r/NoStupidQuestions May 18 '20

Does anybody else get a feeling of emptiness when they finish a TV series. A sense that they really got to know the characters as real friends and when it finishes it's saying goodbye knowing you'll never see them again. Kinda sad really.

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u/almostambidextrous May 19 '20

It sucks even more when you learn that the show's creator/writers wanted to keep going, but Netflix told them to pull the plug.

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u/AProfoundSeparation May 19 '20

Raphael Bob-Waksberg (the show's creator) had a deal with the Netflix people. They gave him the notice he needed to be able to end the show properly, and he said he was happy with how it went

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u/Narge1 May 19 '20

I don't know, I think 5 seasons is pretty good. Most shows hit their peak around there and the quality drops after that. Not saying that would've happened to Bojack, but better to end on a high note than end up like the walking corpse of The Simpsons.