How do you feel about the season four ending of Nashville? Lionsgate chief Kevin Beggs recently defended the cliffhanger ending in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter.
Earlier this month, we reported that ABC cancelled Nashville after four seasons. However, Lionsgate says they are committed to finding a new home for the country music drama.
In the interview, Beggs said the season four cliffhanger was the intended ending for the season, not the show necessarily:
There’s a little short-term pain but ultimately long-term gain because we intend and are quite focused and are in substantive and serious conversations with multiple buyers about continuing the show on another platform. If we didn’t feel that was going to happen, we might have gone a different way.”
He added that a happy ending would’ve been a “disservice” to the fans:
The ending we ran was the ending always envisioned for this season. These things are crafted over weeks and months. In our estimation, to go with a quickly assembled too-easy wrap-up is more of a disservice to the fans who have invested four years in this great cast and these great stories. And there’s more stories to tell.”
As we reported earlier, an alternative season four ending was shot and will be made available to fans. In the “happy” alternative, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) and Avery (Jonathan Jackson) reunite.
Beggs said that he has every intention to continue Nashville so the cliffhanger won’t be the end of the series:
Our job as a studio with the creative team is to give Ed and Marshall maximum flexibility — not limitation. This is the ending that was intended. I think it’s more of a disservice to try to hastily put something together that’s not satisfying. There will be detractors, but on the whole, the notion that this show will continue has been so positively received that I have to play the long game. And the long game is about keeping this show going. We wouldn’t take such a strong position to advocate for the ending that we wanted to stick with — the original ending that was crafted by our team — if we didn’t feel good about our chances moving forward.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Nashville? Did you like the season four ending? Do you think the show should continue?
Yes, relocate or renew but don’t cancel the series. It’s nice to watch a show that teaches a positive ways to handle issues rather than negative ways. Along with good music and good actors. We need more shows to remind us of better ways to handle things. Even Juilette was coming around to doing the correct things and nicely. Lol.
Definitely keep it going. A little less soap-opra please. Like all the actors and love the music.
I hope they continue, it an amazing tv show and my husband and I watch it every Wednesday! If another network doesn’t pick it up they are really ignorant!
Please bring this show back! We need some HAPPY in this world right now!
Great show!
I love Nashville and look forward to it. If it was the last show, the ending was an injustice. Juliette and Avery deserve a happy ending! However, I would rather have the cliffhanger and an upcoming new season. Please make it happen!!!
Please keep this show on.
I was blindsided and upset by the sudden cancellation of Nashville. It’s my favorite show and there’s anything else like it on television right now. The music, the musicians, the storyline, the drama, the character development, it’s all so well done and will be a very big disappointment if it doesn’t get picked up by another station. PLEASE if anyone reading this has any pull or influence With the situation, bring Nashville back!
I love the show, the writing the acting the drama please, please bring it back
Love, love, love this show and think ABC made a big mistake! Would be very happy to see a season 5,6, and beyond. Good luck finding a new home and please send a forwarding address!!
Please continue the show! You could even add a little more music.
I hope they can find a new network to pick up the show! I love Nashville and was very sad and shocked to see it may be ending. I thought it was a 2 part episode when it ended with a cliffhanger!
Please keep the show on. I like it very much. I hated the cliffhanger.
A big fan of Nashville. Do not want it to end. Did not like the finale.
Yes, Please find a new station to pick it up. The music is wonderful and the actors have so much talent to be able to sing and act. I think there are so many marketing opportunities with this series. Concerts and music downloads as well as popular artists making appearances on the series. There is not another series like this. Please find another outlet for the series so it can continue.
i think the show should go on. I love the show very much.I have never missed a show.