[ SECRET POST #5489 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5489 ⌋

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Comments

[fscom]

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[(Anonymous)]

Especially since so many showrunners are still too in love with the idea that ending on a cliffhanger is supposed to guarantee renewal, which has never been true and is increasingly less and less so. Just tell a complete story, preferably one per episode. The season ending cliffhanger is one of Star Trek:TNG's less endearing contributions to pop culture.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm pretty sure that the season-ending cliffhanger predates TNG (or at least predates BOBW). Who Shot JR was in like 1980.

Just tell a complete story, preferably one per episode.

This part, I'm pretty sure, is a result of the move to streaming TV, because streaming TV platforms seem to believe that serialized narratives get people to keep watching and lead to higher time spent viewing.

[fizzyrose]

Serialized shows are nothing new but streaming platforms particular way of handling them is. And the decrease in good monster of the week shows is def a negative.

[(Anonymous)]

Looking at you, Julie and the Phantoms. My heart broke. First show I was ever actually mad it didn't get a season 2. Wishing all the actors luck though!

[(Anonymous)]

I didn't know it had been cancelled. While this is not usually my cup of tea, I really enjoyed it and would most definitely have watched season 2.

[mishey22]

It was so good too. I'm mad

[(Anonymous)]

I'm a terrible TV watcher because I do this too. I also give up on a show by the 2nd or 3rd season (usually the story/characters have lost my interest for being boring or bad). There aren't a lot of shows I can watch from beginning to end so sometimes I actually don't mind discovering a show that only lasted for one or two seasons years after the show had been canceled. But then I get mad that that show was unfairly canceled with only one or two seasons lol

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen a lot of people say things like that, and I've never understood that attitude, because by not watching, that's just further ensuring the show's less likely to get another season. Either way, your chances of enjoying the show longer seem slim. I get it sucks to get into a show only for it to be cancelled after a season, but I'd personally still rather watch and enjoy what's there, rather than not give something that seemed interesting to me a chance at all.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. I’ve come to realize that some people apparently care a lot more about endings than I do. Like knowing that there’s an unsatisfying ending will ruin their entire opinion of a show, even a pretty episodic one.

I’m thankful that I just don’t care that much. A bad/unsatisfying ending or show that ends on a cliffhanger is disappointing, but I can still fully enjoy the rest of the episodes.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I'm the same way. I mean, hell, isn't that one of the great things about fandom? A show's ending sucks, or is left unresolved, so you get to make up your own?

And yeah, maybe I've just been very lucky thus far, but I've been pretty satisfied with the endings to shows I watched. Not to say they were always perfect, mind, but overall, the characters' stories ended in ways that worked for me, so I could roll with those imperfections. Even if I did hate an ending to a show, though, I'd like to think I could still treasure and find ways to enjoy the stuff about it that I was happy with.

[fizzyrose]

The problem is that those metrics are no longer guarantees of success, necessarily. Streaming platforms pay attention to shows which draw people to using their service and allocate funds to obtaining and producing shows which are either cheap or will draw attention. Once the initial draw of attention has been achieved there's no real incentive to continue making it or keep it around. Or so I understand. Because these shows aren't upheld by the number of people seeing ads on traditional T.V. there's no financial gain to keeping them going simply because people are watching it. Once you've got people on the platform or continuing to come back to use it (maintaining their subscription)...that's all that matters. So their model tends to be keep churning out new shiny things to attract attention but only keeping the huge shows running for multiple seasons.

I could be wrong on some specifics but that's generally the trend.

[(Anonymous)]

I wish I could do this, but I've never been able to. I'll just keep watching shows and continue being disappointed when they end on cliffhangers and get cancelled.

[(Anonymous)]

That's completely fair.

[(Anonymous)]

I too was doing this, and watched Stumptown after a Season 2 was confirmed. AND THEN THEY CANCELLED IT MOTHERFUCKERS

[(Anonymous)]

ye, I watch the finished ones only.

[(Anonymous)]

I have a similar approach where I try not to get too attached to Netflix shows...

[(Anonymous)]

Does every show really need a second season though? Imo some would have been better with only one, so I'm kinda torn about this.