Other blockbuster franchises are sleek, high-tech machines. Meanwhile, Sylvester Stallone’s long-running series is a testament to meathead action sequences and dumb jokes
We take our favorite shows for granted, but the life cycle of a television show is a delicate thing. All kinds of crazy things can cause a show to be scrapped: arguments with the suits at the network, the universe has it out for John Cho and refuses to let him star in a sitcom, sudden-onset polio. Here are a few star-crossed TV shows we never got to see: