I read an interview with Josh Segarra, who plays Hector, about Lysistrata Jones, a Broadway play I saw that he was in, and he talked about TEC in the past tense, like he wasn't on it anymore. So does that mean his character is being written out, or is the show ending?
shareDid it ever occur to you he's just leaving the series voulentarly? Also, why would you ask if the show's ending just becuase he may not be on the series next year?
shareDid it ever occur to you he's just leaving the series voulentierly? Aslo, why would you ask if the show's ending just becuase he may not be on the series next year?
People yell at each other on The Eletric Company boards too? 0_o
It's a live action show with a main cast.I give this remake 2 more years then it will be replaced.
Maybe they will reboot Zoom or something when finished.
The PBS Kids shows are produced much in the manner of British programming--if the network wants more episodes, they order them from the producer. When the episodes are written and the onscreen talent can get together, they are filmed. In between filming, the actors are free to work on other projects. It doesn't work on a regular schedule, though--it depends on how popular the show is, how much money Sesame Workshop has, what other shows the network might have in the hopper, etc. If/when more episodes are ordered, if Josh is wanted for them and is able to participate, he'll be included.
shareThanks for the heads-up.
shareTo add to this, an entire season/series in the UK is shot and in the can so to speak. Thus actors are free to do other work elsewhere and aren't bothered about having to come right back to shoot more episodes if the series is picked up. Knowing you've shot an entire series at a go means you can accept work elsewhere. Many actors in the UK are classically trained and bounce around from stage, film and television.
They also do much shorter seasons - even shorter than cable/streaming 10-13 episodes which we've just started to come around to in the last 10-15 years. Fewer episodes and shorter contracts means a flexibility for other work. This can sometimes backfire if show becomes a hit as you then need to get some actors back, shoot more episodes, etc. This is what happened with Downton Abbey; several actors with major cast parts basically gave up after coming back for subsequent season(s).
I do wonder what became of this show. I haven't seen it on the weekday schedule for years now, although maybe I've been missing the days it was supposed to air, but I don't hear much about this show lately. Has it ended or are they holding back some episodes?
shareLooking back, I'm not that surprised that the show came to an end at Season 3. The tale-tell sign that the "jig was up" so to speak was when Lisa left and they added Marcus and Gilda. Whenever a major character leaves (it's debatable over whether or not Lisa or Jessica were at the very least, the female lead) and a show adds new "kid characters" to liven things up (see "Cousin Oliver" on TV Tropes) then you know the show has jumped the shark.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CousinOliver
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/TheElectricCompany2009
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