Board Thread:Spoilers!/@comment-26261400-20170512124543/@comment-25926288-20170513141010

Farerb wrote:

Eskaver wrote: I think this gives the writers a fresh start without ships getting in the way. I think it would have been better that they did a spin-off, but I guess ABC didn't want that. After A&E's Dead of Summer flop, I'd want to stick with Once if I could.

I don't know the dynamics, but I feel as though ABC is heavily focused on the business side, while Adam and Eddy are half (what looks cool for ratings/publicity) and half (what is a cool story idea). I'll make a thread during the hiatus, but I think that A&E do see the show in a different way (squint your eyes and you'll see what they see), but I think they do partially regret the shipping-related track the show went on. I don't think they regret the shipping. It's not them who put a stop on it, it was JMO leaving the show. They were ready to have her. I say partially. I think they love the attention, but I think they somewhere dislike the fandom flipping over themselves with the toxicitiy when they interact with them. CS is a different issue. I don't know what they'll do with season 7, but I think they would have showed CS into the background with occasional kissy happy marriage scenes on occasion.