Shows that End TOOO SOON. . .on bad notes, or are obliterated by those that create them.
Ok, so one of the biggest pet peeves I have about television (beyond the rating system, but that is an entirely different matter), is how shows are cancelled with loose ends. I hate that shows are cancelled and the network tells the show AFTER the final show has been filmed. So there is no chance to tie up loose ends, and in a lot of cases, there is the typical end of year cliffhanger that just HANGS there FOREVER. That leaves us fangirls running to fandoms trying to tie up loose ends through fanfiction. Some of my favorite shows of all time ended this way. Or they get the cancelled notice when it is really too late to change much and it is rushed. . .or whatever happens behind the scenes. There are many shows that I feel were like this. . .many that have gone on too long. . many that are never given the chance to grow. Here are some of the worst.. .
Veronica Mars. Ok, I admit. Season 3 was not as strong as the first two. But this show was genius. And obviously had enough fans because they ultimately put up over $5 million to finance a film about it to tie up the loose ends.
Gilmore Girls. Here, I think the end was rushed and the last season, they knew it was the last season and they went out in left field and it was crap.
Queer as Folk. Anything post season 3 was pretty bad. There were. . .well, moments in the final two seasons. But the end of that show. . . I hated it.
The L Word. Again, we knew this was the final season. This show didn't just end BADLY. It didn't even END. It left a murder mystery unsolved. WTF???? It was like a big F-U to my wasted years of watching the show in the first place.
There are a lot of shows like this in the history of me being a fan girl. Truly. I thought I had a lot in my head when I started and now I can't think of them all. Anyway, my point is . . .there ought to be rules that prohibit premature cancellation. . .that ensure that people are forced to tie up the cliffhangers. I mean, I never watched it (egads), but I hear Firefly is a huge example here. When are executives going to listen to us fans, and not numbers that, as referenced at the start of this rant, are given by an outdated rating system that no longer reflects modern viewing.
how about you. .. what shows do you think this applies to?
Veronica Mars. Ok, I admit. Season 3 was not as strong as the first two. But this show was genius. And obviously had enough fans because they ultimately put up over $5 million to finance a film about it to tie up the loose ends.
Gilmore Girls. Here, I think the end was rushed and the last season, they knew it was the last season and they went out in left field and it was crap.
Queer as Folk. Anything post season 3 was pretty bad. There were. . .well, moments in the final two seasons. But the end of that show. . . I hated it.
The L Word. Again, we knew this was the final season. This show didn't just end BADLY. It didn't even END. It left a murder mystery unsolved. WTF???? It was like a big F-U to my wasted years of watching the show in the first place.
There are a lot of shows like this in the history of me being a fan girl. Truly. I thought I had a lot in my head when I started and now I can't think of them all. Anyway, my point is . . .there ought to be rules that prohibit premature cancellation. . .that ensure that people are forced to tie up the cliffhangers. I mean, I never watched it (egads), but I hear Firefly is a huge example here. When are executives going to listen to us fans, and not numbers that, as referenced at the start of this rant, are given by an outdated rating system that no longer reflects modern viewing.
how about you. .. what shows do you think this applies to?