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On 2025-07-08 17:23:42 +0000, Blueshirt said:
> Your Name wrote:
>> On 2025-07-07 10:43:10 +0000, Blueshirt said:
>>> Melissa Hollingsworth wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I'd like the show to go on forever, too. Maybe it could
>>>> end up like Saturday Night Live or The Simpsons, somehow
>>>> renewed even when it stinks and nobody's watching, somehow
>>>> recovering when some new people rotate in. I can dream,
>>>> anyway.
>>> 
>>> I suppose every TV show has a natural life span... maybe
>>> forever is a bit too optimistic.
>> 
>> TV will be around for a long time,
> 
> TV itself might... but no TV show has a god-given right to go
> on forever.

Tell that to the makers of "The Simpsons".  ;-)



> The shows that last for decades are obviously the most popular
> but even then there's the law of diminishing returns. Eventually
> a show reaches the end of its natural shelf life, after that
> you're basically just flogging a dead horse.

Tell that to the makers of "The Simpsons".  ;-)

"Flogging a dead horse" is pretty much how the American TV industry 
works, hence the 1500th season of "The Simpsons", and the 99th 
spin-offs of "NCIS" and "Law & Order".



> I'm not saying "Doctor Who" has reached that point. I'm just
> making the observation that maybe with everything that's going
> on in the competitive world of the entertainment industry, some
> television shows get as far they can but can get no further. So
> we can't expect our favourite show to 'always' be around or
> outlive us.

The problem is that these days the morons in charge then try to bring 
the shows back, which is almost never successful, whether it's an 
idiotic "reboot", "remake, or a sequel / prequel series.