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Final season. Great news

posted 8 years ago by larosat
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Don't get me wrong I love the show but too many shows keep on going way past their expiration and turn into a cesspool of shît aka Dexter. With the creators cognizant of the last season, they can go all out and hopefully give us a fantastic final season and end most of the storylines properly. Grimm is still a great show and I'm looking forward to it going out while still on top.

[–] Clusium 8 years ago

While it is true, some shows go way past their expiry date, I believe that in the case of show such as Grimm, only 6 seasons is just too short. I think it could have done 7 or 8 seasons, & that would been a good run.

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[–] GaelinW 8 years ago

Still on top? If it were still on top, it wouldn't have been cancelled. There's a big difference between the showrunners deciding to bring the show to an end "while on top" and the network cancelling it because of lousy ratings.

In any event, Grimm could have been "on top" for more than six seasons if the writers hadn't lost their way around season 3.

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[–] larosat 8 years ago

Well that's your opinion. I definitely think it's still on top and that's my whole point. Let it end now before it goes to total crap and leaves a bad taste aka Dexter.

[–] GaelinW 8 years ago

Well that's your opinion. I definitely think it's still on top and that's my whole point.

Indeed. You stated your opinion. I stated mine in response to it.

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[–] wesenxpert 8 years ago

Do you know how many great shows were cancelled because of ratings? Ratings only matter to the dinsoaur network executives. Get ready for 50 more procedurals by the end of the fall season. Half of them will be canceled anyway.

[–] maryrosenkranz 8 years ago

"Still on top" does not necessarily mean in the ratings. There are more than enough great shows that were never ratings hits, & thus cancelled. Some fell in ratings, but were still considered great to those who watched, & thus were cancelled. For me I think Grimm is still good. I am glad they were told before the writers delved too far in with this next season.

[–] wesenxpert 8 years ago

If ratings determined a shows quality Big Bang Theory and NCIS would be the best shows on television.

[–] thesnowleopard 8 years ago

If ratings determined a shows quality Big Bang Theory and NCIS would be the best shows on television.

Quality is a completely subjective measurement that has no bearing whatsoever on whether or not a show is canceled. Television is a business. Everything about these shows involves the making of money. There is no such thing as a show that is made to be good.

There are some, of course, where the showrunners and creators have other things on their minds than just cold, hard cash and want to make a good (according to their criteria) show, tell a good story, but when they pitch it to a studio or network exec, it's *all* about how that new show could make the studio or network money.

And there are people who enjoy Big Bang Theory and NCIS. I don't like Big Bang Theory and I no longer watch NCIS, but I don't see any reason to insult those who do.

As for Grimm, it did reasonably well in the ratings on Fridays, enough to last six seasons, which makes it a success in TV Land. Unfortunately, it didn't hit very big in syndication the way Supernatural and Bones did, and its ratings declined.

One can speculate why (too much Juliette, blatantly repetitive storylines, turning Adalind good in a Heel-Face Turn without proper build-up, constantly resetting Nick's powers, inconsistent development of the cool mytharc stuff), but it's ultimately a numbers game. After season six, they would have to renew cast contracts or let people go. The ratings didn't quite justify that process, so they did a final half-season and sayonara. It happens to most shows that make it this far.

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[–] GaelinW 8 years ago

"Still on top" does not necessarily mean in the ratings. There are more than enough great shows that were never ratings hits, & thus cancelled. Some fell in ratings, but were still considered great to those who watched, & thus were cancelled. For me I think Grimm is still good. I am glad they were told before the writers delved too far in with this next season.

I never mentioned "ratings hit". But clearly if the average number of people who watched the show when it was renewed repeatedly is not the average number of people watching it now, then ratings do have some relevance to the qualifier "still on top". (It's down from a height 8 million to 6)

X number of people dropped the show. They no longer think it's worth their time. If they no longer watch it, it's no longer "on top" for them. If the show has lower ratings, especially significantly lower ratings than it had at it's height of popularity, then it can be described as "no longer on top."

Sure one could argue that Grimm is "still on top" for writing and acting, but that is purely subjective. Whereas ratings is an objective measurement. It's likely that the X number of people who dumped the show must think that it's a writing and/or acting fail.

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[–] sandvette9 8 years ago

The only reason I watch NBC is because of Grimm! There was so much trash on that I watched other networks like TNT and Major Crimes which is 10 times better than anything NBC has on except Grimm and even TNT has Grimm on now!
No one seems to care about anything except making money and appealing to the "under 100" group which means IQ not age!

[–] foxychickflick 8 years ago

I agree. 6 seasons is Too short. This show is great.

[–] koffeenkreame41-1 8 years ago

I agree. 6 seasons is Too short. This show is great.

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[–] westleyo-2 8 years ago

Not so great news for me. But at least they will have an opportunity to give us a decent ending.

[–] mddwbsst 8 years ago

Shame, I was hoping it would make seven.

Still its been a good run, and its a good show.

[–] krp-7 8 years ago

I was hoping that it would outlast Once Upon a Time . Grimm doesn't have the eye candy but it doesn't have the fangirls begging for every single story that Disney has ever made.

[–] mjwm44 8 years ago

What? I've always considered David eye-candy, and Sasha, too, once he took his shirt off.