What Show Should Have Only Had One Season?

[The Soloist]

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

We watched Supernatural from beginning to end. Seasons 1 to 5 form a cohesive concept. The series was designed by Kripke for 5 seasons. You don't have to continue beyond.

After that, we tagged along because, like many long-lasting TV shows, the interaction between the main characters is more important than the monster of the week mystery. Some episodes are pure gold in self-irony or meta discourse.

There is a favourite episode in which a group of high school girls do a musical about the life of the Winchester Boys. There is a mystery at the school, and the real Boys show up. They end up watching the musical at the end.

There is also an animated Scooby-Doo episode. And the best is a Convention about Supernatural. The real Winchesters show up only to meet Cosplay Winchesters. No one believes they are the real deal. A very well-constructed and touching episode.

 

[Richards]

I'd agree with Firefly, but for a completely different reason: I want to see the rest of season one that was never filmed! I'd really like to have multiple seasons, but at this point I'd be happy if they had been allowed to make one full season.

Johnathan

 

[Reynard]

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

Brad Pitt wants to play that character again.

 

[payn]

Brad Pitt wants to play that character again.

Well then by all means

Reminds me of Riddick movies. They get made cause Vin has money to make them. I’m all right with it.

 

[Zaukrie]

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

Well, that was more about how it started as monster a week, and became bogged down over time ...

 

[Reynard]

Well, that was more about how it started as monster a week, and became bogged down over time ...

I don't think that is a fair assessment of X-Files. it started as, and succeeded because, there was a mythology from the very first episode. It always had MotW episodes with Mythology episodes sprinkled throughout (with the big ones happening at Sweeps; remember sweeps?!?) and maintained that balance pretty much all the way through the 5th season -- where is where that show should have ended.

 

[TiQuinn]

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

Hollywood has a lot of its own baked in mythology so if it were to do something totally different I wouldn’t be opposed

 

[ThrorII]

Heroes is the quintessential answer to this question. I grew tired of the 'world ending disaster of the season' plots. They should have either ended at season 1, or (as I was hoping) go the full 5 seasons and show us how The Future that was shown was inevitable and how we get there despite everyone's best efforts.

I would put The Boys in there as well, as I feel seasons 2-4 have been just dragging out the inevitable.

Same with Stranger Things. Should have just been 1 season (a mini series only).

 

[Deset Gled]

We watched Supernatural from beginning to end. Seasons 1 to 5 form a cohesive concept. The series was designed by Kripke for 5 seasons. You don't have to continue beyond.

After that, we tagged along because, like many long-lasting TV shows, the interaction between the main characters is more important than the monster of the week mystery. Some episodes are pure gold in self-irony or meta discourse.

There is a favourite episode in which a group of high school girls do a musical about the life of the Winchester Boys. There is a mystery at the school, and the real Boys show up. They end up watching the musical at the end.

There is also an animated Scooby-Doo episode. And the best is a Convention about Supernatural. The real Winchesters show up only to meet Cosplay Winchesters. No one believes they are the real deal. A very well-constructed and touching episode.

I also watched all of Supernatural in it's first run. I will stand up for the later season being highly worth while. There are highs and lows, some seasons are absolutely better than others, and even the so-called best seasons have some major rough spots. But overall it's great.

One of the big things about Supernatural is that it only works if you enjoy the filler. It's important to remember that Supernatural is fundamentally a monster-of-the-week show, and the season arcs are framing but not always the main story. If you're there just for the major plotlines, you're going to get bored fast, and also disappointed with the results. If you sit back and have fun with the MOTW stuff, it will be a fun ride.

Also, the show absolutely reinvents itself multiple times. There is a point somewhere around season 7 where the writing becomes highly self aware, and that's really what keeps it going over time.

I actually liked the finale, too, which is probably a bit controversial.

 

[Reynard]

Antithesis: if ST: TNG had only one season, it would be remembered as the WORST Star Trek show. Despite the potential of Encounter at Farpoint and a couple of other standouts, TNG S1 was horrible. And a beardless Riker is no Riker at all.