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      I still rewatch the series and movie every few years and get pissed off at the end all over again.

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      came to say its still firefly. Just watching serenity and I have not since it came out. Even bought the blue ray and did not watch it at the time. I have to say I like it a bit more. I think I was so sad at all the plot lines I could see them snip at the time that it just sorta depressed me when I watched it in the theater.

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      they cancelled blood of zeus, because they dint want to continue the series, it was meant to go on for another 3 seasons. also heard netflix made any showrunners from cancelled shows legally unable to go to another network to continue the series.

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    Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. I’m not a big Terminator-head, only seen half of the movies, but that was the version of Terminator I really got into.

    TSCC ENDING SPOILERS, STAY OUT

    The decision to end the show by having John jump into the post-apocalyptic future was wild, from a production standpoint. You have this show that’s in permanent danger of being cancelled and you go “What if we set up our ending so the next season is guaranteed to blow the budget because we can’t just film in present-day California any more?” It was a great hook, but I wonder whether they could have gotten a third season if they’d presented a smaller target.

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      I loved this show! But the abrupt “ending” just left so many plot points unanswered that I can’t rewatch it at all, because I get disappointed. The acting was quite impressive, especially Lena Hedley (Sarah Connor), who went on to play Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones

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        A lot of great performances, absolutely. And the long-form presentation is really what gave Summer Glau room to do the kind of “robot becomes human” work that is not really possible in the movies.

        I agree that the ending is kind of too specific to be satisfying. I don’t mind ambiguous or open endings that leave you wondering (maybe forever) what will come next, but the ending we got told us too much and not enough at the same time.

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        I feel like cutting the episode slightly early would have worked better if they wanted to craft a “maybe we’ll get a season 3, maybe this is the end” situation. If the cliffhanger was “Will John stay in the present or jump into the future?” and the show got cancelled there, there’s nothing promised about where this story is headed and the possibilities for what adventures come next are basically endless. Instead, the show told us exactly what direction the story was going in and then … didn’t do it. That’s worse to me.

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      I don’t think Black Books was cancelled as such, I just think Dylan Moran was done.

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      You have to admit, Bab5 had a great run and the last season didn’t hold the appeal of the first 4.

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        The fifth season was good half way through, that’s when they didn’t renew the contract for a (much more expensive) sixth season, and Stracinsky suddenly had to wrap the story up.

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    Santa Clarita Diet. I just liked the characters, the actors have some real strong performances, and the plot was going down some interesting paths with the society of zombie hunters.

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    Westworld. It was the final sason, had already been renewed, was already in pre-production, and they paid all the actors. But new management trashed it for a tax writeoff

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    Much less a cancellation and more of a “setup and abandoned”.

    Season 1 of Picard setup a new and interesting crew for a spin off series. Never happened.

    Season 3 of Picard did so again, but it also looks like nothing will come of it.

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      Picard, what a shit show. 3 completely disconnected seasons with 3 completely separate agendas. It’s the only show I can say “just watch season 3, you’ll be fine”.

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        Yep. I still don’t understand how they thought it’d be a good idea to remake Battlestar Galactica 1984 in season 2.

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      picard was just a bad series overall, not as bad as STD, but was pretty bad. and snw tries to rectify that, but it still not a good show.

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      Just Patriot, The Patriot is that Mel Gibson movie people think I’m talking about when I tell them they need to watch Patriot immediately.

      Perpetual Grace LTD was pretty good too, probably saw less views because it was exclusive to another premium channel no one cared enough to pay for.

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      I started Black Summer because they were short and I was bored, but soon became hooked and binged all of them. Excellent stories in a crowded genre.

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    Wheel of Time. Incredible story that I’ve read and reread since I was a child, combined with a stellar cast and some minor changes to have better LGBTQ rep. It got really good and then they axed it.

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    Almost Human

    Karl Urban and Michael Ealy made a great pair.

    Farscape

    One more season instead if the 2 part TV movie we got trying to hastily wrap it all up.

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    Cowboy Bebop, the live action one.

    I know that a lot of teh fans of the original anime series hated it, but I never liked that and really enjoyed the live action one.

    Also Star Trek: Prodigy.