Cancelled/Renewed shows and my thoughts

[author_by_night]

Which hopefully won't tick anyone off. I started this list on a friend's LJ but thought I'd post/add to it as well.

Glee - Renewed: Part of me is surprised, because it feels like very few people I know who were really into it at first - I mean full on "OMG WHY HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED THIS YET DON'T STOP BELIEVING" Gleeks - are actually into it; it seems to me a lot of them haven't really been interested in a while. Like them, neither have I, and I was pretty into the show at first. On the other hand, the people I do know who like it are also huge American Idol/Dancing With the Stars buffs, and in all complete honesty, I think Glee is really for that crowd. I'm not in it, however, so I'm pretty much out. (Although I do like the episodes with Kurt/Rachel/Santana in New York. I kind of wish Glee had taken a risk and followed them entirely.  Then maybe Rachel could've been given a singing storyline as well as yet another romantic one.)

Parks and Recreation - Renewed: I'm glad, because I do think this is a great show that deserves more viewers - OTOH I'm glad it doesn't and gets away with it, because I feel like shows are better when everyone isn't watching them and they don't have to be so... mainstream. I know this sounds really hipster of me, but that's what I think.

Happy Endings - Cancelled: I'm disappointed, because I do think this show really had something going for it. I wasn't the biggest fan, I'll admit that - the characters were all annoying, especially Penny, who I think we were supposed to actually really like. But I also feel that because it always teetered on the edge of cancellation, it was sort of stuck between a rock and a hard place. It just feels like it never really had a chance.

Community - Renewed: I also think Community suffered a lot this season - there were what, ten episodes? So a lot of things didn't make sense, and so there wasn't even any payoff. I believe next season it can go back to rocking on. (Although I'll always stand by my belief that the first season was best. Sorry.)

Raising Hope - Renewed: This sort of surprises me. It's another show where I liked the first season, but after that I could take it or leave it. This seems to be a habit with me.

Comments

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

I wasn't too surprised by Happy Endings' cancellation and I sort of thought it had implicitly been cancelled when they started the double episode airings. I really loved the show at first, especially Brad and Jane, but the lack of forward character growth on the show really bothered me this season.

Glee, what. Nobody is watching it anymore, not even on Tumblr. Or maybe I've just been really effective in my Tumblr Savior tags.

I'm glad Parks is getting another season, though perhaps it should be the last one. It'll give them a chance to wrap up storylines in a solid fashion, give us the Swanson/Xena baby (which I am going to die over) and send us off into the sunset with our little show that could. I'd be okay with that. I sort of want them to jump forward in time so we can see Ron being a dad with Baby Swanson and see Leslie and Ben preparing to send her to the state Senate - to the White House and beyond!

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

Happy Endings had absolutely no character growth, and Jane went from amusingly anal to creepy. Actually, I think Brad's the only character I like.

With Glee, I think some of it is that enough people are watching it, and as I said, it's a Fox darling and an AI darling, so it gets to stay. Sadly.

Yeah, I kind of want P&R to end before it goes stale too. They've done a superb job of not doing that, of continuing to let characters grow, but eventually it's going to be hard to do that within reason, and that's usually when shows stop being as great. I want them to end on a high note.

[incoherent_love.livejournal.com]

Most people I know hate-watch Glee, or still watch but don't care much anymore. My one friend who was just so so into it, I don't even know if she watches and she was obsessed. I only started watching because of Darren Criss but after the second season he was on I couldn't sit through it anymore. I think everyone on that show deserves more. If that makes sense. I am a fan of so many people on the show but the show is just... just.

I tried watching Happy Endings. I started liking Penny but she got really annoying quickly. The only characters on the show I liked were Jane and Brad..... and even then I still had to look up their names just now.

I love Community. The end. :) But really, I'm so glad they got renewed after how they were treated this last season. The way they all handled it was great.

I've never watched Parks & Rec or Rasing Hope. I want to watch Parks & Rec but I would have to watch from the beginning. It's not on Netflix which is disappointing.

Sorry for going on and on. Oops. :(

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

Most people I know hate-watch Glee, or still watch but don't care much anymore.

That's a good point. I think a lot of people just like it for the music, too. Or always love/hated it, so it doesn't make much of a difference.

I love Community too, and although I didn't love this season, I think they were working with next to nothing after everything the show went through. I know a lot of people blame the new staff, but I don't think that's really the problem.

That's so weird that P&R isn't on netflix. It is on iTunes, although you'd have to watch a bit at a time.

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

I;m glad that Parks and Rec is renewed :D

Yeah, I've never been a fan of Glee, so I'm not that surprised.

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

I'm really pleasantly surprised about Community--the way they were treating it, I was so sure this was the final season. IDK what you mean about So a lot of things didn't make sense, and so there wasn't even any payoff--is there usually payoff every season? :s I still haven't seen the last couple of episodes, but I feel like this season was about on par with much of season 3 at least--hit and miss. I think the Troy/Britta pairing never made much sense, but I liked how they resolved that in the body switching epp.

But with Community I feel like there is a real division in fandom, depending on which seasons you like best. Personally I found myself bored/unimpressed with most of season 1 until the very end, where I thought it began to get much better in season 2 (except for Britta's character, I agree her characterization went downhill a bit, and I did miss Jeff/Britta).

I don't think any of my shows have been cancelled so far, unfortunately in some cases where I think they have outlived their usefulness. :/ Just waiting with baited breath about The Borgias. O_o *knock on wood*

[linda-lupos.livejournal.com]

Another Borgias fan! Yes, they really need to come out with the final news. I've been hearing all sorts of things about a fourth season or a 2 hour movie or what. I just want *certainty* damnit...

[sherrilina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I've seen you around cesare_lucrezia! ;) Ugh yes the back and forth is making me so anxious, I need to know already--it's the renewal I care most about! O_o

[secondmezzanine.livejournal.com]

That's kind of the issue I have with Happy Endings. My friends and roommate sing its praises and try to get me to watch it, but... I just don't really like any of the characters. Sometimes I feel like it's trying too hard to be quirky and everyone comes off as annoying to me.

[mikomichan.livejournal.com]

I was really happy to hear about Parks and Rec because I need that little bit of joy and goodness in my life! In some ways I'm scared that the longer the show goes on the more at risk it is of losing that delightful, zany, spark it has, but I could never say no to more of those characters!

Have to admit I'm totally shocked by Community's renewal. I thought it was done for good, especially with Chevy Chase's departure and how uneven the whole season has been and an underwhelming fan and critic response. Here's hoping they've got the hang out it now and it'll just keep getting better :)

(Also ugh Glee. For a show that wants so badly to be inclusive and on the side of the little guys and stuff, it's really kind of alienating and offensive like 90% of the time :/)

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

I'm worried P&R will be spoiled if it goes on too long myself. As I said in another comment, I already feel like there's a small something missing - I can't even place my finger on it. Then again, the showrunnners seem to understand the concept of character development and changing things around for them, so that helps.

I think Glee can alienating and offensive because it's trying so hard to be inclusive and thought provoking. They don't always do their research, for starters, so they talk about things they know nothing about - why not just stick to what they do? Or keep things subtle - some very good scenes and episodes have proved that the writers and Ryan Murphy are capable of subtlety, they just don't always bother because they'd rather hit us over the head with poorly delivered messages.