#3 one-season science fiction series that deserve a second chance

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“#3 one-season science fiction series that deserve a second chance”

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In the age of streaming and reboots, these science fiction series are too good to lose

Network television cancels shows that don’t measure up to the demographics and viewer numbers. Networks have to take advertisers into consideration, which often leads to good shows that haven’t found their footing being discarded.

That happened to these four science fiction shows. They all had strong premises, but due to time slot or various other reasons, they didn’t have the viewers and were canceled. But they would be perfect for streaming channels.

Here are three science fiction series that need to be brought back

Journeyman (NBC)

Journeyman’s 13 episodes aired on NBC from September 2007 to December 2007. Starring Kevin McKidd (Grey’s Anatomy) as a time-traveling reporter who only travels to the past. Each time he “jumps,” he does so to change the destiny of someone in the past.

Though some reviewers said this show was too close to Quantum Leap, it had some distinct differences, namely that the main character (Dan Vasser) was married with a child. Each time he jumped, he feared he would never see his son again. In addition, Dan discovered his ex-fiancee, who supposedly died in a plane crash, was a time traveler as well, and she was able to help him adjust to his new life.

The Tomorrow People (The CW)

Airing on the CW, The Tomorrow People, which starred Robbie Amell, ran for 22 episodes before it was canceled by the network. Though its ratings weren’t the highest, other series that came after it had similar or even worse ratings and were renewed. So there was no rhyme or reason for its cancellation.

The Tomorrow People was a remake of the original British television series about humans who’d evolved to become superior beings with telepathy, teleportation, and telekinesis. These people were hunted by a genetic cleansing organization and were forced to hide beneath the streets of Manhattan. It was a gritty, surrealistic drama that could have excelled on the right network.

Terra Nova (FOX)

The cancellation of this series, which aired in 2011, made no sense to viewers. In its one and only season, it averaged 7.5 million viewers and won the Critics Choice Television Award for Most Exciting New Series. However, at a cost of $4 million per episode to create, it may have been simply out of Fox’s budget.

The show opens in 2149 in a future that is overpopulated and over-polluted, and all life on Earth is in danger. Scientists discover a temporal rift that allows one-way transportation to a parallel universe (or time stream), and chosen people are sent 85 million years in the past to face killer dinosaurs, including pterosaurs, mysterious viruses, exploding meteors, and vicious traitors looking to make a profit.

The episodes of Terra Nova that aired were action-packed and kept viewers on the edges of their seats. After the show’s cancellations, Netflix was reportedly interested in continuing the series, but ultimately, that didn’t happen. Nine years later, the show still has fans who are eager for more which is what any streaming channel would love to hear.

Which of these shows do you miss? Share your thoughts in the comments below.