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tikatuNever done a 30 day meme before but thought that this was one I could actually do, y'know?
So, Day 1, A show that should never have been canceled.
Why, Thunderbirds, of course.
For those of you who don't know about the background on this, the show was cancelled six episodes into the second series (or season, as we Yanks tend to say). The reason: Sir Lew Grade, who was the ultimate money man of the show (under the production company, ITC), went over to the US to try and get the three networks (yeah, there were only three back then) to bid on the show for the American market. They really needed the US market to keep the show going; it was expensive to produce for its day. He got two of them, then the third wanted in. There's speculation that he may have priced the show too high, and when one of the networks dropped out, the other two did as well. So Thunderbirds, which was a BIG, BIG, BIG hit in its day, was cancelled.
Only God, and Gerry Anderson, know what might have been accomplished had it been kept alive.
Day 01 - A show that should never have been canceled
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite 'ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
So, Day 1, A show that should never have been canceled.
Why, Thunderbirds, of course.
For those of you who don't know about the background on this, the show was cancelled six episodes into the second series (or season, as we Yanks tend to say). The reason: Sir Lew Grade, who was the ultimate money man of the show (under the production company, ITC), went over to the US to try and get the three networks (yeah, there were only three back then) to bid on the show for the American market. They really needed the US market to keep the show going; it was expensive to produce for its day. He got two of them, then the third wanted in. There's speculation that he may have priced the show too high, and when one of the networks dropped out, the other two did as well. So Thunderbirds, which was a BIG, BIG, BIG hit in its day, was cancelled.
Only God, and Gerry Anderson, know what might have been accomplished had it been kept alive.
Day 02 - A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 - Your favorite new show (aired this TV season)
Day 04 - Your favorite show ever
Day 05 - A show you hate
Day 06 - Favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 07 - Least favorite episode of your favorite TV show
Day 08 - A show everyone should watch
Day 09 - Best scene ever
Day 10 - A show you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving
Day 11 - A show that disappointed you
Day 12 - An episode you've watched more than 5 times
Day 13 - Favorite childhood show
Day 14 - Favorite male character
Day 15 - Favorite female character
Day 16 - Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 - Favorite mini series
Day 18 - Favorite title sequence
Day 19 - Best TV show cast
Day 20 - Favorite kiss
Day 21 - Favorite 'ship
Day 22 - Favorite series finale
Day 23 - Most annoying character
Day 24 - Best quote
Day 25 - A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 - OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 - Best pilot episode
Day 28 - First TV show obsession
Day 29 - Current TV show obsession
Day 30 - Saddest character death
