10 Biggest TV Disappointments Of 2016
Not even dancing Mulder could save X-Files 2016.
2016 was a bit of a rollercoaster for many reasons. There was the eventful – to say the very least – U.S. presidential elections, the Brexit vote and the deaths of icons like David Bowie, Prince and Alan Rickman. It’s a year a good few people will probably be glad to see the back of, though it also produced some cracking movies, video games and television.
Of course, there were plenty of letdowns too, like great TV shows being cancelled before their time, or a formerly great show turning to utter crap. It’s getting harder and harder to entertain audiences, who’ve grown tired of gimmicks and hollow storytelling, and sadly a lot of shows in 2016 had too much of both. Let's hope TV sheds a few of these bad habits next year.
Let's take a look at some of the big disappointments on television this year, and examine the reasons why they kind of sucked.
10. The Cancellation Of Agent Carter
2016 was a bad year overall for Agent Peggy Carter. She passed away off-screen in Captain America: Civil War at the ripe age of 95, and then her former love Steve Rogers immediately hooked up with her niece! Adding fresh insult is the fact her show was canned after two seasons on ABC, and looks very unlikely to be continued elsewhere.
Despite the character being a fan favourite and the show giving fans a unique look at the early day of S.H.I.E.L.D, the show’s ratings were always an issue. It may have had great characters and solid storylines, but the low viewership essentially doomed it.
This is pretty heartbreaking for fans of the series or the character in general, since it’s hard to see how she could fit into another MCU movie, outside of the odd flashback appearance.