My own self

Miniseries and animated shows don't qualify for the list, for simplifications sake. Also, still on-going shows obviously cannot qualify either.

1. Firefly
2. Studio 60 at the Sunset Strip
3. Kings
4. Caprica
5. Wonderfalls
6. Terriers
7. The Inside
8. Jekyll
9. Profit
10. Easy Money
11. The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
12. Crusade
13. Now and Again
14. Snoops
15. John Doe
16. Accidentally on Purpose
17. You Wish

Note again that I absolutely love everything between 1 and 10, and the differentiating them into ranks is largely just a way of figuring out to what degree their untimely ends tear me up inside. Thus, whenever I next rewatch, say. "Easy Money", there is a chance it bumps up a few spots, as the wounds will feel fresher.

"Firefly" having the top position is pretty secure , though, which is doubly impressive when you consider the competition below it. Studio 60, Kings and Caprica are all shows more or less about the Machiavellian machinations, manipulations and maneuvering (my four favourite M's) of vast ensemble casts, which is a type of story that appeals a lot more to me than the adventure-style stories of the Serenity crew. So extra props to Firefly for being so awesome as to break up above even court and boardroom intrigues.

I also rather quite enjoyed 11 through 14. "Crusade", by the way, is probably the only show I have ever seen which can claim to have been even more outrageously mistreated during the airing than "Firefly" was. 15 was pretty good considering the amount of standalone episodes and the lack of closure it had. 16 and 17 were okay sitcoms, but hardly anything special.

Also note that I actually never saw the finale of "Accidentally on Purpose" - I decided to drop it a mere two episodes before it turned out to be done for good.