I'm still sad about losing Dallas, Dynasty and Knots Landing!

Blacklist has been renewed for a 4th season (thank goodness). I was not happy that they cancelled Revenge, Blood and Oil, Agent X, Transporter: the Series, and Player.

Try "Heartland" on Netflix -- I love it.

Yes! I loved Dexter & Six Feet Under, miss them both.

Some I feel sad over their ending, and some I wish would have ended a year or so earlier. As much as I enjoyed How I Met Your Mother, the last season was terrible, and the season leading up to it was so-so.

Not sad, but I did miss Breaking Bad when it was over. Well, at least we have Better Call Saul coming up again I understand.

Often I'm ready to move on when a show ends. I've loved Downton and watched all along but won't miss it. There is so much other good stuff.

OBTW Saul starts Feb. 15 on AMC.

I missed Gilmore Girls when it ended. And Longmire -- although now I can watch it on Netflix.

I'm kind of ready for The Good Wife and Bones to end.

Where can I find New Tricks? Would love to see some of the older ones again.

We're watching New Tricks online or with Kodi. We're still in the older part of the series with the original cast.

Hubby has caught one of the new shows on regular tv, and he says they work well together too, but I can't imagine anyone but the original crew. The female boss is tough, and I really like her. Did you notice that she more often than not wore long sleeved tops because of the burns on her arm?

Hubby and I talk about some of our favorite characters like they are (almost) real.... We reference "the little gray cells" from "Poirot". We have soooo many phrases from "Keeping Up Appearances" - because we've seen each episode at least a "million" times. Some series we watch over and over - like "Midsomer Murders" and "Rosemary & Thyme".

Sometimes series go on longer than they should have and you are glad they ended. We're big "NCIS" fans, but I think it's gone on 2 seasons too long already. As much as I love "The Big Bang Theory", I think that series has also gone on too long, as well. Those are the only two series we watch on TV - everything else is streamed on ROKU so we don't have to waste time watching the stinking commercials.....

We have the complete collection of "Monarch of the Glen", and once Hector "died" and the storyline went "crazy", it went downhill - so watch 4- out of the 7-seasons.

We were "New Tricks" fans and stopped buying the DVD's after season 10 (12-seasons total) when all but one of the original cast was replaced. I've never see "New Tricks" on Netflix or Acorn. Also loved "A Touch of Frost".

How about series you wish there would have been more....

The BBC series "Clatterford" had an 'Ab Fab' pedigree and was so entertaining and funny, but only 2 seasons. "Mapp & Lucia" was another 2-season series that left you wanting more. Another series we're waiting to see if there is a season 4 is BYU's Original Series - "Granite Flats" (Netflix).

I will be sad when Downton Abbey ends, and may very well start watching again from the beginning. I can't remember any other show I've watched that faithfully, at least not in the past several decades.

I loved In Plain Sight, but lost . . . um . . . sight of it at some point. Same with Gilmore Girls.

PKponder, I discovered Northern Exposure in its last season, and have been wanting to see it from the beginning ever since. Maybe I'll put some DVDs on my birthday wish list. You can buy them on Amazon and eBay.

I miss "Frasier". It was sweet, consistently funny, and never vulgar. It's been a pleasure to have insomnia lately, because it still runs here from 2am to 4am.

Since getting Netflix last summer, l've watched many series that only ran for 2-4 yrs. Really enjoyable, but I'm often disappointed they were canceled so soon. Especially when the last episode was a cliffhanger I get mad! Lol.

I can't begin to list the shows that were cancelled too early, and I definitely miss even those that ended well.

I watched Northern Exposure all the way through back when it first ran. It was one of the bestest, most fun shows ever!

I am agoraphobic, so I watch a lot of TV. I used to read more often, but the internet has filled my need for reading. I like all genres, but I especially enjoy good scifi.

I desperately miss Fringe. It was carried out to a wonderful, natural end, with every twist and turn fully satisfied, but it was such a good show. The Science Channel was carrying it late at night for a while, but they seemed to have stopped.

Perhaps the most famous (infamous?) of a terrible decision to end a show far too early was Firefly. If you can watch a bit of scifi, or space as a setting, you HAVE TO watch this show in its entirety. It only ran a season, but the fervor was so great, they finally decided to make a movie, Serenity, to bring the fans closure.

Another scifi show, and perhaps one of the best shows to ever air on television, was the Sci Fi Channel's remake of Battlestar Galactica! It also ran to a natural conclusion, but there was not a bad episode in the lot.

I forget some of the better shows I miss right now, I tend towards those that are sometimes overlooked and yes, a bit quirky, but maybe I'll post a few from other genres as they come to mind.

I believe Northern Exposure is being brought back. Various others are being dusted off also, The X-Files for instance.

I still miss Dallas-the original-and the newer version of it as well.....

After reading this thread I feel like I live on a different planet! I've never even heard of a lot of these shows and I watch a lot of TV. I was very sad when Dallas (both times), MASH and Northern Exposure ended.

I found Northern Exposure on Amazon Prime, but didn't want to commit to a subscription. I found most of the episodes on You Tube for free and watched the first three episodes already!

I am skeptical about using eBay, especially after reading so many negatives. I do use Amazon to purchase new items, with a warranty :-)

I agree with Firefly. There is a follow-up movie Serenity and I wish they did more of those. Battlestar Galactica I also agree with. I watched the original series and the new one.

I think Longmire is in our market but I can't keep track so I've stopped watching but another show I really liked.

I don't know that NCIS has run its course but certainly Michael Weatherly's character has run its course. I will miss him but not DiNozzo. There has been no growth for that character and he has become boring and a bit of a caricature. I just hope that they don't kill him off so he can do guest appearances for any one of the NCIS shows.

I was sad when Remington Steele ended. These days shows come and go so fast it's tough to get invested in any of them. Now that there aren't any summer reruns it's also hard to get connected with a new show that perhaps you missed during the winter season.

I found New Tricks on Hulu. I'm thrilled -- I started watching toward the end. I do like the original cast better, so I'm looking forward to seeing more of them.

Ok, thought of one... there was a Canadian tv show that aired a few seasons and you can watch it on youtube, maybe Netflix etc... Corner Gas. It's just a 1/2 hour per episode comedy, but it's hilarious!

Usually, when a series has run its course, things happen. The showrunner leaves to do a new project and the plotting gets weird. The leads get tired and start phoning in their performances. They've used up all their clever ideas or the company/network/buyers demand a fee reduction and they don't have the budget for all the little details. It's easier to let go when something like that happens. I don't get all that wrapped up in most shows, however.

OTOH, The Wire was so engrossing, and since it was on HBO there were no interruptions, that when an episode came to an end it was like a shock of cold water pulling one out of the reality of the show and back to the laundry needing folding. Sigh. The show ran its course and came to a satisfying end, but I sure miss that kind of quality. Breaking Bad approached it, but it had too many comedic elements to be as thoroughly engrossing.

No....guess not. I don't have any favorite tv shows. I quit watching tv when I was in jr high and I have never been able to get back into it. Just about the only series I ever watched was The Office and that was after it went into re-runs. I also watched King of the Hill because it came on before The Office. I have the tv on sometimes on PBS and on the weekends, cooking shows run all day but I seldom look up. I will often have Dr. Phil on during the week, but hardly ever watch it....except when he does one of his "catfish" episodes. I don't have cable...however, when I house sat for a friends....one time for five months....I watched a lot more tv...like American Pickers, Pawn Stars (was that the name of it??) and some of the true crime programs.

I admit. I am weird beyond all comprehension. I have tried to watch tv a few times and most of the time, it doesn't hold my interest.

There are certain shows that are able to pull me into their world to the point that I miss the characters when they are gone. I loved Firefly, Fringe, The West Wing, China Beach, Veronica Mars, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Strike Back. I was happy with the ending of all of them once you include the follow-up movie for Firefly and Veronica Mars. I thought Buffy should have ended with her death in Season 5.

I found most of these shows once they were over. I dislike watching weekly shows. I think it's more interesting and immersive to watch one show only over several weeks/months. I won't call it binge watching because I don't watch multiple episodes in one sitting.

I do hate early cancellations when you are left hanging and don't know what happens to the characters. I've started avoiding that frustration by not ever watching a show when it is in its premiere season. I'm still annoyed that the U.S. stopped broadcasting Saving Hope. It's in season three or four in Canada, but we only saw one season here.

Marilyn_C, I understand your position. For most of my life, I skipped television watching for reading. The relatively new ability to watch all of a show's episodes over a shorter period of time allowing one to get invested in the characters is the change that has increased my viewing. That change and the declining quality of written works has flipped me from a reader to a viewer.

I miss a lot of my shows when they end. My favorite show of all time was Mad Men. Adored that show and would love for it to come back. I'm a little late to the game but am watching Breaking Bad now , years later. I could have watched it at the beginning because I get most cable channels but don't pay for premiums like HBO and Showtime, so don't watch them.. I have never watched Downton Abbey, and it's too late now.

Albeit the last season wasn't great, enjoyed & miss Revenge.

Monday Mornings was excellent, but maybe too real for TV.

Fun2BHere, Saving Hope airs here twice/week. The current episode thru the week, then a re-run of that Sat. nite. It's a good hospital show, that's strange that it was cancelled in the States, yet is still running here. Another hospital show is Code Black, that too is good.

As far as NCIS, we like the original one and the New Orleans one. We couldn't get into the cyber one at all, and the LA one we stopped watching after a couple of seasons.

We just got through watching a really good series called The 4400 that was canceled after 4 seasons. It was so good, it didn't end horrible but it wasn't able to conclude and you never really knew the truth of what was going on. We both are really missing it and wished it would have been allowed to conclude.

We don't watch TV shows on TV, we always just watch them on DVD. That makes it a lot more enjoyable! The commercials on TV just ruin the show. We recently watched Heroes on DVD and that was much better than trying to wade through a ton of commercials.

A show that was cancelled before its time that I really enjoyed was Sports Night.

I am surprized that no one mentions getting the series they like from a library. All the libraries in my area have whole seasons of shows available on dvd. If they don't have it , they borrow it from some other library. Plus current movies as soon as they are out on dvd. Best deal around.

I do have a few shows that I've enjoyed watching over and over again. So yes, I was sadden to see the series ended: Leverage and Monk.

I also was disappointed of the end of the 4 later Star Trek series: the Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine and Enterprise. The original Star Trek was fine but there were only a few episodes that I would watch over and over again; as for the rest of them, watching them once was enough.

Although, I wouldn't consider myself much of a Trekkie. I don't collect their stuff (except for the DVD series) nor would I want to dress up like one. I enjoyed watching them because of the explorations, technologies and moral ethics. Perhaps, that's why I enjoy watching Leverage as well.

I agree with others about The Good Wife. That show has peaked and needs to be quietly put out of its misery.

Alicia, a once promising character, has become a one-note, miserable, uninteresting shell.

The entire cast is flat.

Bring back Ellsbeth and the wealthy psychopathic murderer!

I get sad when football season is over. I dont have any shows that I follow enough to care when the season ends.

I'm also sad when football season is over; mostly when my teams crap out and are done for the season.

I never wanted Breaking Bad to end. Loved Mad Men and thought is was an amazing, nostalgic ride. MASH had me bawling my eyes out.

lily, if you have Amazon Prime, you can stream the first 5 seasons of Downton Abbey for free.

Good to know. I think my library also carries all past seasons. That's where I'm getting Breaking Bad. Always good to watch these series in the summer when there are mostly reruns.

Yes. Northern Exposure, Friends, Sex and the City, the Sopranos, Hart of Dixie and I am devastated that Downton Abbey is coming to an end. I love Downton.

Sex and the City was hard to let go of. The day of the final episode, I went out to lunch and had a Cosmopolitan. I do have all the DVDs, though.

I'm still upset they took The Newsroom with Jeff Daniel's off after only 3 seasons. Miss West Wing as well. And Dexter (guilty pleasure, that one).

While I agree The Good Wife has run its course, I do still enjoy it. Revenge on the other hand just wore me out after a couple seasons with its hate and scheming.

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I'm still upset they took The Newsroom with Jeff Daniel's off after only 3 seasons. Miss West Wing as well. And Dexter (guilty pleasure, that one).

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I think after Sorkin resolved Will's hurt and anger, it was time to end. The whole show revolved around this man living on the edge, coming close to unraveling and being so sharp and brilliant because of it.

It was a very good show, although I think Sorkin went over the top with many of the characters. He made them just a bridge too far from being believable for me, by making them uncomfortably stilted.

While I agree The Good Wife has run its course, I do still enjoy it. Revenge on the other hand just wore me out after a couple seasons with its hate and scheming.

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I had to laugh at the lack of money invested into building sets for that enormous mansion. How big is that place and practically all the scenes were shot in that same sitting room with that same chair with scrolled upholstery.

Absolutely!!! I love the Good Wife, but have to agree, it's getting a bit stale. Same with Grey's Anatomy.

I was so surprised with that show Newsroom. It was so fast paced and fun to watch. I was disappointed it only went 3 seasons. I really enjoy Chicago Fire and Chicago PD, I hope they last a while.

Going back a few years, having 'Nichols of Arizona' abruptly end by killing off its main character was a shock that hit me hard.

'Last of the Summer Wine' was another I was sad to see go, though with so many cast changes over the 25 or so years of its run, it was almost inevitable.

Randy, I never heard of those so I looked them up on Wikipedia. The story about Nichols is interesting. Apparently, they were going to retool to a more conventional western by replacing the Jim Garner character with him playing his twin brother, which is why they killed him off, but before that transitional episode was aired, the show was cancelled. It also said there were sponsorship issues.

I have loved the Good Wife, but it's not going anywhere anymore. It's always Eli interfering and that Michael J. Fox character. Honestly, I never got over Will dying.

I love Julianna Margulies and think she is so beautiful. But since I learned that she wears a wig on the show, her hair looks very fake to me. I also find it hard to believe she'd be considered as a candidate for any political office. Senator? Vice President? President? Um, no.

Linelle, I think you clarified something for me. I feel sad when the show isn't the show anymore but still limps on more than when it ends gracefully.

Re candidates, have you looked around lately? A buffoon, a loon, a coot and a harpy, with a fat cat threatening to try to make a run because he thinks he's better than they are. I think Alicia is as qualified as anybody for state office, and as much as some in congress. The point of what Eli said, however, was that she was where the real power was between her and Peter. And while I agree that she's in no way qualified to be president (and therefore not VP either), the same is true for a couple of the above listed oddities who are our real life choices.

pillog, I hear ya about the real political candidates. Fools, bullies, and jerks. Not all, but seriously, is this the best we can do? I agree that Alicia is no worse by a long shot, but really, besides being the real power (and charisma) between her and Peter, she's just a very beautiful face.

Those early years were fantastic when she was recovering from Peter's betrayals and coming up through the ranks of Lockhart/Gardner. And Will. My friend thought he was a rat, but I loved him. So did Alicia. And now that she's risen to the top and beyond, what's left that's plausible? The quirky judges and courtroom scenes are fun, but the drama's gone. It happened to The West Wing and I hate to see it happening here. Although that new guy, the one who took Kalinda's place, is really cute.

Most of the time I think they run the course before they are ended. On some occasions I get tired of the story line and quit watching before they're cancelled like Mad men and The Good Wife. However, I think I'm really going to miss Downton Abbey. I do think the story line is getting a little tired but several of the characters are just so lovable.....particularly Maggie Smith's. She just cracks me up.