Veronica Mars, Buffy, and Freaks and Geeks see where your favorite offbeat show lands in our countdown.

And the small but devoted fan base loved it to death (i.e., cancellation).

Plus, Patrick Warburton voicing Brock automatically equates to awesome.

Linda Hamilton, Beauty and the Beast | (1987-1990, CBS) Premise: An inquisitive young assistant district attorney (Linda Hamilton) discovers a wondrous, secret world beneath New York City and falls for the stoic,

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Or the fact that it served as a training ground for king cultistsBob OdenkirkandCharlie Kaufman.

Oh, and its theme song:R.E.M.

’s ‘‘Stand.’’

Josh Charles, Joshua Malina, … | Aaron Sorkin’s dramedy about a struggling cable sports program had it all: a swoon-inducing central romance (between Peter Krause’s sly anchor and Felicity Huffman’s brainy

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(which spawned theNaked Gunfilm franchise) get laughs even on repeat viewings.

Tom Servo’s basic parts were a bubblegum machine, a penny bank, and a flashlight.

It made being a geek a communal experience.

(2003-present, Cartoon Network) Premise: Jonny Quest on acid: The blinkered, half-assed scientist, Dr. Rusty Venture, stumbles into every kind of trouble imaginable — lame-ass arch

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Fans descended upon local Subways and left pleas for renewal in the suggestion boxes.

16.The Wire

(20022008, HBO)

Premise:Baltimore police wage war on drugs.

So the audience was always tiny.

Chris Elliott, Get a Life | (1990-1992, Fox) Premise: Comedian Chris Elliott is a grownup paperboy living atop his parents' garage. Why It’s Cult: Well, there’s its pre- Arrested Development wackiness

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But fans experienced a place and time Baltimore, 21st century rendered with video game precision.

FromMad MentoHeroes, all modern serialized shows live in this masterwork’s long shadow.

And, voila, you haveDaisies!

Leslie Nielsen, Police Squad | (1982, ABC) Premise: Taking a bite at crime shows from Dragnet to M Squad to Hawaii-Five O , master cop Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) keeps

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Good, if grim, stuff!

And, luckily, their hard work paid off, asHulupicked upthe series for a 2019 revival season.

It’s called ‘‘Wincest.’’

The Ben Stiller Show, Ben Stiller, … | Lest you think that Ben Stiller was always only about Fockers and Museums , remember that he more than earned his keep with this irreverent,

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Nuff said, ja?)

That fan passion has prompted continuations in miniseries and comic book form.

9.The X-Files

(19932002, 20162018; Fox)

Premise:Mulder.

Mystery Science Theater 3000 | (1988-1999, Comedy Central, Sci Fi) Premise: Crow T. Robot was made of a lacrosse facemask, a plastic bowling pin, and a soap dish. Tom Servo’s

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Monsters of the Week.

The truth being out there.

Also, the space battles were frakking mind-blowing.

The Comeback, Lisa Kudrow | THE COMEBACK PREMIERED June 5, 2005 THE SCOOP It may have only lasted for 13 episodes, but this scathing portrayal of Hollywood’s desperate underbelly became

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4.The Prisoner

(19671968, ITV)

Premise:Gilligan’s Islandfor people with brains.Patrick McGoohanplayed No.

6, an ex-spy kidnapped and marooned on the freakishly cheery island known as the Village.

Hey, it was the ’60s.

Zachary Levi, Chuck, … | (2007-present, NBC) Premise: Geeky underachiever Chuck Bartowski is unwittingly imprinted with the Intersect (a sort of international espionage database), and thrust into the a life

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Alas, many could not even get past its title.

Yes,Whovians, he’s baaaaaack!

The Wire | The deft writing — which used the cop genre format to give shape to creator David Simon’s scathing social critiques — was matched by one

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Lee Pace, Anna Friel, … | (2007-2009, ABC) Premise: Sweet-faced pie maker Ned (Lee Pace) can temporarily revive the dead with the touch of a finger. Why It’s Cult: Take a

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Adrian Pasdar, Profit | (1996, Fox) Premise: Corporate genius and raging sociopath Jim Profit (Adrian Pasdar) wiles away the hours trying to gain control of Gracen & Gracen, and

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Kristen Bell, Veronica Mars | (2004-2007; UPN, The CW) Premise: Veronica (Kristen Bell) is a hardboiled high-school gumshoe who employs snark, her ever-present Sidekick, and a stun gun to help

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The Tick (1986-present) Who else could dispense mighty blue justice with a dude dressed like a moth at his side?

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Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, … | (2005-present; The WB, The CW) Premise: Two hot brothers (Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles) get in their hot car and vanquish all manner of demonic

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Farscape | (1999-2003, Sci Fi) Premise: Astronaut John Crichton (Ben Browder) is held captive on a spaceship manned by escaped prisoners — including a Klingonish warrior, a

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The X-Files | (1993-2002, Fox) Premise: Mulder. Scully. Aliens. Conspiracy theories. Monsters of the Week. The truth being out there. Etc. Why It’s Cult: Few shows in the

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My So-Called Life, Claire Danes | ‘‘I discovered My So-Called Life a few years ago when The N replayed the only season. I was devastated knowing that we’d never know what

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Michael Hogan, Edward James Olmos, … | (2003-2009, Sci Fi) Premise: After humanity is nearly wiped out by the Cylons — i.e., a race of sentient robots who’ve redesigned themselves to look

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Firefly, Nathan Fillion | '’ I remember seeing an episode of it once when it aired, but I hated the intro music so much I wrongly judged the show.

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Kyle MacLachlan, Twin Peaks | (1990-1991, ABC) Premise: Actually, the word ‘‘premise’’ does a disservice to David Lynch’s short-lived, but much-loved TV experiment. Ostensibly about a federal agent (Kyle MacLachlan)

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The Prisoner | (1967-1968, ITV) Premise: Gilligan’s Island for people with brains. Patrick McGoohan played No. 6, an ex-spy kidnapped and marooned on freakishly cheery island known as

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Freaks and Geeks, John Francis Daley, … | It only lasted a season, but the 1999 show was a complete original: a hilarious sitcom with poignant drama. A great, honest look at adolescence,

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James Marsters, Sarah Michelle Gellar, … | (1997-2003; The WB, UPN) Premise: The titular Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a teenage girl with supernatural strength, deadly agility, and great fashion sense,

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Doctor Who, David Tennant | (1963-present, BBC) Premise: A time and space traveling ‘‘Doctor,’’ played overtime by several different actors, secretly saves the world from aliens, monsters, zombies, intergalactic drug-dealers,

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