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the_rckTV series you were saddest to see come to an end, and why. (for silverr)
This one is hard. I can think of a lot of series that I felt ended before their time-- Farscape, The Invisible Man, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Crusade, The Pretender, Teen Titans. I'm sure there are others if I really think about it. These are all shows that I loved and would have liked to see continue.
I think, of those I listed, the one I was saddest about was The Pretender. I'm not sure how it could have continued-- During the fourth season, the story arc started making less and less sense. I still loved the individual episodes and the characters, but I had trouble buying the convolutions in the story arc. I was willing to roll with them because I adored the show. The Pretender was the first canon I fell for completely and utterly. It was the first canon for which I sought out fic. I didn't write anything for it for many years.
I found The Pretender when it was almost over (I'm not sure I caught any episodes in their first run, but I was around when the movies first aired), but it came along at a time when I really needed something like it. I had just lost my job due to disability, and I had no idea what to do with myself. The Pretender gave me something to look forward to, something to fill my thoughts besides my uncertainties about the future.
All of that meant that seeing the end of the series was heart breaking even if I wasn't altogether happy with what was going on in it. I regret all the unanswered questions. I regret not having more time with the characters. I regret not finding the fan community sooner.
I did investigate the novel reboot that started recently, but it was dreadful, and it didn't really scratch the itch. I was interested in the characters as they were at the end of the series. Seeing them reset to zero didn't work for me. Also, sex and violence don't necessarily improve a story.
silverr)This one is hard. I can think of a lot of series that I felt ended before their time-- Farscape, The Invisible Man, The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Crusade, The Pretender, Teen Titans. I'm sure there are others if I really think about it. These are all shows that I loved and would have liked to see continue.
I think, of those I listed, the one I was saddest about was The Pretender. I'm not sure how it could have continued-- During the fourth season, the story arc started making less and less sense. I still loved the individual episodes and the characters, but I had trouble buying the convolutions in the story arc. I was willing to roll with them because I adored the show. The Pretender was the first canon I fell for completely and utterly. It was the first canon for which I sought out fic. I didn't write anything for it for many years.
I found The Pretender when it was almost over (I'm not sure I caught any episodes in their first run, but I was around when the movies first aired), but it came along at a time when I really needed something like it. I had just lost my job due to disability, and I had no idea what to do with myself. The Pretender gave me something to look forward to, something to fill my thoughts besides my uncertainties about the future.
All of that meant that seeing the end of the series was heart breaking even if I wasn't altogether happy with what was going on in it. I regret all the unanswered questions. I regret not having more time with the characters. I regret not finding the fan community sooner.
I did investigate the novel reboot that started recently, but it was dreadful, and it didn't really scratch the itch. I was interested in the characters as they were at the end of the series. Seeing them reset to zero didn't work for me. Also, sex and violence don't necessarily improve a story.
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