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[frelling_tralk]

Urgh I don't know if it's just me (as tv writers seem convinced we love them), but I HATE cliffhangers. What is the big deal with every season having to end on them, and now news about DW's new season being split in half with a cliffhanger to "keep viewers on the edge of their seats". Smallville's cliffhangers are another peeve of mine because every single season ends on a cliffhanger, and it really makes me miss Buffy ending each season properly and giving you a complete story in one season


I can still anticipate the new season just as much without plot points leaving the audience hanging for months on end.

Comments

[llenka.livejournal.com]

THIS. i hate cliffhangers.

[firebunny.livejournal.com]

I enjoy a good cliff hanger, but so few cliff hangers are actually good and season ending cliff hangers are so cliche now that it's refreshing when a series doesn't have one.

[lasultrix.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more. It makes me irritated, not full of longing for the next season.

[sum1-different.livejournal.com]

The habit some shows have of ending seasons on cliffhangers is really annoying.

Remember Joss told us he wouldn't end Angel on a cliffhanger and then he did? That really pissed me off.

[apeygirl.livejournal.com]

God, I miss Buffy.

It bothers me even more with HBO shows because you have to wait about nine months for any kind of resolution. I sometimes think it's insecurity on the part of the showrunners, like thy think people won't come back without a cliffhanger.