I actually find the opposite here. For me, television follows more of a formulaic narrative arc than a traditional feature film. Television is mostly a writer

I actually find the opposite here. For me, television follows more of a formulaic narrative arc than a traditional feature film. Television is mostly a writer's medium, and generally has a story-telling model where it is about dispersing narrative units of information in a pretty straightforward way. Film, on the other hand, is a director's medium. While the worst films can be subject to the familiar beats as you say, overall it is a much more visual medium and, when done well, has a lot more ambiguity to it. Or at least more potential to be compelling.