Designated Survivor

[CaptainKirk]

What the heck happened??

You have a perfectly good White House/Terrorism yarn and then go all pc in Series 3.
Never mind about all the good storylines they had and could have had, let's have stories about:

the President's daughter getting her first period;
the President suddenly has a transgender sister in law;
the Secret Service guy Mike, in from the start, suddenly disappears and is replaced by a gay Secret Service guy;
the technology geek is replaced by a gay technology geek;
the Chief of Staff's mother has cancer;
the new Chief of Staff has a wife addicted to pills;
etc etc

If they are not careful it will lose viewers and get cancelled..........oh, wait a minute.

[Rileybobs]

Only watched the first episode. Thought it was rubbish.

[wilks_bfc]

It was really enjoyable for first 2 series then ABC cancelled it. Netflix picked it up for series 3, but the writers/cast had moved onto and committed to other shows

[Dark Cloud]

It was really enjoyable for first 2 series then ABC cancelled it. Netflix picked it up for series 3, but the writers/cast had moved onto and committed to other shows

Yes, it was a good original idea and the first series in particular I really enjoyed, but it could only have so much "legs" and fairly soon into series 2 it became pretty rubbish and i stopped watching. I felt Homeland was similar and I lost interest as the thing became more and more convoluted.

[Wellsy1882]

Yank crap

[mill hill claret]

I've watched the lot of them ..good series .

[claret2018]

I haven’t watched it since series 1 but I’m intrigued to know how a plot line about someone getting cancer is considered “PC”

[CaptainKirk]

My point was it had gone from a good yarn about politics and terrorism and switched itself to "issues"".
I forgot to mention that even the great bioterrorism plot was only directed against people of colour(if that is how you say it) by white people of course.
Also, don't forget the various plot lines about white people making life hard for the immigrants.
I was making the point that they were ruining the programme in the pursuit of pc storylines and would risk losing viewers and getting cancelled and that appears to be exactly what happened.

PS.
I saw an interview yesterday with one of the new actors bemoaning the fact that they wanted to do a lot more with the black and gay storylines but couldn't - because they got cancelled!!

[PeterWilton]

What the heck happened??

You have a perfectly good White House/Terrorism yarn and then go all pc in Series 3.
Never mind about all the good storylines they had and could have had, let's have stories about:

the President's daughter getting her first period;
the President suddenly has a transgender sister in law;
the Secret Service guy Mike, in from the start, suddenly disappears and is replaced by a gay Secret Service guy;
the technology geek is replaced by a gay technology geek;
the Chief of Staff's mother has cancer;
the new Chief of Staff has a wife addicted to pills;
etc etc

If they are not careful it will lose viewers and get cancelled..........oh, wait a minute.

Season 3 was about a bioterrorism threat where the terrorists were trying to release an agent that killed only people of a certain race and your complaint is that the season was too politically correct?

[PeterWilton]

Fwiw season 3 was easily the best season.

I'd stopped watching part way through season 2 because while it was OK, it wasn't impressive. But I loved the season 3 story and the less wishy-washy writing.

[Zlatan]

Fwiw season 3 was easily the best season.

I'd stopped watching part way through season 2 because while it was OK, it wasn't impressive. But I loved the season 3 story and the less wishy-washy writing.

Thanks for the summary, I’m glad you shared it. I was worried that I wouldn’t enjoy it when we get to season 3, but I feel happier to carry on watching now.

[Danieljwaterhouse]

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Only one reason to watch this show

[PeterWilton]

Thanks for the summary, I’m glad you shared it. I was worried that I wouldn’t enjoy it when we get to season 3, but I feel happier to carry on watching now.

Good good. Let me know what you think.

The ironic thing about the OP is that while complaining that the show became "PC" in the third season after watching it it will become clear that actually no longer having to deal with the constraints of being broadcast on network television in the US that the writers were allowed to explore issues more freely. So it's actually the first two seasons which are the "PC" seasons, and not having the freedom they later had when Netflix picked it up clearly held the writers back.

[Caballo]

I'm about 20 episodes into season 2 at the moment and it's start to regain its feet after having a wobble for about 10 episodes. Riddled with continuity errors and ludicrous plot lines for a period but is recovering.

[SingaporeClarets]

Anyone watched the Korean version?

[CaptainKirk]

Good good. Let me know what you think.

The ironic thing about the OP is that while complaining that the show became "PC" in the third season after watching it it will become clear that actually no longer having to deal with the constraints of being broadcast on network television in the US that the writers were allowed to explore issues more freely. So it's actually the first two seasons which are the "PC" seasons, and not having the freedom they later had when Netflix picked it up clearly held the writers back.

This is getting hard work.
First 2 seasons were a good yarn: FACT
Third season (Netflix) went in a completely different direction, focusing on "issues": FACT
Got cancelled: FACT

Also, it is off putting when series regulars simply disappear and no one ever mentions them again. (I know why but it still grates).
And what's with all the foul language?? Who uses the C word on telly??

Anyway, I said FACT so I must be right.

[PeterWilton]

This is getting hard work.
First 2 seasons were a good yarn: FACT
Third season (Netflix) went in a completely different direction, focusing on "issues": FACT
Got cancelled: FACT

Also, it is off putting when series regulars simply disappear and no one ever mentions them again. (I know why but it still grates).
And what's with all the foul language?? Who uses the C word on telly??

Anyway, I said FACT so I must be right.

You manages to state two opinions as fact and the one factual statement was actually inaccurate. Which is pretty funny to me.

It actually got cancelled after season 2, it got picked up by Netflix for one season and they wanted to renew it but too mich of the cast had made other commitments.

Anyway, quit whining about a TV show you didn't like because you were upset by its politics. I thought that was what my lot were supposed to do.

[Zlatan]

Season 2 episode 3 - Outbreak. Some chilling parallels to 2020 in this episode, it’s uncanny. That’s all I’ll say about it for fear of the thread being pulled.

[Caballo]

I'm half way through season 3 now, you can certainly tell the writers have changed. It's not the shift in emphasis for me, more the move to unnecessary inappropriate language.

[PeterWilton]

I'm half way through season 3 now, you can certainly tell the writers have changed. It's not the shift in emphasis for me, more the move to unnecessary inappropriate language.

Early in season 3 i thought the same, but by the end of the season I hardly noticed the cursing.