10 Times Other Broadcast Networks Tried To Beat “The Simpsons” But Failed Miserably

Former Simpsons producer and upcoming show runner for TBS’s Final Space, David Sacks, has a skeleton in his closet and its name is Game Over. Actually, I shouldn’t say that. Game Over was pretty good and featured a rather talented cast, but with UPN near-death, you can tell the network just had no idea what they wanted to do with this show. Only six episodes aired before it was canceled and was quite a bit ahead of its time in terms of it being a game-centered series. While gaming always has a great audience, it wasn’t the pop culture phenomenon it is now with the growth of Twitch, airings of game tournaments on TBS, and the maturation of the medium as a legit story-telling avenue.  As a result, Game Over was probably going to only have a niche audience at the time…if it were aired today, could it last?