Original sentence: would later be made into a full series despite losing; Longhair and Doubledome would reappear with another pilot episode in another Big Pick-style show later on, only to fall short once again
Edited sentence: would later be made into a full (though short lived) series despite losing;  Longhair and Doubledome would reappear with another pilot episode in another Big Pick-style show later on, only to fall short once again