This show wouldn't have been at the top of the list, but it definitely has a place on the list of shows that were "Brilliant but Cancelled."
Not necessarily a show that hits all four quadrants, Bunheads is still a delightful comedy that simply was lost in the shuffle of cable shows when it deserved a full season on network television.
The show started off pretty ambitiously, there are numerous story lines that are obviously trying to plant seeds for future seasons, however they never fully materialize into something to which we could have looked forward. There was also a lot of potential with the multi-generational layering to the plots with the young girls, the adult protagonist, and the older mother-in-law, however I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the boys in the dance class. Perhaps one of the boys in the class could have been antagonistic to the girls yet his single father was a possible love interest for the teacher.
Outside of the episodic plots, the show features some WONDERFUL dance numbers that are presented as both part of the narrative and as interpretations that enhance the narrative. One of the blurbs I read mentioned that it was meant to do for dancers what Glee did for annoying choir people, and thus my original point, it deserved a shot at prime time on ABC's real network, not their cable "Family" channel. It really deserved a chance at a wider audience.
This show wouldn't have been at the top of the list, but it definitely has a place on the list of shows that were "Brilliant but Cancelled."
Not necessarily a show that hits all four quadrants, Bunheads is still a delightful comedy that simply was lost in the shuffle of cable shows when it deserved a full season on network television.
The show started off pretty ambitiously, there are numerous story lines that are obviously trying to plant seeds for future seasons, however they never fully materialize into something to which we could have looked forward. There was also a lot of potential with the multi-generational layering to the plots with the young girls, the adult protagonist, and the older mother-in-law, however I would have liked to have seen a bit more of the boys in the dance class. Perhaps one of the boys in the class could have been antagonistic to the girls yet his single father was a possible love interest for the teacher.
Outside of the episodic plots, the show features some WONDERFUL dance numbers that are presented as both part of the narrative and as interpretations that enhance the narrative. One of the blurbs I read mentioned that it was meant to do for dancers what Glee did for annoying choir people, and thus my original point, it deserved a shot at prime time on ABC's real network, not their cable "Family" channel. It really deserved a chance at a wider audience.
