Too many shows and book series go on for too long. Rather than end at an ideal spot to maximize the art/story of it all, they keep going until the creators get bored or the money isn't flowing anymore.
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Yup. Better to leave the audience wanting more vs having them grow sick of it.
While frustrating, some of my favourite shows were short and sweet due to being cancelled/discontinued.
Deadwood and Andor come to mind vs The Walking Dead.
For sure, like the Netflix version of House of Cards. The British version was a well written three seasons and done. Much better.
The worst
The office (UK). Nailed it
Agree, the walking dead was the number one culprit of this
I think Game of Thrones did a great job avoiding this
Gravity Falls nailed this. 2 seasons all planned from the beginning and done.
I felt this way about the boys.
I regularly stop watching a 7 or 8 season show after 2 or 3 seasons. No guilt, got the best from them, don’t owe any more of my time to diminishing returns. It’s very liberating.
We quit starting shows until we knew that they ended well.
Also, we barely watch anything now.
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Evangelion was perfect with its original 26 episodes. They should've stopped there.
Same with The Matrix.
But no, they have to milk it.
Great works of art are never finished, only abandoned 😄
Less is more.
Exactly the same approach here, the only shows that have passed the test the last many years have been: Mr Robot, Breaking Bad and Black Mirror (that's not a traditional show, it's just mostly good short films).
Saves so much time compared to binging short term profit optimized slop.
This is what happens when viewership is more important than the actual story.
After more than four episodes you are telling a new story
I fell off after this last season, got too political imo
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Nice. I may have to check out Mr Robot!
Worse than that is when they try to "revive" the show/movie. They end it good and after years they're like "oh let's bring that back up, ppl loved it". Shows they are out of creative ideas and just want to make a quick buck, basically undermining a great idea. Dexter, Prison Break and Matrix comes to mind
Walking dead was the perfect example of this. It started amazing in that every episode of every season their predicament got worse. It would’ve been epic to have the zombies kill everyone - nobody ends on a downer like that. But no, they turned it into a never ending saga that made me stop watching. So many examples of shows like this
The wire was a great counter example. Ended the way it should
This is why I stick to anime series like Cowboy Bebop, Trigun, Outlaw Star, etc
Yeah that concise format impressed me as a teen. I’ve liked it ever since.
You know what show ended right when it should have?
Breaking Bad, of course.
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West World god dammit
"Six Feet Under" was amazing art.. The final eisode was a masterpiece ending.
2 seasons. 12 episodes total. This is one show that arguably needed more but still managed to be regarded as one of the best.
not just shows and books, video games too, like CoD Blackops, what are they on like 7 by now?
Jup many traded legendary status for a couple more benjamins 😢
Yeah, they can't leave money on the table. Short term thinking.
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Yes, Matrix.
I only ever watch the first season of a 'continuity driven' TV show for this very reason.
A lesson learnt after thinking the first season of '24' was the best TV show I'd ever seen, and yet season 2 episode 1 was just an insultingly lazy setup.
(After all the twists and cliffhangers of the first season, S2 E1 kicks off with the kidnap of our heroic protangonists daughter. Yawn).
Episodic / standalone adventure stuff is still great though e.g. The Mandalorian)
Yes, Ideal spot. My wife and I watch Suits, Friends (wonderful 90s vibe!!!), Two and a Half Men, King of Queens, Mad Men in an endless loop. We had some of them already on DVD. We love Steve Martin in "Bowfinger" and stuff like that. I get a lot of old classic movies torrented from thepratebay. Love it. Fuck Amazon Prime Ads, canceled subscription. Amazon Prime SUCKS!!!!! Pirate Bay is the way.