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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 8 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I much prefer a show that comes in, does it's thing, and fucks off again. Respect my time.

Stretching it out to a million seasons with a million episodes each just for archaic syndication purposes is a big no from me, dawg.

[–] lordziv@lemmy.nz 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The Sopranos has 6 seasons, The Wire has 5. I think it's entirely possible to make a lengthy show if you write it that way from the start.

[–] PumpUpTheJam@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Personally I prefer short and sweet, which is probably why I like British shows as much as I do. Doubly so when it comes to comedies. Faulty Towers is arguably the best British sitcom ever made. 2 seasons. 12 episodes total.

I want to watch For All Mankind, but it almost feels like starting up a new hobby. Already 5 seasons, 50 episodes and it's still going...

Leave them wanting more.

The decision by Cleese and Booth to quit before a third series has often been lauded as it ensured the show's successful status would not be weakened with later, lower-quality work. Subsequently, it has inspired the makers of other shows to do likewise. Ricky Gervais [twat] and Stephen Merchant refused to make a third series of either The Office or Extras, citing Fawlty Towers' short lifespan.[47][48] Rik Mayall, Ben Elton and Lise Mayer, the writers behind The Young Ones, which also ran for only two series (each with six episodes), used this explanation as well. Victoria Wood also indicated this influenced her decision to limit dinnerladies to 16 episodes over two series.[49]