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Which shows do you think ended too soon, or went on too long? (lemm.ee)
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[–] buzziebee 15 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

My list:

Too soon:

  • The OA
  • Firefly
  • Caprica (it was just starting to get interesting)
  • Stargate Universe
  • Jericho
  • Altered Carbon

Too long:

  • Game of thrones
  • Dexter
  • Lost
  • Arrested development (they made a huge mistake bringing it back)
[–] RexWrexWrecks 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Altered Carbon season 1 was absolutely amazing. Everything from the cyberpunk aesthetic to Joel Kinnaman's acting was a joy to behold. The story in season 2 was good but Anthony Mackie killed it for me ... In a bad way.

Mackie is just such a limited actor. Why does he continue to get cast in movies?

[–] buzziebee 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah I didn't rate him at all either, and it definitely started off a lot slower, but by the end I was properly into the story of season 2. It's a really shame as like you said season 1 was incredible, they just didn't have the same budget for S2. I would have liked to see more as we would have had a different actor and it never really got finished.

[–] CeruleanRuin 5 points 10 months ago

I am still mad that SGU didn't even get a sign-off movie on SyFy. That franchise was a massive property for that network, and the moment one of them faltered in the ratings they just dropped it like it was diseased. Those characters deserved better.

[–] BlackPenguins 3 points 10 months ago

I recommend watching the redited version of arrested development. It's slightly better and the characters feel less isolated.