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On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 09:13:42 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 21/11/2025 07:41, rbowman wrote:
>> On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 02:09:11 -0000 (UTC), Rich wrote:
>> 
>>> Cliffhangers are due to the delusion that all of Hollywood seems to
>>> operate under that unless you are left wondering "what happens next"
>>> just at the start of the summer break that the result is you'll forget
>>> about the show when it returns next fall and not 'tune in' to watch it
>>> again.
>> 
>> For the shows with a story arc I prefer to wait a few years until the
>> whole thing is in the box so to speak. That doesn't always work.
>> 'Battlestar Galactica' seemed like they ran out of ideas and wrapped it
>> up awkwardly.
> 
> Fuck, you didn't actually WATCH that?

The 2004 version, not the original.