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Tell you what I'd like better - What if TV networks made public the scripts etc for shows that have been canceled. Nothing worse than getting involved in a series only to have it canceled at the end of the season (or prior). It's be great to be able to see what was planned and where the story was headed

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I don't think that most canceled shows have many unproduced scripts (The Critic is one exception). Even if the writers know where the story was going a) getting an explanation that's just a few paragraphs isn't as satisfying as actually seeing the conclusion. b) some writers may not want to let people know what they had in store (Joss Whedon with Firefly for instance) and the ones that are willing to reveal what was planned are already doing that for their canceled shows.

A similar idea occurred to me with movies - a rejected scripts repository for unmade films would be interesting for the fanatics and occasionally might uncover a gem. You might end up with a lot of garbage though.

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