9 TV Show Reboots That Were Mercifully Cancelled

3. Charlie's Angels

In a rush to scrape up every last viable property from the 70s, ABC decided to retool Charlie's Angels "for a new generation," in 2011. What exactly did that retooling entail? Mostly it was just swapping out the original cast of lovely ladies for a batch of equally pretty, but completely uncharismatic actresses with little-to-no name recognition.

Whereas the original series (and the successful movie remakes) soared on the chemistry between the Angels and, to a lesser extent, their relationship with their boss, the ABC reboot sunk like a really awkward anvil that didn't know how to develop a rapport with the other anvils.

Minka Kelly struggled mightily to make herself a believable human being for the camera, while Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh looked like they'd rather be anywhere else. Add to that a truly horrible batch of storylines, and it came as no surprise that the series was cancelled just four episodes in.