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[[Orphaned Series/Webcomics|Webcomics]] now have their own page.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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** ''Ministry of Space'' had the appearance of this for a while as the delay between the (delayed) issue two and three eventually stretched to three years before it was finally released.
* Pretty much everything by [[Rob Liefeld]] after he and the other Image founders left Marvel. He's become notorious for starting new comic titles (or revamping the existing ones) only to abandon his plans part way through. The list of mishandled crossovers alone can make a significant portion of this list. Most notoriously, He's gone ''SIXTY TWO MONTHS'' between issues of a Youngbloods limited series.
* Mike Baron's ''Sonic Disruptors'' (a DC limited series from the late 80s) ended on a cliffhanger after seven of an originally-announced twelve issues, with no explanation given at the time. Eventually Baron admitted he had been making it up as he went along and simply realized he had no idea where the story was going. It may be just as well; after an excellent first issue, it got [[So Okay
* ''[[Xenozoic Tales]]'' started in 1987 as a bimonthly, but the artist's increasingly detailed drawings necessitated a gap before issue 4 and a reschedule to come out once every three months. This reschedule lasted only three issues before hitting another gap and ceasing to have a regular schedule beyond "when we get it ready." Space between issues got increasingly long, with only two issues released in 1989. The series had one issue a year each April for the next three years, then skipped 1993 entirely. Issue 13 came out in 1994 and issue 14 came out in 1996. There have been no issues since, though the author/artist has been known to claim in interviews that he will get back to it. Should we hold our collective breath?
* Six Words; [[Kevin Smith]]'s ''[[Daredevil]]/Bulleye: The Target.''
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== Fan Fiction and [[Fan Works]] ==
* Very common: depressingly common among [[
** See [[Dead Fic]] for more examples.
** Given that [[Dead Fic|dead fics]] are often of the other ten percent, and that the ten percent often [[Needs More Love]], it can be incredibly depressing or frustrating to an author to see that the ninety percent of crap gets more attention than their decently written fic ever will.
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* [[The Nunu Bot Show]] is in one, with creator Angry Goran not even logging onto [[YouTube]] for 2 months.
* ''[[The Shoebox Project (Fanfic)|The Shoebox Project]]'' is one of the most highly-rated ''[[Harry Potter]]'' fanfics ever, but it hasn't been updated since 2008 and never got a proper ending.
* ''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7350801/1/Colonization_First_Contact Colonization: First Contact]'' is a ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' fanfic with the typical "human in Equestria" premise, except with a twist: instead of the typical self-insert, it features a space expedition of scientists and soldiers who stumble upon the planet Equestria. Unfortunately, it petered out just as things had started getting interesting; all we got are five chapters, and a piece of the sixth on the author's profile. The author later announced he will not be finishing the fic (and offers it to any enterprising author who would like to finish it.)
== Film ==
* The first two installments of [[Arthur C. Clarke (Creator)]]'s Space Odyssey series, ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' and ''2010: Odyssey Two'' have film adaptations, but not ''2061: Odyssey Three'' or ''3001: The Final Odyssey''. Tom Hanks expressed interest in doing film adaptations of the last two, but this was ''ages'' ago.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'' was originally intended to be a trilogy of trilogies, with the Original Trilogy being in the middle <ref>(although at the time he was Original Trilogy, [[George Lucas]] only had a vague idea of what the stories of the Prequel and Sequel Trilogies would be)</ref>. Lucas ceased making ''Star Wars'' altogether after ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', wanting to do something new -- it wasn't until over a decade later that he'd begin work on the Prequel Trilogy. However, at that time he decided to abandon the Sequel Trilogy entirely and leave ''Star Wars'' as a six-film series.
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* ''[[Perfect Hair Forever (Animation)|Perfect Hair Forever]]'' was scheduled to have 17 episodes made for the internet but the creators only made 1 due to lack of interest.
* ''[[The Pirates of Dark Water]]'' eventually simply stopped, after about eight of the thirteen [[MacGuffin|treasures of rule]] were collected. A lack of budget and [[Channel Hop|Channel Hops]] were the responsible issues, here.
* G3.5 of ''[[My Little Pony]]'' should have lasted at least three years but ended prematurely at only one year. It had one special and a few toys, however it was made around the same time as ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' (which ended up being the series to revive the brand).
* ''[[Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles (Animation)|Roughnecks Starship Troopers Chronicles]]'' ended abruptly before finishing the final story arc.
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