May the odds be ever in your favor.

[rogueslayer452]

++ It's that time of the year for show renewal/cancellation announcements. American Gods was renewed for a second season after only two episodes! That is absolutely outstanding and wonderful! Elementary was also renewed, it took some time for it to be announced but I'm utterly relieved nonetheless. Agents of Shield and Brooklyn Nine-Nine both have renewals for their respective fifth seasons. I'm sad about Powerless though, it was a cute little show that deserved more attention. And while I haven't even bothered with Once Upon A Time since the first season, just hearing the kerfuffle surrounding their recent announcements has been quite a doozy.

++ Sleepy Hollow has finally been cancelled! I know it's a bit odd to be celebrating the axing of a show, but let's be real, this one is probably the most deserving for obvious reasons.

This show started out with so much potential and promise, it was silly and ridiculous but honestly fun and entertaining, with a diverse cast and the relationship and equal partnership between Ichabod and Abbie being one of the biggest draws of the show. But after the first season the original showrunner/writers left and someone else came in and completely ruined everything that made the first season good. From disrespecting the fanbase and the story/characters to mistreating the actors, especially what they did to Nicole Beharie, the show dug its own grave. This is one of those few examples of shows that started off strong but it all went downhill so quickly. Needless to say, many predicted this cancellation from a mile away, it's just a shame that it didn't happen much sooner. Good riddance, either way.

As a sidenote though, it's genuinely disappointing that we'll never actually get to see Abbie/Ichabod become canon as they should've been, something else the show tried to sideline. I do hope that Nicole and Tom get to work together again in the future, their chemistry was just off the charts and they clearly adored working with each other.

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[honeymink]

I was insanely happy when I learnt that "Elementary" was renewed too. I adore Lucy Liu! Next to "Reign" and "The Americans" the only thing I seriously watch at the moment.

The only time I was excited about "Once Upon A Time" was when I was hoping that Hook/Aurora would become a thing in season 2. The actors had great chemistry (hope they get to work together on another project someday) and I like the whole princess/pirate idea – it reminded me of Han/Leia on "Star Wars". :) But well, that didn't work out and the show turned around and changed course too many times. It was hard to stay interested. At least that was how it was for me.

I never watched "Sleepy Hollow" – just not my thing but I read how the lead actress was mistreated by the showrunners and the network, apparently even had to ask to have her twitter linked to the twitter account of the show (I don't know how that works as I don't use twitter but yeah)... it sounded awful. :(

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Lucy Liu is such a goddess, I love her so much. ♥

Have you seen The Tudors? They shared a few scenes (https://youtu.be/UhTm8spPYg4) during the third season, short but sweet. It's definitely why some shipped Aurora/Hook because the two already had amazing chemistry from before.

I initially liked the concept of OUAT when it first premiered, it was new and interesting, but it was clear that after the first season they didn't really have a plan. They just couldn't maintain the momentum they started with. But I think my biggest problem was how they wasted so many characters and their potential. They introduced so many of them, only for them to be sidelined or forgotten in favor of the mains, who also got screwed over by the writing. Also they seemed the recycle the same thing over and over again, and it got old fast. I didn't like the direction it was taking so I quit very early on before things got super weird.

They also didn't invite her to the DVD commentaries during one of the seasons, despite her being the main lead. They basically treated her like shit post-S1. It was honestly horrible. They also blatantly fired Orlando Jones after S2, despite the fact his character played an important role. Essentially whoever took over the show after the first season wanted to make the show about the White Male Lead instead of the diverse ensemble cast it started with. It was quite racist, so I'm glad that it got cancelled. Even though it should've been much sooner.

[honeymink]

Me too. Every since "Ally McBeal" really. She's brilliant.

Hah, yes. I've watched "The Tudors" being a bit obsessed with period drama and all. But that's definitely not why I shipped Hook/Aurora. Mary/Philip couldn't have been any more different as people. Though I agree their scenes were very sweet. Colin was Sarah's first on-screen kiss.

And yes, that's my main problem with "Once Upon A Time" too – they brought on more and more characters and forgot about old ones, they started plotlines then axed them for something more shiny until everything was such an inconsitent mess. I sat through season 2 – I liked the first half, the second was kind of meh but I still really liked Cora. Then tried to watch season 3 but quit when they killed off Henry's father. Not because I felt very strongly about the ship but because I felt this is totally contrary to the premise of the show which was to bring the happy endings back. That's when I realised – yeah, could have been a good show but they blew it. They have no concept. Sad. Next.

It's really terrible when new showrunners come on board and "fix" something that wasn't broken and make your favourite show into something completely different. I thought for a second about at least trying one epsiode since I remember Janina Gavankar fondly from "The L Word" but yeah... then I didn't for reasons mentioned above.

[author-by-night.livejournal.com]

I don't get why they don't cancel shows when showrrunners leave, honestly. And why did the original person leave, anyway? You're right that it sounds like they missed everything that made the show good.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Most likely because it's a slippery slope. It's always a gamble when a showrunner leaves (for whatever reason) and another takes their place, sometimes it can be a terrible decision based on executive meddling and network expectations while other times it can be a great opportunity. There are new showrunners who still manage to keep up the original momentum or even improve upon it and make it better, while unfortunately sometimes there are those that run it straight into the ground and ruin a good thing. You can't always know for certain the outcome.

As for what happened with SW, I'm not entirely sure the exact reasoning or the circumstances which led to such a decision. Regardless, the show got fucked over before it even had a chance to shine, and it sucks.