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** At least part of the problem with ''Prisoner'' is that Patrick McGoohan conceived it as a 6-episode miniseries... then [[Executive Meddling]] caused it to be inflated to 17 episodes, almost literally at the last minute. The insanity of the [[Grand Finale]] is attributed to McGoohan's exhaustion/burnout at the end of the production cycle.
*** After the finale was released McGoohan said that the utter rage and confusion that the finale inspired was partly intentional.
* Strictly speaking, [[The Pretender]] never resolved any of its over-arching plots. The show creators joked that a detailed master plan for the narrative was hidden "inside the pickle jar" and buried in their backyard. Actually, the writing sessions were becoming increasingly devoted to impromptu games of poker among the staff. This may explain why, though the exact circumstances and reason for series protagonist Jarod's abduction as a child remained unclear, nearly every character in the show was revealed to have [[Luke, I Might Be Your Father|uncertain parentage]] or a [[Long Lost Sibling|long-lost relative]]. Following the series' [
* This was pretty much what got ''[[The 4400]]'' canceled. The long-awaited elaboration of the fabled 'Future People' was half-answered very late in the show, but then about twice as many new questions cropped up. The cancellation then abruptly cut off any hope of the rest of it being resolved. Damn shame, really.
* ''[[Heroes (TV)|Heroes]]'''s first season was hailed as great, tightly-plotted and well-written storytelling, with a clear goal in mind. Its second and third seasons, though, were prime examples of the Chris Carter effect in action -- the writing team flailing around, directionless, at war with its own continuity -- and it's only started to re-establish its arc as of the fourth "volume." Unfortunately, the writers had envisioned each "volume" to be about a different set of heroes with a different set of problems to solve, but fans just wanted more cheerleader beheadings.
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