In typical Internet behaviour, I tried to think of a rebuttal however immediately thought of what happened with Red Dwarf…
Black Adder had the right formula: different time periods in each series.
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Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Fucking hell, how can people not realise that less is more?
Look at all the classic sitcoms. Did they get strung out for 20 series? No, they stopped
Look at the reviews on IMDb for British shows, almost every one is “Oh my gaaad the Briddish make the best shows, but I wish they were laaaanger”
They’re better because they’re shorter, you daft cunt
JadenSmith@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
ryan213@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
I can’t even watch the renewed Red Dwarf. Should’ve ended way before Series 8.
misk@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Yeah, I loved the show and was gutted to see it end. And then I remembered that season two ended with a happily ever after (to the historically possible extent) and I can re-watch it in a couple of years.
BoxerDevil@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah, I agree for the most part, but I am always scared of shows ending up like My Name is Earl
GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 9 months ago
On the other hand most of my favorite shows of all time had 22-24 episode seasons.
Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 months ago
They’re better because they’re shorter, you daft cunt
Not just because they're shorter.
The production schedule on US shows is often absolutely insane. Ridiculously long hours, multiple episodes per week, sometimes even writing the scripts and plot as the show airs on network television, which is why you'll have breaks or bottle episodes, to allow the writers to catch up.
dpkonofa@lemmy.world 9 months ago
I totally agree that less is more but OFMD had some unresolved plots and stories. I’m pretty sure it was planned from the get-go for 3 seasons so losing the last one is a big deal.
ryan213@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Quality over quantity. However, I think 2 seasons is too short. I’m in the 4-5 seasons camp, especially if there are less than 10 eps each season.
loobkoob@kbin.social 9 months ago
I think two seasons is plenty of they only have two seasons' worth of story to tell. I think trying to aim for arbitrary episode/season counts harms storytelling in general.
Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 9 months ago
The show’s creator had planned a 3 season arc.
loobkoob@kbin.social 9 months ago
Well then three seasons would have been appropriate!
I was just speaking in a broad sense; it'd be great - especially with streaming not needing to fit things into any kind of schedule - if we could have more shows that just take the amount of time they need to tell their story, and then finish.
dditty@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Three seasons is plenty for most shows. It seems like most fall off right around season 4