Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-69.246.240.226-20140619170703/@comment-13965604-20140625034829

Bigwolfonbase wrote: Leaderofthepack wrote: Sigh, MTV is small potatoes as networks go and Teen Wolf is  hugely important to the  network and it's largely younger fan demographic 12-34. It is one of their most popular programs. The truth is it's a whale in a fish tank and if it was the product of a larger network such as HBO,  CBS, NBC, CW etc. and drew the same viewing figures it is unlikely it would have  survived beyond season two. Sadly among my friends and around the internet, many people are jumping ship after 3b which has normal renewal implications for a 5th season. Let's hope Jeff Davs is ready to pull a rabbit out of a hat in season 4 and entice old fans back and new fans. So Omegawulfgar it's ok if you don't give a s*** about someone jumping ship but the show does and you will when it's cancelled.

It has lost a large number of its actors for a show of this type (actors move on, want out and there's nothing to be done about that). Crystal Reed, Colton Haynes, Daniel Sharman, Max and Charlie Carver, Gage Golightly and Sinqa Walls. 7 actors in 3 seasons is a high turn over. It has to be wondered if  MTVs  pay structure and the way Jeff Davis has handled actors/characters played any part in their decision to move on. Certainly Davis has a habit of ignoring characters he has such as Derek, he got less than 30 minutes screen time in 3b, (Tyler H must have felt like an extra)  and Coach got a lot less. Danny  (Keahu Kahuanui) has been side lined  and largely ignored in evey season. Perhaps concentrating on the characters and actors he HAS would be  a wiser policy than bringing a lot of new characters and tying the loose ends of some storylines. Idk i think people are giving the show more grief than it needs about the actors leaving. Your right and wrong in some ways about MTV and CW though. CW actually isnt larger than MTV and the same thing that keeping TW on MTV is the same thing that keeps a lot of shows on CW if they were on larger net work like fox they'd get cancelled quick. As far as the actors that left only 2 were contracted as series regulars which were Crystal reed and Colton Haynes. So giving that the show really only lost 2 main characters is what was really 4 seasons regardless of what they try to say ( theres was such a long break and different tones between 3A and 3B we know its basically two different seasons) its really not that bad. Also look at the structure of the episodes. No other show right now is currently running TW format of 12 episodes with commericals added in. This not only gives them less time to flesh out characters but also the pay is clearly going to be less than what they'd be getting from another network that was running the 22 to 24 episode format.

Umm, every cable show I've seen runs a 12-14 episode season, hour long with commercials. Drop Dead Diva (which just ended) Royal Pains, Covert Affairs, Graceland, Witches of East End, Devious Maids. That's just off the top of my head.

I can agree to not including the twins, but Derek's betas definitely count. They were more prominent than Coach, or even Danny who had been around since s1. They were, I'd say at least as prominent as the parents, if not more.