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And this is why I unsubscribed. You can’t sell me Westworld, and then, after I’ve subscribed, take Westworld away so you can license it to some other revenue stream. I’m not paying for some percentage of HBO.

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Westworld was cancelled without an ending as were some of the other shows on this list like Vinyl which was cancelled after 1 season. Personally I liked both shows at times but I kind of get why you'd not want to steer viewers to dead end shows.

If that is the justification, then HBO should refund everyone who paid for a product that HBO failed to deliver, and definitely shouldn't sell it to other customers on other platforms.

I would love for cancelled shows to have the writers create a script or synopsis of where they wanted to take the show so I could get closure.

One show I was in to a while ago was Amazon's Mozart in the Jungle and it was canceled when a new studio head came in. It ended on a cliff hanger.

I think the show "Lost" showed that many shows simply don't have any kind of long-term direction; the writers just make stuff up as they go along.

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