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Subject: Re: Resident Alien - season finale or series finale?
Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 08:51:17 -0400
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On Thu, 04 Apr 2024 23:02:57 -0400
EGK <memyself@null.net> wrote:

> On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 21:04:13 -0400, Rhino
> <no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, 4 Apr 2024 20:55:22 -0400
> >Robin Miller <robin.miller@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> >  
> >> suzeeq wrote:  
> >> > On 4/4/2024 1:00 PM, Robin Miller wrote:    
> >> >> suzeeq wrote:    
> >> >>> On 4/4/2024 10:42 AM, Rhino wrote:    
> >> >>>> I just watched the last episode of Season 3 of Resident Alien
> >> >>>> and found myself wondering if that was a season finale or a
> >> >>>> series finale? They certainly resolved *some* plot lines but
> >> >>>> other things were left dangling.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> I'm trying to find Robin's post where she laid out this
> >> >>>> week's TV viewing and came up empty, thanks to the many
> >> >>>> weaknesses in Claws Mail. She normally says if something is a
> >> >>>> series or season finale.
> >> >>>>
> >> >>>> Futon Critic says it hasn't yet been renewed for a fourth
> >> >>>> season, which makes it sound like a fourth season is at least
> >> >>>> possible. Does anyone know if a fourth season is desired by
> >> >>>> the producers or has everyone already gone their separate
> >> >>>> ways? 
> >> >>> I'm pretty sure it was season finale, but I could be mistaken.
> >> >>> Oh wait, let me check her FB post...
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Nope didn't find it easily. Maybe anim knows when she posted
> >> >>> it.    
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Well, I'm here. I listed it as a season finale because The
> >> >> Futon Critic doesn't have any info on season 4, yay or nay.
> >> >>
> >> >> Here's a story from Syfy from yesterday:
> >> >>
> >> >> Resident Alien Creator Explains the [Spoiler] Threat and Teases
> >> >> More Alan Roles
> >> >>
> >> >> https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/resident-alien-showrunner-teases-more-roles-for-alan-tudyk 
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> At one point it says "Max (Judah Prehn) and Sahar (Gracelyn
> >> >> Awad Rinke) have uncovered the ruse as he can see the true
> >> >> forms of aliens, which means trouble for the town and the two
> >> >> kids in Season 4," suggesting there will be a season 4.
> >> >>
> >> >> But at another point the article says "As part of our exclusive 
> >> >> postmortem with Resident Alien showrunner Chris Sheridan, SYFY
> >> >> WIRE asked if this means audiences should look forward to yet
> >> >> another character for Alan Tudyk to embody if the show gets
> >> >> another pickup? And the answer is, 'Yes!'," meaning that season
> >> >> 4 hasn't been ordered yet.
> >> >>
> >> >> So I think not yet, but strongly possible is the answer.
> >> >>
> >> >> --Robin
> >> >>    
> >> > Thanks, Robin.    
> >> 
> >> YW, suzeeq.
> >>   
> >Much appreciated, Robin! Now I have at least *some* reason for
> >optimism :-)  
> 
> I thought the show as pretty amusing but it's kinda run it's course I
> think. that finale really tried to pack a lot into a single episode.
> They jumped around so quick and tried to get some time for everybody.
>  It was lucky anyone could follow it.

I can't deny any of that. It's not at all clear where it will - or
should - go if it is renewed and that last episode WAS rushed/packed.
It felt like they were doubtful about getting renewed and, with a
shorter season this time compared to season 2, they might have decided
it was time to finish most of the plot lines. But since they still
hoped for a renewal, they left Harry's fate up in the air so that they
could still write a continuation if the renewal happened. 

-- 
Rhino