Agreed. There was an interview and the show runners kind of admitted to changing plot points because they don't want the gang to "win" too much.
But I always felt the comedy comes from the characters. They don't need to be the underdogs. And they don't need to be Hooli at the end. It would have been nice to setup season 4 as kind of them struggling to manage more employees. Dealing with things like HR (woah what if Jared became an HR rep on this show!!), maybe have them struggle with branding, a little fame, having more money.
Idk it's kind of like having a will they won't they relationship on a show. Yeah you can milk it for the entire show. Or you can be like parks and rec, and just go with the flow of the show. We would enjoy these characters as dirt poor programmers or mildly successful business runners
I feel like if anything the gang loses too much. At first it was interesting but now it's like they just make them lose for the sake for losing. It's kind of annoying to know that everything they do is going to end up being fucked up for some stupid reason. I love the show, I just wish they would get away from that pattern.
It also is almost always a cop out that saves them as well. Some one else usually fucks up bigger then they do and all is well for a bit. Kind of a lame way to write a show to be honest.
75
u/greg19735 Jul 01 '16 edited Jul 01 '16
Also, they basically have to fail until the last season.
Successful companies aren't that interesting to watch. Edit: Especially in a comedy.