Smart defaulted on his contract which resulted in the scrapping of additional TF seasons and the end of his professional relationships with the studio networks and Boom. THAT is what happened. But it should be noted that he is managed by a trash company with a long history of pulling out of things. Just last month they pulled out of a fan event at the last minute and as per usual tried to play the victim. The event promoter was quick to call BS on their lies though and they were even reposting things from Smart’s fans who were understandably upset over the abrupt cancellation and calling on him in their posts to leave that horrible management company before they run his career into the ground. The event promoter reposting those things is telling. But alas, that company has no shame. They’ll keep playing these games until someone sues them into bankruptcy.
It is not the first time that second couple won my fullest attention, but it is definitely the first time I somehow…
They wanted to distract us from the blatant stupidity that was Akin ghosting on his man to the point that they went and made an actual ghost out of Don - who was doing 1/2 of the heavy lifting on the sidelines in making us care about the main duo. Probably thought viewers would be quick to forgive them for it too, much like doormat Than. Miscalculations all around. If nothing else, this series is a prime example of idiots writing idiots.
Our beloved Don is truly dead and gone. The trio of Temu screenwriters who thought killing him off was a genius…
Right? Like there had to be a better plot device to bring the mains back together. Yet somehow between the three of them in the writers room killing Don off was their only way forward. At that point in the series though - ep 7 (or 8) of 10! - the mains still hadn’t worked anything out so I imagine the writers were pressed for time and opted for the most drastic of scenarios possible to move things along for them. In short, the mains plot was not sound and poorly structured and using Don as a casualty of their inept screenwriting was a cheap and lazy move seemingly for no other reason than to bring the mains story up to speed in the eleventh hour.
This is probably the first series I’ve ever watched that somehow managed to make me hate the main characters…
It’s wild because as tiring as the main characters/couple were the secondary characters/couple made their overly redundant miscommunication nonsense of a “story” bearable. The second couple was a necessary buffer. I lost any and all interest I had in the mains story when that buffer was torched. And I had genuine interest built up for them until Don-gate as I’m not one to FF through episodes to bypass everything I’m not into. If I’m tuning into a series my investment is for the series as a whole, not bits and pieces of it. But that’s just me.
Story wise, I can’t imagine many would’ve stuck around for the mains merry-go-round to nowhere every week had it just been them. If their issue was resolved within the first few episodes, sure, but they didn’t work their ish out until the very end! They literally spent 99% of the series in a standstill. It was the secondary characters/couple who kept the mains largely non-moving story afloat week after week.
The trio of Temu screenwriters who thought killing him off was a genius idea made sure to go out rubbing salt in our wounds one last time by making poor Pond dance with Don’s ghost, at the main couple’s wedding no less. The audacity. GOODBYE.
People really impatient in the comments but I rather wait for this and have it be a masterpiece than have them…
Zomvivor took 7 months to film - likely due to the ensemble cast individually being all over the place - and then a year and change before it finally hit streaming. It also had special effects that necessitated way more time in post-production than a series like Restart would need. It’s the filming that is likely to take the longest since it’s another ensemble cast. Hopefully they’ve made progress with the script though since last I heard they still didn’t have one complete 😭
In any case, I want it to be good (obviously) but I also hope it doesn’t take 2 years to materialize lol. I don’t think anyone wants it to be a rush job but some movement / occasional updates would be nice.
SAME. I like this duo a lot but I can’t with the cats 😭
I know! I contemplated giving it a watch after someone here told me it wasn’t really about cats but I have since read one too many comments about there being talking cats so I best not lol. Hopefully we’ll get to see them in something else before 2027 🙏
I really hate that they change the names. Unless the Japanese equivalent to Cirrus is actually Sara?! Google is telling me it’s not though, so I don't get it 😭
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They did him dirty with that haircut/style 😭
Story wise, I can’t imagine many would’ve stuck around for the mains merry-go-round to nowhere every week had it just been them. If their issue was resolved within the first few episodes, sure, but they didn’t work their ish out until the very end! They literally spent 99% of the series in a standstill. It was the secondary characters/couple who kept the mains largely non-moving story afloat week after week.
The trio of Temu screenwriters who thought killing him off was a genius idea made sure to go out rubbing salt in our wounds one last time by making poor Pond dance with Don’s ghost, at the main couple’s wedding no less. The audacity. GOODBYE.
RIP Don 🙏
In any case, I want it to be good (obviously) but I also hope it doesn’t take 2 years to materialize lol. I don’t think anyone wants it to be a rush job but some movement / occasional updates would be nice.