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This is underrated. I recall hearing a discussion on the extreme desire humans have to hear a story's ending, even when they aren't that interested in the stor

This is underrated. I recall hearing a discussion on the extreme desire humans have to hear a story's ending, even when they aren't that interested in the story. There is simply a need to know how it ends. I've caught myself to often watching something I think is a waste of time but needing to know how it ends. This is as much of a weakness as the reciprocity rule. Netflix burned me to many times on this. It's bad taste to re-use the same story time & time again to pump out tons of content. It's unforgiveable to not finish the story though.

b112 4y ago
There is a series with a sentient entity, living in a star. I think by Pohl. Anyhow, he passed before writing the next book, and it literally bugs me at least once or twice a year, and yet I read it 20? 25? years ago. So yes, at least here endings matter.
johncessna 4y ago
If there aren't more than 2 seasons worth of episodes, I don't watch it.* It doesn't guarantee a conclusion, but it cuts down on that sense of abandonment when a great show gets chopped too early. *exceptions for shows, mainly anime, where a season is a self contained story. And Firefly, cause it's Firefly.
- tricky777 4y ago
  i have abit opposite "filter". If it has 7 seasons, I assume they will milk it for many years to come.
standardUser 4y ago
"It's unforgiveable to not finish the story though." Not to repeat myself, but we all clearly need a little perspective, because for several generations the norm has been television shows being cancelled without closure. To have an expectation that all shows, or even most shows, should have proper conclusions is completely out of line with reality.
- watwut 4y ago
  Those shows tended to be episodic with only weak overall story in. You had ending for each story. The writing is much different now (and better then used to be, but abrupt end is annoying people more).

b112 4y ago

There is a series with a sentient entity, living in a star. I think by Pohl. Anyhow, he passed before writing the next book, and it literally bugs me at least once or twice a year, and yet I read it 20? 25? years ago. So yes, at least here endings matter.

johncessna 4y ago

If there aren't more than 2 seasons worth of episodes, I don't watch it.* It doesn't guarantee a conclusion, but it cuts down on that sense of abandonment when a great show gets chopped too early. *exceptions for shows, mainly anime, where a season is a self contained story. And Firefly, cause it's Firefly.

tricky777 4y ago
i have abit opposite "filter". If it has 7 seasons, I assume they will milk it for many years to come.

standardUser 4y ago

"It's unforgiveable to not finish the story though." Not to repeat myself, but we all clearly need a little perspective, because for several generations the norm has been television shows being cancelled without closure. To have an expectation that all shows, or even most shows, should have proper conclusions is completely out of line with reality.

watwut 4y ago
Those shows tended to be episodic with only weak overall story in. You had ending for each story. The writing is much different now (and better then used to be, but abrupt end is annoying people more).