No one wants their favorite shows to end. There's talk of cancellation? Start a write-in campaign! The campaign doesn't work? Demand a movie. The movie disappoints? It's time for a reboot!
The only thing that can really keep a show on television is ratings. Great, popular shows often meet the opposite fate of prematurely departed series like Freaks and Geeks and Firefly. Rather than ending too soon, they linger on without the original writers and cast, going beyond the limits of credibility.
Before you go demanding 47 more seasons of Community, let us remind you of 10 TV Shows that Overstayed Their Welcome.
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Written by Brenden Gallagher (@muddycreekU)