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by manarth 3594 days ago
> TV can just flow naturally until it's done

If only it stopped when it really was done: Firefly, The 4400, Terra Nova, SGU…

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Firefly+Serenity could be a pretty great ~20 episode series.

If it followed TV success, it would have 50-100 forgettable episodes to go with 20 good ones.

I think this applies to an awful lot of stuff on TV. The economics of it mean that buying season 5 is a better choice than taking a risk on something new. I think better stories would get told if series were generally shorter.