Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

[deleted] t1_je36e7i wrote

[deleted]

66

foxscribbles t1_je3ftm5 wrote

The decent thing for show runners to do is not make a cliffhanger if their show is on the cancellation bubble. (I think the only show I’ve watched that actually did this was the first run of Leverage.)

And if a show has enough of a following to get two full seasons or more, studios should have the decency to give them one double length episode to wrap up the loose ends. (So an hour episode for a sitcom, two hour episode for a drama.) But this will never happen.

39

Hanifsefu t1_je3qq31 wrote

It's honestly part of the problem with the shows in the first place. Cliffhangers are writing tactic that help to retain viewership between episodes and between seasons. The network usually demands them but they'll just hurt the show in the long run as each episode and season doesn't have enough payoff and the show winds up feeling horribly paced and unfulfilling.

Sometimes a show just doesn't have enough content to offer and being forced into the pacing of the weekly cliffhanger schedule kills them and any chance the story had at being fulfilling.

11

bhind45 t1_je3rw7x wrote

Than all writers would keep doing that and no shows would ever get cancelled. It's pretty much the reason they even try it in the first place.

5

OneGoodRib t1_je3zosg wrote

No you just word the law so that shows can't end a season with a cliffhanger. Every season finale must tie up neatly.

2

boersc t1_je4g6ps wrote

Or have an escrow to finance a final episode to tie it all off...

2

SlouchyGuy t1_je4j9xm wrote

It's simple, just don't cliffhanger at the end of the season, even if it's not "finale" finale, which is impossible if the show is serialized, just end themes of the season.

But at this rate, cancellation is always with a cliffhanger because it's used to bring people back

2