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Ehhh, if there's a group of people who shouldn't decide how a show ends... it would definitely be fans of that show.
by saudioger 8y ago
Ehhh, if there's a group of people who shouldn't decide how a show ends... it would definitely be fans of that show.
- faitswulff 8y agoRight? Talk about design by committee.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoThey're talking about releasing an episode with multiple variants and you choose which one you want to watch. Fans won't influence what gets released.
- saudioger 8y agoMy point still stands, I prefer the writer have to choose a singular ending.
- hackermailman 8y agoStudio bosses frequently have endings changed after audience tests, for example Army of Darkness, Titanic, Goodfellas ect. the writer(s) don't get to choose so I guess this Netflix scheme is more transparent but a possibly worse solution.
- saudioger 8y agoI'd also argue that those are bad changes, but I know where you're coming from.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoWould you rather be able to choose between the original and bad ending, or do you prefer the current system that forces the bad one as the only option?
- jstarfish 8y agoI'd rather have the current system over endless debates concerning which ending is the "right" one.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoI think multiple endings make a lot of sense for a show like Black Mirror, where the existence of multiple endings could help drive home the point the writer is trying to make. It probably also makes for more engaging children's programming, where story is less important than keeping the audience active and engaged.
- the_af 8y agoIndeed, I think they would be entirely appropriate for the specific case of Black Mirror -- and even more appropriate if they sort of suck, since Black Mirror is all about the unintended and depressing consequences of the abuse of technology. For the general case of TV shows, I'm against multiple choice endings.
- daveFNbuck 8y agoI'm against this in general too, but the current plan sounds good. I don't think this is likely to expand beyond occasional specials, as it costs more and makes binge and background watching more difficult.
- snaky 8y agoThere might be one 'main' ending, and many 'alternative' endings by the same writer. That is quite normal in video games and visual novels. Nowadays the TV and films are going closer to video games, so adopting that would be only logical step.
- beat 8y agoHaving been on the receiving end of angry Star Wars fandom (I wrote a play that was basically creative fanfic about Obi-Wan Kenobi, but really was a deep dive into the motivations of various characters)... yeah, don't let fans anywhere near how a show actually works. Heck, I experienced this last night. I finished the last few episodes of the new season of Bojack Horseman and was actually yelling at the screen in confusion and mild anger at a very meta season. Thankfully, I wasn't involved in the writing process, so they were able to take it in interesting directions I would never have gone.