[TV] Showtime cancels The Borgias

[Sayl]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/t...celed/2393807/
http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/show...to-wrap-story/

The series was originally envisioned as going for four seasons, matching the run of predecessor The Tudors. But while filming a pivotal scene in the Season 3 finale, Jordan said Irons turned to him and told him that “this feels like the end of something, that the family has come to an end.” While mulling a potential fourth season, Jordan said he wasn’t sure he had enough material for 10 episodes and wasn’t sure whether Showtime would want to commit to another season either. ”As a compromise, I proposed to finish the arc of all the characters with a two-hour movie,” Jordan said, adding that Showtime commissioned the script and he wrote it. “When they looked at what it could cost, it was just too expensive,” he said. “Sadly, that’s what happened. I would have loved to bring all the characters to a conclusion. All of the actors were heartbroken we couldn’t continue, and so was I.” Jordan said he still likes where the story currently ends with the third season finale, especially for siblings Cesare and Lucrezia, and thanked Showtime for supporting his vision. Doing a standalone movie to wrap the big-budget Borgias would’ve been hard to pull off not only from a production but also from a marketing and promotion standpoint. “Ultimately the show was designed as a regular series, and I was reluctant to do an extra two-hour disconnected from the whole that could be potentially anti-climactic,” Showtime Entertainment president David Nevins said. “Now we have a nice upward build towards the finale. We have a nice ending, a good climax, and I didn’t want to muck it up with an afterthought.”

Son of a bitch!

[Forfax]

I know , i just saw it myself , I'm so angry... they could At least finish the series with the 2hours movie that Neil Jordan proposed but of course it not gonna happen.
The fan are just left in the dark as usual.

[derpkitteh]

idk, shows like this, game of thrones, and spartacus are just cable porn with a slightly better story than normal porn. when the main selling point of a "drama" is sex, it's not very good in my book. so to me, nothing of value was lost.

[Dasffion]

idk, shows like this, game of thrones, and spartacus are just cable porn with a slightly better story than normal porn. when the main selling point of a "drama" is sex, it's not very good in my book. so to me, nothing of value was lost.

Spartacus and got could completely lose the sex and still be great shows.

[Forfax]

idk, shows like this, game of thrones, and spartacus are just cable porn with a slightly better story than normal porn. when the main selling point of a "drama" is sex, it's not very good in my book. so to me, nothing of value was lost.

You can't be serious... The Borgias is insanely good and very well written , comparing porn to the Borgias is preposterous.
Jeremy Iron is epic.
Games of thrones and Spartacus are simply accurate about how thing we're back then , i know games of thrones is purely fictional but I'm sure you understand what i mean.

[Badpaladin]

idk, shows like this, game of thrones, and spartacus are just cable porn with a slightly better story than normal porn. when the main selling point of a "drama" is sex, it's not very good in my book. so to me, nothing of value was lost.

Have you seen any of these shows?

[Sayl]

when the main selling point of a "drama" is sex

I don't think that was ever the case for this series, rather that the family historically got up to some scandalous shit in general. You're of course welcome to your opinion but I think you're exaggerating.

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Have you seen any of these shows?

I was going to ask that too but decided against it.