13 great TV shows that should've never been canceled

The television graveyard is full of shows that were buried in their prime. And for fans, no matter how few, it's always devastating to lose a great show before its time.

In most cases, cancellations come down to low ratings. And while many networks would kill for the numbers shows generated while they were airing in the pre-streaming, pre-DVR world, we can't turn back time (although networks are definitely trying with a host of reboots and remakes over the past several years). 

Regardless, there are so many good shows that were ripped from existence way too abruptly for their fans.

Here are 13 great shows that were canceled too soon.

"Caprica" ended in 2010 after one season.

For those of us who absolutely devoured every episode of "Battlestar Galactica," this prequel spin-off explaining just how robots came to rule was everything. With a mix of dueling family drama, teen angst, and gamer nerdiness, "Caprica" fit the bill for many of us.

But for Syfy, the bill was too expensive. The ambitious drama was too expensive to justify continuing with the show with its low ratings (arguably a problem Syfy brought upon itself). 

"Caprica" was pulled from the schedule with five unaired episodes left in its first season in 2010.

"Kyle XY" ended in 2009 after three seasons.

ABC Family's sci-fi drama centered on Kyle, a teen boy who wakes up in the forest with no memory of his life and no belly button. It's clear he didn't come into this world like other humans. The answer to his existence, which included clones, began to unravel but the show was canceled after its third season without wrapping up so much of the story of Kyle's origins and with many of the relationship questions unresolved. 

"My So-Called Life" ended in 1995 after one season.

Many of us still fondly remember the angst-ridden travails of Claire Danes as Angela Chase, the allure of Jared Leto’s bad boy Jordan Catalano, the crazy of A.J. Langer’s Rayanne Graff, and the pity induced by Devon Gummersal’s Brian Krakow from the short-lived and now much-beloved coming of age series, "My So-Called Life."

It only lasted one season on ABC, then it enjoyed a revival in reruns on MTV in 1995. But that will still never make up for the fact that we'll never know if Angela chose Jordan or the consummate friend Brian.