10 Shows Amazon Should Revive to Compete With Netflix

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The X-Files, for as long as it's been off the air, still has a strong fan base that will do anything they can to catch Scully at Comic Con. The series spawned not just one, but two movies since it ended its nine-season run in 2002, and there have been talks for a third. Another season, possibly setting up the third movie and refreshing fans on what's happened since Mulder and Scully were last on screen, would be a win for everyone. 

Joss Whedon, the director of The Avengers, launched Firefly back in 2002. It lasted one season, but gained enough of a following to get the greenlight for a movie: Serenity. 

A Scrubs reunion season would be gold. While Scrubs by no means ended "too soon" (it had a great nine season run — give or take the last two seasons), bringing the original cast back for a 10th season would draw enough interest to give Amazon some headlines. 

Deadwood ran for three seasons, all of which were met with critical acclaim. It managed to win eight Emmy awards and one Golden Globe in its short run. Amazon would have a bit of a hard time getting this one, since it aired on HBO, but money talks — and dramas are all of the rage right now, especially with Breaking Bad off the air and Mad Men going into its final season.

As of now, Buffy is still going on in comic book form. Creator Joss Whedon has expressed doing a film adaptation of the series, but since he has his hands full taking over the box office with Marvel's characters, that's probably not going to happen any time soon. A new Buffy season would certainly lure in some new fans, and get the old ones stirring once again.

Happy Endings ran for three seasons, and stared Eliza Coupe, Elisha Cuthbert, Zachary Knighton, Adam Pally, Casey Wilson and Damon Waynes, Jr. (who left the still running New Girl for a role with this show.) While the series had a loyal following, ABC screwed up the show's third season by shuffling it around to different time slots, which brought low ratings, and a swift cancellation. Vulture called the cancellation one of the worst TV decisions of the 2012–13 television season. The show is still fresh in people's minds, and bringing it back might not bring a ton of customers, but will give Amazon Prime a strong comedy in its arsenal. 

One of the funniest shows of all time.

While Will Smith is far too old to still be the Prince, the series could still do something like Disney is doing with Boy Meets World: revive the show around the teenage children of Will and Carlton, which will bring in a whole new range of viewers, while also satisfying the original fans. Hey, Smith hasn't had anything substantial come out in a while — why not take some time out to give us one more reunion season?

Thanks to J.J. Abrams, Star Trek had a bit of a resurrection thanks to the two hit movies that came out before he left to revamp Star Wars. Trek has always been cool to science fiction fans and nerds alike, and the brand has been given a modern spin that mainstream audiences can get behind. It may be more popular than ever if a TV version creeps back up again, this time on Prime. It would give Prime some cred, and since the company is really looking to bring in some customers, that Amazon money could make for some good episodes.

Fans are hungry for it, and some of them have already taken to making a new chapter: Star Trek: Renegades.

Freaks and Geeks would be a huge win for Amazon, especially if they brought back the main characters. 

James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Jason Segel all stared in this brief series. Imagine if they brought those three, with Linda Cardellini and John Francis Daley? It's awesomeness waiting to happen. The show ended in 2000 after one season — so a reunion season exclusively on Amazon Prime would be classic, and bring in people thanks to the star power.