That's awful pessimistic
What other shows have stayed on the air that the majority of the fan base/critics enjoyed their last season? Were the ratings still high?
You may not like these shows but generally when they ended people were sad but they were past their prime. You could say Everybody Loves Raymond was still great in the ratings and the critics had no problem with it going on. Seinfeld struggled and some will say the last two seasons weren't that great but the ratings say otherwise. Arrested Development was spared the fate of declining and cancelled on top.
We've seen Family Guy veer off, The Simpsons go on too long. 3rd Rock From The Sun, Newsradio (death of Hartman helped), Roseanne, Frasier, Friends, The Drew Carey Show, Home Improvement, Will & Grace, Family Matters, Ally McBeal, Boy Meets World, The Nanny, Just Shoot Me, King of Queens etc. etc. That's just comedies - there is another list full of dramas.
I hope The Office has a very healthy life, also it could get too expensive to keep the cast together. Still doesn't do that great in the ratings. I tuned in two years ago because I loved Gervais' Office and Steve Carell. Luckily some people fought for it and NBC kept it on the air. But I just don't want to see Michael **** up for the 44th time and not be fired, you know how Homer seems to have a half dozen different jobs away from the power plant each season? It gets boring, they have to reach for jokes and eventually its not funny anymore. Pam and Jim hookup. Then what? Do they dare try to rock the boat and have Jim have an affair? Do they break up because Pam wants kids and Jim doesn't? (hello Drew Carey). Not all comedies should run eight, nine or twenty years.
