* FridayNightDeathSlot: Despite having this (and no advertising), it actually did ''very'' well in the ratings, thanks in no small part to [[ColbertBump Ellen DeGeneres promoting it]] on her show.
* OneEpisodeWonder: The pilot episode was as far as this series got before NBC cancelled it.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Given no advertising, the aforementioned FridayNightDeathSlot, yet managed to actually do well in the ratings, but was ''still'' not picked up by NBC.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: If the series had been picked up, Creator/BryanFuller had a lot of ideas for the show, including:
** Meeting members of the extended family, including Uncle Leslie (whom Grandpa mentioned in the pilot).
** There would have been a (presumably) WholeEpisodeFlashback where we went back in time to see how Grandpa and Lily were involved in the events of ''Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera''.
** Further development of Lily's sister and their relationship, including how Lily came to adopt Marilyn.
** According to a preview in Entertainment Weekly, there were plans for relatives based on the Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon and Literature/TheInvisibleMan to appear had the show been picked up as a series.