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Dirty Sexy Money and Eli Stone fans to get closure; Daisies viewers won't
by Isabelle Carreau, posted Dec 5th 2008 1:17PM
One of the worst words to hear for a devoted TV fan is the word "cancellation." Just having to type it makes me cringe. Hearing this word a year in advance allows fans, cast and crew to prepare and usually means that we will get a satisfying ending (I say usually because, let's face it, not everyone was satisfied with the Seinfeld gang ending up in prison or with the black screen at the end of The Sopranos... then again, can we satisfy all fans?).What makes the "word that shall not be typed again in this post" so scary is when it is said after a series wrapped up its current episode order or when it is said almost a mere minute before said episode order is completed. When this happens, it usually means that the shows will not have the money/time/leisure to go back to the drawing board and rework what will now be known as their series finale.
When ABC announced that Dirty Sexy Money, Eli Stone and Pushing Daisies were
Slight spoilers coming up!
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello confirmed this week that DSM and Eli both had the money and time to produced series finales that will offer some closure to fans. The word "some" is important here as it was impossible for both series to wrap every storyline up with, well, the time and money they had left. However, DSM fans will be happy to learn that the series finale will give the answer as to who killed Dutch. As for Eli Stone, the gossip columnist reveals that the satisfying ending will offer a scene between Eli and his father.
Sadly, Pushing Daisies fans will need to prepare for the worst. According to TV Guide's Mega Buzz, the only big mystery that will be solved by the series' end is that of Emerson's missing daughter. Both Ausiello and Kristin Dos Santos from E! hinted that the Daisies finale will actually end with a cliffhanger or two! How will Daisies fans get closure? Comic books! During a panel held at the Paley Center for Media, Bryan Fuller revealed that he would like to see the story arcs wrapped up in comic books.
I can understand the reasons why networks don't always give enough warning to their shows about their grim fate, but what they must do is give fans closure one way or another. Without viewers, networks would not exist. So why not reward their commitment to series by either 1) giving enough warning to shows so they can offer a satisfying ending, 2) telling the shows they have been canned when there is at least one episode left to produced so that some storylines can be wrapped up, 3) offering the creators a platform to tell fans how the series would have ended. Personally, I prefer option #1 but sometimes we have to accept that #3 is all we will get (for example, when FOX canceled John Doe, the creators sent out a sort of press release to give fans some closure). Sadly, networks often choose secret option #4: no closure at all.
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