On the other hand, sometimes trusting the artist leaves you with The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.
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They listened to Focus Groups. Focus Groups told them they wanted more Hiro, more Claire, more Peter and more Sylar. And that’s what we got.

The creative team was forced to abandon their original direction because of “marketing notes.”

I hate FGDs. Every commercial you see that is condescending and talks down to you and is downright irritating is there because an FGD of people who had nothing better to do that afternoon said THAT is a good commercial.

Every sequel that tries to rehash everything that worked well

Next time you are invited to an FGD, and you want good work… I suggest you just go there and tell everyone “Hey, if you like what they did the first time around. then trust them instead of trying to do their jobs for them. If you knew so much, then why aren’t you producing good TV shows.”