tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post8047608102241944444..comments2024-03-28T10:18:05.213+00:00Comments on Inventory Full: Will There Be Another Season Of [Insert Name Of Favorite Show Here] ?Bhagpusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-70038936418164231022021-09-09T20:32:54.375+01:002021-09-09T20:32:54.375+01:00What REALLy annoyed me was that after 10 seasons o...What REALLy annoyed me was that after 10 seasons of SG1..and 5 seasons of Stargate:Atlantis..Stargate:Universe was cut short after just 2..and we haven't seen any real Stargate since...hebbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06511115233178275415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-30857475095691871922021-09-08T08:15:58.159+01:002021-09-08T08:15:58.159+01:00I remember being so frustrated by the full-reset t...I remember being so frustrated by the full-reset that happened at the end of each episode, I have loved the switch to more serialised content -- but the risk of cancellation is certainly upped the ante on it all!<br /><br />Perhaps not quite to the same extent, but I do go through a very similar process to what you describe in the post when looking at a show new to me that has been around a while.<br /><br />I'll jump into new shows that look promising just on a hope and a prayer and take that risk, but if it's something with a few seasons under it's belt already -- I want to know what I'm in for! xDNaithinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830174305806727004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-20208782088550839382021-09-07T20:06:45.208+01:002021-09-07T20:06:45.208+01:00OMG! I'd totally forgotten Murder One! You'...OMG! I'd totally forgotten Murder One! You're absolutely right, it was treated as a huge innovation at the time. That was before I stopped watching TV and I remember watching the whole thing. That was also the time of the "serious, adult drama series" aka high-production value soaps like Thirtysomething and the first of the well-writen, well-acted YA drama series like the brilliant My So-Called Life (which did end mid-season I think - we have it on DVD so I could check).<br /><br />Yep, it was definitely the 90s when things started to change... and then reality TV came along and blew all that innovation away. Or at least onto the cable and subscription channels, where the revolution continued. I'm starting to form an overview now... shame I'm not studying History of Television at the Open University or somewhere. I bet there's a course...Bhagpusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499162165023939880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1510920011443550663.post-61774263233605738922021-09-07T19:51:22.211+01:002021-09-07T19:51:22.211+01:00I don't think multi-season story arcs were muc...I don't think multi-season story arcs were much of a thing before the 90's. Before that, TV series (other than soaps, naturally) were usually written so that every episode ended up with the main characters back at the status quo ante, precisely so that episodes could be shown out of order, with a popular episode repeated in sweeps week and the whole thing could be sold into syndication. I remember when we saw Murder One, a drama written about a single court case that ran the length of the first season, and there was press coverage wondering if any audience would be able to follow it all the way through. Babylon 5, created from the outset with a five year arc in mind, was seen as a bonkers idea.Tremaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410660872706894525noreply@blogger.com