Inevitably any series that goes on too long will reach a point where it starts struggling for ideas, so I've always been really aware of getting out while the going's good.
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When you're on a series, it's tough to go on and do something else afterward. If you're smart, save your money and you can wait out the bad times, until something else comes along.
The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
The nice thing about a series is you can end on cliffhangers all the time. You can be like, 'You know what? Here we go, this person just died, end of book.' And with the end of the series, you're very conscious of all the plotlines that were left hanging. There's a balance there to wrap those up but still leave it exciting.
When I first starting conceiving series like 'Courtney,' 'Polly,' 'How Loathsome,' etc., I was shooting for closed story-arcs but open-ended concepts. Then I started realizing I was committing myself to potentially endless series.
I miss doing a series, but I don't want to do a series for a series' sake.
When you start working on a series, it's almost too much work. It's like a movie a week.
Making a series can sometimes feel like you're keeping a secret for months until it comes out; so when it finalizes in front of you, if you like the final product, it can be very exciting.
You never say never, but I don't think I'd want to do a long-running series.
My main worry is that after a certain point you become so identified with a character and a series that you might not be able to get work when your show goes off the air.
I don't watch the beginnings of many series; I don't know why - maybe because I'm normally working.
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