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Originally Posted by Jamesy
I don't know. AHS kind of has a format that could last a very long time. It is its own/new show in effect each season. Only issues that can arise is the reliance on particular actors. Like I bet if Evan Peters left there would be outrage!
It's at its height at the moment so hopefully it has got a good fair few years ahead of it just yet.
American shows tend to be cancelled (well, most of them) at the right time. They end shows right unlike UK productions where we just run shows into the ground.
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American shows hardly ever end at the right time! They either drag on for two or three seasons too long or cancel with the story unfinished (US TV is the worst for this, shows get one to three seasons and then end on a cliffhanger with no closure). Or they lose their way after the first season or two and you can understand why they die, because the storylines stop being concise. As soon as viewing figures drop below a certain level, the axe falls. Doesn't matter if its half way through a storyline or not. Likewise, if the viewing figures are strong, season after season is tacked on long after the writers have completed their original vision.
American Horror Story is immune from this, at least, with each season being a self-contained story. It will never end "unfinished", if it goes on for two more years or ten. It really just depends on how long the writers can keep fresh ideas going. The horror genre has plenty of scope but eventually they will run out of "classic" horror settings to explore... Then I guess it depends on how imaginative they are, or else they'll end up treading old ground.