# Are there TV shows that don't derail after the first season or two? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-shows-that-dont-derail-after-the-first-season-or-two/659551 "2013-05-28T16:07:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-shows-that-dont-derail-after-the-first-season-or-two/659551/21 "2013-05-29T13:47:54Z")
Well, _Game of Thrones_ hasn’t derailed yet, but it’s got an edge over most TV shows in that the plot’s already written quite a few seasons in advance whereas most TV writers have to wing it week to week with at best a rough outline of where this particular season is supposed to go and end, if that. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-shows-that-dont-derail-after-the-first-season-or-two/659551/22 "2013-05-29T14:22:45Z")
GoT is really more like a series of movies based on a book than a TV show. ---
**Author:** ![bleach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bleach/32/3106_2.png) [@bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bleach)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2013, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-shows-that-dont-derail-after-the-first-season-or-two/659551/23 "2013-05-29T23:56:54Z")
I thought that **The Shield** was consistently strong through its seven seasons. One could make a case that \*\*ER \*\*was quite good until the later seasons. There were a total of 15 seasons and I stopped watching around season 10. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-tv-shows-that-dont-derail-after-the-first-season-or-two/659551.md?page=1)