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Is there a TV series you regret watching purely because of how long it was, and overall, how unsatisfactory it was when it finished? (piefed.social)
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For me, it was The Walking Dead. It obviously suffered seriously quality decline over its run - but because it was so long, I could've instead watched so many other shows instead.

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[–] snooggums@piefed.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

I heard how bad season 2 was before watching season 1 so just did the one and done and can absolutely confirm it wrapped up nicely and there is no need for more seasons.

My understanding was that it was supposed to be an anthology with different characters each season which is why the first season finale completed all of the character arcs.

[–] gasgiant@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

If I remember correctly there was a writers strike that disrupted series 2.

I also seem to remember that they got it back a bit in series 3 but then went rubbish again in 4

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Adding to that season 2, which was already struggling, happened during a writers strike so the story just sorta cuts off halfway through.

Minor spoilers for season 2 there is a character that time travels with their love interest to a dystopian future. They travel back to the present but leave their love interest trapped in the future. Other than a brief line of dialogue that character or the dystopian future never come up again.