Efficient_Paper
Efficient_Paper t1_j5tphe7 wrote
Reply to I want the Nolans to make a show by romanf_267
Why do people keep only mentioning season 1 of Westworld (which was just okay) when talking about Jonathan Nolan's solo works, when Person of Interest (which is legitimately great) exists?
Efficient_Paper t1_ivy1qfy wrote
It's not really about genre, but more about structure.
Episodic shows are most of the time designed to run pretty much forever, while serialized shows tend to be designed with an endpoint in mind, and therefore feel stale if the show is renewed past that endpoint.
Efficient_Paper t1_iu1juek wrote
Reply to When people say Buffy the Vampire Slater is a good show are they being sarcastic? by BitCharacter1951
When people call Buffy good, they're not being sarcastic, but they are selling it short.
It is a fantastic show.
Efficient_Paper t1_j652ul9 wrote
Reply to Why was Xena Warrior Princess cancelled? by Cris_Braga
It was cancelled after six seasons, which is the usual duration of actors' contracts.
Renewing it probably would have meant new contracts for the actors, which means the show would have become more expensive.
(This is just speculation, but that kind of stuff happens often.)