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I wonder if networks are comfortable with open-ended series because it lets them switch to targeting a more profitable demographic as the show runs. For exampl
by OfSanguineFire 3y ago
I wonder if networks are comfortable with open-ended series because it lets them switch to targeting a more profitable demographic as the show runs.
For example, Lost began with no particular arc planned out, just some stabs here and there at continuity. That allowed writers in season three to heavily emphasize a love triangle among the three most romantic characters (Kate, Jack and Sawyer) which won the show a huge following from women in a key US advertising demographic, even as some male nerds were disappointed.
- CamperBob2 3y agoThey could still do that. Changes to the show's initial set of screenplays could be negotiated if both parties agree that it makes sense. They could even agree to extend the contract beyond the initially-planned duration. The only hard-and-fast rule would be that they can't drop it mid-run. Once greenlit, they are required to fund the show, and the showrunner is required to deliver it. Just like any other project in any other industry, in other words.