Series Finale?

S02E13 Write Where It HurtsliveAug 4, 1998the next day5 posts by 5 posters
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shadowstray

After watching "Write Where It Hurts", I had the sinking feeling that this could be the final episode of the Daria series. Of course I want to be proven wrong, but there were many factors that got me thinking on the subject.

SPOILER SPACE..........

One of the obvious signals was when Daria and Jane walked off into the horizon at the end.

Then there was the future premise of the Morgandorffer family who all seem content and understanding of one another and they settle it with the card game.

There was also Helen's serious discussion with Daria in which it wasn't latent with sarcasn and Helen pretty much describes Daria's personality to a T. That was also topped off with an actual emotional embrace of Daria's mother. That was the part where it kind of felt like a settlement of who Daria was.

The final factor that convinced me took a little too much thinking on my part. I do not know if the creative team of Daria has any control over the commercials but it kind of seemed counterproductive to have two Victoria's Secrets spots. It's as if advertising thought to themselves "Hey, since the show is ending, nobody would care if we selled commercial time to an organization that Daria fans would despise with a venegence."

I would like to be wrong on my opinion, but then again, I could understand if the creative team would stop while the're at the top of their form. I feel though that there are still plenty more stories Daria & company can provide.

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OK, I'll prove you wrong. Go to www.viacom.com and run a search on the word "Daria". One of the press releases you'll get will be about the Season 1 finale, "Misery Chick." They mention that the show has been picked up for another season "of up to 26 episodes." I think we had all assumed that there would be only 13 episodes a season, that might not be the case. Especially since there hasn't been any "season finale" fanfare/press release, like there evidently was for the 1st season's finale. We might just be in the middle of a month-or-two break, like between "The New Kid" and "Gifted."

Also, I've seen a listing (in Animation Magazine, a trade publication I happened to find in my local Books-A-Million last month) of every animated series available. It had name of show, producer, and # of existing episodes. And it listed: Daria, MTV Animation, 39 1/2-hour episodes. Which is the 13 first season eps, and 26 more. Of those 26 more, we've seen 13.

Naahhh. We've seen that before. And there's so damn many commercials in this show anyway, I'm not surprised that we have to sit through them twice.

Chris Majors [email]

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There was some fanfare for "Misery Chick" I don't remember that. There was some for Art's N' Crass that I remember(there was an editor's choice thing in TV guide).

I just assumed this was the season finale because it was the 13th episode and that's what everyone else was telling me.

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On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 20:11:50 GMT, [email] wrote:

I wouldn't turn my nose up at another 13 episodes, either, but if the season ends with "Write Where it Hurts", I wouldn't complain. It was a terrific (not to mention highly poignant) episode, and you have to admit, the season could end (could have ended?) on a *MUCH* lower note.

Martin ---- Quinn: Daria, you can't leave me here with those, those yuppies! Daria: Yuppies are from the 80s. Quinn: So, what do you call people with funny outfits who talk about peace and love and stuff? Daria: Trekkies. ---- To send E-mail, remove the "nospam" from my E-mail address.

<<After watching "Write Where It Hurts", I had the sinking feeling that this could be the final episode of the Daria series.>>

You have a valid point here, but there are a couple factors of my own that I would like to throw into the mix.

1.) Daria is very successful on Mtv, maybe not as successful as Beavis and Butthead, but alot of people watch it. It would be foolish to end it now.

2.) I was told that there would be around 26 episodes made for the second season. Now if for some reason they decided to just show 13 this season, well there's still 13 more to go.

3.) For most standard animation packages, the maximum of produced episodes are 65, and we are no where near 65. If the show gains enough popularity, it will go beyond 65. (Much like Gargoyles, Simpsons, B&B, Ninja Turtles......hell even Transformers went over 65)

4.) I've heard there is a third season in production.

Put you mind at ease??