Happy Endings should have ran for ten seasons but ABC did everything they could to kill it - airing the episodes out of order, changing their air time and date at random, and even airing an episode in the wrong season. Absolutely ABCs fault and not the show but at least we got 3 perfect seasons out of it (and streamers finally learned to put the episodes in order!)
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bromygod2035 days ago
+2
They aired episodes out of order and in the wrong season?? I've never heard about this before
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Inside_Dimension23195 days ago
+5
I’m not sure about the wrong season, but I definitely remember watching the first season and being super confused. Dave just randomly had a food truck out of nowhere (Steak Me Home Tonight). Then three episodes later he decides to make a big life change and start a food truck and he’s also living with his friend Max. And then the next episode he’s going to kick the ass of the guy who took his fiancée and is super depressed and decides to move in with his friend Max.
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bromygod2035 days ago
+2
I guess I never realized that. I caught a couple episodes live but then watched it all on demand (remember those days?) and then rewatched it on Hulu with I showed my wife the show and we watched it in order cause Hulu fixed it
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Plane-Tie63924 days ago
Yeah, obviously it makes sense it was out of order now but not knowing the origin of a character’s food truck isn’t exactly confusing/immersion breaking.
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LebbyLebLebLeb5 days ago
+3
The kickball episode was Season 2 but they didn't air it until deep in season 3! You can view all the right orders under "Production Code" on the Wikipedia episode lists (I know this because Hulu used to post the episodes out of order too and I had to use that to watch it in order)
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Plane-Tie63925 days ago
-5
I’m sorry but it’s ridiculous to think that’s why the show didn’t do better. I mean I love the show but it was a sitcom where story wasn’t a big part of anything.
Edit: Downvote all you want but some episodes being out of order still wasn't the reason we didn't get more of it.
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Dida_D5 days ago
+5
For a first season when you’re finding your audience and introducing your characters, that’s very important, yes.
Dave had his steak truck before the whole episode about him getting it. Alex and Dave were fine with each other before the episode where they make amends. The third episode aired 11th! The 6th episode aired last! The 12th episode aired 5th! Nothing made sense! It’s impossible to build a core audience that way especially when the air dates are constantly moving.
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Plane-Tie63925 days ago
+1
Well we can certainly agree that air dates can/do really affect things sometimes.
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Chataboutgames5 days ago
+4
> but it was a sitcom where story wasn’t a big part of anything.
So like, most sitcoms?
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Plane-Tie63925 days ago
I'm confused why you're getting upvoted for agreeing with me. But there are certainly sitcoms where the order of episodes would affect things more like Friends for one example.
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occono4 days ago
+1
Listnook downvoted comments do often get replies which are upvoted that agree with them worded a different way.
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Plane-Tie63924 days ago
+1
Yeah, reading comprehension is getting worse and worse. Or not quite the same but what really irks me is when someone makes an amazing joke and then someone replies to them merely restating/explaining the joke and gets a f*** ton more upvotes.
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Proud_Pepper_62645 days ago
+2
That show had such perfect chemistry between the cast, really shame it got axed when it did
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nomnomsquirrel5 days ago
+6
Between this and Santa Clarita Diet, Victor Fresco's shows have been amazing and then unfairly canned.
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tetoffens5 days ago
+4
Andy Richter Controls the Universe too.
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nomnomsquirrel5 days ago
+1
And Life on a Stick, The Trouble with Normal, and Sean Saves the World, but nobody watched those so they don't count as much. Life on a Stick AND The Trouble with Normal were pulled after 5 episodes and the final 8 never aired.
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tetoffens5 days ago
+1
Andy Richter Controls the Universe though has a cult following kind of like Better Off Ted. The others you mentioned, no one really cared after they were cancelled.
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Cam270225 days ago
+2
Damn, that was the same guy? What a shame.
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Chataboutgames5 days ago
+3
Portia De Rossi just doing a tour of comedies way ahead of their time.
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I_Cut_Shows5 days ago
+2
The only answer to this question.
Here…I brought you a cake…and a jar of herring…maybe you can wait until I leave before you smear the cake with it?
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flord105 days ago
+15
My Name is Earl
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Missile_Lawnchair5 days ago
+13
That show in the early 2000s Almost Human with Karl Urban.
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I_Cut_Shows5 days ago
+5
That show was completely destroyed by network incompetence. I know people who worked on it.
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Regula965 days ago
+4
I think that was 2014 lol.
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Missile_Lawnchair5 days ago
+2
Damn, I guess I just feel old.
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BLUESWHALES5 days ago
+7
Forever.
An immortal medical examiner who has been alive for over a quarter of a century while searching for a way to permanently die, uses his ability to die and come back to help solve crimes
The ending of the first (and only) season surprisingly works as a show ending if you're okay with wide open endings.
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celica18l5 days ago
+1
It was a great premise. I wish it hadn’t been canceled.
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ersomething5 days ago
+7
Pushing Daisies
Damn strike killed it
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OfficeChairHero5 days ago
+2
I went in knowing it was cancelled prematurely and was still mad. That show was so damn charming.
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mrgoodnighthairdo5 days ago
+5
Ten Year Old Tom deserved more seasons. I will die on this hill with the other dozen fans
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bannedfromdennys5 days ago
+3
The Brink, a HBO comedy starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins.
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thesecretbarn5 days ago
+1
That show was so good. I’m not sure you could call it episodic, though.
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The_Erlenmeyer_Flask5 days ago
+3
John Doe, The Lone Gunmen, 1899.
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NeedsToShutUp5 days ago
+1
The Lone Gunmen predicted 9/11.
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ekWatson_5 days ago
+2
I wouldn't necessarily say it was "canceled too soon" in a traditional sense, but Super Drags definitely deserved more than just five episodes. It had such an absurdist, yet unique energy that didn't really get enough room to breathe before it was over.
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SunMyungMoonMoon5 days ago
+2
I'm Sorry
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karmammothtusk5 days ago
+2
Norsemen, Bored To Death, and Wrecked. All great shows that didn’t receive the network support or credit they deserve.
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strungup5 days ago
+2
Dead Like Me
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iceghostsaliens5 days ago
+5
Santa Clarita Diet
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Moooney5 days ago
+6
I haven't watched since it aired and could be misremembering, but I felt like this was more of a serialized 'dramedy' and not really at all episodic.
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moneyfish5 days ago
+4
Firefly
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phantombrick225 days ago
+1
Surviving Jack
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zowietremendously5 days ago
+1
Adam Ruins Everything
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Impossible_Ad_25175 days ago
+1
It came back of course but the easy answer for me is the original run of Arrested Development. A couple years ago someone working on the show did an AMA on here about what they were planning and it sounded awesome.
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letsmunch5 days ago
+1
There was a show on Fox called Ben and Kate starring Nat Faxon (right after winning an Oscar) and Dakota Johnson (right before she blew up). It’s a standard sitcom from that time frame but really fits in seamlessly with the New Girls and Happy Endings genre of comedy from that decade. Terrible marketing, terrible name for a show, and impatience totally sunk it right as it was finding its groove. It’s available for purchase in Amazon but otherwise deleted from existence on streaming. Which is crazy because you’d think Netflix would want to capitalize on Dakota Johnson’s fame level with an older show like they’ve done with other series.
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glimmerthirsty5 days ago
+1
Ray Donovan
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Shot-Club-38825 days ago
+1
Santa Clarita Diet
Pushing Daisies
Roswell
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Dead to me
Samantha Who?
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Sloppykrab5 days ago
-7
Doctor Who
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Illustrious-Peace9895 days ago
+2
It hasn’t been canceled though
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Sloppykrab5 days ago
-12
It died long ago in my eyes.
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Plane-Tie63925 days ago
+5
Lame af.
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Sloppykrab5 days ago
-2
Chiball ruined the show. I stopped enjoying it when he took over.
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