What Show Should Have Only Had One Season?

[NN]

Rings Of Power. No point in chucking good money after bad.

 

[Atomoctba]

That's interesting. I have never actually watched that show, but it seems from observing the fandom that few people would agree with you.

First season was the monster of week (sasquatches, strigoi, vampires, demons, ghosts, wraiths, witches, etc). Later seasons are more the demon that messed our parents' life and then the war between Heaven and Hell). So the first season, while the least focused, was the most fun just because that.

 

[Zaukrie]

First season was the monster of week (sasquatches, strigoi, vampires, demons, ghosts, wraiths, witches, etc). Later seasons are more the demon that messed our parents' life and then the war between Heaven and Hell). So the first season, while the least focused, was the most fun just because that.

So, x files.....

 

[Atomoctba]

So, x files.....

Good catch. X-Files, IMHO, should also have had just one season

 

[Ruin Explorer]

That's interesting. I have never actually watched that show, but it seems from observing the fandom that few people would agree with you.

Because it was a rather different show, and the fans are the fans of the show that ran for fifteen years, not just the first year or three.

S1 is pretty much purely an episodic edgy demon-hunting show (not exactly an uncommon genre), but with hilarious early 2000s distortion FX, very heavy colour grading, constant jump-scares, and so on. It also took itself pretty seriously.

S2-4 it slooooowly transitioned from being this self-serious and edgy episodic show, into a show that was increasingly a slightly comedic/charming "buddy" show with a heavy supernatural theme, and that became much, much more character-driven, and much more into very lengthy arcs, increasingly abandoning episodic stuff.

Castiel (beginning of S4) arriving really starts changing a bit more rapidly.

(IIRC even by S2 they've abandoned the demented colour-grading and removed most of the jumpscares, moving away from it being horror-horror.)

 

[payn]

Because it was a rather different show, and the fans are the fans of the show that ran for fifteen years, not just the first year or three.

S1 is pretty much purely an episodic edgy demon-hunting show (not exactly an uncommon genre), but with hilarious early 2000s distortion FX, very heavy colour grading, constant jump-scares, and so on. It also took itself pretty seriously.

S2-4 it slooooowly transitioned from being this self-serious and edgy episodic show, into a show that was increasingly a slightly comedic/charming "buddy" show with a heavy supernatural theme, and that became much, much more character-driven, and much more into very lengthy arcs, increasingly abandoning episodic stuff.

Castiel (beginning of S4) arriving really starts changing a bit more rapidly.

(IIRC even by S2 they've abandoned the demented colour-grading and removed most of the jumpscares, moving away from it being horror-horror.)

I havent seen any of it, but I gotta admit, the latter sounds way better to me than the former.

 

[Ruin Explorer]

I havent seen any of it, but I gotta admit, the latter sounds way better to me than the former.

I think most people felt that way, as it ran for 15 seasons! I suspect if they'd stuck to the pure original formula, including the colour-grading and jump-scares, 2-3 seasons would have been optimistic. I don't think Eric Kripke (the The Boys guy these days) changed it on a whim, but rather in response to feedback or his own judgement of the show.

 

[Reynard]

I havent seen any of it, but I gotta admit, the latter sounds way better to me than the former.

That show was on for 15 years(2005 to 2020). That's insane.

 

[payn]

I know this thread is about shows, but im hearing One Upon a Time in Hollywood 2 and gotta ask; why?

 

[darjr]

Firefly.

I love it but....