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I'll never begrudge people on shows wanting to continue, since it means the creatives and crew continue to get consistent work, but by the same token The Office was already noticeably declining by the time Carell left, and it never got better. Creatively, it could have ended when Jim proposed, probably should have ended when Jim and Pam got married, and definitely should have ended when Michael left. The rest is just flailing, flanderization and coasting.
7 years is a sweet spot with American TV. If they don't wrap it up after 7 season it just becomes shit. X-Files should have ended at 7. Stargate SG-1 at 7. In fact a lot of them were written for a good closing at 7 years but studios just have the need for enshitification for that ad money.
Think of the legendary good shows that knew when to end at 7 years. Or 5 years.
I think That 70s Show was 8 seasons long if I’m remembering correctly and you’re right, season 8 was absolutely terrible. It had been declining already by then, but atleast if they ended with season 7, they would’ve ended in a better spot.
Honestly season 8 felt like a spinoff written by someone else.
I don't think it's fair to expect a show to remain at a single high level of quality over its entire run, but yeah, there's a point when it's just a drag on the better seasons' legacy and (especially in the days of linear TV only) depriving audiences of a new show that might be better and is unlikely to be worse than what's left to come.
I totally agree, I just wish more studios would agree to give shows the graceful ending they deserve.
I feel like from a writing perspective, it would also help to know how long your show is going to be so you can fit in everything you want appropriately.