[ WP ] Earth is renewed for one more season .

The show was n't pulling good numbers anymore. All of the focus groups reported that, just as had happened with Game Of Thrones, people were sick of watching sad TV. The writers kept writing in wars, terrorism, disease, financial upheaval and natural disasters, but the audience was responding to the brief moments of light hearted goodness. 
 
 In fact the best performing episode in the last twelve months was about a company releasing a new all electric personal transporter. It was a geeky high tech quadcopter for two that had new high density batteries and could travel a few hundred miles. Shell was pissed about that and had canceled its sponsorship. Exon decided to pull its sponsorship of the Mars show over it, even though it had nothing to do with the Earth show. 
 
 It was David who had this idea to go to a crowd funding site and pitch a new season. He wrote up a whole list of things he would n't add to the next season if we could extend the once mighty show one more year: 
 
 None of the new episodes would introduce new wars, diseases, or gratuitous violence. 
 
 Each episode would include one uplifting story of goodness, generosity, or optimism for the future. The idea was to try to wrap up all of the loose ends created in the last few seasons. The writers figured that it would n't be possible to solve all of the shows problems in one season, but they were going to make a solid effort to make it a happier place. 
 
 The response to the funding effort was stunning. As it turned out, people wanted a happier show. A new season would be written, sponsorship be dammed. There was no reason to be stuck in the past just because a few sponsors were not looking to the future. 
 
 
 
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