What was cancelled or discontinued that you wish wasn't or that they brought it back?
What was cancelled or discontinued that you wish wasn't or that they brought it back?
Anything: Series, video game, book, food, old toy from childhood, service, etc. Also, any series which you wish did not end, etc.
I have two cookies I’d like brought back, please.
Nabisco suddenly Smores
And (one I can’t find a pic of) Chiquita made banana shortbread cookies with chocolate on the bottom in the 90s, and they were great, too.
Stargate Universe, Alphas and Dark Matter. All left on cliffhangers. Sometimes I wonder if the writers see the writing on the wall on the cancelation and pull this shit to see if people get a petition going to have their show come back.
Sarah Connor chronicles, Stargate Universe just of the top of my head, they weren't anything special but still enjoyed watching them and would have liked to see how they would have wrapped it up, a closure of sorts instead of leaving them in limbo like Half-Life.
The joyful wonder and whimsey that lived in my soul and twinkle that shone through my eyes, or at least I think it was there. It's now just a faint memory of a memory, something that I yearn for but unsure if I ever even tasted it.
Garbage Pail Kid cards.
10 cent Near beer, (NA beer today), available for us kids to buy on street vending machines.
Some of my best memories was being able to get into town in the evenings after all the chores were done and playing baseball with my friends on a hot summer evening. And when we were done, we would walk uptown to the one pop machine that had Hamms near beer in it. At 10 cents for a 12 oz bottle it was amazing. So cold and so refreshing.
People today would absolutely lose their minds over 9 or 10 kids standing around on a sidewalk drinking NA beer today.
The series that I really liked and wish it would have completed but ended up being canceled due to a writer strike was 'Pushing Up Daisy's' https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925266/
Something I wish I'd bring back is the '90s style. Honestly so much was more interesting back then. All the colored gadgets, and the really cool ones where you could see sort of through the plastic see the components. Commercials were absolutely unhinged and wild. Things were just more fun and less formulaic. So many things today seem to have no real personality.
A bit of a weird one because it never actually came out, but I was really excited about the news that Michel Gondry was set to direct a film adaptation of Rudy Rucker's novel The Master of Space and Time. I really like both Gondry and Rucker, and their sensibilities would have worked really well together. The story is kind of a sci-fi three wishes fable. It's not my favorite of his--that's gotta be White Light--but it's really light-hearted and fun. And Gondry is terrific at getting bizarre, dream-like ideas onto film. I'm still bummed out that they cancelled that.
For something that actually did come out but then got cancelled, I enjoyed Disney's adaptation of The Mysterious Benedict Society. Then they threw that one down the memory hole for tax reasons, so there's no way to watch it anymore short of piracy. I feel like that shouldn't be allowed. Seems like they should add least have to provide the Library of Congress with a copy. It's weird that our cultural history can just be yanked away like that now.
The satanic panic. It made playing RPGs and video games feel so fucking metal.
Cornwell's Plum Sauce. I haven't seen it since probably 2001 and I still want it back. It was the best thing on Macaroni cheese. The closest alternative is Masterfoods BBQ sauce and it's great but it's never hit the same. I tried other plum sauces since there are hundreds but it seems Cornwell's take on it was really different to everyone else's in a way I can't describe so I don't know what to look for in an alternative. Even if I did find another plum sauce as good, the bottle design and logo are iconic for me and part of my childhood.
Xenosaga
Renegade Nell
Travelers TV Show. Doesn't even need the original actors, its perfect scenario for a reboot with different characters.
The Expanse. I mean come on, there still so much book material left... 🙄
And SD Card slots, god damnit. I don't wanna spend +$500 more just for 1tb storage, a 1tb sd card is like $100. Fuck these greedy corporations.
I get so petty about this that I got an A series samsung phone instead of the S series, just for the sd card slot.
Not "technically" discontinued, but almost
Buying products and owning them.
Buying products and getting full repair manuals and electrical schematics
Cathode ray tubes
Overbuilt refrigerators and washing machines
Clothes that last and are repairable
Houses built with full bricks and iron with actual straight walls and unbroken woodwork
My name is Earl.
Loved this series so much. After finding out how they were going to end it, I would have loved to have watched it play out.
Coyote vs Acme
The movie is already completely finished, but some "genius" thinks that they'll make more money by shelving it and claiming it for a tax-writeoff.
GLOW! A travesty it never got a fourth season.
Santa Clarita Diet.
Just needed one more season to wrap things up. Damn you Netflix
I have a few:
Choco Tacos: some places have been rumored to have brought this back
Mountain Dew Pitch Black. Reintroduced and limited.
Heroes franchise/series. Creator is rumored to be bringing it back.
'I am not okay with this' Netflix series based on a grophic novel.
Wish I had tried Pepsi Blue. Grew up in the 90's but never tried it.
Edit to add: The OG version of GTA San Andreas uncensored. My buddy had a copy we would play but I never got my hands on a copy of my own. If owned this would be a collector'd item.
Command & Conquer series as a whole, no releases in 4 years, the last new release was a mobile game in 2018, and the last proper new entry was 2012.
The fan community has (at least) two really high quality mods still undergoing active development, with an actual release in the last two years. Giving this series the Sonic Mania treatment would be incredible, and probably make EA a lot of money, but also is very unlike their usual business practices.
Megaman Legends 3
Our boy is still stranded on the moon!
Worst thing is that they had a nearly complete demo of it for the 3DS, and released some video of the demo and testing stuff in-engine during development, then like a day before it was supposed to drop they cancelled the whole damn thing because supposedly not enough fans participated in their fan forums/events.
They could have at least released the damn demo! It was already finished! Would have cost them fucking NOTHING.
And then the series creator Inafune fumbled making a spiritual sequel to Megaman when he Kickstarted Mighty No.9, so when he tried to Kickstart Red Ash as one for Legends it failed to meet the goal.
Still frustrates me.
Warcraft and StarCraft series not including World of Warcraft
Galavant, it was a show that only lasted
a season,two seasons, but was just kind of a medieval-era musical drama/comedy that didn't take itself too seriously.The songs were catchy, the characters were a little corny but grew on you, and the actors could sing fairly well. But,
it only got one season and ended on a cliffhanger, so we'll never know what could have beenI think it deserved one more season to bring some closure to some things. :/🎶Way back in days of old, there was a legend told, about a hero known as Galavant🎶
Edit: another user pointed out a few things I was wrong about, edited to correct.
Hard copies of media. I loved my tape collection.
Pringles Schezuan BbQ potato chips. In the purple bag. Those were the bomb.
HBO’s Rome
Canadian here. Chocolate company Laura Secord made a chocolate bar called the Royale. Or Mint Royale? Something like that. Basically a "solid" mint milk chocolate bar that would just melt in your mouth. Those things were fantastic.
When I was 16 (now late 30s for reference) they sold off the chocolate bar to Nestlé Canada. Who immediately changed the recipe to use, I assume, cheaper chocolate. Maybe cheaper everything. It was never the same and after a year or two they just disappeared, never to be seen again.
My first experience with enshittification I guess.
I really enjoyed Happy, and the ending was a little rushed. It's one of those classic shows that people seemed to like, but not enough people seemed to have watched to keep it going.
Alongside this, sugar versions of soft drinks in the UK. I have an intolerance to most popular artificial sweeteners, and as someone that likes fizzy sodas .y choices dropped significantly after cunting Jamie Oliver decided to ruin another thing I love.
Miiverse on the Wii U. Every games felt like a community. You could share tips, screenshots, etc… some games even had integrations like chat bubbles in Mario Maker. I always went out of my way to pick up a message in a bottle in Windwaker.
When they shut it down, the console main screen felt VERY empty and each players, very alone (You can spare the jokes about how we were alone anyway since it didn’t sell well)
Altoids Sours
Ginger Altoids
The Logitech K800 keyboard. I swear by them, had 5 of them over the course of like more then a decade.
Super soft illuminated keys, super nice to work with, I have the last one here on my desk and I can't find new ones anymore.
They were quite pricey, around 80-100 dollars, but man it was nice while it lasted
For the longest time I thought a certain soda I used to drink growing up, Jones Soda, was discontinued until maybe a year or so ago. Found it in a store near where I live and am glad it still exists.
As for something that actually was discontinued/cancelled, my personal pick would probably be Batman Beyond because I really like the idea of the whole Batman of the future being a teenager who has help from an elderly Bruce Wayne and really like the show in general. I also absolutely love the theme song and animation that went with it.
Anker Spirit X earphones.
The 4400 and Eureka
Camel Exotic Blend Cigarettes. Good times. cough COUGH ahhhh. Good times.
I want Arizona to bring back their piña colada. Apparently they haven't made it since 2011.
Hoy Fong Sriracha story is a hell of a ride, highly recommend checking out the wiki
I'm gonna channel my inner teenager and say Sobe Red Tea and the Jet Moto series of video games.
Both were staples of the 90's for me.
Jodorowsky's Dune.
The actual film, not the documentary.
Sunbeam honey buns and Sara Lee apple danishes. I have a bit of a sweet tooth.
The Quest (2014). It was a random find on Netflix many years ago. My friend and I checked it out and ended up getting into it. We ended up watching 2-3 episodes back to back. It's one of my all time favorite 'different' TV shows.
"Fantasy meets reality as 12 contestants engage in epic challenges in the world of "Everealm", and compete to avoid "banishment" in order to become the one true hero that will save the kingdom."
I'm not a fast food person, but the McDonald's Arch Deluxe was amazing. I'd love to have one again. Also Pepsi Kona (coffee-flavored Pepsi) was really good.
I miss things having actual buttons instead of touchscreen - most commonly, car dashboards. But even my microwave's interface has a touchscreen feel. It's not an actual screen but the "buttons" don't need to be pressed so much as grazed, or sometimes my finger being near the button is enough to "press" it. So it ends up in a lot of false inputs that I have to clear out and start over. I have to be very deliberate which slows down my ability to use the stupid thing. And I mostly only use it as a kitchen timer, I can't imagine how annoyed I'd be if I used it more frequently!
So yeah, buttons.
original carrot sobe
The sour cream and chive flavored PastaRoni.
The Hotline Miami game franchise. 1 was perfect, 2 was better in every single way, and right after dropping both entries within a year of each other to wild acclaim, the creators announced that they wouldn't develop the series further, which is a shame. I'd gladly buy a new entry every single year if I could.
Fritos original lime and Chile early 2k.
Noragami - too soon it was just getting good.
I think a remake or sequel of Samurai Pizza Cats would be golden.
I’m very disappointed by the lack of ‘The Middleman’ here. A very fun show with a very spunky Natalie Morales. Based on the graphic novels by Javier Grillo-Marxuach and Les McClaine, but the best part was that Javier Grillo-Marxuach was the show runner so it really didn’t lose that crazy fun factor of comic books nuttiness. Seriously rock eating aliens, zombie flying fish, boy bands trying to take over the world. It only got 12 Episodes and it’s still got 100% on rotten tomatoes and even over an 8 on IMDb.
I want another Splinter Cell game.
But seeing what Ubisoft has become…maybe it’s for the best we haven’t had a new one in 11 years.
Too bad they won’t let someone else make a new game.
Same for Deus Ex.
I remember a blue Pepsi that was hella fucking good back when I was in high school. I miss that. It was a pretty sour berry flavor; might have been blue raspberry but it was also pretty unique and one of the sweetest, yet still tolerable, sodas I've ever tried.
I also miss Dr. Slice. It wasn't a Dr. Pepper knock off; it was an official mix of Dr. Pepper and Slice. Not sure if it was orange slice, but it was better than regular Dr. Pepper and I only ever saw it at one random ass restaurant in the small town I had lived in most of my life.
The Finder TV series had a lot of potential, but one of the main actors died. :/
Legends of Tomorrow I binged it and was digging it and then....
Ding How. Local place, amazing schechuan shrimp.
Star Trek Kelvin timeline
Half life 3
The rooster Sriracha sauce!!! ( They changed pepper suppliers a few years ago )
Trader Joe’s Belgian Chocolate Pudding. It was really good with fresh strawberries mixed in.
The Logitech G600. It had a 3rd mouse button for your ring finger, and 12 thumb buttons with amazing macro capabilities. Only the sensor kind of sucked so it was useless for FPS gaming
The show This Fool. It was absolutely hilarious.
Taco Bell Chilitos.
Mango juul pods
G2 Grape Gatorade Drink
Chocolicious
I wanted another season of American Vandal on Netflix.
First season was good. But while the second season started slow, it ended with what I thought was a pretty intense emotional pivot.
You begin with a poop joke, and end with a commentary on the illegal sharing of a persons intimate photos online and the harassment and blackmail that can come from that. It was really really good. I wanted to see what else they could come up with.
Milk Duds that take effort to chew
Tropi burger
Oh I miss thee
There was an interesting show called The Society. I think that got cancelled on Netflix
Barbara Bui perfume.
The salad Panera used to have with salmon, oranges, olives.
Stick shift Honda Accord
tic tac gum, it's small and convenient.
Dark meat Mcnuggets
Taco Bell's black bean burritos.
7/11 in my country, kinda miss it, though probably just nostalgia
Doritos Mac and cheese bites and Pringles Tortillas.
Cherry NOS energy drink
Bk flamer. All day, every day
