Cancelled Shows

On the other side of the fence from the Cut List, 2 of my favorite shows have been canned, along with 1 I was rather ambivalent about. (info taken from E!Online and CinemaBlend).

Eli Stone, which I admittedly find less interesting this year than I did last year, is still solid television. But really, I kind of saw this coming when the show finally defined the weird, utterly WHAM!tastic visions that Eli was experiencing as part of a brain aneurysm. And now that it is on a (comparatively) realistic drama track, the “been there, seen that” factor has risen exponentially. Gone are the laugh-out-loud moments of uncomfortable commiseration with Eli. Instead, the uncomfortable moments revolve around unresolved emotions and potential love triangles. Ahh well.

Pushing Daisies, however, was about nine different kind of genius that I will absolutely miss. It’s quirkiness survived a relatively weak season-ending cliffhanger, and this season’s storyline is extremely strong. The only plus is that it won’t be a mid-season cancellation. This was easily my favorite show not only of this season, but of last season as well.

My Own Worst Enemy got the axe as well, but I hadn’t really made up my mind about it. I liked the premise, sort of enjoyed the execution, but ultimately thought that it could have, should have been better than it was. I could never really figure out what it was that turned me off about it, but something just never really clicked with me. I would have likely watched the whole season just to see where they went with the storyline, but it would have been on the fence the entire time.