It’s at all times heartbreaking every time a fan-favorite TV sequence instantly finds itself cancelled after a mere season or two.
Such is particularly the case when mentioned destiny falls upon a well-liked HBO sequence, be it within the type of an award-winning drama present or a little-known style sequence. With HBO just lately making the rash determination to cancel Duster, we determined to have a look again at a few of the community’s many exhibits that ended manner too quickly, from chilling horror sequence to interval dramas.
Duster
Regardless of its glowing important reception, Duster’s favorable standing amongst viewers didn’t forestall HBO from canceling the sequence shortly after its first season. An entertaining love letter to ‘70s-set B-movies and unorthodox buddy comedies, Duster might have feasibly gone on to take pleasure in a multi-season-long run on HBO. As it’s, the community made the irritating determination to finish Duster simply when it appeared prefer it was getting began, leaving viewers to solely think about what future adventures the sequence had in retailer for Josh Holloway’s Jim Ellis and Rachel Hilson’s Nina Hayes.
Lovecraft Nation
In idea, Lovecraft Nation had all of it: a sensational solid, a captivating interval setting, and loads of creative tie-ins to horror author H.P. Lovecraft’s intensive Cthulhu Mythos. Whereas audiences solely acquired a glimpse at Lovecraft Nation’s otherworldly universe, the sequence’ preliminary two seasons got here full of considerate storytelling and well timed matters, together with an clever breakdown of its Fifties American settings, full with the hauntingly informal racism that characterised its historic environment.
Carnivale
As sequence creator Daniel Knauf later revealed, Carnivale was initially slated to final six seasons on HBO, spanning the darkest days of the Nice Melancholy to the horrifying peak of World Conflict II in Europe. Whereas followers solely witnessed two accomplished seasons of this underrated fantasy masterpiece, Carnivale’s stellar begin appeared to trace at a sequence of unparalleled inventive potential, likening itself to Misplaced, Twin Peaks, One thing Depraved This Approach Comes, Freaks, and a misplaced novel from Stephen King.
Deadwood
Thankfully, Deadwood finally obtained the long-awaited conclusion it deserved with 2019’s Deadwood: The Film. Whereas its cinematic continuation eloquently returned viewers to the latter days of nineteenth century South Dakota, even probably the most profitable film nonetheless doesn’t make up for Deadwood’s cancellation in 2006. A foulmouthed interval drama characterised by sharp writing, fluid dialogue, and highly effective characterization, most viewers proceed to see Deadwood as one of many defining sequence of the twenty first century, making its short-lived tenure on HBO all of the extra bewildering to consider.
