Should Season 3 reset or continue the S&M Universe?

[barchetta]

With all these things that have been going on the past two episodes, should season 3 continue (thus Max being the US president and a high priest, Sybil marrying Lincoln and being Queen of Canada, the Maimtron 9000 roaming around, the C.O.P.S. having a broken Bluster Blaster, etc. etc. etc.) or just reset everything and start all over?

Because of all these things going on, I'd say: reset.
It has worked in SM205, having everything tied together, even down to Brady Culture, but now that the Soda Poppers are no more (Yay!) I see no reason to make things even more complicated.

On the one hand you can continue, like a soap opera or a sitcom, on the other hand, most cartoons and comic strips just start all over again.

[Harald B]

Having just seen the splendors of a large dysfunctional support cast and a rich history to refer to, a reset would feel very weird. Sure, it may be better for some characters to move out and some facts to get conveniently changed, but they should keep them in the continuity to refer to and possibly insert where funny. And they should drastically cut down on the office souvenirs, but they should keep a handful of them laying around.
You've got loads of comedy gold here; it might get in the way a bit in the future, yes, but why throw it all away when it's enough to just stash it in the background?

[Badwolf]

I'm in two minds about this. On the one hand, there's a few characters I'd like to see more of (Hugh Bliss, Bosco, the COPS).
But on the other hand, starting with a clean slate, completely new characters replacing the old, a completely new street and office design, etc, would really make things more interesting.

The main problem I can see with a reboot is if the new characters and base locations don't go down too well. There'd definitely be a risk involved.
Maybe if recurring characters recurred a lot less, and if the street and buildings along it somehow had an even more radical overhaul, it'd do a lot to shake things about, but series 2's managed to keep things reasonably fresh.

Either way, I'd buy another series, reboot or not, in a flash.

[Mel]

Could someone put the spoiler sign next to the thread title? I suppose I should have expected some, but honestly, I didn't.

[TrogLlama]

Continue. We've still got loose ends (Superball's employer and possibly Satan's cryptic comment, although that may have just been implying that they'll go to hell when they die).

[barchetta]

Sure I want Bosco back, and some Flint Paper interaction, but maybe we should leave Sybil alone with her hubby and leave both Stinky's to .. whatever they do, in episode 3. I'm not saying we should get rid of them, but more Featherly and Brady?
(I'm not sure about Hugh Bliss, that was wrapped up I think).

As for the junk in the closet -- have you seen what Future Max and Future Sam had in their future office?

[Avel]

And besides, the soda poppers aren't dead, they're robots, obviously.

[chrisff1989]

I'd like to see some serious cleaning up, but a reset? I don't think so.

[RobD]

Originally Posted by chrisff1989

I'd like to see some serious cleaning up, but a reset? I don't think so.

I agree, there's still quite a few unanswered questions and the matter of a demonically possessed Desoto. But a clean up would be good as it would seem like a fresh start without ignoring anything that has happened before.

Anyway, I'm sure Max's run at office will eventually end.

[MaxFan]

I like that there's an ongoing story. I agree that I could live without seeing any more of Sybil/Lincoln. Remember that next season will occur after the next presidential election, so who knows if Max will still be president? I'm curious about Superball's employer, what's going on with both Stinky's, and to see how finally snapping has effected Bosco.
Also, I hope one day Sam & Max's closet in the office really does look like it did in 204.

[SloppyJimbo]

There's no way a reset could be better than continuing. At this point in the series, there's already a nice, huge cast built up. It'd be a shame to scrap them all.

[Mr_Stealth]

I think it should definitely continue from the previous seasons, at least to some degree.

"Cleaning up" is a good expression for what should be done, IMO. Don't throw out the past events and characters, but reference them and bring them back less often, only when they are relevant. Have some new things happen before next season. If Max isn't president in Season 3, it should be because he was impeached, not because he was never elected. Somebody should really clean up Sybil's office from the middle of the road, too.

[ezzetabi]

No reset, are you joking?
Resetting the setting in the easy way out the bad authors use.
Telltale tried the hard way making a story which alters the setting so much... Now they can't just reset everything.

Of course they can take it easy with some things:
E.g.
Sybil goes somewhere for living with her husband.
Max is not elected again.
S&M move in an other city (of course an other chunk of urban misery).

[InvaderJim42]

Definitely continue with the direction they're going. We've already got several great characters, such as Hugh Bliss, Brady Culture, Grandpa Stinky, Flint Paper, the COPS, Mr. Featherly, Jurgen and his monster, Leonard stuck in the closet (though it seems they finally let him out to attend the wedding)... it'd be a shame to throw them all out and start over. I do agree, there are some things that could use a little cleaning up... the office feels very crowded with the North Pole, talking bear head, and Wack-Da-Rats in it. I think the memorabilia items in the office should be small, or stuffed in the closet, like all the items from Season 1 were.

I'm quite curious to see what will happen in Season 3, especially with the issue of a possessed DeSoto and how Bosco will behave now that he's clearly lost what little marbles he had left. There are also characters that were introduced in Season 2 that I hope we'll be seeing much more of. Namely Jurgen, Grandpa Stinky, and an occasional appearance T.H.E.M. (AHHH!!!).

[wisp]

i'm against resetting, some cleaning or reorganizing is in order however... i even think there should be a plot that involves events and characters from all the first three seasons. the final events of season 2 where the results of season 1 and 2 and season 3 should continue in the same manner to create a proper trilogy.

[Kitmit13]

holy Cheese no D8 Would not want a reset. Maybe they could change their office again and the layout of the street , just to make things a bit more intressting, sorta like how they moved Sybils and opened stinkys, and they could have different seasons as well,e.g snow, but I love what we have here already. I love the world, with Bosco and Sybil and Stinky and I can see a lot more happening with them 8D

A big part of a game, appart from the puzzle solving, is the storyline, otherwise its not the game that we already have fallen in love with. You see what I mean?
lol

[Guybrush Threepwood]

I voted 'reset', but not in the extreme sense. I don't want the characters, plot or anything else like that to go, I just don't want stories from season two being carried on in season three - I'd like some fresh things (such as a season two character not being a villian in season three).

[Croutons]

I'm way too mixed. I think you can reset it to the point of like 'fixing' Bluster Blaster, but I don't want all the characters to go away. I'd love to see new characters, but characters like Flint Paper, Bosco, and Sybil need to stay, along with more 'side' characters like Superball and the C.O.P.S. Obviously things can change, but I don't want a total reset unless they do a prequel like thing. I like consistency, even if Sam & Max often skips the big details (Like how they got to the moon in the comics :V) for silly humour.

[barchetta]

Well, the reboot worked on James Bond - and he got to keep 'M' ... (but not 'Q')

[Chris1]

Possibly all they need is a change of location?

Sam and Max could hire an office in another state, or possibly another country.