Two hapless private eyes played by Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James provided a fresh take on the California detective story, with the help of show creator Ted Griffin (Ocean's Eleven). Terriers often told shaggy-dog stories plots meandered deceptively, only to be solved with abrupt cleverness and both men's love lives were entertaining messes. It's too bad FX chose to cancel this after its first season was just revving up with more purpose and energy.
As FX's ''Terriers'' gets the boot, Ken Tucker remembers great shows from the past 20 years gone too soon -- but not forgotten by loyal fans: ''Freaks and Geeks,'' ''Firefly,'' ''The Comeback,'' and seven more