Top 10 TV Shows that Could Have Been Better Than They Were

These are shows that had the potential to be more than what they were.

That doesn't just mean they had to be bad shows that could have been great, but also good shows that could have been better, or even great shows that could have been nearly perfect.

The Top Ten

Amphibia

Amphibia is an American animated television series created by Matt Braly. It originally aired on Disney Channel from June 17, 2019, to May 14, 2022. The show follows a young girl named Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to a fantastical world inhabited by anthropomorphic amphibians.
Once Upon a Time

There should have been a better thought-out plot line for the show as a whole. It felt like the show was making it up season by season.
Also, there were a lot of storylines that went nowhere.
Danny Phantom

Danny Phantom is an American animated series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Billionfold Inc. and Nickelodeon Animation Studio.
The series follows a teenage boy who becomes a human-ghost hybrid after an accident involving a malfunctioning portal between the human world... read more

It was hinted in the show that Vlad Masters / Vlad Plasmius would get a redemption story, but it never came to fruition. That was a shame.
Also, a return of Dark Danny from "The Ultimate Enemy" would have been awesome.
Glee

Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that aired on the Fox network in the United States from May 19, 2009, to March 20, 2015. The show centers on New Directions, the fictional William McKinley High School glee club, which competes in show choir competitions.... read more

All I can say is this show had some of the worst plot holes I have ever seen, like Rachel dropping out from a Broadway show to star in a TV show. The whole series was about her dream of being a big Broadway star. On top of that, most of the characters had very little character development and seemed to get worse as the show went on.
Overall, this show was a disaster after the first season.
The Legend of Korra

The Legend of Korra is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 2012 to 2014. The show was created by Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino. It serves as a sequel to Avatar: The Last Airbender and continues the story in a new setting with a new Avatar.
Gargoyles

Gargoyles is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and Buena Vista Television. It originally aired from October 24, 1994, to February 15, 1997. The series centers on a species of ancient, nocturnal creatures called gargoyles that turn to stone during the... read more

I felt the show went downhill when the human public found out about the Gargoyles. There was way too much drama after that, with Season 3 being dreadful. It would have been better if the Gargoyles remained the secret defenders of New York.
Supergirl

Supergirl is the superhero alias of Kara Zor-El, the cousin of Superman. She was created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino in 1959 and first appeared in Action Comics #252.
Kara Zor-El's Supergirl has been portrayed in various media, including television and film. Actresses who have... read more

The biggest mistake the show made was how the writing was so painfully predictable between Supergirl and Lena Luthor. We knew if Supergirl didn't tell Lena about her secret identity, Kara Danvers, Lena would get very angry and feel deeply hurt that Kara didn't trust her with her secret, especially since basically everyone else knew. And surprise, surprise, that's exactly what happened.
The writers could have chosen a less predictable path to go down, but they just decided to copy the Smallville storyline. To sum it up, the show's biggest mistake was lazy writing.
Adventures of the Gummi Bears

I would love to see a remake of Gummi Bears, like the way Disney did a remake of the DuckTales series. The biggest change I would make is that the villain Duke Sigmund Igthorn would have a daughter he truly loved and that he blames King Gregor for the death of his wife. I imagine Igthorn's daughter being very sarcastic and cynical but having a soft spot for her father and the ogres.
In fact, I see the ogres saving her life after her dad was banished, at which time Igthorn seized control of Castle Drekmore and the ogres. Also, I see Igthorn's daughter and Princess Calla being great friends before the banishment, but now there's a great rivalry between them.
Tangled: The Series

Tangled: The Series, retitled Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure beginning with its second season, is an animated television series that premiered on Disney Channel in 2017. It is based on the 2010 Disney film Tangled. The series follows Rapunzel as she adjusts to life as a princess and explores the mystery... read more

Great first two seasons, but the show made a mistake when they had Cassandra betray Rapunzel. It would have been better if somehow Gothel came back to life in the season 2 finale and took the role Cassandra had in season 3.

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Everything we want to be CGI is 2D.
Pokemon

Pokémon, abbreviated from the Japanese title Pocket Monsters and branded in English as Pokémon the Series, is a Japanese anime television series adapted for international audiences. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 1, 1997, and in the United States on September 8, 1998.... read more

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The Contenders

Liv and Maddie

Liv and Maddie is a live-action Disney Channel sitcom that premiered on July 19, 2013, and concluded on March 24, 2017. The show follows identical twin sisters Olivia "Liv" Rooney and Madison "Maddie" Rooney, both portrayed by Dove Cameron, who was born Chloe Celeste Hosterman in January 1996, as they... read more
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The show is based on George R. R. Martin's book series A Song of Ice and Fire. The first book in the series is titled A Game of Thrones.

The show was amazing until the last season. First, they destroyed Daenerys's character by making her insane like her dad and killing a lot of innocent people. Then you have Jon Snow making a lot of dumb decisions, which contributed to Daenerys going insane. Lastly, making Bran king was so random it just made the fans angry.
Overall, this show was amazing until the last season. If you are going to watch it, just skip the last season and you will be happy.
Steven Universe

Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. The show centers on a young boy named Steven Universe, who is a human-Gem hybrid. He lives with the Crystal Gems Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl.
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SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series created by marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It has become one of Nickelodeon's most popular and longest-running shows, attracting both children and adults... read more
Sonic Boom

Sonic Boom is a computer-animated television series produced by Sega of America, Inc. and Technicolor Animation Productions. It was created in collaboration with Lagardère Thématiques and Jeunesse TV. The series aired on Cartoon Network in the United States, and on Canal J and Gulli in France.

The show is pretty good (especially season two), and it could have been a classic cartoon on par with Recess, SpongeBob SquarePants, Kim Possible, Phineas and Ferb, or Gravity Falls.
But the show was abruptly cancelled after two seasons.
The Fairly OddParents

The Fairly OddParents is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. It originally premiered as a series of shorts on Oh Yeah! Cartoons in 1998 before debuting as a full series on March 30, 2001.... read more
Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Star vs. the Forces of Evil is an American animated television comedy produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney XD. The series was created by Daron Nefcy and developed by Jordana Arkin and Dave Wasson. It follows Star Butterfly, a teenage magical princess from the dimension of Mewni, and her... read more
The 100

The 100 is a post-apocalyptic science fiction drama based on a series of books by Kass Morgan. The show first aired on March 19, 2014. Set three generations after a nuclear apocalypse, it follows the inhabitants of a space station called the Ark, which was formed by combining twelve individual stations... read more

The show never should have killed off Lexa or Lincoln.
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Ian Jones-Quartey. It aired on Cartoon Network from 2017 to 2019 and was known for its retro video game-inspired aesthetic. The show follows K.O., a young boy training to become the world's greatest hero, as... read more
iCarly

iCarly is an American teen sitcom that ran on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, until November 23, 2012. The series was created by Dan Schneider and focuses on teenager Carly Shay, who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam Puckett and Freddie Benson. The show was a major... read more
Jackie Chan Adventures

Jackie Chan Adventures is an American-Hong Kong animated television series about the adventures of a fictionalized version of action film star Jackie Chan. The show aired from 2000 to 2005 and blended martial arts, magic, and humor. It followed Jackie, his niece Jade, and Uncle as they battled evil forces... read more

In the later seasons, it would have been exciting to see Jade transform back into the Queen of the Shadowkhan. There was so much hinting at that in season 4, but it never happened.
To be honest, I don't see a grownup Jade becoming a white knight hero like her Uncle Jackie. I believe she would have gotten bored with that life. I see Jade either becoming an antihero or a leader of a crime syndicate of thieves with a code.
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Supernatural

This haunting series follows the thrilling and terrifying journeys of Sam and Dean Winchester, two brothers who travel across America to battle supernatural forces. After their mother is killed by a demonic entity, their father raises them to become hunters of mysterious and deadly creatures.... read more

To be honest, the show's "high stakes" started to die down after season 11.
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