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In reply to the discussion: TV series that you hated to see end [View all]Kashkakat v.2.0
(1,752 posts)a list of ones I was GLAD to see end.
Reason being, that so often the producers just keep milking the cash cow and eventually storyline and quality goes off the rails.
IMHO, theres a precious few that ended exactly at the right time:
Breaking Bad, Treme, The Wire
Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life (even though short lived the season finales were well done &satisfying)
So many were brilliant the first year or 2, and then storyline just falls apart and by the time it ends you think "finally."
In this digital age of watching series in its entirety in short period of time, I think its fair to start judging them in their entirety, as a whole.
David Simon has said that he approaches his series as a visual novel, with a beginning, middle, and conclusion solidly based on what came before it. I think this approach keeps it on track, writiers know what they have to say and don't have to pad it with a lot of meandering pointless plot twists. Although some padding may still occur. None of this business of they don't know what theyre going to do to the characters from one season to the next.
Hope by posting this Im not a thread killer - feel free to carry on! Just thought it had to be said!