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The Originals wrapped up its fourth season on CW on Friday night, and fans will have a long wait for the return of the series.
Why the long wait for the return of this series?
CW did not add The Originals to its fall schedule. The network is holding back the series, which started as a spin-off of The Vampire Diaries, to midseason. That means at least a late 2016 start, but more than likely the series will return to CW in January.
The decision to hold the series for midseason was discussed by Mark Pedowitz at the CW Upfronts earlier this week. According to TV Line, he said:
“We have a very strong schedule. We still believe quite a bit in The Originals. We only have 10 hours, so we made a choice to [hold it] to further boost our schedule at midseason.”
As a fan of this series, this writer was confused by the announcement of the delay to midseason. In a recent interview, Julie Plec talked about future crossovers between The Vampire Diaries and The Originals for next season, but the creator wants to have those opportunities come up organically.
A delay for one of the series cuts off the opportunities for those moments. The two shows have different casts and stories, but even after three years on the air, The Originals has shown that it is still very much connected to the world of The Vampire Diaries.
SPOILER ALERT. On the finale, Klaus sacrificed himself in order for all of his siblings to live. Freya created a spell that would put her siblings to sleep after Marcel had her poisoned and bit Elijah and Kol. Klaus was daggered, and the final moments saw Marcel hiding him away behind bricks. Hayley drove off and left New Orleans with four caskets and Hope. Her mission is to find cures for the Mikaelsons.
Right now, it looks like she will be looking for that cure for nine months. That is a one very long wait. Are you surprised that CW did not put The Originals on their fall schedule? Tell us what you think.
I love The Originals. It is a mistake to bring more crappy television shows while pushing back favorites. Guess I will be watching less of the CW until midseason.
I love the originals and after the finale i cant wait to watch next season for so long. the originals should be back in fall.
That was probably one of the best season finales of anyshow this year. And a great season overall. Brilliant writing and acting, truly an underappreciated show
This sucks why we have to wait to long.its one of the best shows out there.ive watched the other seasons so many times and i cant get sick of them.they get better every season.bring it back in the fall.
I am so upset!!!! This is the best show ever, and it makes no sense for them to shelf it!!!! Bring it back. :o(
Yes, we love the Originals! Please put it back on in the fall. It has gotten better than The Vampire Diaries.
The Originals is the best show that CW offers, please bring it back.
I love the originals. Im so sad the wait is so long . Ive never gotten into TVD.
I’ve loved The Originals from day 1 and still love it even though it gets on my nerves with all that’s going on. Nothing ever turns out the way I’d like but still want to see more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very sorry that The Originals has not received the attention it deserves. They had trouble from the start with Holt’s departure and the weak characters of Camille and Davina. Killing off these two gals and bringing back Nathan as Kol were smart moves. Just hope he stays around–and it would be great if Holt would rejoin the group permanently. Great main characters now. Wish Vampire Diaries would creak to a final end so Plec and Narducci could focus on The Originals. Wonderful stories yet to be told; my head spins with the possibilities. Hope it is not too late.
The CW put Supergirl on Mondays so they had to bump Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to Fridays, leaving no room for The Originals.
I love this show. Please put it back soon!
I really like this series and wish it would come back sooner, I never watched the vampire diaries. What I like most is that most of the stories are told in one episode instead of 50 I am excited to see what comes next
I have been following both the originals and vampire diaries. Frankly if it wasn’t for the originals this season, I would have probably stopped watching the vampire diaries. Since there was a crossover episode, I decided to continue watching vampire diaries just to keep current with the stories. This season of the originals has been its best season yet.
Sad to say but I stopped watching both of these shows. A lot of story lines just going nowhere fast. I currently have 20 episodes of the originals and 32 of Vampire Diaries on my Tivo unwatched.
Yeah it time to end both shows terrible been watch since Middle School The vampire diaries need to end but think The original is also need to end had much of it getting old series.