Awesome Series That Are No More

Some series are just truly remarkable and deserve to go on for eternity in my opinion. So when said series come to an end or get cancelled, it’s a true calamity. I’ve stumbled upon many a series that have brought me much joy and entertainment and I think that even though they’re not on air anymore, they deserve recognition. Also, they’re available on DVD for eternal entertainment purposes, yay!

So here is a list of series that I think were meant to last forever. (In a world where people didn’t age and no one cared about ratings, of course).

Rated PG13:

Comedy:

That 70's Show - Everyone knows this series and just how awesome it is - truly some of THE BEST characters on TV ever. Eric Forman played by Topher Grace is just such a pleasure to watch; the way that guy delivered his lines was just magical. I also really like Steven Hyde played by Danny Masterson, he is the perfect boyfriend in my opinion; great style, conspiracy theorist, smokes weed, great sense of humour, wears sunglasses indoors and has awesome taste in cars! Michael Kelso played by Ashton Kutcher annoyed me a bit, but he was still funny and I loved the way he shouted: “BUUUURRRRN!!” Donna Pinciotti played by Laura Prepon was another favourite character of mine, she was just so real and the total opposite of Jackie and Kitty Forman played by Debra Jo Rupp was the absolute best character; SO funny and SO good. I can watch this show all day, every day, for the rest of my life. No jokes.

The IT Crowd - There is nothing like this out there at all. It’s a British series and absolutely hilarious. It’s about the IT department in a corporate office situated right at the bottom in the basement of the building. They have to deal with IT related calls from the staff upstairs and how they deal is so funny. And then there’s Jen who is their office manager but she has no IT skills whatsoever, but really needs a job. I just think that if you are able to get a hold of this series, then you should do yourself a favour. I was thoroughly entertained.

Happy Endings - Such an underrated sitcom. A lot of people might think it’s just a copy of Friends or How I Met Your Mother, but it really is something totally different. Best characters and ridiculously funny. It's sad to know that people didn’t pay it the attention it deserved and they cancelled the show. Man, I want more!

Comedy-Drama:

The OC - This series ended in 2007 and there were only four seasons of it. I know very sad right! It's a real shame that this series ended so early since it's one of the best series in the whole world. Fans of The OC will know what I'm talking about. Seth's witty sense of humour, Summer's sassiness, Marissa's alcoholism and Ryan's biceps; not to mention Sandy's bagels. Just a few of the things we miss in our lives. This series was packed with humour and fun and drama and sun. It made me feel warm inside. I miss The OC.

Gilmore Girls – Even though I haven’t seen all the seasons of this very sweet series, I still love it and consider it as one of my favourites. Lorelai Gilmore is the coolest mom in the universe. I adore these two girls and want to make a mission to watch all the seasons. Just makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside.

Sci-Fi:
Smallville - Although this series hasn't been on since 2011, it still remains one of my favourite series ever. Besides the fact that I'm a huge Superman fan, I think the series was just fantastic. All the meteor freaks with their weird new mutant powers and Clark Kent saving the day; Chloe's crush on Clark and Clark's crush on Lana. And Clark protecting his secret and...Lex Luthor! Man, it's just too cool for school. Sure towards the end it got a little watered-down, but the first five or six seasons were more than satisfactory. The stories from each episode and the actors made this series well worthwhile. I have all ten seasons on DVD because I love it that much.

Rated 16+:

Thriller:

Dexter - Most people know who Dexter is by now - a serial killer. I'm not sure if people are aware that he only kills bad guys who escape the justice system though. Anyway, I can tell you one thing for certain: I love Dexter. Again, one of the best characters ever written. I mean you're supposed to hate this guy right - a serial killer - but then you end up rooting for him. How crazy good must a writer (and the actor) be to do this? In my opinion it's genius. When I first started watching this series I thought it's so weird with all the Miami Beach vibes and colours and Spanish people. I didn't think it would be something I'd enjoy because it felt so grown-up (with all the grown-up characters). But again, I was wrong. It is such a good series. Michael C. Hall isn't that attractive, but this character definitely makes him more attractive - that's how good he is as Dexter. The show's eighth and final season was last year and again there was debate over how it ended. Personally I didn't mind the ending because it's a story that is out of my control in anyway, so why moan about it and to be honest I didn't give it much thought. Maybe I would've wanted him to die in the end so he could rest in peace, but at the same time him living alone in the middle of no where as a logger is probably as good as any ending could be. Now that I think about it, it's kind of ironic since he used to chop people up and now he's chopping wood. At least in the end, although alone, he's not killing any more people.

Prison Break – This series is definitely almost certainly my most favourite. From beginning to end this series didn’t ever disappoint. It was four seasons of pure bliss in my opinion. Michael Scofield was a brilliant character and Wentworth Miller’s mysterious and dangerous looks definitely helped make his character authentic. He looked like a bad-ass with his tattoos and all, but in actual fact he was a genius and actually quite a softy. I enjoyed this series with all its twists a lot and could’ve watched four more seasons of it! I also think that the end was perfect. The writers did a good job with this one. 

Drama:

Breaking Bad - This one is a recent favourite. So many people told me to watch it and there was all this hype about how good it is. So I finally decided to check it out and I must say I'm not sorry. Walter White chemistry teacher turned Meth Cook with a crazy, junkie Jesse Pinkman as his sidekick. And not to mention their lawyer Saul Goodman - one of the funniest characters ever. It starts off very strange, but then gradually becomes so good that you can't stop watching it. It's like a snowball; with each episode it gets bigger and bigger and the story gets more and more tense. Season 4 was just pure brilliance and genius in my opinion. There was one stage in Season 5 that the main character -Walter White - annoyed me, but towards the end it got better. There's a lot of talk about how the series ended and although I'm not particularly fond of the ending, I don't have a problem with it. I do agree, however, that they could've done more, but whatever. The actors in this series are just awesome to watch and the plot/writing is brilliant.

Southland - Best cop show EVER and the only police drama I like. Unfortunately the series ended after five seasons, but I feel so lucky to have been able to watch a series like this. It's not your typical cop show, it's realistic and gripping and just SO GOOD. I know the people who have watched this show will agree that it's one of the best, most underrated series of all time. 

Comedy-Drama:

Weeds - I watched all eight seasons back to back last year within probably two weeks. Another absolutely spectacular series. It's strange how series are misconceived based on previews or hearsay or whatever because I thought this series would be a drama a lot like Desperate Housewives or something. Boy was I wrong. Nancy Botwin - played by Mary-Louise Parker - is a mother and a weed dealer and one of the best characters ever written on TV in my opinion. This woman is so cray-cray it's ridiculous, but a real pleasure to watch. And it's not just the one character, but all of them that's just fantastic. I can promise you that this series will blow your mind and is so worth watching. It's also really funny...unexpectedly funny. Easily my most favourite.

I probably left something off, but we all know it's hard to keep track of all the series out there.