TV shows cancelled after one season generally fall victim to low ratings, which could be due to a lack of advertising or a lack of storyline, but when a show is cancelled after one episode it’s probably for the best.

Because when a pilot episode crashes and burns it saves the viewing audience from being taken on a trip to the bad side of Television Town, where the Hitlers and the Osbournes live.

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ScreenRant has compiled a list of 10 TV Shows Cancelled After One Episode, which is all you need to see to know these shows were doomed before they made it on the air.

Maleficos by Gilles Bone

Start your day with the taste of pure evil, bring home a box of Maleficos and you'll instantly feel the corruption seep into your life! Maleficos are the taste cackling crones crave, and each diabolically delicious O is chock full of wicked cool flavors like eye of newt, swamp slime and ground bones. Those who enjoy the maleficent side of life appreciate that Maleficos keep their dark souls going all day long, and if you're a goody-goody just eat a bowl or two and you'll be on board the train to the tragic kingdom in no time!

Advertise your favorite fictional food product with this Maleficos t-shirt by Gilles Bone, it's one tasty design that's sure to spread moans and groans wherever you go!

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"For months I was utterly miserable. I was going to therapy three times a week and actually listed 'crying' as one of my hobbies on Tinder. After realizing nobody was going to solve my problems for me, I went to the zoo and paid $80 to take a picture with a penguin wearing a tiny sweater. I posted it on Instagram and it got 123 likes! 123!! I suddenly felt like my life had been filled with a purifying, healing light. I was able to completely stop going to therapy, and last weekend my ex even texted me 'Mouth?' at 3 AM. I think things are finally starting to turn around. Thank you so much, Instagram."

Elite Daily created a Facebook page called "Millenials of New York" that is an entertaining satire of the popular "Humans of New York." Instead of hearing about the plights and passions of the diverse New York City population, we are treated to millenial tales of woe about rancid artisanal kumquat compote and beards that won't grow past the stubble stage. MONY's stories, like HONY's, will hit you right smack in the feels and could even prompt you to purchase a pair of oversized, fully ironic eyewear. 

Check out the Millenials of New York Facebook page for more entries like these.

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"I’m a feminist, okay? And I don’t care who knows it. I believe that women are JUST as capable as men, and deserve the right to equal pay. Guys who wouldn’t vote for someone based on their gender offend me to my core. It’s ridiculous, in this day and age, to have a problem with a woman in a position of power. Personally, I would be overjoyed with a female president if she’s not fat."

"It's literally impossible to take advantage of the city when everything is as expensive as it is. Isn't DeBlasio supposed to be doing something about these ridiculous rent prices? It feels like by the time I'm done paying for other basic necessities—groceries, electric, Internet, MetroCard, Sunday brunches, margarita machine maintenance, feather headdress-making lessons, Saturday brunches, an officially licensed SoulCycle machine for my apartment so I don't have to worry about classes filling up—there's really nothing left for me to have any fun with. I don't want to ask my parents to up my allowance but I don't know if I have a choice anymore."

The Darjeeling Limited, 2007 | Image: Fox Searchlight

Say what you will about film director Wes Anderson but he, however eccentric, is an auteur whose talents are widely recognized. He may not be a maker of box office smashes, yet each of his quirky films have his signature obsession with symmetry and an overall striking aesthetic. So much so that if you pull still shots from his films, many appear as if they could stand alone as art found in a gallery, such as a photo or painting. Above and below are a few examples; see more lovely shots in this article. 
 

The Grand Budapest Hotel, 2014 | Image: Fox Searchlight


The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, 2004 | Image: Touchstone Pictures

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Researchers at ETH University in Switzerland developed a useful, weavable fiber from the waste products of slaughterhouses. Philipp Stössel, a doctoral candidate and the lead reseacher, says that collagen recovered from animals can be turned into a gelatin which can be spun into fiber. Design Indaba reports:

The gelatine rendered from the skin, bones and tendons is heated to create protein precipitation. The precipitants are coated with ethanol to harden them, spun into yarn, treated with a resin to bond them fibres together and impregnanted with a natural wool lanonlin to keep them supple.

Stössel knitted a glove from the yarn he made from the gelatine, and notices that the gelatine fibres were smoother than natural wool fibres, giving the gelatine fibres an attractive sheen. They fibres were also full of tiny hollows, which lend them the ability to insulate well. The only advantage the natural sheep’s wool fibre has is its water-resistance, but Stössel is working on ways of improving this.

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Bro, do you even nap? You'd better. You've got to look healthy. And that means sleep. And if you're not doing it to be well, then you need to sleep because the ladies love a well-rested man. If you know what I mean.

The comedy troupe Collective Noun imagines life if we took sleep as seriously as exercise. It reminds me to get around to reading Dangerously Sleepy: Overworked Americans and the Cult of Manly Wakefulness. I should stay up to make sure that I get that done.

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A staff member of the TM'z Veterinary Clinic in Saskatchewan recently had the best possible flight safety demonstration on a WestJet plane. The flight attendant doesn't say a word. He doesn't have to. He's a master of physical comedy. Watch him induce laughter among the travelers with, at times, just his eyebrows!

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With all the grittiness and depth of the original source comes Okilly Dokilly, a metal band inspired by Ned Flanders from The Simpsons. The name comes from Flanders's trademark catchphrase. The band, which is based in Phoenix, consists of vocalist Head Ned with Red Ned on the synthesizer, Thread Ned on the bass, Stead Ned on the guitar, and Bled Ned on the drums. You can listen to 4 of their songs here, all of which tap into the Ned Flanders within all of us. Just be careful, neighbor-enoo, or you may find yourself unable to contain the emotions they release.

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Seeing a classic pin-up pose in a photograph reminds us of classic artists like Gil Elvgren and Alberto Vargas and classic photographers like Bunny Yeager, giving the viewer a friendly dose of nostalgia from days gone by.

Thoroughly modern geeks don’t have as much reverence for the classics, as their idea of a classic is often something that came out not so long ago.

So what can bring these two schools of retro cool together? These amazing Men Of Twin Peaks pin-up portraits by Emma Munger.

With plenty of classic poses to keep the old timey fans happy and the ultra hipness of David Lynch to satisfy even the most jaded Hipster, these are one set of portraits worth skipping a slice or two of cherry pie to buy.

See more of The Men Of Twin Peaks here

Star Wars is one of the most beloved and highest earning franchises in science fiction history, with fans who have grown up watching the series and a slew of new fans who are due to jump on board the Star Wars express when Episode VII comes out.

But a franchise is not judged by its fanbase alone, and Star Wars is not only garnering new fans nearly forty years after the first movie came out- it’s still influencing other sci-fi projects to this day.

Shutterstock created this delightfully minimalist chart to show some of the ways Star Wars has influenced the genre, from the droids and gadgets to the fact that without a Chewbacca we may not have ever met a Groot

See the full sized chart, along with a breakdown, at Shutterstock

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It’s easy to assume that all photographers in the Middle East would focus on documentary photography and wouldn’t care to shoot artistic or editorial pics, since there is always so much media attention on the region.

But there are many artists out there who are creating moments instead of simply capturing them, creators who share their vision with the world via image based social media sites like Instagram.

Christto & Andrew are two of these artistic minded fellows doing their thang in Doha, and the duo came to the region because they felt living in Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, would inspire their creativity.

Their images seamlessly blend surreal elements with social commentary, presenting their unique view of the Middle East as two outsiders seeing the region through alien eyes.

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Gamma Noodles by Biticol

Cap got all suited up and went to grab his shield when he noticed it wasn't hanging on the wall where it belongs. "Who in the world would dare steal Captain America's shield?" he thought, referring to himself in the third person as always. He was set to wake the rest of the Avengers when he heard a slurping sound coming from downstairs, a sound that made Cap think that fiend Venom had snuck into the building again. But as he walked into the kitchen he saw the big, green Hulk who had snagged his shield to use it as a bowl for ramen...

Add some deliciously superheroic flavor to your geeky wardrobe with this Gamma Noodles t-shirt by Biticol, it's sure to make you a stylistic hero among your fellow fans!

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Clever Girl by Hugohugo

Owen always knew his trained velociraptors were smart, but Blue was starting to act a bit cheeky! He watched her in the yard every day, and where she used to jump and wrestle she now pranked and tricked her sisters. Nobody could explain this change of tone in Blue, but Owen was starting to like this side of her, mainly because he liked seeing that sparkle in her copper colored eyes again. Ever since science brought those raptors into the modern world they've been feared and misunderstood, but it looks like Blue is going to change the way we think about those terrible lizards!

Get geared up for movie night with this Clever Girl t-shirt by Hugohugo, it's the most fun way to show love for your favorite jurassic dinosaur squad!

Visit Hugohugo's Facebook fan page, Tumblr and Twitter, then head on over to his NeatoShop for more geek-tastic designs:

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If you drink tea, you know how delicious the different brews can be -and how unique one flavor profile is from another. That's why these amazing tea dragon illustrations by New Zealand artist Strangely Katie so perfectly capture the spirit of different tea varieties. 

As a tea drinker, it may seem strange to see your favorite brews portrayed as dragons, but when you look at the pictures, you'll likely notice just how strangely accurate the artist's depictions of each blend really are. Oolong should be a wise, mellow friend and Jasmine is refined, beautiful and serene. 

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Photographer Henry Hargreaves' (previously at Neatorama) latest series de)hydrate is also a demonstration of the amount of sugar contained in sodas and energy drinks. Hargreaves boils the liquids until only the sugar remains, then pours the carmelized sugar into lollipop molds sized by comparison to that of the drink's container. Hargreaves said of the project in a YouTube video,

"After recently hearing a health professional refer to soda as 'the cigarettes of our generation,' I decided to do an experiment to show what’s in soft drinks after the water is boiled away. After all, I figure that’s what you’re essentially getting: candy in costume as a soft drink."

See a variety of soft drink-sugared lollies here. Follow Hargreaves' work on his website, Facebook page and Instagram.