10 TV Shows That Shot Themselves In The Foot

Heroes was, without question, one of the most innovative, compelling and edge-of-seat shows to ever grace television. The only problem is that this four-season show was only all of that in its first.

Though the show - which focused on ordinary people blessed (or cursed) with superhuman abilities and their subsequent attempts to use them for good - was originally envisioned as a multi-season show, it was designed to tell different stories. That's right, creator Tim Kring had planned on repopulating it with a brand new cast for the second season, but following the popularity of the show - and that specific cast - plans were ultimately changed, meaning that this one-season story had to be redesigned.

As a result, all the momentum that the show had amassed was quickly killed off as viewership decreased and fans grew weary of the fact that they were flogging their dead heroes in a bid to keep this diluted story going. But the desire to recreate the success of Season 1 never came to fruition as the show was cancelled after its fourth season - which, in hindsight, was three seasons too late.

Heroes probably could have enjoyed a longer run had the-powers-that-be followed the initial plan. It might not have been as high a standard as that first season, but it would have given the show a chance... which is more than those last three seasons gave it.

Again, decisions were based on popularity and money instead of what would benefit the narrative.