Screenwriting : Can an Audience Demand a Remake? by Joleene DesRosiers

I say no unless they want to fund it :D

Actually, I enjoyed the first several seasons of GOT, but that was when they were operating off of source material. While they did take liberties, it seems as if they were able to transition well from book to screen. That being said, as a viewer, I'm less than thrilled with the course they have taken since. It almost feels as if the last season was based on an almost 'phone it in' concept. Unfortunately, what is done is done. In my opinion, GOT isn't the first show that took a detour and disappointed fans.

I agree with Andrew. I'd also like to say that it's really sad how quickly people attack one another. For these last 7 seasons fans loved the show and the writers. Is all of that appreciation lost after one less than great season? Doesn't give people much margin for error, which seems unfair to me.

Fans are the reason we do this. We can’t capitulate to every criticism, but we also can’t turn a deaf ear. A fan campaign resulted in a third season of the original Star Trek being produced, and fan pressure led to the continuation of Arrested Development. To assert that we are not accountable to the fandom because we’re the creatives and they just need to get over themselves is, I believe, disingenuous. We don’t have to do everything our fans tell us, but we should not chide them for demanding an outstanding product when that’s what we were supposed to deliver in the first place.

To answer the question up front: No. Absolutely not. The story is the story, like it or not. Now, having said that, I have disagreed with the evolution of GoT on many levels. We used to just buy the series each year instead of watching HBO, but Season 6 we delayed, and we were glad we did. The unnecessary violence towards women stopped us from buying any more seasons. The latest season is not great. It is rushed, patched with filler rather than substance, and will ultimately be a disappointment to many.

Star Wars - same thing. I'm an OSWF - Original Star Wars Fan, meaning I saw it opening weekend in 1977 in the theater. The prequels were painful. Force Awakens was... meh. Last Jedi.... I treat it as Superman 3 and 4 - never happened. Rise of Skywalker? Probably will be meh at best. But, in all cases, the story is the story, whether I like it or not.

This entire concept of "demanding" a remake is, and I have to say this plainly, stupid. It is the culmination of generations growing up with social media where the illusion of stating your frustration publicly on one platform or another entitles you to power. Yes, fans do have a voice and can make an impact, but let's be real here. Who on here would let any number of people force them to redo an entire production? My reaction to disappointed fans would simply be, "sorry you didn't like it." We take a gamble with every ticket we buy, with every Play click we make online, and every series we follow.. We get what we get. Like it or not.

As with many I watch these shows and look at what I would have done differently. I also look at what was done well. If the writing is shit, look at the cinematography. The battle with the Night King was so well shot. Except for the dragons fighting in the mist, that was a bad call and should have really been more clear and in our faces. The shots of Arya running through King's Landing were very well done. Lighting here, framing there, sound mixing here and there. The story may suck but there is still a lot of amazing work on the screen. You don't have to like all of it, but there is almost always something to like.

I encourage the disgruntled fans to form a group, raise money, purchase the rights, hire writers and producers and directors and actors, and knock themselves out making the story they think it should have been. As for me, it is what it is, like it or not.

Sounds like separation anxiety. Rabid fans will sometimes never be satisfied with the end of their beloved shows. There was a write-in for "Jericho" as well. That show limped along for another twelve or so second season eps. Other finale fan bummers include "Lost," "Battlestar Galactica" and "The Sopranos."

People can demand anything they like as long as it's legal. Hysterics? Maybe. I never watched "GoT" so I could care less. Evidently some do care. I'm certain the powers that be will give the demand all the due it's worth - none.

As inferred, it's not the audience's show. If they want something better they should write it.

Tony S. every one of those shows cannot be temperately discussed. Battlestar? I can last about two minutes before devolving into a rage over..... well, we all have something, don't we? I think for most fans it's frustration with poor handling of story. For writers, at least for me, it's laziness. I look at all of these examples, and more, and can see where things just got lazy.

One thing my wife and I just talked about was, how interesting it would be to make a documentary on instances in movies and shows where this happened. What happened overall? Did the writer's room get cleared out at some point? Did a show runner get canned and replaced? In so many shows you can see a sudden and abrupt change of tone, pace, story, and it would be fascinating to have some kind of story about it.

Thank you, Renee J Lukas . My wife and I have a very strict policy on that garbage. We have a series we're shopping around and we will absolutely pass on any deal if they want that kind of thing added in. We don't care if that strips us of any hope for success in this business. This is the hill we've chosen to defend. I hope more people will step up and push back hard on this issue. This is for another thread I imagine, but thank you for bringing it up.

My opinions of the entire series aside, I quite enjoyed the episode.

This petition thing is beyond stupid though - how spoilt is this internet generation that they think they can demand this?

Spoiled is part of the sense of entitlement and expectation as in "I watched all these eps now I want it to end the way I want. Waaah-waaah." In a world gone crazy where seemingly nothing is under our control it's natural for this to rise; trying to control things we have a perverse idea we can control.

It’s not a generational thing. If change.org existed back in the day, I’m sure someone would have written a petition about the ending of St. Elsewhere.

We disagree. The zeitgeist and demographic for "St. Elsewhere" were quite different in 1988.

They'll kind of get a different version in the books anyway won't they?

Although I admit, Season 8 is a bit "rushed", the crew has done a great job trying to compact so many loose ends in such a limited time frame. Besides, without the last book - they had to wing it! I'm a rabid fan of the books AND the show.

Have you signed a petition for a remake?

No, not going to sign any petition. What's done, is done.

Amen.

Of course an audience can demand a remake. But, being entitled to it is a different story. I don't believe those said audiences are aware of the effort and process to put together such a story and keep viewers as drawn in as they have been. While some may not like it, it is what it is. It's not that simple to just-get a do over. If that's their desire then they can put forth action and not only bicker, and as some have said here-fund a remake of their own :)

Okay, I am a loyal Walking Dead fan. But when the show went uber-popular, adding Neegan (Jeffery Dean Morgan), the show's writing served his popularity, not the story.

What did that guy say....

"Good programming is not made for the masses but it will captivate them."

No, that's not it. I think it was....

"Opinions are like ass-holes, everybody's got one."