Bad Surge's Underrated TV Shows
TV shows that were too short lived or under appreciated. Who am I forgetting!? Tell me in the comments!
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- CreatorAdam CarollaDaniel KellisonJimmy KimmelStarsAdam CarollaJimmy KimmelAngelique GorgesA comedic talk show geared toward men and their interests.
- CreatorEd RoskiGreg MunsonStarsGrant ImaharaMark BeiroBil DwyerTeams of homemade robots compete against each other.I can't find episodes of this show on DVD anywhere, and as a child I always found time to watch a round or two of BattleBots. The commentators were hilarious and there were hot women and robots destroying each other... I really don't understand why this one got cancelled. If it does get a release on DVD, be absolutely sure to grab it.
- CreatorDave WillisJim FortierMatt MaiellaroStarsBobby EllerbeeDana SnyderDaniel McDevittFollows the adventures of the Cuylers, an impoverished and dysfunctional family of anthropomorphic, air-breathing, redneck squids who live in a rural Appalachian community in the state of Georgia.
- StarsMartin ShortMichael McKeanBrett GilbertTalk-show parody featuring obese host Jiminy Glick, who usually knows nothing about his guests and hurls veiled insults at them during his interviews.
- CreatorEric FogelGordon BarnettStarsMaurice SchlaferLen MaxwellMills LaneCelebrities duel it out in a wrestling ring, the first one who dies loses.No words are necessary. Although, I will point out that the hackneyed remake of the series was offensive and redundant. They should at least air reruns. At least they're online (though not all of them).
- CreatorGreg BratmanTommy DeweyStarsTyler LabineFrank DolceMatthew LevyThree young brothers hire a charming, wayward schemer to stand in as their father when their real one goes to prison.Speaking of "A shame to see it go". I absolutely loved this show and it's entire cast, leads and supporting. The premise was hilarious and the dialogue never failed to have me in tears laughing. I can only imagine that poor advertising killed this show, because it wasn't a lack of funny. Tyler Labine is a comedic genius.
- CreatorMark CroninJames RowleyStarsTiffany HendraMarc Edward HeuckPaul GoebelBeat the Geeks is a game show where contestants must match their knowledge against the geeks. The three main geeks of each episode are the TV geek, Movie geek and Music geek. Each episode as a geek who specializes in a different field such as Star Wars, comic books, KISS, or the Sopranos. The contestants get easier questions than the geeks and must accrue the most points to make it to the final round.Great trivia game show, one of my favorites (although, I didn't like many). I remember there being a scandal surrounding the show, one of the geeks was cheating or something, but I can't seem to find any episodes online or on DVD. Oh well, win some, lose some.
- CreatorMitchell HurwitzStarsJason BatemanMichael CeraPortia de RossiLevel-headed son Michael Bluth takes over family affairs after his father is imprisoned. But the rest of his spoiled, dysfunctional family are making his job unbearable.A show with an obvious deterioration, much like Reaper. It was under-loved by America, they struggled to cut corners and keep the show running, but ultimately not enough people were watching. It's a crying damn shame, because this may be the funniest sitcom since the golden era of sitcoms (Taxi, Cheers, and the like). Thank God for this show.
- CreatorEric FalconerChris RomanoStarsDarin BrooksAlan RitchsonChris RomanoThree incoming freshmen attending Midwestern college football powerhouse Blue Mountain State must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing.
- CreatorDaniel KnaufStarsMichael J. AndersonAdrienne BarbeauClancy BrownDuring the Great Depression, an Oklahoma farm boy and a charismatic minister learn that they are key players in a proxy war being fought between Heaven and Hell.
- CreatorJonathan AmesStarsJason SchwartzmanZach GalifianakisTed DansonA well-meaning but struggling writer decides to lead a sort of double life by pretending to be a private detective using the methods he read about in old detective novels.So, apparently this shoe bit the dust as well. God! Dammit! Another great one that kicked down all four walls of the box and sent the roof flying with an uppercut. If you haven't watched it, Watch It.
Some don't like the conversation style and the attitudes of the characters, but just watch it. By the end, you may love it. - CreatorDavid E. KelleyStarsMandy PatinkinAdam ArkinHector ElizondoThe lives and trials of the staff of a major hospital in Chicago.
- CreatorBryan FullerStarsEllen MuthCallum BlueJasmine GuyAfter being hit on the head by a toilet seat that fell from Mir space station, a young temp clerk becomes a grim reaper in death.
- CreatorDanny AntonucciStarsMatt HillSam VincentTony SampsonThe off-the-wall, day-to-day life of three friends who have exactly the same name.
- CreatorCarol BlackNeal MarlensDavid S. RosenthalStarsEllen DeGeneresDavid Anthony HigginsJoely FisherEllen Morgan is a neurotic bookstore owner who deals with life through comedy and extensive rambling.
- CreatorAndrew CosbyJaime PagliaStarsColin FergusonSalli Richardson-WhitfieldErica CerraA U.S. Marshal becomes the sheriff of Eureka, a remote, cozy little Northwestern town where the best minds in the US have secretly been tucked away to build futuristic inventions for the government which often go disastrously wrong.
- CreatorRobert RodatStarsNoah WyleDrew RoyMaxim KnightSurvivors of an alien attack on earth gather together to fight for their lives and fight back.
- CreatorPaul FeigStarsLinda CardelliniJohn Francis DaleyJames FrancoA high school mathlete starts hanging out with a group of burnouts while her younger brother navigates his freshman year.If you look at this show at a glance, and hate it because of the "high school kids having problems" format you've seen done to death, just keep it mind that this is the Tool and Incubus to nowadays Nickelback. This format was once home to great TV, and this is an example of such. The Apatow crowd lingers in this series (Seth Rogan, Jay Segal, James Franco) along with underrated beauty Linda Cardellini. It makes you laugh and think and all that good stuff.
- StarsAlexander SkarsgårdJames RansoneLee TergesenA Rolling Stone reporter, embedded with The 1st Recon Marines chronicles his experiences during the first wave of the American-led assault on Baghdad in 2003.
- CreatorSpencer ChinoySteven LevitanDan MilanoStarsEugene LevySeth GreenBob GuntonGreg the Bunny is one of the 3.2 million fabricated Americans living in the United States. Wanting a job that doesn't involve working only on Easter, he finds a job on a kid's show.
- CreatorLoren BouchardBrendon SmallJanice BurgessStarsBrendon SmallH. Jon BenjaminMelissa Bardin GalskyBrendon Small, an ambitious eight-year-old filmmaker, shoots movies in his basement with his two best friends, while coming to terms with adolescence, life, and relationships.Drown yourself if you don't like this show. I prefer this to Brenden Small's more popular subsequent cartoon (Metalocolypse), and although I love the show that H. Jon Benjamin went to after (Archer) I honestly prefer his character is Home Movies over Archer.
- CreatorTony BasgallopStarsDexter FletcherMartin MarquezMichael ObioraAt a posh urban hotel, the love lives and whims of its wealthy guests are attended to by hard-working staff who have their own troubles with love.
- CreatorDavid HornsbyStarsDavid HornsbyKevin DillonDave FoleyAn uptight writer of a weekly etiquette column is forced to hire a rude, crude, sloppy life coach to jump-start his articles. As time goes on, both learn valuable lessons from each other.
- CreatorBrandon CampMike ThompsonStarsDominic PurcellJayne BrookJohn Marshall JonesA man who seems to know everything but his own name helps police solve crimes as he searches for his identity.I'd like to thank buckethead for correctly pointing out my exclusion of this show. I forgot all about it, as it came and went in a flash, but I thought this was an extremely engaging show and I was shocked to see it go. It was nice to see Purcell resurface on Prison Break, but it's not the same as Doe.
- CreatorGreg DanielsMike JudgeStarsMike JudgeKathy NajimyPamela AdlonA straight-laced propane salesman in Arlen, Texas tries to deal with the wacky antics of his family and friends, while also trying to keep his son in line.