Do you think that producers ...
Question: Do you think that producers are in deep denial over the survival chances of their shows?
The Class went out on a cliff-hanger when they could have easily tied up loose ends that still led to more stories if a second season should occur. The unfortunate truth is that a sophomore year is probably not in the cards for the show. Why can't they acknowledge this and satisfy an audience that has been very loyal to them? The same goes for
Veronica Mars.
Rob Thomas has said that he won't end the season as if it could be the end in an attempt to make it more difficult for the network to cancel them. It's not as though a show has never gone out on an unresolved cliff-hanger, or that the network would shudder at the thought of doing so.
Joss Whedon always ended his seasons as a closed book with a potential sequel, and it always worked. In the likely chance that
Veronica Mars does not get its much-deserved fourth season, then we won't receive any closure to these beloved characters that we've followed for three years. The viewers' satisfaction, in this case, should come first. Aren't the viewers — the fans, the people who have become invested in this universe — whom they are making the show for in the first place?
Answer: My point exactly. As for denial and Hollywood: a perfect match. Including
The Class in this discussion also makes sense. Lots of mail has come in since that show's early exit, indicating a high level of frustration.
The Class ended many of its episodes with jarring twists, so it didn't surprise me that the show failed to tie up all of its loose ends and instead created new complications, even with its future in doubt. I like to think of this show's characters as perpetually screwed up, blessed with miserable timing, and that even if we don't get to see the rest of the story, that Duncan and Kat would stick to their guns that their impulsive fling was just that, and that the right characters would eventually end up with each other. Like Ross and Rachel did.
