"It's clear that CB (and CT by default because he let it happen) couldn't care less about the characters, ANY of the characters other than Ted." That was a point that always bothered me about the show. They did it with most minor or major character, i.e. Nora and also with most storylines, i.e. Robin's infertility.
"But regardless they had that obligation to their audience. B/R is how they sold the show and kept it alive,..." And that will make the show for most people unwatchable after that AU ending. I think CBS as Fox know that the AU ending will cost them a lot of money for syndication as for DVDs.
"CBS was too smart to take a chance on them when they see what pariahs they are to the viewing audience,..." Yeah, they lied to everyone. The audience may like some twists, also big ones as "Game of Thrones" is showing again and again, but the audience don't like to be betrayed. As CTCB are now in NY they are out of the field and as they lied also to their cast, crew and the networks I don't think anyone will give them a chance in the near future.
I'll never forgive them for what they did to poor Victoria (or Klaus) I mean at least B/R stayed together forever AU fanfic aside, but poor Victoria got screwed over by Ted twice. I mean I know Klaus ran away too, but that was a 7 year relationship CFB broke up to bring an OOC Victoria back for 2 minutes.
I liked Victoria and I liked Klaus. If Victoria had ended up being the mother (and lived,) I'd have been fine with that, but she wasn't, so Klaus seemed like a good match for her. Apart from the whole "something that is almost what you want" thing, which I'll allow. Yes, Victoria and Klaus both ran away from their wedding, but then they both ended up living with Ted, and then both... apparently vanished into the ether of eternal misery? Which is apparently the price one must pay for Not Pleasing The Ted. Because he's nice.
In this case, the dog would be named Swarkles. I do get how some viewers now can't enjoy a formerly favorite show because of the finale. I do. Pet dies in movie? No thanks. Unzadi will not be viewing that movie. Just...no. It's a stinky thing to have to go through, having something beloved ruined, and dirty pool on the part of the writers. Hope being "clever" is a good enough recompense for the loss of fans and faith in future projects.
... I... I kind of liked "Marley & Me" (GAH, that ending!) because it was a movie (based on a novel obviously). Sure it made me sad but because I didn't spend much time with those characters they weren't close to me so it made me sad without upsetting me too much. Now if "Marley & Me" would've been a long-running lighthearted sitcom like HIMYM with characters who almost become like family over the years and they pulled the same stunt in the end (I know the book author didn't actually pull a "stunt" because it's an autobiography) like they did in the movie/novel I would've been equally angry as I was about our "finale". You can have a movie about a dog and have him tragically die in the end, it's increadibly sad in a good way but not abusive (IMO). But you just can't have a sitcom that runs for ten years and tells a story about a ,dog/two broken people finding their way/a guy getting to the right place at the right time with the right mindset, and coldheartedly kill/destroy it in the end, no one will find it sad like they would've if the story was told in a movie format where people have enough distance to the characters to appreciate the drama and the art of showing how these characters try to cope with a tough situation, everyone will be angry because it feels like the writers did this to our own friends/family with the sole intention of slapping us in the face just because they felt like it, it's nothing but abusive to do something like that at the end of a long-running format, that's what movies and novels are for.
edit: Or even long-running formats that establish the dark theme early on, like we've already discussed.
I didn't see Marley and Me, but I do agree with the movie format allowing for more distance, and, to the best of my recollection, Marley and Me was marketed as a drama, so the expectation would be different. I'm also always extremely wary of the fate of any four-legged character in a movie, because there usually is no safety net.
Different formats do bring different experiences and different expectations.
Well, that was a brain fart, I was convinced you were actually refering to both the ending of that movie (because of the way you said "Pet dies? Not going to watch it!" and I had a lot of friends say the exact same thing that they will never watch such a movie again after seeing "Marley & Me") and the HIMYM dog named Swarkles out of the link you posted, sorry about that, I hope you didn't plan to watch it and I just spoiled it for you.
No worries. I do know the ending of Marley and Me, as I did some snooping when the movie came out, and knew it wasn't for me. My comments about not wanting to watch movies where the pet dies were meant in general, not referring to any specific film.
That was a point that always bothered me about the show. They did it with most minor or major character, i.e. Nora and also with most storylines, i.e. Robin's infertility.
"But regardless they had that obligation to their audience. B/R is how they sold the show and kept it alive,..."
And that will make the show for most people unwatchable after that AU ending. I think CBS as Fox know that the AU ending will cost them a lot of money for syndication as for DVDs.
"CBS was too smart to take a chance on them when they see what pariahs they are to the viewing audience,..."
Yeah, they lied to everyone. The audience may like some twists, also big ones as "Game of Thrones" is showing again and again, but the audience don't like to be betrayed. As CTCB are now in NY they are out of the field and as they lied also to their cast, crew and the networks I don't think anyone will give them a chance in the near future.
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I'll never forgive them for what they did to poor Victoria (or Klaus) I mean at least B/R stayed together forever AU fanfic aside, but poor Victoria got screwed over by Ted twice. I mean I know Klaus ran away too, but that was a 7 year relationship CFB broke up to bring an OOC Victoria back for 2 minutes.
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In this case, the dog would be named Swarkles. I do get how some viewers now can't enjoy a formerly favorite show because of the finale. I do. Pet dies in movie? No thanks. Unzadi will not be viewing that movie. Just...no. It's a stinky thing to have to go through, having something beloved ruined, and dirty pool on the part of the writers. Hope being "clever" is a good enough recompense for the loss of fans and faith in future projects.
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edit: Or even long-running formats that establish the dark theme early on, like we've already discussed.
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Different formats do bring different experiences and different expectations.
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