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We used to get 23-25 episodes a season of stuff like X-Files. Now it takes 2 years for 10?
Posted on 11/2/24 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 11/2/24 at 5:53 pm
I know there were filler episodes, but there are filler episodes now.
Are writers that bad?
Are writers that bad?
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Posted on 11/2/24 at 5:59 pm to Roaad
Shrinkflation.
Seeing the same thing with CFB. Game broadcasts are getting longer and actual game time is going down.
Seeing the same thing with CFB. Game broadcasts are getting longer and actual game time is going down.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 6:04 pm to Roaad
It’s even more egregious than that. 10 episodes turns into 8 or less. Of those 8, 5 will be under an hour long. 20 mins of that will be useless filler nobody gives a frick about. Looking at you HBO.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:10 pm to Roaad
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Are writers that bad?
Do yall honestly believe writers have this much control on how things are done?
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:13 pm to wildtigercat93
Let's not forget how long CGI takes
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:32 pm to Roaad
yes, the writers are that bad.
A sane and workable compromise could have easily been met. Pair down the nonsense eps, focus on quality, and maybe shoot for 16 a season?
Hell of a lot better than 6,8 or 10 that we've got today.
Funny how the NFL wants to bloat the schedule to freaking 16-20 real live games yet adult pretenders want to do half that much.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:34 pm to wildtigercat93
So your take is that they are being told to add filler, when they have compelling content?
I mean, I doubt that is common if it is happening at all.
I mean, I doubt that is common if it is happening at all.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:35 pm to Roaad
You know what’s worse? Splitting a single season into Parts 1 and 2 so single seasons with fewer episodes can be stretched out even longer.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:36 pm to Roaad
It makes me lose interest. A show that disappears for 2-3 years loses the audience.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 7:36 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Let's not forget how long CGI takes
Not everything is Star Wars
Posted on 11/2/24 at 8:46 pm to Roaad
The Stranger Things kids are going to have kids of their own when this shite finishes
Posted on 11/2/24 at 9:33 pm to Roaad
Covid gave Hollywood the excuse, and that cat is not going back in the bag. Netflix is a prime example of that. Netflix was built on binge watching, yet Netflix in 2024 is going towards more of this half season BS with its most popular shows.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:16 pm to Roaad
Zero talent, they can barely make 8 episodes of mostly irrelevant filler.
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:38 pm to Roaad
The lines between Big Screen and Small Screen have blurred. TV production costs more than ever. I suspect that is a big part of the problem, and it is a problem.
This post was edited on 11/2/24 at 11:39 pm
Posted on 11/2/24 at 11:51 pm to Roaad
The Honeymooners produced, filmed and aired every episode in the entire series in one year.
The Twilight Zone aired 100 episodes - including the best ones - in a little over two years. Same with the original Star Trek.
Those are iconic shows too.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:34 am to Roaad
Didn't Hollywood start this trend to avoid paying syndication royalties to writers, actors and directors?
I seem to remember (and I don't feel like looking it up at 1230AM) that once a show had a certain number of episodes over a period of time, the creatives were entitled to a bigger cut of the revenue.
I seem to remember (and I don't feel like looking it up at 1230AM) that once a show had a certain number of episodes over a period of time, the creatives were entitled to a bigger cut of the revenue.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 1:03 am to Roaad
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So your take is that they are being told to add filler, when they have compelling content?
I mean, I doubt that is common if it is happening at all.
You can find articles about how much is dictated to the writers or show-runners by Amazon and Netflix. It's not like the writers want less work.
Back to the OP, I always think of Twin Peaks, the beginning of movie people getting interested in prestige TV. First season had 8 episodes between April and May of 1990. 2nd season had 22 between September of 1990 and June of 1991. It would take a streaming platform today something like 6 years to produce those 30 episodes, if they didn't cancel after the first 8 episodes.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 8:46 am to Roaad
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Not everything is Star Wars
No, but every show has about a thousand things that happen to it besides the writing. Scapegoating writers, who would obviously love more work, for production issues, general scheduling, studios pushing development into the following year for budgetary/book balancing reasons, etc., is weird and clearly dumb.
Posted on 11/3/24 at 9:23 am to Jay Are
quote:Writers aren't the only problem, but they are clearly part of the problem.
No, but every show has about a thousand things that happen to it besides the writing. Scapegoating writers, who would obviously love more work, for production issues, general scheduling, studios pushing development into the following year for budgetary/book balancing reasons, etc., is weird and clearly dumb.
The quote you are hanging your entire indignation on had to do with them not being able to do 8-10 without filler
Posted on 11/3/24 at 12:19 pm to StansberryRules
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It makes me lose interest. A show that disappears for 2-3 years loses the audience.
I've never finished Peaky Blinders because I forgot what happened and never felt like watching again to catch up.
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