It's rare for a TV series to find its footing the moment it hits the ground. Personally, some of my favorite shows of all time (be they "Halt and Catch Fire" or "Star Wars Rebels" — my tastes are nothing if not eclectic) were clearly uncertain about what they even wanted to be in their first seasons. Even Peak TV touchstones like "Mad Men" are far more clunky and ham-fisted in their earliest episodes than you might recall. Really, the list of cherished small screen titles that got off to a rocky start goes on and on. (Just ask your local Trekkie sometime about the first season of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" ... but maybe set an hour aside before you do.)

This is also what makes all those unexpectedly short-lived shows out there fascinating "what ifs," perhaps few more so than Misha

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