One great thing about YouTube is that it has a lot of full runs of short lived shows and I found that it had Nightmare Cafe which only lasted like 6 episodes and debuted in 92. Kind of an anthology series where two deceased people in a diner helped recently departed souls. Loved it as an 11 year old and added it to my list to rewatch. I also liked the concept of Terra Nova (future humans moving back to the Jurassic Era due to pollution) but I think it could be better told in a book form. No Ordinary Family was another along with M.A.N.T.I.S and The Police Academy tv series (yes I’m an unashamed fan of those movies). I guess I’ll throw in the 02 Twilight Zone. Was better than the garbage that Peele did.
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HBO's Rome.
The live-action Consantine with Matt Ryan. The Dresden Files show with Paul Blackthorne.
The original American Gothic from back in the 90s, done dirty by the network and axed after one season.
A very recent one was Tokyo Vice: it was an excellent modern noir, but Max canceled it after 2 seasons.
I'd pair Deadwood with Rome. Deadwood had 3 seasons and a movie but it deserved much more.
The Dresden Files show was so garbage compared to the books though. Paul Blackthorn as Harry was able the only good thing to come out of it. What Dresden Files really needs is to be an animated show, so they aren't held back by effects for some of the crazier shit that happens, and so we can have James Marsters voice Harry.
Rome is on my list to watch eventually. Will have to check Tokyo Vice. Saw that it was recent and assumed it would be current year
There was a bit of feminist virtue signaling, but the main focus was the relationship between the two male main characters. It was refreshingly unwoke, and surprisingly respectful of Japanese culture without any anime tropes.
Rome did a complete run though. They didn't cancel it. That was kinda the end of the story.
It was canceled. They fully intended to portray at least the rest of Augustus' reign, and possibly to keep going after that as well.
It had 5 seasons planned, and went 2. They did a lot of compression in season 2 to try to wrap it up. And HBO absolutely canceled it