Without fail at the end of every season, we always ask the question in some way or another "Why do all the good ones go?" when a favourite character or show comes to an end. This is a testament to the quality of an actors skill in the role as well as the quality of the writers script. I for one love to hear the shock every single time it happens from people who genuinely don't see it coming (sometimes it even happens to me). The only thing that comes close to the flurry of water cooler talk at the end of a season or a characters life span is probably when someone suddenly leaves for another job. People can't help but talk about it. But it's usually only the good ones that go who get talked about. ...
For a lot of us our life is a series of motions that we follow through. A pattern that seems the most logical for whatever it is we're doing whether it's work or something more fun. Unsurprisingly businesses use this human trait in the systems that they create. To me this is what it feels like most television shows created by the numerous channels have become. By most I mean the shows that everyone has become accustomed to watching that follow the same pattern that they know works. The sit-coms, the historical re-enactments, the hospital dramas, and even the hero drama now that they've figured out the formula. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, these shows are my bread and butter, they stop me from succomming to the boredom that so many people complain about. However the shows that are ...
- Trevor Price Television