20 Movies and TV Shows That Were Way Ahead of Their Time
These days, it seems like every other week, you find out that a court procedural called Snuffles Esquire, Attorney at Paw not only exists, it’s been renewed for its 14th season. Meanwhile, you’re struggling to get more than a dozen signatures on your petition to bring back a brilliant comedy that showed up dead on arrival in the recesses of your preferred streaming service’s library.
To be sure, much of that can be blamed on marketing, specifically that Snuffles needs none to reel in the retirees who will watch whatever is on CBS after dinner and your beloved serial child required a ton to reach its intended audience. But it might just be the simple fact that the world wasn’t ready. It wouldn’t be the first time, after all. That much was proven when one Redditor asked r/AskReddit, “What’s a movie or series that is way ahead of its time?”
Forbidden Planet
Police Squad!
(500) Days of Summer
Predator
Mystery Men
Wet Hot American Summer
Network
Soap
Space Ghost
The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
Star Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Parks and Recreation
Arrested Development
The Running Man
The Wicker Man
Josie and the Pussycats
Last Action Hero
Back to the Future Part II
