4 ms·

I wish one of the streaming services would give a "no major loose ends" guarantee. If a show really needs a cliffhanger the show should budget for an extra epi

I wish one of the streaming services would give a "no major loose ends" guarantee. If a show really needs a cliffhanger the show should budget for an extra episode to air if the next season is cancelled. If they don't want to do that, just end the season finale without a cliffhanger. If Netflix had this guarantee, I would watch a lot more series. (I'm still a bit upset that HBO cancelled "Beforeigners" that had a major cliffhanger)

dumpsterdiver 4y ago
Well you have to keep in mind that these productions are basically discrete companies themselves. Providing such a guarantee would be akin to guaranteeing that a multitude of small businesses will not fail... which just isn't really possible.
- dymk 4y ago
  Except that’s not the case at all, all of these shows are greenlit and bankrolled by Netflix, who makes the choice whether or not to continue with it.
mablopoule 4y ago
On that subject, I really like what Josh Whedon did with Buffy's season 4 ending episode, "Restless", where the big bad was defeated on the penultimate episode, while the last episode serves more as an introspection on each character's fear. Per Josh Whedon commentary [1]: "This was one of the years where I was pretty convinced we would actually be picked up for another year, so we left a lot of things hanging. But at the same time I always felt if this was the last episode we ever filmed, it would be a good last one because it really did just get us into the minds of our characters, whom I love very much, and let them just sort of exist." [1] https://stormwreath.livejournal.com/69633.html https://stormwreath.livejournal.com/69633.html
kej 4y ago
I'd even settle for a sit-down with the writers and show runners where they go over what the ending would have been, even if they don't get a chance to actually film it.

4 ms·

I wish one of the streaming services would give a "no major loose ends" guarantee. If a show really needs a cliffhanger the show should budget for an extra epi

by throwawaynf38 4y ago

dumpsterdiver 4y ago
Well you have to keep in mind that these productions are basically discrete companies themselves. Providing such a guarantee would be akin to guaranteeing that a multitude of small businesses will not fail... which just isn't really possible.
- dymk 4y ago
  Except that’s not the case at all, all of these shows are greenlit and bankrolled by Netflix, who makes the choice whether or not to continue with it.
mablopoule 4y ago
On that subject, I really like what Josh Whedon did with Buffy's season 4 ending episode, "Restless", where the big bad was defeated on the penultimate episode, while the last episode serves more as an introspection on each character's fear. Per Josh Whedon commentary [1]: "This was one of the years where I was pretty convinced we would actually be picked up for another year, so we left a lot of things hanging. But at the same time I always felt if this was the last episode we ever filmed, it would be a good last one because it really did just get us into the minds of our characters, whom I love very much, and let them just sort of exist." [1] https://stormwreath.livejournal.com/69633.html https://stormwreath.livejournal.com/69633.html
kej 4y ago
I'd even settle for a sit-down with the writers and show runners where they go over what the ending would have been, even if they don't get a chance to actually film it.