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    Similar idea. A show called Payoff, where each episode is an alternative ending to a show with a shitty finale.

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          It proabably was a summary given by Martin to the writers, who then forgot about it until the last episode and had to summarize the summary.

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            According to… Martin? that’s more or less what happened. He gave them his rough sketch of the end and they worked off that.

            My personal theory is that this is why he’s decided to stab his oldest fans in the back, besides being a whiny rich prick, no one liked his ending so he’s not going to bother.

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              I think it’s misunderstood that the ending is the issue when it’s really_the execution_ that failed.

              At the end of the day whatever the ending was going to be some people will hate it and others will nitpick the logic plot holes. However everyone got to where they were supposed to be in the story.

              It was the terrible time jumps and sudden twists and deaths and poorly displaying it on screen that made the last season really disappointing.

              Also the series had the unfortunate fate of peaking in season 4. Compared with Breaking Bad which had its best episode in the last season.

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                I’d agree with that but that’s because I’m one of the people that didn’t mind the overall plot beats.

                However, that’s not my casual observation of what people complained about at the time.

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              Martin was probably meant to continue writing the books so the show could have material to work with. When this didn’t happen, Martin gave them whatwver he had wrote for Winds and gave them the overall ending, Bronn on throne, Dany and Cersi and Jamie and all the others dead, Jon Snow the prince that was promised and back at the wall. The number of seasons was then cut from 10 to 8, and the writers had to rush to finish the story.

              Now Martin saw the reaction to the ending, decided to scrap all of Winds he wrote before the show ending, and completely rewrite it so everyone ends up in different places. He just won’t admit it and has no incentive to finish the story since he is now, as you say, a whiny rich prick.

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    Alternately, I’d watch a season of a show that was 12 episodes of unconnected cliffhangers because there is something deep down inside of me that needs to be punished.

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    If they could get the original writers for each show back together and do it as a sort of documentary interview format with some BtS stories, and this could legitimately be really good TV

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    Episode 1: We examine ‘Firefly’ & determine it wouldn’t have been as legendary had it been longer than a single season.

    Episode 2: We examine ‘Weird City’ & determine that it would’ve went to shit because… ya know; YouTube.

    Episode 3: We examine ‘It’s Bruno’ & determine that it would end up like ‘The Bear’ had it been renewed.

    Episode 4: We examine ‘Jury Duty’ & determine that the first season was all that was necessary.

    Episode 5: We examine ‘Moonbase 8’ and break the mold. We want more.

    Episode 6: We examine ‘Other Space’ & determine that it was fun, but a good call to end it before it outstayed it’s welcome.

    Episode 7: We examine ‘Police Squad’ & get distracted with advertisements for the new ‘Naked Gun’ reboot.

    Episode 8: We examine ‘This Show’ & determine that it is not necessary & it’s fine for things to not have an extended life.

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      You’re right, not everything needs more. It’s not a problem if shows are short, even just one season, as long as they actually end.

      Shows could easily be written so their stories fit a season, just like movies are made whose story fits in 2 hours.

      But they aren’t - because the producers always choose to go with an unresolved cliffhanger to keep the hype for a possible next season, even though they know shows these days are cancelled more than they are renewed.

      The issue is ambition and greed getting in the way of writing stories that actually finish and have closure.

      And I hate that because it really disrespects us, the viewers.

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        as long as they actually end.

        …most great things in life finish their journey unwrapped, *no neat package included. Closure sold separately ^atthepriceofimaginationforthosewhoexperiencedsaidthang

        Examples:

        ‘Star Trek’ only voyaged 3 of 5 years (unless you count the animated series.)

        Life itself, under normal circumstances (unless you are a flower or rich human)

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    Why? Just so Netflix could cancel it partway through the first season and Paramount or Max could pick it up and eventually shelve it?

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      But first they will start a new service called Paramount++# Enterprise Edition which will cost an extra $12.99 per month and only have that one show.

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        Alas, the Paramount++# Enterprise Edition service now shows limited ads during that one show. You’ll have to upgrade to Paramount++# Enterprise Edition (No Ads) if you don’t want to see ads during that one show.

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    Some of our community are unable to read text embedded in images (blind folks, for example).

    Copying in the original text helps them participate in posts like this one.

    I mention because you’re one of my favorite community members, and it makes me sad to think folks are missing out on some of your posts.

    Thanks for your contributions here!

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    This is one of the few “internet ideas” that actually made me wonder why it hasn’t been done. Not only would it please fan bases, it would draw huge viewership to shows announced to be on the upcoming episode list. Show would have to release an episode once ever X months

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        Getting the actors to come back would also be a hassle, especially the ones whose careers have taken off in a bigger way. Not just scheduling, but paying as well. Recasting would cause huge issues as well.

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          And if they even can get permission and afford the rights and find (and afford) some of the original writers and actors, the fanbase would probably end up unhappy with whatever ending you serve. They’ve had plenty of time to build up impossible expectations.

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    I still love how Batman Beyond got cancelled to get the animation team on a new show, Static Shock, so they just wrote the ending to Batman Beyond into a time travel episode of Static Shock lol.

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    netflix is that anthology. recently blood of zeus and sandman is cancelled(despite neil gaimans allegations its most likely cost and low vierwership from other sources), BOZ is the same situation.

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    Oooh oooh, make it a comedy show where they do it with a low budget, mediocre impersonators of original actors, and zero respect for the source material.