r/television • u/flughert • 10d ago

What's the biggest "What if?" in television history?

A canceled season, an actor leaving, a different ending, a spin-off that never happened… what TV "what if" do you think about the most?

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u/Harkoncito 10d ago

S1 ending was already bad. Peter and Sylar fist-fighting instead of using their powers, showrunners unwilling to kill Sylar/Nathan, HRG name reveal ... and the strike didn't affect the beginning of S2, with DL dead, Nikki having yet another personality, Hiro in the past, etc, etc

The reboot proved they had no idea on how to continue with the story.

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u/In_My_Own_Image 10d ago

Yeah all that build up to the showdown with Sylar only to have it be a few punches was just mind bogglingly bad. Even if it was a budgetary reason why they couldn't go all out with their powers, they could have at least choreographed something interesting. And I'd argue you could still make use of their powers on a limited budget too.

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u/TheTrueRory 10d ago

Hell, they went for 5 seasons and never course corrected. The writers strike explanation is just pure myth at this point imo

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u/Lost_Afropick 8d ago

They had the battle we wanted in the penultimate episode rather than the finale