EyeofGenesis
01-14-2021, 07:27 PM
Had the series returned for a 5th season, what storylines do you think the writers were planning on continuing? The cancellation did come as something of a surprise to the cast and crew, so I feel like near the end of the 4th season, the writers were setting up the audience for the following storylines in the 5th season:
1. First and foremost, a resolution for Gary and Billie. The season finale (which unexpectedly ended up being the series finale) left Gary and Billie seemingly uncertain of what they were (Friends? A couple? Something in between?). I feel like the 5th season would've resolved their status permanently... as in either they get married or solidify themselves as being just really close friends for the remainder of the series.
2. Secondly, I feel Harry would've either reunited with his wife (he even brings this up out of the blue in the season/series finale) or the separation would've become permanent and Harry would start dating either a recurring character or various one off characters.
3. They brought back Murray near the end of the season and had Gary again pushing Archie to find a buyer for Murray's half of the bar/restaurant, so I feel like Archie would've either gotten a new partner in the 5th season (so a new regular cast member) or Archie would've somehow come up with the money to buy Murray out (perhaps setting up a whole new storyline in the process as Archie struggles financially afterward, though that might feel like a repeat of the All in the Family storyline after Archie gets the bar).
So those are the three main storylines I think the writers were setting up to be resolved in the 5th season. Maybe Barney's job hunt storyline would've gotten a resolution too, though I feel like the writers might've just kept shoving him into random jobs that he lasts only a day or two at, sort of like a recurring gag.
Obviously the other characters would've gotten their own stories but these were the three that stuck out most to me near the end of the 4th season. I don't know if the writers were actually planning on building a chunk of the 5th season off of these storylines but that's what it felt like they were doing near the end of the season, to me anyway.
1. First and foremost, a resolution for Gary and Billie. The season finale (which unexpectedly ended up being the series finale) left Gary and Billie seemingly uncertain of what they were (Friends? A couple? Something in between?). I feel like the 5th season would've resolved their status permanently... as in either they get married or solidify themselves as being just really close friends for the remainder of the series.
2. Secondly, I feel Harry would've either reunited with his wife (he even brings this up out of the blue in the season/series finale) or the separation would've become permanent and Harry would start dating either a recurring character or various one off characters.
3. They brought back Murray near the end of the season and had Gary again pushing Archie to find a buyer for Murray's half of the bar/restaurant, so I feel like Archie would've either gotten a new partner in the 5th season (so a new regular cast member) or Archie would've somehow come up with the money to buy Murray out (perhaps setting up a whole new storyline in the process as Archie struggles financially afterward, though that might feel like a repeat of the All in the Family storyline after Archie gets the bar).
So those are the three main storylines I think the writers were setting up to be resolved in the 5th season. Maybe Barney's job hunt storyline would've gotten a resolution too, though I feel like the writers might've just kept shoving him into random jobs that he lasts only a day or two at, sort of like a recurring gag.
Obviously the other characters would've gotten their own stories but these were the three that stuck out most to me near the end of the 4th season. I don't know if the writers were actually planning on building a chunk of the 5th season off of these storylines but that's what it felt like they were doing near the end of the season, to me anyway.