the thing about major studio mergers is that it almost always means shows in development (ones that hadn't even been announced yet) will get cancelled. studios merging means producers get laid off and then no one is advocating for your show anymore, or marketing strategies change and your project "no longer fits the company's image", or the other studio already has a show similar to yours and now it's too redundant.
to all the almost-showrunners out there whose projects ended up in production hell, my heart goes out to you

















