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TV Show Cancellation Thread (including ending ones)

CTListener said:
All fads come with a sell-before date.
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I would not call superhero shows a fad. The CW's current group of superhero shows began over nine years ago with the premiere of Arrow, and nine years is a long time, contrary to the definition of "fad." Many viewers of those shows are lifelong fans of superhero media, including comic books and TV shows. I have been a DC fan for many years; however, I do admit that I have been leaning more toward Marvel during the past few years because of Marvel's high-quality TV shows and movies.
 
Will_H_69_9 said:
i feel like WBD is being run by people who only know how to run TV networks with only reality shows and people who are vulture capitalists who come in to rob the company via liquidation of key assets that are "underperforming".
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"Vulture Capitalist" is a supposedly humorous adaptation of "venture capitalist" which is an individual or company that finances startups... usually taking a lot of cheap shares and future options in exchange for raising or providing capital for a new venture.

Venture Capital firms have nothing to do with traditional and existing assets.
 
DavidEduardo said:
"Vulture Capitalist" is a supposedly humorous adaptation of "venture capitalist" which is an individual or company that finances startups... usually taking a lot of cheap shares and future options in exchange for raising or providing capital for a new venture.

Venture Capital firms have nothing to do with traditional and existing assets.
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Guess you could say that Venture Capitalists and Vulture Capitalists are at opposite ends of a company’s life span.
 
Marcos_C said:
I would not call superhero shows a fad. The CW's current group of superhero shows began over nine years ago with the premiere of Arrow, and nine years is a long time, contrary to the definition of "fad." Many viewers of those shows are lifelong fans of superhero media, including comic books and TV shows. I have been a DC fan for many years; however, I do admit that I have been leaning more toward Marvel during the past few years because of Marvel's high-quality TV shows and movies.
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And there have been sci-fi and superhero shows going back for many more decades. I think that the accessibility of reasonably priced special effects has made this much more viable, cost-wise, and fun, viewer-wise.

While The Arrow is primarily aimed at late teens and young adults, I found it to be entertaining and watched all but the last two seasons. Of course, I watch those shows while scanning and building my website, so I'm not looking for something written by Kafka or James Joyce: "vacuous" is a key element in what I watch in the background.
 
Mediafrog+ said:
Guess you could say that Venture Capitalists and Vulture Capitalists are at opposite ends of a company’s life span.
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No, they are the same thing... one is a humorous adaptation of the other. "Vulture" because they take lots of cheap shares and options in a bet that the start-up will be worth something. Of course, those who defend them say that for every successful start-up, there are a dozen that lie face down in the gutter so they have to get a big payoff on the successful ones.

Sort of like record companies that send out a dozen or more promo titles a month, hoping one or two will be hits.

... or online dating.

... or (I could go on but...)
 
DavidEduardo said:
"Vulture Capitalist" is a supposedly humorous adaptation of "venture capitalist" which is an individual or company that finances startups... usually taking a lot of cheap shares and future options in exchange for raising or providing capital for a new venture.

Venture Capital firms have nothing to do with traditional and existing assets.
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consider how much money is House of the Dragon or a Knives Out 2. but what happens if a VC invest in a streaming company that shows tv and movies with a tech mindset of on demand
 


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