I'm sure we all have shows that we wish lasted longer. I'm talking shows that only lasted a season or two before getting yanked. Here's a few off the top of my head:
Lateline
Al Franken's baby, back before he came across as being so bitter. A spoof of network TV journalism. It was a brilliant show because it was political, but didn't have a political agenda, and thus there were appearances every episode of Franken's political opposites like Jerry Fahlwell and G. Gordon Liddy(a couple of times!). The cast was excellent top to bottom, and there were some classic lines from this show that I still use on a regular basis.
I'm dying for this to come out on DVD. Even though Franken ain't popular on these boards(and with good enough reason, I think), I guarantee everyone would like this if they give it a chance. It's only shortcomings came when the show included the lame "derp!" sitcom shit that you see on shows like Friends, but those moments were few and far between.
A few great episodes include The Death of Buddy Hackett, Conan O'Brien feuding with Lateline's anchor, Al Franken ruining the production of a $100 million Rob Reiner movie, and possibly the greatest moment in network television history, Franken shooting Liddy.
Andy Richter Controls the Universe
I loved this show. It was so completely unlike everything else out there. Apparently people just didn't "get" certain things like Andy talking to the ghost of his company's bigoted founder. I think this will eventually be placed alongside Police Squad as a comedy that people just weren't ready for at the time.
Clerks: the Cartoon
This never had a chance. The best part of it was that it had almost nothing in common with the movie, and took advantage of the fact that it was a cartoon by having a much more anarchic style(imagine a Bugs Bunny cartoon blended with Kevin Smith's love of sexual humor). Smith even anticipated people complaining about the show not being like the movie with an episode featuring a bunch of geeky fanboys complaining to the main characters about that.
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Those are the first three off the top of my head. Anybody else have any?