galaxystars1 t1_j6jo0do wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:26 PM

While I agree with this article, Chad was not a funny show and I’m amazed it even got a 2nd season

Attrm t1_j6k5qw2 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Like you said, I'm sure there's a lot of valid points about HBO Warner or whatever it's called these days not doing the show any favors. My wife and I honestly didn't even know S3 of Tuca and Bertie started to release episodes weekly until it was like 6 weeks in.

That being said, I think it sidesteps a bigger reason for the show being cancelled, and I'm saying this as someone who loved S1 of Tuca and Bertie and thought S2 was pretty good, but S3 of the show was a huge step down. It felt like they ran out of ideas fast and didn't know what to do with the characters and leaned on making things wackier and wackier to the point where the humor stopped being relatable and just felt weird for weirdness sake. Honestly not sure I'd be all that excited about a S4 even if it wasn't cancelled.

stache_twista t1_j6kjv9l wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:51 PM

I’m gonna go ahead and say a lot of shows, even some really good ones, peak within the first 2 or 3 seasons

improvyzer t1_j6l84sr wrote on January 31, 2023 at 2:49 AM

[The British, gesticulating emphatically]

peanutbudder t1_j6lbf7f wrote on January 31, 2023 at 3:14 AM

I totally agree with this but I also think the short series model is often being used in the wrong places. Some shows will meander on for way too long while other series are too good for, or too rushed with, the new normal of 10 episode seasons. An example: I'm really enjoying How I Met Your Father being a prime target for it. 10 episodes in the first season was great to test the water and make sure the story was viable and the group had chemistry. Now that season 2 is airing, I'd love to have a few longer seasons while still having a target of only 3 or 4 seasons to keep the story tight.

dragonmp93 t1_j6kjyo9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 11:51 PM

Well, I think that the cancellation and quality issue of the show are a case of correlation, not causation.

OneGoodRib t1_j6jpwm3 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 8:37 PM

Oh god I forgot about that show. I never watched it but the commercials looked fucking awful.