April 3 - CN Upfront. Will FHFIF get another season or end at 6?

[WiltsAKGirl17]

Originally Posted by Cassini90125

As I said, however, it's an arbitrary limit. Some shows and their creative staff can maintain good quality well beyond six seasons; others can't even get past six minutes. Craig did say they had been struggling so it is possible that Foster's had in fact reached it's limit, but it is also possible that all the team needed was a vacation from the show for a bit, or perhaps an addition or two to the staff, people with fresh ideas (and a proven track record). Ultimately it's Craig's decision, of course, and that is as it should be, but the artificial limit of 78 episodes makes the decision for him, and for every other show as well. Suppose that the Foster's team was not struggling in any way, and indeed had gotten a "second wind" of sorts? What if they'd been on a creative roll? What might be lost in such a case because of this limit? No, I say that every show needs to be looked at on a case-by-case basis, as I said earlier. If the ratings are good, and the creative team is happy and wants to continue, then I say let them continue and to hell with this pointless limit... unless of course you relish the idea of watching something called, oh, Kangaroo Samurai Space Gardeners when, had the limit not been in place, you might instead be viewing Good Wilt Hunting 2.

Think about that for a minute.

Once again, I agree. Some shows, indeed, can turn out high quality episodes well beyond six seasons (I point to M*A*S*H, which went on for eleven seasons, but some may debate that point, saying the show got-- to quote Peter Griffin-- "dramatic and preachy" in the latter seasons, when Alan Alda started writing and directing, but I digress), while some shows are of terrible caliber from the get-go.

I understand the lack of inspiration, and accept that. I would, however, like to see if, as you suggested, Cassini, the staff needed a break to recharge or add a new writer or creative consultant or whatnot. I think a case-by-case policy would be much better in the long run-- it would keep high quality shows on the air and less-than-stellar shows off, thus bringing more veiwers to the network and boosting the ratings.

And no, I don't relish the thought of a title card reading Kangaroo Samurai Space Gardeners as opposed to one reading Good Wilt Hunting II. So, yes-- I did think about it for a minute. A couple minutes, in fact.