Re: TV: A Succession of Watchmen in The Good Place
HIMYM was a classic case of staying too long as the party. The writing had eroded to the point where it couldn't support a finale. This has happened many times (MASH, Galactica, BoJack Horseman, Buffy, OITNB, Crazy Ex-GF, Community). Most shows stay too long.The only finale I can remember that's also one of the best episodes in the show is The Good Place.
The writing is the only thing that really matters in a show (the actors are cute but they're instruments being played). If the writers are en banc then the later years are the Peter Principle where the good ones have moved on and only the bad ones or, worse, young fans of the show, are left. If the creator is the major writer then with a long run they exhaust their ideas and/or get high on their own supply.
Originally posted by unofan
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The writing is the only thing that really matters in a show (the actors are cute but they're instruments being played). If the writers are en banc then the later years are the Peter Principle where the good ones have moved on and only the bad ones or, worse, young fans of the show, are left. If the creator is the major writer then with a long run they exhaust their ideas and/or get high on their own supply.
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