Sure, but stay with me here, how about keeping the writers room on for long enough to finish the story as text, it's gotta be pretty cheap good will. I for one would be grudgingly accepting of that as an alternate until the streaming late stage capitalism shitshow realizes that while the quarterly might go up, killing shows willy nilly also kills networks long term. But, wish in one hand, spit in the other and see which fills up first. Sigh, Almost Human was gold.
The OA will forever be one of the most tragic for me, because they apparently had a 5 season run completely planned out. I still think the first 2 are worth watching, or at the very least just the first one still works incredibly well standalone, but I would have loved to see what they had in mind.
I’ve long stopped giving a shit about new shows. If they can’t be bothered finishing what they started, I won’t bother with starting any without a confirmed ending.
Counterpart. I've just started watching it and realised it got cancelled after one season. Hope it finishes without a bunch of unanswered questions and plot lines.
Almost Human. I dont remember a ton of details about the show, but I remember that it had nearly movie quality production value, incredible for a TV show, and I was really bummed when it was cancelled. But like all the other Fox sci-fi shows before it, Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Doll House, etc. before it, Fox doesnt know how to keep popular sci fi shows alive for more than a couple seasons. Not since the X-Files. The exception is The Orville, I guess, with its 3 seasons, but that show hasn't had a dependable production since the very start.
Fox doesnt know how to keep popular sci fi shows alive for more than a couple seasons.
This is a deliberate strategy, not an error on the business end. Younger actors/directors making shorter production runs in an untested medium are cheaper to employ than serial successes. Friends is a great example of this. Early on, the cast was earning in the high five figures for their work. By season seven, they were getting a million dollars an episode each.
Rather than make one enduring long-run sitcom, you produce a dozen different short-run knock-offs. The uncertainty gives your production company leverage and keeps actors from demanding increased salaries season to season. And with the idea of "syndication" dead in the age of streaming, you never end up paying out a ton in residuals for a show (like Firefly) that has a cult following but a weak initial contract.
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DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 35 pts · 301d
Fan fiction has entered the chat...
MalReynolds@piefed.social · 28 pts · 300d
Sure, but stay with me here, how about keeping the writers room on for long enough to finish the story as text, it's gotta be pretty cheap good will. I for one would be grudgingly accepting of that as an alternate until the streaming late stage capitalism shitshow realizes that while the quarterly might go up, killing shows willy nilly also kills networks long term. But, wish in one hand, spit in the other and see which fills up first. Sigh, Almost Human was gold.
DagwoodIII@piefed.social · 7 pts · 300d
Username checks out.
MalReynolds@piefed.social · 5 pts · 300d
:)
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 300d
They do not understand this concepr, but you will need to report to the camps for being a filthy commie.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 33 pts · 300d
Firefly 🥲
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 300d
Firefly got a wrap up though with Serenity. Satisfying or not is a point of debate but it at least was given the chance to wrap up its narrative.
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 300d
No shit there's actually more?? I'll be on the lookout for that
Killer_Tree@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 300d
Prepare to experience both highs and lows, like a leaf on the wind.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Too soon.
MisterFrog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Don't watch the movie friend. Or watch it, and rewatch the series and don't watch it a second time.
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 299d
Yea, but that took a MASSIVE grass roots campaign and a few years to get it to happen. Plenty of people still experienced this at the time.
emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 12 pts · 300d
The OA will forever be one of the most tragic for me, because they apparently had a 5 season run completely planned out. I still think the first 2 are worth watching, or at the very least just the first one still works incredibly well standalone, but I would have loved to see what they had in mind.
webp@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 300d
Scavengers Reign...
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 300d
That felt finished.
Thassodar@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 300d
I don't agree, there's a lot more they could do with that planet or the company that crashed them there.
cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 300d
But those stories concluded. Felt like the most interesting stuff was worked out. More would've been a totally different thing with different vibes.
Rusty@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 300d
I just finished watching the first season of Kaos, such a beautiful show with fantastic actors and then I realized that Netflix cancelled it
OmegaMouse@pawb.social · 4 pts · 300d
Yeah I was surprised (and very annoyed) by this one! It was well reviewed and seemed to be popular. Why the hell did they cancel it?
FooBarrington@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 300d
It didn't immediately jump to the top of the charts in the first five minutes after being released. Duh
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 300d
Who tf cancels Jeff Goldblum as Zeus?!
cornshark@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 300d
Inside Job
AquaTofana@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 300d
My Name is Earl T.T
Uebercomplicated@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 300d
This briefly happened with Brooklyn 99, before the uprising, that is. Now we have Brooklyn 99 again :)
BroBot9000@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 300d
I’ve long stopped giving a shit about new shows. If they can’t be bothered finishing what they started, I won’t bother with starting any without a confirmed ending.
lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 300d
Cruciate (not that it should have been continued. B5 never needed a spinoff anyway)
MehBlah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
Wait until they are at least three or four seasons in or it isn't worth watching.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 300d
Outer Range.
griD@feddit.org · 2 pts · 299d
Happy!
AtariDump@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 300d
The Riches
CaptainHowdy@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 299d
Raised By Wolves, Carnivale
Inucune@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Big O
StinkyRedMan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Utopia (uk version)
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 1 pts · 300d
Humans.
sicarius@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Counterpart. I've just started watching it and realised it got cancelled after one season. Hope it finishes without a bunch of unanswered questions and plot lines.
Sho@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Last Man on Earth's cancelation still hurts...
kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Almost Human. I dont remember a ton of details about the show, but I remember that it had nearly movie quality production value, incredible for a TV show, and I was really bummed when it was cancelled. But like all the other Fox sci-fi shows before it, Firefly, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Doll House, etc. before it, Fox doesnt know how to keep popular sci fi shows alive for more than a couple seasons. Not since the X-Files. The exception is The Orville, I guess, with its 3 seasons, but that show hasn't had a dependable production since the very start.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 299d
This is a deliberate strategy, not an error on the business end. Younger actors/directors making shorter production runs in an untested medium are cheaper to employ than serial successes. Friends is a great example of this. Early on, the cast was earning in the high five figures for their work. By season seven, they were getting a million dollars an episode each.
Rather than make one enduring long-run sitcom, you produce a dozen different short-run knock-offs. The uncertainty gives your production company leverage and keeps actors from demanding increased salaries season to season. And with the idea of "syndication" dead in the age of streaming, you never end up paying out a ton in residuals for a show (like Firefly) that has a cult following but a weak initial contract.
Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 299d
Fringe got 5 seasons and ended well while being a Fox product.
Literally the only one I can think of. I did love that show.
Kanda@reddthat.com · 1 pts · 299d
ITT: people trying to not mention The Wire
SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 299d
Rip High-school of the Dead :'c