Everybody knows L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is one of the best movies of the 1990s, and maybe even one of the best movies ever made. But not everybody remembers that just a few years after James Ellroy's classic novel became a classic movie, it almost became a television series, written by Walon Green (THE WILD BUNCH) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (24), Anna Gunn (BREAKING BAD), Eric Roberts (A TALKING CAT?!) and Pruitt Taylor Vince (DEADWOOD).

The L.A. CONFIDENTIAL television series never made it past the pilot episode, but did it really deserve to get abandoned, or was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a look back at one of the most ambitious pilots they've ever encountered, revisit the classic movie, analyze the differences between the film and the pilot and the book, and much, much more! 

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Theme Song: "The C2S Team" by Andy Hentz

Everybody knows L.A. CONFIDENTIAL is one of the best movies of the 1990s, and maybe even one of the best movies ever made. But not everybody remembers that just a few years after James Ellroy's classic novel became a classic movie, it almost became a television series, written by Walon Green (THE WILD BUNCH) and starring Kiefer Sutherland (24), Anna Gunn (BREAKING BAD), Eric Roberts (A TALKING CAT?!) and Pruitt Taylor Vince (DEADWOOD). The L.A. CONFIDENTIAL television series never made it past the pilot episode, but did it really deserve to get abandoned, or was it... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold take a look back at one of the most ambitious pilots they've ever encountered, revisit the classic movie, analyze the differences between the film and the pilot and the book, and much, much more!  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>, follow Witney at <a href="https://twitter.com/witneyseibold">@WitneySeibold</a>, and follow Alonso Duralde at <a href="https://twitter.com/aduralde" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ADuralde</a>. 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, visit our TeePublic page to buy CANCELED TOO SOON shirts, mugs and other merchandise, and <a href="https://www.patreon.com/canceledtoosoon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscribe on Patreon</a> for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, exclusive videos, Google Hangouts and much, much more! 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:canceledtoosoon@gmail.com,">canceledtoosoon@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: "The C2S Team" by Andy Hentz

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!

The Oscar-winning film noir classic L.A. CONFIDENTIAL became an ambitious but failed TV pilot starring Kiefer Sutherland, Anna Gunn and Eric Roberts. Did it deserve to get abandoned, or was it... CANCELED TOO SOON?

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