This is already totally besides the point, but I fully agree. If writers know the show has a limited lifespan, they can build an actually coherent and interesti

This is already totally besides the point, but I fully agree. If writers know the show has a limited lifespan, they can build an actually coherent and interesting story. If they have to write season 5 out of X, it's going to be just disappointing and more of the same old. For this reason I rarely watch any shows these days.