Star Trek and Doctor Who are franchises more than they're series -- they can go on for decades because they just rotate in a new cast and start over. Though I have to admit that, having no previous history with Doctor Who, my attachment to it was almost wholly related to David Tennant, and I've lost most of my interest in the show since he left, even though the stories themselves do not seem to have suffered.
The thing about genre shows is that they all reach a point where they almost have to end because the audience can no longer suspend its disbelief. A character can only die and get resurrected so many times before the idea becomes a joke. Someone can only be believably caught up in an intricate conspiracy for so long without getting assasinated. Even a looming apocalypse becomes a bore when you can set your watch by it. It takes some really creative thinking to sustain the momentum on these shows, and SPN doesn't have it.
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Date: 2011-10-16 03:31 am (UTC)The thing about genre shows is that they all reach a point where they almost have to end because the audience can no longer suspend its disbelief. A character can only die and get resurrected so many times before the idea becomes a joke. Someone can only be believably caught up in an intricate conspiracy for so long without getting assasinated. Even a looming apocalypse becomes a bore when you can set your watch by it. It takes some really creative thinking to sustain the momentum on these shows, and SPN doesn't have it.