Fans of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 know all about MASTER NINJA, a series of "movies" starring Lee Van Cleef as an old white ninja and Timothy Van Patten as his hunky hamster-enthusiast sidekick. But before MASTER NINJA got riffed on by MST3K it ran for an entire season on NBC in 1984, under the title of THE MASTER, and featured guest stars like Demi Moore (GHOST), Crystal Bernard (WINGS), George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) and several future stars of STAR TREK.

But was THE MASTER... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold guide you through all 13 episodes of the notorious television series, including nine shows that MST3K never got to, and guide you through the weird wide world of 1980s fetishes - like aerobics classes, trucker lingo, ninjas - via this one strange action-adventure series where they all (briefly) collided.

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Theme Song: "Canceled Too Soon," Courtesy of Heptagon

Fans of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 know all about MASTER NINJA, a series of "movies" starring Lee Van Cleef as an old white ninja and Timothy Van Patten as his hunky hamster-enthusiast sidekick. But before MASTER NINJA got riffed on by MST3K it ran for an entire season on NBC in 1984, under the title of THE MASTER, and featured guest stars like Demi Moore (GHOST), Crystal Bernard (WINGS), George Lazenby (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) and several future stars of STAR TREK. But was THE MASTER... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold guide you through all 13 episodes of the notorious television series, including nine shows that MST3K never got to, and guide you through the weird wide world of 1980s fetishes - like aerobics classes, trucker lingo, ninjas - via this one strange action-adventure series where they all (briefly) collided. Follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/canceledcast">@CanceledCast</a>, "Like" us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/canceledtoosoon/">Facebook.com/CanceledTooSoon</a>, follow Bibbs at <a href="https://twitter.com/williambibbiani">@WilliamBibbiani</a> and follow Witney at <a href="https://twitter.com/witneyseibold">@WitneySeibold</a>. And if you like what you hear, subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-movies-podcast/id427673712">The B-Movies Podcast</a> for Bibbs and Witney's weekly movie news, reviews and in-depth celebrity interviews!  Do you have a suggestion for a TV show that was "canceled too soon" (i.e. lasted only one season or less)? You can email us at <a href="mailto:bmoviespodcast@gmail.com,">bmoviespodcast@gmail.com</a>, or you can head over to our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/15XA40SGBP9PI/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_XFSCybP5Z0HED">Amazon Wish List</a> to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show! Theme Song: "Canceled Too Soon," Courtesy of <a href="http://www.heptagon.bandcamp.com/">Heptagon</a>

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

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The podcast that only reviews TV shows that lasted one season or less! Every week, your hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold will guide you through the strangest missteps in television, and decide once and for all if these TV series were... canceled too soon!

Lee Van Cleef is a white ninja in THE MASTER, a series made infamous on MST3K under the title MASTER NINJA. Was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?

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