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[deleted] t1_jdwnvaw wrote

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Latter_Feeling2656 t1_jdwq3cd wrote

>Also, there was fewer competition, only a few networks, so people gave them time and patience because they didn't have 25 different choices.

One problem is dispersal of talent. it's always been that popular shows lost their creative people, but now there's fifty outlets throwing money at writers. it's tough to keep a team together.

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Auran82 t1_jdxp4qq wrote

I can also imagine that there are a lot of cases where the success of a show isn’t because of one particular writer, but the team doing the writing. You take one piece out and split the team up and suddenly the magic is gone.

Which is why “From the writers of X” often means nothing unless it’s the entire creative team, not just a couple of people with that show on their resume.

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Premislaus t1_jdwt8my wrote

> They also knew most shows would not get cancelled after one season and didn't have commitment fears.

Most shows totally ended up cancelled after one season

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