I just loathe it when shows that are on the bubble do a cliffhanger. They do it because they think it increases their chances of coming back (which does actually work once in a blue moon) but really all it does is increase the chances of having a show with no ending.
Except TNG wasn't in danger of being canceled at that point.
Yeah, think this is a pretty shortsighted decision that I doubt will have any effect on whether they get picked up for a third season or not. Depending on what exactly the cliffhanger will be, this ultimately has the potential to really piss off viewers. But also, what’s the thinking behind revealing this so early? Is it really because they think knowing season two will end on a cliffhanger will somehow mobilize viewers to start demanding a third season? I can’t imagine that it’s very likely to happen that way.When we talked to talked to you and Gaia a couple of weeks ago, you teased the season 2 finale a bit. So just to be clear, would you call it a cliffhanger?
Noga Landau: I would say it is a cliffhanger. It is a cliffhanger at the end of season 2.
The season 1 finale wraps up cleanly, even though you knew you had another season. But for season 2 you don’t know, so why go with a cliffhanger?
Noga Landau: Honestly it’s because we listened to what our story wanted to be, and we went with it. We wrote it the way that it felt organic and natural. And I hope we get to keep making many more seasons of Starfleet Academy, because we have a lot more story to tell.
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Honestly, what little anticipation I had just got halved. I now know I can look forward to a season that does not actually finish, and possibly might never finish. What a shitty decision.
But TNG itself was not in danger. Unlike SFA, which is very much in danger of cancellation.
As I said, this is my odd place where I think Stewart leaving would feel as strange as a cancelation. But, I also don't mind cancelled shows even with cliffhangers so I'm afraid it doesn't hit as a disservice as you would say.
Even if Patrick Stewart left, TNG would have already had a 4th season coming, so it wasn't getting canceled at that point.
Ok. I can accept that even if I don't agree. It's not logical but it's just true for me.
Maybe he would have had recurring guest appearances as Locutus.
I liked Shives' review as well, but I always get a kick out of how bent outta shape he gets vis-a-vis fan service. I don't quite share his belief that Series Acclimation Mil represents the utter nadir of the season. It indulges in fan service, sure, but it serves a point to the plot and isn't just there in lieu of a story (cough-Picard-cough).
If that's his opinion of Series Acclamation Mil, then I'm not even going to bother wasting my time listening to it. I swear, sometimes I feel the need to put phrase "fan service" on the same shelf of irrelevancy as "canon violation".
His review is very good apart from the blind spot he's got on any measure of fan service. I tend to agree with 95% of his thoughts, so I'm more entertained by that differing 5% because Steve's not an asshole about it.
Season 1 was filmed almost two years ago, so I doubt that's the case.
