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* ''Out Of The Trees'', a 1975 stream-of-conciousness sketch show written by [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|Graham Chapman]] and [[Douglas Adams]]. One episode was made, and [[Screwed by the Network|was put out on BBC2, with no publicity, opposite]] ''[[Match of the Day]]'' on [[BBC 1]]. It included "The Private Life of Genghis Khan", which eventually got rewritten as a short story for ''The Utterly Merry [[Comic Relief]] Book'', and reached a wider audience in ''[[The Salmon of Doubt]]'', and a sketch about a kamikaze pilot who had flown on dozens of missions, which was [[Left the Background Music On|interrupted while the narrator tried to get some Japanese background music]].
* Pauly Shore has a habit of pumping these sort of shows out. His first series, simply titled ''[[The Danza|Pauly]]'', was actually canceled halfway through the airing with only five episodes produced, with the footage replaced by an apology from the network.
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** Nowadays, most fans would recognize the show's character designs as those used in the popular ''X-Men'' [[Beat'Em Up]] arcade game.
* The American version of ''[[Red Dwarf]]'' didn't survive past a single pilot episode that never made it to air. Notable for casting [[Terry Farrell]] (of ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' fame) as a female version of Cat, a pre-''[[Frasier]]'' [[Jane Leeves]] as the computer Holly and [[Robert Llewellyn]] reprising his role of Kryten from the original British series. Because of [[Executive Meddling]] late in the production, multiple actor recastings and other problems, British series footage had to be used to fill in the holes in the episode. A brand-new higher-quality Kryten suit was made for the pilot which Llewellyn was allowed to keep and re-use in further British seasons following the American cancellation.
* ''The Robinsons'': A 2003 ''Lost In Space'' remake pilot commissioned by the WB Television Network. The pilot was directed by John Woo (of ''Hard-Boiled'' and ''Face-Off'' fame), and featured multiple changes from the original, such as: the Jupiter 2 being a landing pod instead of a full-fledged ship, one of the Robinsons' sons dying in an attack by aliens, and much younger actors playing Judy and Don Robinson. The show was never picked up, but the sets of the Jupiter 2 were bought for use on the re-imagined ''[[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', as the Battlestar Pegasus' command center.
* ''Ronna and Beverly'': 2009 Showtime sitcom based on a live sketch comedy show about two middle aged Jewish women who write a bestselling self-help book. The pilot was written by Jenji Kohan, whom you might know better as the creator of ''[[Weeds]]''. When the pilot wasn't picked up, fans of the duo petitioned Showtime to air it, which they did in the dead of a cold December night.
** This isn't the only Jenji Kohan series to have never gone past the pilot stage. One year later, Epix decided to pass on picking up her pilot ''Tough Trade'' due to budget and the company not liking the pilot. It has yet to be leaked.
* ''Rosie Live'': O'Donnell's 2008 attempt to revive the [[Variety Show]] format.
* ''Secret Talents of the Stars'': Hosted by John O'Hurley, it had George Takei singing country. You just can't say anything more than that.
** Actually, you can. [[Mya]] billed ''her'' secret talent as tap dancing. Anyone seen ''My Love Is Like... Wo''?
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* ''Sucker Free City'', a 2004 [[Pilot Movie]] by [[Spike Lee]] aired on [[Showtime]].
* ''[http://www.supermansupersite.com/superboy61.html Superboy 1961]'': A planned prequel series (or possible reboot) to the George Reeves series, ''The Adventures of Superman'', the pilot followed a young Clark Kent as he attempts to thwart a gang of jewel thieves.
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* ''The TV Wheel'': 1995 experimental sketch-comedy show created by and starring ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'''s Joel Hodgson. Heavy on the "experimental", but worth a look. It was originally developed for HBO and known as "The X-Box"... [[Xbox|No relation.]]
* ''[[Virtuality]]'', which aired on FOX. Originally intended as a pilot, but canned preemptively.
* ''W*A*L*T*E*R'', a spin-off of ''[[M*A*S*H (television)|M*A*S*H]]'' focusing on Radar O'Reilly's return to civilian life in Iowa. Its one episode actually reached the air as a special on July 17, 1984, making it possible for a copy to [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyA2yq4bcNE exist on YouTube] for the curious.
* ''Welcome to Eltingville'', an animated adaptation of Evan Dorkin's comic book ''Dork!'' about a group of fanboys on Staten Island. [[Adult Swim]] occasionally re-airs the pilot along with other Wonders. Presumably to taunt us.
* ''Which Way to the War?'', an ITV sitcom (with all that implies) pilot clearly intended for a full series which was broadcast in the 1990s. It featured a range of stereotypical WWII soldiers of various nationalities (the trailer showed a camp Scotsman saying "I'm not Scotch. I'm Scottish", this apparently being the joke they hoped would reel in interested viewers) along with 1970s-style writing and production values. Never heard from again.
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