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Pierre · 20-05-2009, 12:44

Looks good,

But what they need to do is give it a finite life.

Many series that start out open ended lose their way and subsequently their audience Lost, Prison Break, BSG all examples to that. Only when Lost and BSG were given an end date did they again gather momentum.

If , for example, you know that this series is only going to be 20 epeisodes long then you know you're heading to a conclusion.

Open ended series finales are proven not to be satisfactory.

I also think that when a series is cancelled the studio should always try and tie it up with mini-season.

Jericho was a good example of that.

20-05-2009, 12:44	#22
Pierre The Dark Satanic Mills Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: floating in the ether Posts: 12,053	Re: V (reboot) thread Looks good, But what they need to do is give it a finite life. Many series that start out open ended lose their way and subsequently their audience Lost, Prison Break, BSG all examples to that. Only when Lost and BSG were given an end date did they again gather momentum. If , for example, you know that this series is only going to be 20 epeisodes long then you know you're heading to a conclusion. Open ended series finales are proven not to be satisfactory. I also think that when a series is cancelled the studio should always try and tie it up with mini-season. Jericho was a good example of that. __________________ The wheel's still turning but the hamsters dead.