For all the gloss of "prestige TV", a lot of the big story arc shows are basically just modern soap operas. I think that'll slowly change though, because the c

For all the gloss of "prestige TV", a lot of the big story arc shows are basically just modern soap operas. I think that'll slowly change though, because the current trend seems primarily motivated by culture rather than structure or economics. Like, procedural shows are still big, but they were everything for a few years after CSI. These things come and go.