More shows should try Forever's one-and-done season model

The Muse

The Fred Armisen-Maya Rudolph death comedy, which was formally canceled over the weekend after one season, had the perfect run, says Maria Sherman. "More shows should do the same," says Sherman. "There’s too much television as is, and it often feels like the most popular programs run out of material in the first few seasons and are forced to hobble their way through additional episodes in a classical, depressing case of creative supply and demand. I’m happy Forever wasn’t given such a burden. Think of The Good Place, a fantastic show with a similar premise that absolutely began petering out after awhile, likely because viewers (me) wanted more (thankfully it, too, is coming to an end), or this season of Big Little Lies."