testingtor t1_jcqx66o wrote on March 18, 2023 at 9:39 PM

Reply to comment by jogoso2014 in Do shows also decide if they wish to renew? by Lasciviouslibation

> Producers are able to decide when a show ends if the studio wants to keep making it.

Yes and no. Producers can leave but the studio can try to keep going without them.

jogoso2014 t1_jcr25sk wrote on March 18, 2023 at 10:17 PM

That’s true if they own it. I was basically talking about the owners as the producers but I know it’s more complicated than that.

HBO can keep making unlimited shows based on Game of Thrones but I’m pretty sure D and D had the right to conclude the main story which is why it was so controversial to have a conclusion to a story that the author didn’t have a conclusion to.

testingtor t1_jcr2ahi wrote on March 18, 2023 at 10:18 PM

Its pretty uncommon now for the studio to not at least own a piece of it.

jogoso2014 t1_jcrpqnm wrote on March 19, 2023 at 1:16 AM

Right but that partial ownership may not extend to keeping the show going.

It would just require them to still get paid.

staedtler2018 t1_jd7ff4t wrote on March 22, 2023 at 11:44 AM

I don't know that D&D had that right. Rather, HBO does not want to do the "crass" network TV thing where you keep the show going even if the creators want to leave because you want to make more money. They are supposed to be a place for 'creatives,' after all.