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Subject: Re: Resident Alien - season finale or series finale?
Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2024 23:02:57 -0400
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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.