that show."

- No-Teacher9713

"I came here to say this. That show was hilarious. As a Sunny fan, it was great to see Kaitlin Olson take even more of a lead role, and really helped me appreciate what she brought to the show. I was so bummed it got canceled."

- Childish_Calrissian

1899

"1899."

- TheGreyPotato

"I remember when everyone thought it wouldn't get canceled just because 'Dark' was allowed to be fully completed."

"'1899' had so much potential, especially after the ending scene of the Season One finale. Such a shame."

- HahaLookyHere

Santa Clarita Diet

"I'm still salty about 'Santa Clarita Diet' being canceled. I need to see what's next for Joel!"

- lemonjelly88

"Netflix: You should watch Santa Clarita Diet. You really should. You really, really should. Here are 15 gajillion recommendations!"

"Me: Okay, fine! ...Hey, this is really good. When's the next season coming out?"

"Netflix: Oh, we canceled that."

- GarbledReverie

"I love how well Timothy Olyphant portrays a man who's on the edge of a complete breakdown whilst Drew Barrymore is living her best life. Such a great show."

- unluckypig

"One of my all-time favorite shows. I will never forgive Netflix for robbing us of seeing what happens to zombie Joel."

"Timothy Olyphant and Drew Barrymore's chemistry was so on point. This show made me realize what kind of a relationship I want with my spouse, lol (laughing out loud). They were the best 'relationship goals' I've ever seen on TV!"

- thathunzygirl

"This is my answer for every single AskReddit post that asks about canceled TV shows. I will never freaking forgive Netflix for canceling 'Santa Clarita.'"

- spooteeespoothead

My Name Is Earl

"'My Name is Earl.'"

- ftran998

"Greg Garcia did an AMA where he shared how he envisioned the ending:"

"'I had always had an ending to 'Earl,' and I’m sorry I didn’t get the chance to see it happen. You’ve got a show about a guy with a list, so not seeing him finish it is a bummer. But the truth is, he wasn’t ever going to finish the list.'"

"'The basic idea of the ending was that while he was stuck on a really hard list item, he was going to start to get frustrated that he was never going to finish it. Then he runs into someone who had a list of their own, and Earl was on it. They needed to make up for something bad they had done to Earl. He asks them where they got the idea of making a list, and they tell him that someone came to them with a list and that person got the idea from someone else...'"

"'Earl eventually realizes that his list started a chain reaction of people with lists and that he’s finally put more good into the world than bad. So at that point, he was going to tear up his list and go live his life. Walk into the sunset a free man. With good karma.'"

- edlee98765

"Oh wow, that's such a good wrap-up for the show that even just reading it feels like some solid closure. Wish it had gotten made, but it's the perfect capstone for the series."

- l3rn

The Last Man on Earth

"'The Last Man on Earth.'"

- Historical_Ad2890

"I f**king loved this show. I get that the style of humor and awkwardness wasn’t for everyone, but godd**n, this show made me laugh more than most shows do."

- The_Number_None

"I need closure closure closure."

- Klutzy-Addition5003

The Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency

"Dirk Gentlys Holistic Detective Agency."

"A lot of people didn't like the 2nd season, which is completely fair. It's hard to live up to the expectations of such a solid first season."

"The reason I personally would like a 3rd season is that the cliffhanger is so. d**n. tasty. Also, I want more Rowdy 3 (6?), Alan Tudyk, and Tyler Labine."

"I recognize that it deviates completely from the source material, and I understand why a lot of people are upset by that. There are a lot of examples where I hated the adaptation (looking at you, 'World War Z'), but I personally believe this is a perfect example of how you take inspiration and run with it."

"A dark, gritty version where Dirk was the fat slob the books described him as might also be fantastic, and I'd probably watch the shit out of it."

"However, I think this adaptation captures the whimsical nonsense of Douglas Adam's writing perfectly, and I'm ok with it. It's just a shame that the show was attached to such a scumbag. Otherwise, we might have seen that third season that gave us all the answers they teased."

- GrownThenBrewed

"That show is still my absolute favorite."

"With absolute bangers like:"

"'The Rowdy Three!'"

"'But there are four of them!'"

"'I'm WILDLY aware.'"

"They captured Douglas Adams's whimsical nonsense so perfectly in that show."

"I feel like the second series went completely off the rails, but I still loved it."

- Conductor_Cat

"This was so gloriously, bizarrely brilliant. It was completely different from the (excellent) books, but it took on some of the core ideas and added a bunch of its own, then ran with them in multiple directions all at once."

"It was a joy to watch and made me feel an almost childlike wonder. It surprised and delighted me; a modern-day fairy-tale for grown-ups. Gutted me when it was canceled."

- wretched_cretin

Teen Titans

"This may seem a bit childish, but Teen Titans. The original one from 2003."

- Sadblackcat666

"It’s a bummer because every character got one season where they were the focus of the ongoing plot. Season One was Robin, Season Two was Terra, Season Three was Cyborg, Season Four was Raven, and Season Five was Beast Boy."

"It was set up perfectly to have a sixth season focused on Starfire and we never got it."

- JRBehr

"I rewatched the whole series fairly recently. It really was such a unique show for the time. I remember seeing reruns on Boomerang after the series had finished airing on CN. It's unfortunate that they no longer air anything from the original series or movie."

"Season Five absolutely ended in a way that demanded something more, and the movie did not scratch that itch."

- ChrisTheKnight03

This is a great reminder of how entertainment can bring people together, first as a fandom and later for the nostalgia.

And there are quality selections here that absolutely should have gotten more time, and deserve a watch from those who haven't seen these shows before.