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Posted on 3/19/13 at 11:57 am to Murray
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the office only needed 2 seasons to tell its story
I disagree. I think The Office's biggest mistake was not developing more of the characters on the show. They only really had 2 plots going. Jim\Pam story which had to play out at some point ( or it would become like Whos the boss and nobody would care by the time it was done), and Michael Scott. They never dug into anyone else really. So once Jim\Pam was done and Carell left the show they have no where else to go and it took a nose dive.
Posted on 3/19/13 at 12:01 pm to Murray
It depends. I think having a definite endpoint really picked up the quality in Lost, and that went 6 seasons. The Wire is damn near perfect at 5 seasons. Parks and Rec, which is probably my favorite show, is out of narrative steam and its season 4 or 5 I think.
but I think a show like Cheers could have gone on indefinitely. And while people rip on The Simpsons for not ending, has the quality really dipped in the past 10 seasons? I admit it reached its zenith already, but once it plateaued after, say, Season 8, its been on a pretty solid level of consistent quality. Does SNL need to be cancelled? I don't think it does.
But I do think dramas really need to wrap it up in 6 seasons. I think your best season will usually be S3, but I'll give you wide latitude to take your bows in a sixth season, even if the quality dips.
but I think a show like Cheers could have gone on indefinitely. And while people rip on The Simpsons for not ending, has the quality really dipped in the past 10 seasons? I admit it reached its zenith already, but once it plateaued after, say, Season 8, its been on a pretty solid level of consistent quality. Does SNL need to be cancelled? I don't think it does.
But I do think dramas really need to wrap it up in 6 seasons. I think your best season will usually be S3, but I'll give you wide latitude to take your bows in a sixth season, even if the quality dips.
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