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howilu · 04-27-2014, 02:03 PM

I was wondering. Did Get Smart's ratings go down after the third season because the CONTROL-KAOS battle story lines got stale? Anybody think so?

Marvo301 · 04-27-2014, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by howilu

I was wondering. Did Get Smart's ratings go down after the third season because the CONTROL-KAOS battle story lines got stale? Anybody think so?

I think the reason for the decline in the ratings is because they started to spend more time on the romance between Max and 99 and less time on the actual spy stories.

ph1l · 04-29-2014, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Marvo301

I think the reason for the decline in the ratings is because they started to spend more time on the romance between Max and 99 and less time on the actual spy stories.

This is my feelings as well.

JL82 · 05-03-2014, 04:06 PM

Part of the satire of the show was that KAOS and CONTROL existed to destroy each other and therefore actually needed each other to survive. But I actually preferred to see Max and 99 stop Kaos from taking over or destroying or threatening the free world, rather than just stopping KAOS from hurting CONTROL.

Often times having the two leads definitely end up together hurts a show because it removes the sexual tension. I don't think that necessarily had to happen when Max and 99 got married, but I agree that I could have done without some of the "typical sitcom" plotlines in the later episodes.

getsmartbeaver · 05-09-2014, 11:39 PM

It seemed to me as if KAOS had more incompetent agents during seasons 4 and 5, as if they weren't as much of a threat. But I liked them anyway.

04-27-2014, 02:03 PM	#1
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,965	Anyone Think That CONTROL-KAOS Battles Went Stale? I was wondering. Did Get Smart's ratings go down after the third season because the CONTROL-KAOS battle story lines got stale? Anybody think so?

05-03-2014, 04:06 PM	#4
JL82 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 14, 2009 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 189	Part of the satire of the show was that KAOS and CONTROL existed to destroy each other and therefore actually needed each other to survive. But I actually preferred to see Max and 99 stop Kaos from taking over or destroying or threatening the free world, rather than just stopping KAOS from hurting CONTROL. Often times having the two leads definitely end up together hurts a show because it removes the sexual tension. I don't think that necessarily had to happen when Max and 99 got married, but I agree that I could have done without some of the "typical sitcom" plotlines in the later episodes.

05-09-2014, 11:39 PM	#5
getsmartbeaver Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Mar 07, 2014 Location: United States Posts: 133	It seemed to me as if KAOS had more incompetent agents during seasons 4 and 5, as if they weren't as much of a threat. But I liked them anyway.