tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post30085815448909842..comments2024-03-22T12:11:58.453-06:00Comments on Michael Offutt: Are stories that never end really made to last in popularity?Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-36691544875155939042018-01-22T15:59:30.239-07:002018-01-22T15:59:30.239-07:00All shows will end one way or another. Then years ...All shows will end one way or another. Then years later, they will be brought back in a reboot. Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07922596724107742478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-50450591255754263552018-01-22T15:56:11.260-07:002018-01-22T15:56:11.260-07:00I always end up disliking shows without a feeling ...I always end up disliking shows without a feeling of progression. I soured on the Walking Dead after season 4 as I could see we'd gotten on a treadmill of no progression. It's what makes shows like The Wire, Mr Robot, and Breaking Bad among my favorites. I usually only good for 2-3 season on any show unless I see it building to an end. Even with all last season's problems, this is one of the reasons people will tune in to season 8. It's story with consequences and it is going to end. That's how all shows should be made.<br /><br />For some reason I don't have that problem with South Park (don't judge me!). It's the same thing over and over but I think comedies get a pass.Kevin Longhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092721842140433268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-22149623229635879272018-01-22T15:16:40.786-07:002018-01-22T15:16:40.786-07:00Without SouthPark incl., I enjoy the randomness of...Without SouthPark incl., I enjoy the randomness of the others. I do not have to have watched previous episodes. I love the flow that winds around. <br /><br />Saturation? Simpsons did that, but others didn't. Well, Supernatural has to let those boys age and have a life.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-82294400830190916852018-01-22T14:54:01.542-07:002018-01-22T14:54:01.542-07:00It's a phase. You're burned out. You'v...It's a phase. You're burned out. You've had these shows and movies going for so long that you're reached your saturation point. Go ahead and put these aside for now. Find something new.<br /><br />There will come a time when you'll want these stories again. It might take a year. Or two. But they'll feel good again to you. They'll be interesting once again. And you'll wonder how you ever got bored in the first place.<br /><br />I've experienced this phenomena before. I had it with Star Trek. I was done with Law & Order. I stopped watching. And then one day I caught one on something or other, and I was right back into them. I just needed the time away.<br /><br />Do stories that never end bore us? I think we just reach a point where we've been storied out. But their season will come again.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-3451100649540422292018-01-22T10:37:15.918-07:002018-01-22T10:37:15.918-07:00Just because something is ongoing doesn't mean...Just because something is ongoing doesn't mean it doesn't have complete stories.<br />Which is why Marvel is working so well, right now. They have very concise story arcs. Some of them are interwoven, like the infinity stones going on in the background of other stories, but each arc is complete within itself.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-82613402872509810442018-01-22T04:49:02.168-07:002018-01-22T04:49:02.168-07:00Welcome to my world, lol. The Walking Dead has ju...Welcome to my world, lol. The Walking Dead has just been repeating itself for years. The Simpsons peaked 18 seasons ago but no one seems to care. There's not a single movie I'm really excited about, though I'm curious about Black Panther and the Pacific Rim sequel. PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495499100279472520.post-43350305487242511322018-01-22T03:51:03.402-07:002018-01-22T03:51:03.402-07:00If you think about it, the original trilogy of Sta...If you think about it, the original trilogy of Star Wars was a happy ending to the war, but Lucas' next trilogy was an unhappy ending. I'm assuming the current trilogy will also wrap up and probably with a happy ending.<br />A good series can go on for a long time, but some start to grow weary. I'll admit I prefer the stand alones to the mythology when it comes to X-Files. I mean, at some point, Mulder and Scully have to stop the alien virus from wiping out all life on earth, right?<br />And why the Simpsons continues, I have no idea. That series ran out of steam many, many years ago.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com