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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 415998" data-attributes="member: 23">Both seasons of Phyllis began with pretty quickly getting her set up in a new career which then set the tone for the entire season. The second did it far more successfully in my opinion, but I still thought it surprising they committed to it so quickly the second time round when that same decision had worked against the series the previous year. The employment agency would have given a great deal of scope and given the writers a chance to find a tone that really set the series apart while still feeling in character for Phyllis. Perhaps her infrequent/recurring appearances compound this as well. These are reasonable explanations, and there&#039;s no reason why both can&#039;t be true. You&#039;ve mentioned that the writers were getting bored on at least one of the spinoffs, so if they feel that way when creating it, it&#039;s only going to add to the audience fatigue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 415998, member: 23"] Both seasons of [I]Phyllis[/I] began with pretty quickly getting her set up in a new career which then set the tone for the entire season. The second did it far more successfully in my opinion, but I still thought it surprising they committed to it so quickly the second time round when that same decision had worked against the series the previous year. The employment agency would have given a great deal of scope and given the writers a chance to find a tone that really set the series apart while still feeling in character for Phyllis. Perhaps her infrequent/recurring appearances compound this as well. These are reasonable explanations, and there's no reason why both can't be true. You've mentioned that the writers were getting bored on at least one of the spinoffs, so if they feel that way when creating it, it's only going to add to the audience fatigue. [/QUOTE]

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