'no time jumps, no'

that is what liz lemon(tina fey's character in 30rock) woke up saying in the premiere episode of the latest season of 30 rock.

time jump is a smart story telling mechanism that is utilized to keep a story fresh as it allows more twists to the story, allow more creative space and lots of possibilities. desperate housewife(tv) and one piece(manga) did it.

it will keep the follower of the story interested and intrigued. but it is usually used as the last resort as they will milk the present timeline possibilities before doing so. huddy(house and cuddy) finally happens at the 7th season of house.

some stick to old formula but it still works and entertaining so it is fine. and a twist is risky as it might be jumping the shark and/or people will hate the storyline and stop watching/reading/listening. as a result, the ratings will go down.

but sometimes, an old formula does not work anymore as the viewers would get bored of it. and the ratings will go down anyway. the same way that a spin-off or a new series could begin strong but mellowed down after a few episodes as the story gets boring and/or depressing.

as the ratings go down, the producers and network executives(in the case of tv show) will cancel the show to the misery of really loyal fans who would open an online petition so that the show would be revived. usually to no avail.

the reason for me to bring this up is not because of i am a tv geek and i was sad story like pushing daisies, terminator sarah connor chronicles got cancelled cause as time goes by, similar to the network suits, i will just follow other new shows.

the reason is there is this story i liked the main character so much and followed through the series and the spin-offs. but the latest spin-off earlier episodes are really entertaining as the character getting to know his new surrounding and new supporting character, but the newer episodes are getting tiring and depressing as the storyline gets too serious, the new cast are not interesting and charismatic, the love interest and other interesting supporting character are either absent or reduced to a recurring role.

basically there is no chemistry between the interactions of the characters and too serious storyline makes the character felt pretentious and not real anymore. so the writers better do something cause i believe the ratings are low as i am losing interest in it.

some twist in the storyline is needed; let the character confesses his love to that girl, introduce some new characters, new love interest, or whatever. and they better do it fast cause i believe the show is in high risk of cancellation.

i truly hope that he does not wake up in the morning like liz with 'no time jumps, no'. i wish he wakes up in the timeline 5 and a half years later when he will be already working at his own country. or 4 and a half years later when he just finished studying and is working as an intern. or 1 year later when he has already pass the 1st year full of mindless studying and actually have some real practical work. or at the very least, two weeks later after the 1st sessional exam finishes.

yes i long for time jumps. and it is essentially needed to avoid cancellation of the spin-off. the alternative is he could confess and be in some kind of relationship like huddy. but both are highly unlikely. so cancellation is inevitable? not a bad idea