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From: Loren <feedback@innermind_NOSPAM.com>
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Subject: Re: Resident Alien - season finale or series finale?
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:39:34 -0700
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On Fri, 5 Apr 2024 08:51:17 -0400, Rhino
<no_offline_contact@example.com> wrote:

>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. 

If it had been renewed I am pretty sure the showrunner would
have mentioned it at the the Resident Alien panel at Wondercon
on Saturday. He did talk about some of his plans for season 4
which I think will make for a good next season.

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/resident-alien-boss-hopes-to-expand-cosmic-side-of-hit-syfy-series-in-future

Loren