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                                                  January  1, 2013

   In the manga series, Bakuman, there's
   a secondary character-- one of the
   strongest in the story-- who is a            BAKUMAN
   genius-level manga creator, a complete
   natural, an overnight success in his
   young teens.

   All along, he's threated to demand that
   his editors cancel any series he doesn't
   like, provided he first succeeds in        There are some notable examples
   making his own series number 1 in the      out there of series fiction that
   magazine.  Evenutally he reveals that      reaches an actual conclusion, for
   it's his own series he wants canceled:     example, "The Prisoner" series.
   he's going to end on a high point of
   it's success, not wait for it to fizzle        "The Prisoner" remains
   away while he gets bored with it.              one of the greatest
                                                  television shows ever
                                                  made-- perhaps it still is
                                                  the greatest, though the
       Clearly I have some supporters             field has expanded to the
       out there...  a ring of                    point where I doubt any
       fellow-travelers, perhaps.                 one could say.

       THE_ENDING_MANIFESTO                       It's an advantage of
                                                  forms like the
                                                  miniseries-book-adaptation:
            RETCON                                there are limits to
                                                  how much Masterpiece
               SERIAL_LIVING                      Theater is likely to
                                                  mess with Balzac.




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