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CANCELLED = lesson to all showrunners


Because Roadies was made by absolute IDIOTS, we got a THREE SEASON arc in a show that never made it past one season.

Here's a clue for the (very) clueless cokeheads who greenlight these productions. When your show is BRAND NEW, show some respect for the audience and finish you first major series of arcs in SEASON ONE. That way you won't employ dreadful lazy writers, and the audience will appreciate FULLY REALISED storylines, and crave more.

Roadies was basically HALF of a movie story spread across its ten episodes. To fill those endless hours, we got third rate DRIBBLE of no interest or consequence, like the superstitious rubbish or the tedious idiot whose 'funeral' ruined the last ever episode. Indeed, so bad was the 'funeral' episode, there was ZERO chance of the show being renewed after that 'middle finger' from the writers to the studio.

Why is Netflix eating up the new drama market? Because their shows have arcs that complete in ONE SEASON.

Two of HBO's biggest stinkers, and financial disaters, used the same three season arc trick - John from Cincinnatti and the horse racing stinker from the same showrunner. The audience for both died of boredom before each season completed- and the shows cancelled.

The excellent US version of Shameless shows the perfect way to do this kind of drama- but then it has GOOD writers who don't expect one year of work to be spread across three years of filming.

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I was actually happy when it got cancelled, I wanted to kill myself in the last episode I dont give a *beep* about Phil, he didn't leave such good impression on me. That funeral *beep* wasn't even emotional I was waiting for things to wrap cause that's the only reason I watched until the end, and it didn't happen. It was a tribute concert the entire episode for somebody we don't even care about, we barely seen Phil. He's supposed to be this legend but I just think he's boring as *beep*. My favorite character was actually the corporate character xD Also I hate how this show is filled with indie people who only like trash music, when I started watching this show I was hoping for some good music at least, and we didn't even get that. I still can't believe that *beep* episode, I had to give this series 1 star. It was complete hipster *beep* I was really expecting something else in this show and I think it was made for Miley Cyrus fans.

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It was complete hipster *beep* I was really expecting something else in this show and I think it was made for Miley Cyrus fans.

Well, which is it? I don't think Miley Cyrus fans are hipster at all.

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They all look the same to me.

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Wait, wait I know this one.

It's a series about hipsters, made for Miley Cyrus fans.

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Wait, wait I know this one.

It's a series about hipsters, made for Miley Cyrus fans.

A touch, a touch, I do confess ’t.

None the less, I disagree. I liked the series even if, in general, I disliked the musical guests. Of course, my wife loved Reignwolf, so who knows? But I liked Machine Gun Kelly singing Skynrd's "Simple Man" and whoever sang the Who song.

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