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TheOtherUprising t1_je0pc7n wrote

It’s already gone on for far too long and was in decline before Damian Lewis left. But such is the tradition on Showtime.

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[deleted] t1_je0rap3 wrote

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MulciberTenebras t1_je0ucy2 wrote

And now they're gonna make a ton of spinoffs (Paramount is hellbent on franchises).

"Trillons" and "Millions" are in the works.

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Jesus_Faction t1_je1erkc wrote

cant tell if satire...

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MulciberTenebras t1_je1fd1o wrote

No, I'm sadly being serious. The spinoffs are called Trillions and Millions (and there's two others set in London and Miami)

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thebiggesthater420 t1_je25m8h wrote

Looking forward to Dozens, the Billions-Arrested Development crossover about all the never-nudes in the world

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NaRaGaMo t1_je1f7uw wrote

OC forgot there are two more billions spinoff one based out of UK and there's another one whose name I forgot

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goldblum_in_a_tux t1_je1skqh wrote

UK version gonna be called PoundTown and instead of being centered around global financiers will focus on the UK version of the dollar store

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mannyman34 t1_je1nrso wrote

The time to spin it off was after season 2 and create a political show with sackoff.

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MulciberTenebras t1_je1pgpx wrote

Back then the network was broke. Now they're being absorbed into Paramount.

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Dogbuysvan t1_je19sfh wrote

Using my lifetime of method acting I nailed the audition for "dozens."

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BlockbusterMovies t1_je1i04a wrote

Showtime shows end too late. Netflix shows end too soon. HBO shows, for the most part, end at the right time.

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Artistic-Toe-8803 t1_je11utz wrote

I keep hearing this about Showtime, but Ive never watched a Showtime series afaik. What other shows have they done this with?

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JustAboutAlright t1_je12haf wrote

Almost all of their hits - Billions, Homeland, Dexter, Californication, Ray Donovan (though I don’t think it’s as egregious).

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TheOtherUprising t1_je135sf wrote

Weeds and Shameless as well.

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buhlakay t1_je1f8tz wrote

God how could I forget about Weeds. That show was so great...until it wasn't

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RealJohnGillman t1_je5q7xf wrote

It was interesting how they would consistently upend the premise of the series with everyone except the protagonist experiencing lasting consequences for their actions.

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buhlakay t1_je6fhnp wrote

It truly was incredible how they took this incredibly likable and sympathetic protagonist and turned her into the worst character in the show by the end. And not in an engaging or interesting way. Man.

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Mattyzooks t1_je14ba1 wrote

Meanwhile, the one Showtime show I want a continuation of seems extremely unlikely: Twin Peaks The Return.

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MissDiem t1_je59xp4 wrote

It's just a groupthink dogma that everyone has to announce as their own revolutionary hot take.

Personally, I've enjoyed most of the shows that edgelords can't wait to pitchfork for demise. And the people who profess to hate them, I notice they crave each new episode... just to shit on something they clearly are addicted to.

They do it to anything good. They did it to The Sopranos in season 1, and everything since.

It goes in tandem with them cheering when a good show ends prematurely. You'll be able to watch that play out in real time this month as Succession ends after just 4 seasons, with no appreciable waning of quality.

It's like someone comes to a buffet, drools over every dish, stuffs themselves deliriously with great food, then later says none of it was any good.

They'll refuse to concede that say, a fifth season of Succession would still be one of the best seasons of viewing imaginable. Their manufactured hate is often debunked. Many of the favorite plots and highlights of series come after the date the edgelord edict tries to claim there was no worth. Great episodes and seasons followed Henry Blake's departure, Michael Scott's departure, Fia Gallagher's departure. Haters of Dexter still salivated and enjoyed every minute while they watched New Blood, then rushed online to complain the pizza they just gorged was supposedly unappealing.

Sometimes it's fear or depression manifesting as hate; they idolize a given actor and can't process their departure from a show. Sometimes it's darker, like a character is introduced that their real world peer group dictates much be hated, ie Taylor on Billions.

It's such an odd, self-hate-based phenomenon. I'll enjoy the upcoming seasons of Succession and Billions, and won't feel a compunction to scream they need to be killed off. And for shows I truly don't enjoy, I simply don't watch them. I don't need to actively try to end them for others who do still like them. If Grey's Anatomy wants to keep on going, I'm happy for those fans that enjoy it, even if I don't. Other shows I've noped out of you won't see me actively trying to end. Why not let those who enjoy it continue to enjoy it?

I almost wish there was some kind of consequence for the bloodlust, like if you rush to declare some show has jumped the shark, that should come with a way to make sure you're not allowed to quietly enjoy the subsequent episodes or seasons.

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Jmomo69 t1_je1wju6 wrote

And they fucking cancelled City on a Hill! I absolutely love that show

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barriekansai t1_je67n7s wrote

And this is how I fucking find out...from some momo on Reddit (read in Jackie Rohr's voice).

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myassholealt t1_je1dsez wrote

I think the tradition is ending with the Paramount+ merger.

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RIPN1995 t1_je4cf67 wrote

I honestly didn't even know this show was still going.

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