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I think it has potential to last very long, but i would kick out some characters as regulars and bring another new characters or previously recurring characters as Regulars
I doubt they will let this profitable franchise go that easily. They will reinvent themselves a new story, maybe involving Aladin or Kamelot, frozen or something else.
I say 6 seasons; most of the shows that have passed that mark have jumped the shark for me. There's only a handful of shows that kept themselves fresh through 7+ seasons. I think 6 is a good number to develop an end game and have a tight story
Right now I'd even be ok with it ending next season. Aside from the last Cruella episode, it didn't really do it for me. And there are too mmany plotholes. I want it to go until I enjoy it. I hope it will improve from here.
I think realistically, Season 5 or Season 6 will be the last Season, based on the ratings trend for the show. I think if ratings for Season 5 stay between a 1.5-2.0, a Season 6 is likely. But if ratings take even more of a dive and reach 0.8-1.3, then it could be in danger. Another thing to keep in mind is that the remaining regulars from Season 1 signed a 5 year contract, so whichever cast members decide not to renew could determine the show's fate. If Season 6 does happen, I could see them doing it as a shorter 13 episode Season to wrap up a bunch of loose ends.
None Of The Above: Indefinite. There is plenty of material and potential for this show to still be running twenty years from now. Better question: how many spinoffs will Once Upon A Time spawn along the way, and when will the Wonderland spinoff finally be released down here?
Season 6 should do the trick. Season 6 is let's say enough to be able to bring back all the good and bad characters and make so the last half of the season to be conclusion of the series in that way that there is no open ending.
I like this poll because this is a subject I often think about regarding the show. Once is a favorite of mine, but watching it also stresses me out because I feel (mostly because of comments I read online) that the show is always teetering on the edge of [more] immortality. I'm already dreading the possible return of Mulan. If they can end it next season without diving off the cliff toward promoting progressive messages and story lines I'd be very happy. If the show takes a turn for the worse I can always just buy the appropriate seasons individually.
The latter is the media discernment side, but with regards to quality, too, I really don't see it lasting past a season 5...or...6...maybe. Tha author reveal seems to me to set up the show for a final season. Though maybe the characters of the author and the Sorcerer aren't as consequential as once thought? I feel like all the regulars have all lost their profound purposes. Unless they plan to drag out the envitable (which I have always theorized to be something meta rather than literal) with an Alternate Universe storyline or some more Disney-shoehorned-arcs/ within-the-main-show-spin-offs, Season 5 is a good place to end.
But maybe A&E and the writers will prove me wrong. Everytime I think they are grasping at straws or even maybe just ripping off "fan" ideas (people guess things so far in advance--ya never know), I read some analysis and actually realize they might know what they are doing--they might have actually thought this thing through. For example, apparently the Oscar teaser about "three ways to turn the "savior" dark" actually did pan out. Ursula tried to kill Hook, resulting in him revealing his feelings; Malificent brought about Emma losing faith in her parents and the lily confrontation yet to air; Emma's action towards Cruella ironically pushed our protagonist over the edge. All of these things have indeed put Emma on the path to darkness.
This is a tricky question.I love the show and want it to continue but on the other hand ,I don't want it to jts& overstay its welcome.With the current ratings of 1.6 I can see five or six seasons.I think that should be the lifespan of shows anyway( by then contracts are up,enough episodes for syndication ect).But I also think as long as the ratings and good writing are there,I can/should continue.
I always thought it was a shame that we never saw Peter Pan and Hook face-off. I know it will never happen due to actor availability and etc., but a Neverland spin-off would have been cool. Tinker Bell was woefully underused. If only they didn't write Peter Pan as Rumple's father (but still evil), I think some of that lost magical potential would have even panned out in the main.
Wonderland wasn't the worst thing it the world, but I have never had the urge to watch it again like I do with the main show. It was also extremely dark for my tastes--the episode with Grendel.
The neverland backstory was terrible handled overall. It had so much potential with all the relationships. We never saw Young Neal interact with Pan or Pan and Hooks past or Tinkers and Pans past. Really some missed chances.
Season 7 would be a good number but they need to go back to what made the show great. Nobody gives a crap about the lesser villains like Cruella or the Wicked Witch. Focus on the core characters. Make it about Regina ultimately failing to be good and becoming pure evil but keep her there until her demise. None of this ... I want to be good crap. Being good is boring. And the whole savior going dark is bogus? What mother wouldn't have done what she did for her kid by killing Cruella? It doesn't make you evil.
Television is a business, so it should run as long as Disney is benefitting from the show, and vice versa. I think it will take a season or two of very low ratings before it gets canned as such.
Also, they will probably make sure it doesn't end the same year as SHIELD. So, three more seasons?
They should focus all their man power on ONCE forget spin-offs. Where are they getting the budget to do these spin offs, just keep the money and stay fat and rich.
When the show started I thought it had quite a bit of life in it. But after S2, when the writing, the continuity, the character development and the storytelling in general really declined any further season was one season too many IMO.
As is, I don't think it should go past this or possibly next season.
Having said that, the quality of the show's storytelling isn't reflected in the ratings, so I'm pretty sure as long as the show keeps getting good numbers it will keep getting renewed.
I have a bad feeling (with A & E being the main writers as Lost as well) that they will want to cut it off at five or six. I think it could go on a couple seasons beyond that, especially since they keep coming up with stories to push it forward that I never thought they could, but I'd rather they end it before it gets bad and keep it good all the way through. Ugh... I just do not want to think about it ending at all!!! :( ha ha
I think Knave (Definitely since he's absolutely useless. I still don't get why he has to be a regular?), Snow and Charming (both boring as hell) and probably Belle and Rumple (Rumple should stay in the show just for flashbacks) should go.
I have really enjoyed this show. What I liked about it was the relative lightness to it as opposed to most of the intense, dark shows currently on TV. I am, of course a romantic, so have lived the happy ending, true love, good vs evil theme and that even the good ones aren't perfect. I have enjoyed the focus being on the core characters and the secondary characters. I feel like that changed this last season however, the focus shifted from core characters at current Villians and most often arcs have been about those Villians and one episide interactions with core characters. The secondary characters don't really even exist any more. The relationships have been very unbalanced. Some taking shirt amounts of time to develop and others taking painfully long amounts of time and constant challenge and angst so that it feels to even worth waiting around any more. And in the midst of this, storylines that have been contradicted to fit the Villians stories. For me, if it continues along the same course, then end it next season like A/E always said a 5 season show. Ratings have dropped considerably since the beginning and the focus on Disney characters to bring back the viewers isn't working because the whole focus has been about those Disney characters, like frozen. And now it appears like the theme for next season is to darken the one who should not bed darkened will to me will just only dissatisfy the already dissatisfied fans even more.
Last year, I was like "4 season + a short season". Now I'm "5 season + a short season" except if we know they could use some good stuff for another set of episodes. I love the series but it's not even a problem of running out of material, it's about the characters. I don't want them to go round in circles. For now I think they should develop their others main characters more than they did* and open to new more diversified worlds to well add more diversity :)
When I say other main characters I mean other than Regina, Emma and Rumple. And I love them but even out of the screentime it's about how they are deeply involved. As they have magic, they're somehow directly involved to the battle against the villains whereas non magical characters aren't really useful. I'd like the situation to be reversed especially for Belle, Hook, Will, Robin Hood and Henry (the Charmings don't do that much but they're often more involved).
Last thing I love each episode in general but I hope they'd less choose the easy way out. I'm usually very positive but lastly I really feel like they do it and it's too bad.
They shouldn't go further than a 6 season (the show lost already some of its good qualities plus plot, dialogues and character development in general is getting worse by the hour... If they change a few things they could go on a couple of seasons... But not much more! Hope they bring back some of the original cast... Like eion bailey (August) or Meghan ory (Red)... Loved both the actors and characters! Plus August could be the next author until Henry is ready ;D
Or suddenly when Will and a Belle had zero interaction in 4a they are in a relationship. Was that to give Will a small purpose and trying to fix the way Outlaw Queen is being told by having Zelena be Marion? I like Outlaw Queen and I like that Robin could be Regina's true love but I have not liked the way that story is being told and how that story is implicating everyone else. Maybe it was the plan to have Zelena be Marion but I hate how Marion has been used and then on 411 she told Robin to go with Regna but all along she was Zelena who's purpose was to destroy Regina's life? And again to get Regina her happy ending by changing the book, it is really the catalyst to turn Emma dark?
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I think the show will end with season 6, maybe season 7. But I assume E&K are preparing another spin off but done right this time.
ReplyDeleteI think it has potential to last very long, but i would kick out some characters as regulars and bring another new characters or previously recurring characters as Regulars
ReplyDeleteYES, agree.
ReplyDelete7 seasons = 154 episodes is enough.
ReplyDeleteYeh,there are currently some useless regulars. But I'm sure some fans was hate if they wee dropped.
ReplyDeleteI think Knave (what is his point in OUAT?), Belle and Rumple, Snow and Charming could all leave with their happy endings
ReplyDeleteI really wish they would focus on Mulan, Red, Aurora, Ariel ....
Hopefully not, as I hated Wonderland.
ReplyDeleteFOREVER!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know...I honestly don't want the show to end! I've come to love the show so much over the years and there's not another show like it!
ReplyDeleteI doubt they will let this profitable franchise go that easily.
ReplyDeleteThey will reinvent themselves a new story, maybe involving Aladin or Kamelot, frozen or something else.
9 seasons, I want 9 seasons for all my favourite TV shows :P
ReplyDelete8 seasons ... or 10.
ReplyDelete( Buffy had 7, Charmed 8, Smallville had 10 )
I say 6 seasons; most of the shows that have passed that mark have jumped the shark for me. There's only a handful of shows that kept themselves fresh through 7+ seasons.
ReplyDeleteI think 6 is a good number to develop an end game and have a tight story
Right now I'd even be ok with it ending next season. Aside from the last Cruella episode, it didn't really do it for me. And there are too mmany plotholes. I want it to go until I enjoy it. I hope it will improve from here.
ReplyDeleteNot more than LOST, so 6 max.
ReplyDeleteI think realistically, Season 5 or Season 6 will be the last Season, based on the ratings trend for the show. I think if ratings for Season 5 stay between a 1.5-2.0, a Season 6 is likely. But if ratings take even more of a dive and reach 0.8-1.3, then it could be in danger. Another thing to keep in mind is that the remaining regulars from Season 1 signed a 5 year contract, so whichever cast members decide not to renew could determine the show's fate. If Season 6 does happen, I could see them doing it as a shorter 13 episode Season to wrap up a bunch of loose ends.
ReplyDeleteNone Of The Above: Indefinite. There is plenty of material and potential for this show to still be running twenty years from now. Better question: how many spinoffs will Once Upon A Time spawn along the way, and when will the Wonderland spinoff finally be released down here?
ReplyDeleteSeason 5: 20 eps
ReplyDeleteSeason 6: 18 eps (final season)
Minimum 6 seasons and more if they don't make it repetitive and cheesy in the long run.
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ReplyDeleteSupernatural has taught me that all shows have a shelf life. I think OUAT should consider ending its run next season. End on a high and not a low.
ReplyDeleteSeason 6 should do the trick. Season 6 is let's say enough to be able to bring back all the good and bad characters and make so the last half of the season to be conclusion of the series in that way that there is no open ending.
ReplyDeleteI like this poll because this is a subject I often think about regarding the show. Once is a favorite of mine, but watching it also stresses me out because I feel (mostly because of comments I read online) that the show is always teetering on the edge of [more] immortality. I'm already dreading the possible return of Mulan. If they can end it next season without diving off the cliff toward promoting progressive messages and story lines I'd be very happy. If the show takes a turn for the worse I can always just buy the appropriate seasons individually.
ReplyDeleteThe latter is the media discernment side, but with regards to quality, too, I really don't see it lasting past a season 5...or...6...maybe. Tha author reveal seems to me to set up the show for a final season. Though maybe the characters of the author and the Sorcerer aren't as consequential as once thought? I feel like all the regulars have all lost their profound purposes. Unless they plan to drag out the envitable (which I have always theorized to be something meta rather than literal) with an Alternate Universe storyline or some more Disney-shoehorned-arcs/ within-the-main-show-spin-offs, Season 5 is a good place to end.
But maybe A&E and the writers will prove me wrong. Everytime I think they are grasping at straws or even maybe just ripping off "fan" ideas (people guess things so far in advance--ya never know), I read some analysis and actually realize they might know what they are doing--they might have actually thought this thing through. For example, apparently the Oscar teaser about "three ways to turn the "savior" dark" actually did pan out. Ursula tried to kill Hook, resulting in him revealing his feelings; Malificent brought about Emma losing faith in her parents and the lily confrontation yet to air; Emma's action towards Cruella ironically pushed our protagonist over the edge. All of these things have indeed put Emma on the path to darkness.
This season (maybe following seasons) have 23 episodes.
ReplyDeleteI kow that. I count s04e08 as one, which lasted 2 hours or, like creators, s08a and 4x08b, which for me is the same.
ReplyDeleteHopefully another spinoff. It would be good to see Oz, and Wicked Witch of the West with her other "sisters".
ReplyDeleteA&E said they've planned the end so I guess S6 will be the end. If ratings allow it, I'll be so mad if next year it's axed & no end. :/
ReplyDeleteThis is a tricky question.I love the show and want it to continue but on the other hand ,I don't want it to jts& overstay its welcome.With the current ratings of 1.6 I can see five or six seasons.I think that should be the lifespan of shows anyway( by then contracts are up,enough episodes for syndication ect).But I also think as long as the ratings and good writing are there,I can/should continue.
ReplyDeleteI always thought it was a shame that we never saw Peter Pan and Hook face-off. I know it will never happen due to actor availability and etc., but a Neverland spin-off would have been cool. Tinker Bell was woefully underused. If only they didn't write Peter Pan as Rumple's father (but still evil), I think some of that lost magical potential would have even panned out in the main.
ReplyDeleteWonderland wasn't the worst thing it the world, but I have never had the urge to watch it again like I do with the main show. It was also extremely dark for my tastes--the episode with Grendel.
The neverland backstory was terrible handled overall. It had so much potential with all the relationships. We never saw Young Neal interact with Pan or Pan and Hooks past or Tinkers and Pans past. Really some missed chances.
ReplyDeleteUntil the creators retire lol
ReplyDeleteSeason 7 would be a good number but they need to go back to what made the show great. Nobody gives a crap about the lesser villains like Cruella or the Wicked Witch. Focus on the core characters. Make it about Regina ultimately failing to be good and becoming pure evil but keep her there until her demise. None of this ... I want to be good crap. Being good is boring. And the whole savior going dark is bogus? What mother wouldn't have done what she did for her kid by killing Cruella? It doesn't make you evil.
ReplyDeleteI care about cruella and zelena
ReplyDeleteTelevision is a business, so it should run as long as Disney is benefitting from the show, and vice versa. I think it will take a season or two of very low ratings before it gets canned as such.
ReplyDeleteAlso, they will probably make sure it doesn't end the same year as SHIELD. So, three more seasons?
They should focus all their man power on ONCE forget spin-offs. Where are they getting the budget to do these spin offs, just keep the money and stay fat and rich.
ReplyDeleteWhen the show started I thought it had quite a bit of life in it. But after S2, when the writing, the continuity, the character development and the storytelling in general really declined any further season was one season too many IMO.
ReplyDeleteAs is, I don't think it should go past this or possibly next season.
Having said that, the quality of the show's storytelling isn't reflected in the ratings, so I'm pretty sure as long as the show keeps getting good numbers it will keep getting renewed.
But I doubt they could pull it off, but that's just me.
ReplyDeleteI still would not waste my time on any spinoff they tried after Wonderland.
ReplyDeleteWhen you wish upon a star
ReplyDeleteMakes no difference who you are
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you
It will come to you
they don't seem to know how to do spinoffs well, as I turned off Wonderland after a few episodes.
ReplyDeleteI guess this is what happens when they only plan forward for one season.
ReplyDeleteWell that's a matter of opinion since I loved Wonderland more than the main show.
ReplyDeleteNo... that's what happens when you are a bad storyteller.
ReplyDeleteI have a bad feeling (with A & E being the main writers as Lost as well) that they will want to cut it off at five or six. I think it could go on a couple seasons beyond that, especially since they keep coming up with stories to push it forward that I never thought they could, but I'd rather they end it before it gets bad and keep it good all the way through. Ugh... I just do not want to think about it ending at all!!! :( ha ha
ReplyDeleteONCE can't last forever and Abc/disney won't give up on that franchise. I think they will try with one more spin off
ReplyDeleteI think Knave (Definitely since he's absolutely useless. I still don't get why he has to be a regular?), Snow and Charming (both boring as hell) and probably Belle and Rumple (Rumple should stay in the show just for flashbacks) should go.
ReplyDeleteI have really enjoyed this show. What I liked about it was the relative lightness to it as opposed to most of the intense, dark shows currently on TV. I am, of course a romantic, so have lived the happy ending, true love, good vs evil theme and that even the good ones aren't perfect. I have enjoyed the focus being on the core characters and the secondary characters. I feel like that changed this last season however, the focus shifted from core characters at current Villians and most often arcs have been about those Villians and one episide interactions with core characters. The secondary characters don't really even exist any more. The relationships have been very unbalanced. Some taking shirt amounts of time to develop and others taking painfully long amounts of time and constant challenge and angst so that it feels to even worth waiting around any more. And in the midst of this, storylines that have been contradicted to fit the Villians stories. For me, if it continues along the same course, then end it next season like A/E always said a 5 season show. Ratings have dropped considerably since the beginning and the focus on Disney characters to bring back the viewers isn't working because the whole focus has been about those Disney characters, like frozen. And now it appears like the theme for next season is to darken the one who should not bed darkened will to me will just only dissatisfy the already dissatisfied fans even more.
ReplyDeleteLight like people taking turns on who wants to murder someone else, ripping out hearts, etc?
ReplyDeleteLast year, I was like "4 season + a short season". Now I'm "5 season + a short season" except if we know they could use some good stuff for another set of episodes. I love the series but it's not even a problem of running out of material, it's about the characters. I don't want them to go round in circles. For now I think they should develop their others main characters more than they did* and open to new more diversified worlds to well add more diversity :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I say other main characters I mean other than Regina, Emma and Rumple. And I love them but even out of the screentime it's about how they are deeply involved. As they have magic, they're somehow directly involved to the battle against the villains whereas non magical characters aren't really useful. I'd like the situation to be reversed especially for Belle, Hook, Will, Robin Hood and Henry (the Charmings don't do that much but they're often more involved).
Last thing I love each episode in general but I hope they'd less choose the easy way out. I'm usually very positive but lastly I really feel like they do it and it's too bad.
Yeah... Wish they had not screwed up August's character... He had such a potential... Wonder if they could bring him back as a regular next season...
ReplyDeleteThey shouldn't go further than a 6 season (the show lost already some of its good qualities plus plot, dialogues and character development in general is getting worse by the hour... If they change a few things they could go on a couple of seasons... But not much more!
ReplyDeleteHope they bring back some of the original cast... Like eion bailey (August) or Meghan ory (Red)... Loved both the actors and characters! Plus August could be the next author until Henry is ready ;D
Or suddenly when Will and a Belle had zero interaction in 4a they are in a relationship. Was that to give Will a small purpose and trying to fix the way Outlaw Queen is being told by having Zelena be Marion? I like Outlaw Queen and I like that Robin could be Regina's true love but I have not liked the way that story is being told and how that story is implicating everyone else. Maybe it was the plan to have Zelena be Marion but I hate how Marion has been used and then on 411 she told Robin to go with Regna but all along she was Zelena who's purpose was to destroy Regina's life? And again to get Regina her happy ending by changing the book, it is really the catalyst to turn Emma dark?
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