“A to Z”
The concept of “A to Z” was good in theory. It was a fresh romantic sitcom meant to trace the relationship of young adults Andrew and Zelda from beginning to end. But it came with a twist: you are told in the opening theme just how long Andrew and Zelda date. Eight months, three weeks, five days and one hour. What was going to happen when the final minute ticked by?
The world may never know. NBC canceled “A to Z” because of low ratings. In truth, the acting was rough and there was an overwhelming amount of Apple products and desperate character tropes.
“Bad Judge”
Kate Walsh was an absolute gem as Rebecca Wright, a judge in California. But Rebecca was no Judge Judy. She was a fun-loving, partying, hard-drinking, hot mess of a judge.
Unfortunately, the majority of viewers didn’t agree, and NBC canceled it along with “A to Z.”
“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo”
Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and her mother, June, first piqued the interest of TLC audiences on “Toddlers and Tiaras.” As fascination rose, TLC decided to give the family its own show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” in which viewers got an inside look of the unusual Georgia family.
TLC canceled the show when allegations of Mama June dating a registered sex offender rose in the media.
“I Wanna Marry Harry”
“I Wanna Marry Harry” could go down in history as one of the best and most expensive pranks ever produced. It consisted of a Prince Harry look-alike and a sad group of American women who actually believed a member of the British monarchy would hitch himself to a woman he found on a FOX reality show. These women also had apparently never used Google before.
According to Entertainment Weekly, “Harry” was hit hard by critics and failed to pull in a solid audience. It was pulled along with FOX’s other reality series, “Riot.”
“Selfie”
TBH, this show was bound to end quickly and without mercy. “Selfie” starred Karen Gillan, most known for her roles as Amy Pond in “Doctor Who” and Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy.” Gillan plays Eliza Dooley, a social media icon who must seek the help of a marketing expert to fix her damaged reputation after an embarrassing video goes viral.
Though Gillan’s acting was actually quite stunning given she had to relinquish her gorgeous Scottish accent for an agitating glottal fry, ABC just wasn’t feeling it. Eliza’s future shall remain uncertain to her and to us.
“Dallas”
“Dallas” first premiered in 1978 as a ridiculous drama series about a rich Texas family in the oil business. It was brought back in 2012 with a new generation of backstabbers, led by the beautiful faces of Josh Henderson and Jesse Metcalfe. But the southern accents and “it’s so hard to be rich” family drama just wasn’t enough to keep the series’ resurrection going.
“Dallas” failed to find a new network to support it and so it ended with season three.
“The Millers”
Will Arnett, Margo Martindale and Beau Bridges had one solid season with “The Millers,” a CBS comedy about a recently divorced man whose single life is interrupted by his parents.
Then, in the middle of the second season, CBS dropped production after ratings began to dwindle.
“Parks and Recreation”
Though the show isn’t actually being canceled, it was announced in 2014 that the upcoming seventh season of “Parks and Recreation” would be the last. And in that moment, the ground shook and the skies opened to drown the Earth in its tears.
The series finale is scheduled to air in February. We would recommend calling off for the day after, because it’s going to be worse than the time Li’l Sebastian died.
