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Old 09-10-2021, 11:40 PM   #5223
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Originally Posted by GordonBlue View Post
One thing I find with American programming that when a series goes on for a long time, the characters often become very unlikeable.
Series writers really seem to amplify character traits over time. Like on friends when Joey was a loveable doofus then became a complete idiot.

Although for Seinfeld, they were not very nice people to begin with.

that and they run out of storylines, of course.

I know money talks, but I wish it was more like the UK with short series runs.
After 4 or 5 years, there usually is nothing else for a show to say. especially comedies.
Homer was the same way on the Simpsons. He was dumb in a smart way in the early seasons before they started relying on the complete bubbling idiot character that he became because it was easier to write cheap laughs for.
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