GamePlayer wrote:"
All this has happened before and it will happen again"
Yeah, that's why the call it "cliche"
In all seriousness, I'm on board for the last half of season four. BSG may have jumped the shark in season 3, but the thing with BSG is at least the show is going to end. They said so since the beginning of the series and the narrative has largely played out that way as well. There are still several permutations that can make the series as a whole good and I'll enjoy watching it over and over again as long as it has a strong finale.
What I can't stand is television without direction, like shows that go on for 9 seasons but nothing changes. X-Files, Stargate, Lost, etc. The quickly cease to be shows and are just advert vehicles. I want a show with a beginning, middle and end. Like Seinfeld says, if I want a long boring story with no point to it, I have my life
Exactly. The problem is that as long as a show is profitable, the networks will drag it on and on, without a care for the integrity of the show. However a show ends should be evident throughout the series, even right from the pilot episode. It's about being cohesive, and making an awesome product.
You know who does that well? Ricky Gervais. Both
Extras and
The Office ran only two seasons each, and it resulted in overall products that maintained a certain artistic unity.
And look at the Americanized version of
The Office. It has gone from somewhat realistic workplace comedy, to a nonsense-fest. Have you noticed how Michael and Dwight are no longer the only idiotic characters on the show? Now, every character is retarded in some way. Even though the show still makes me laugh, the overly-quirkiness of everyone in that office annoys me greatly.
